Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

WWT Slimbridge     An adult SPOONBILL on South Lake and two off Middle Point at 4:30pm, an adult and juvenile. Three Spotted Redshanks and three Ruffs on the Rushy. Two Common Sandpipers, ten Green Sandpipers and a Ruff. (Dot Jones/Tim … Continue reading →

Ashleworth Ham     Two SPOONBILLS, an adult and a juvenile at 6:30am, remaining throughout the day and present until 5pm at least. Also four Whinchats in uncut hay meadows. A Constant Effort Site caught 42 birds, including two juvenile Redstarts, … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The BITTERN showed well again today from Zeiss hide. Also three Garganeys there still and a Water Rail. The SPOONBILL on the Dumbles and later on the Top New Piece. Also from the Estuary Tower also 23 … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge    The BITTERN again today showing well from Zeiss hide. Also three Garganeys here. A Common Sandpiper and 14 Green Sandpipers on the Tack Piece. (Neil Smart/Paul Masters/Magnus Carter). A Mediterranean Gull on South Lake at 3pm. (Ken … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     At Middle Point a SPOONBILL, a Great White Egret and six Little Egrets on the falling tide. A Spotted Redshank and a male Ruff on the Rushy. (Slimbridge Sightings). A BITTERN from Zeiss hide, a Garganey and a … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A Bittern seen from Zeiss hide and Kingfisher hide. On the Rushy a Garganey, four Spotted Redshanks and three male Ruffs. 16 Green Sandpipers and a Common Sandpiper on the Tack Piece and a pair of Reed … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A Bittern seen from Zeiss hide flying between reed beds to the south. Also two Garganeys. At Middle Point this morning waders included two Turnstones, a Sanderling, a Common Sandpiper and 70 Avocets. (Helen Bojaniwska/Dot Jones/James Robinson). … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     At Middle Point five ARCTIC TERNS (four adults and a juvenile) sat on mudflats along river channel just north of the point. Also eight Sanderlings. Four Spotted Redshanks on the Rushy. (Scott Petrek/Tim Jukes). From Robbie Garnett … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge    Two adult Mediterranean Gulls on South Lake and four Spotted Redshanks on the Rushy with Redshank and Ruff and a Garganey. (Neil Smart/Jeremy Squire). Saul Warth     50+ Avocets, 29 Curlews, ten Shelducks, two Little Egrets at … Continue reading →

Leighterton     A QUAIL calling at midday SE of Bennetts Farm from the Monarch Way. (Paul Rich). Saul Warth     At high tide a Great White Egret, four Little Egrets, a Grey Heron, a distant Marsh Harrier, a Kestrel, six … Continue reading →