Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

WWT Slimbridge     No sign of the Bluethroat today. Six Little Egrets at Middle Point on the falling tide. Four Green Sandpipers and two Black-tailed Godwits on the Tack Piece. 60 Black-tailed Godwits, two Ruffs, an Avocet, a Redshank and … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT showed on one of the sticks this morning at 9:47am. (Roy Kinchin). A juvenile Little Ringed Plover and two Green Sandpipers from Hogarth hide, two Ruffs and two Spotted Redshanks on South Lake and … Continue reading →

Sapperton     Near Cranhill Barn a QUAIL calling from a field of clover at SO942007 and another QUAIL N of Sapperton near Park Corner at SO960048. Also a Hobby near Duntisbourne Abbots. (Andy Jayne). WWT Slimbridge    On South Lake … Continue reading →

Coombe Hill Meadows    30+ Lapwings with at least four chicks, 12 Little Egrets, three Little Ringed Plovers, 4+ Redshanks and 10+ Swifts. (Les Ditchburn). In the evening a pair of Avocets with three chicks and a Green Sandpiper. (Eric … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT showed a few times on stick perches in the reed bed at Middle Point between 10:15am and midday. On South Lake two Spotted Redshanks, five Ruffs and a Mediterranean Gull still. Two SPOONBILLS flew … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A Whinchat and a juvenile Stonechat on the cross fence at Middle Point all day. Also from Middle Point two SPOONBILLS briefly on the rising tide, a Little Egret, 50+ Sand Martins, at least four Swifts. The … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The Barn Owl at South Finger dropped off a Vole at the nest box. (Paul Masters/Martin Price). A pair of Grey Wagtails by the dragonfly pool. (Paul Masters). On South Lake two Spotted Redshanks, five Ruffs and … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT gave brief showings between 8:20-9:30am on stick 1. Also two immature SPOONBILLS flew N, then a bit later back S, 15 Avocets, a Little Egret and a juvenile Cuckoo. On the fields by the … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     No sign of the Bluethroat today. An immature SPOONBILL flew N past Middle Point at 9:50am. Three Green Sandpipers on the Tack Piece. Two summer-plumaged Spotted Redshanks and three summer-plumaged male Ruffs on South Lake. (Duncan Dine/Paul … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge    The WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT still at Middle Point today. It showed this morning on and off up until 10:45am on the stick perches in the reed bed. (Lisa Presland/Andy Jayne/Les Ditchburn/Jeremy Holland). Bluethroat by Lisa Presland At midday … Continue reading →