Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

WWT Slimbridge    Two Garganeys on the Rushy. The WOOD SANDPIPER, a Little Ringed Plover and another Garganey from Robbie Garnett hide. On South Lake a Knot, a Spotted Redshank and 190 Black-tailed Godwits. (Warren Gill/Dot Jones/Les Ditchburn/Peter Bryant/Keith Davies). … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     On the Tack Piece a WOOD SANDPIPER, 13 Green Sandpipers and two Little Ringed Plovers. On South Lake a Spotted Redshank and 174 Black-tailed Godwits. A Spotted Redshank on the Rushy. Two Sanderlings from Middle Point. (Slimbridge … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     On the Rushy four Garganeys, two Spotted Redshanks, the WOOD SANDPIPER, a Snipe and the leucistic Lapwing. On the Tack Piece a red Knot and nine Green Sandpipers. A SPOONBILL from Zeiss hide. In the Decoy eight … Continue reading →

Sharpness     A juvenile SHAG at SARA pool at 12:20pm today. No further sign when searched for this afternoon and evening. (Craig Brookes). WWT Slimbridge     From Robbie Garnett hide four Garganeys, a WOOD SANDPIPER, eight Green Sandpipers, a Spotted … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge    On the Rushy a SPOONBILL, and another from Zeiss hide, also a Spotted Redshank. From Robbie Garnett hide a Kingfisher, a WOOD SANDPIPER, four Garganeys, ten Green Sandpipers, a Common Sandpiper and four Little Ringed Plovers. On … Continue reading →

Frampton pools     This evening a juvenile PIED FLYCATCHER in the Gravel Wash, also two families of Spotted Flycatchers, five Lesser Whitethroats, two Whitethroats, a Marsh Harrier, the adult Yellow-legged Gull, a Common Tern and ten Great Crested Grebes. (Nick … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge      From Robbie Garnett the WOOD SANDPIPER still, 11 Green Sandpiper, a Common Sandpiper, five Little Ringed Plovers, a Garganey and several Yellow Wagtails. At Middle Point three Knot and 91 Dunlins. On South Lake a Spotted Redshank … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     Early morning no tide 16 ARCTIC TERNS resting up on the mud, a summer plumaged Golden Plover, 123 Curlews, 84 Avocets, 54 Dunlins, 73 Shelducks, four Little Egrets, six Grey Herons, a Kestrel, two Mistle Thrushes, six … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A drake COMMON SCOTER floating up on the tide at 10:05am. A HARBOUR PORPOISE off Middle Point at 10:55am. Both went back down with the falling tide. Also a Turnstone and a SPOONBILL from  Middle Point. Another … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The CASPIAN TERN flew in at 11am and eventually settled on the Dumbles with gulls for over an hour before flying off N. (Oliver Paisey et al). It was seen again flying towards Sharpness over land at … Continue reading →