A beautifully marked Garganey on the Rushy at WWT Slimbridge today @wwtsightings.bsky.social #glosbirds #ukbirding
Ian Hull
@coombehillbirding.bsky.social
Passionate patch birder in Gloucestershire. Mon and Fri a guide at WWT Slimbridge.
WWT Slimbridge, Rushy 1400 hrs, 4 Garganey, 5 Greenshank, and 6 Spot Red (2juv) @wwtsightings.bsky.social #glosbirds #ukbirding
WWT Slimbridge A moribund Fulmar drifting past mid point on the tide towards Saul Wharf . @wwtsightings.bsky.social #glosbirds #ukbirding
WWT Slimbridge. A Dk in phase Arctic Skua flew up river on tide past Mid Point. Currently harassing gulls at Saul Wharf @wwtsightings.bsky.social #glosbirds #ukbirding
WWT South Lake 123 BlkWit, 10 Snipe, 9 Ruff, 1 Green Sand. 25 Tufted and 4 Pochard make up the majority of wildfowl on deep lake @wwtsightings.bsky.social #glosbirds #ukbirding
WWT Slimbridge, Zeiss Hide Reed beds very quiet, one distant Cettis calling. 6 Ruff, 1Avocet, 270Teal, 2Little Grebe. A few Gadwall and Shoveller and 2 Roe Deer @wwtsightings.bsky.social #glosbirds #ukbirding
WWT Slimbridge, South Finger Mainly Chiffchaff calling and one singing. Reed Bunting at Kingfisher Hide. Large flock of Greylag and Barnacle on Bottom New Piece with attendant Ross’s. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #glosbirds #ukbirding
Guillemot at WWT Slimbridge for its third day. Mid Point on the dropping tide @wwtsightings.bsky.social #glosbirds
Middle Point/Dumbles foreshore- mostly flight views when spooked by Peregrine but 5 juvenile Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Little Stint, 215 Ringed Plover, 70 Dunlin, 4 Sanderling, Turnstone, Greenshank + c18 Avocet and 3 Great, 16 Little Egrets on Royal Drift wall #WWTSlimbridgeSighyings #GlosBirds
Rushy Hide- Now eight! Spotted Redshank (6 adults in non-breeding plumage and two juveniles) + 3 Greenshank on lower pond islands #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings
WWT Slimbridge, South Lake. 153 BlkWit and 2 Ruff the only wader species. Little Grebe and 50c Tufted Duck on deep lake. Large flocks of coot and moulting Gadwall make up for most of the rest. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #glosbirds
WWT Slimbridge Hogarth Hide. At the entrance to hide numbers of Chiffchaff feeding is quite noticeable. Good numbers moving through the reserve generally. Also Whitethroat here as well @wwtsightings.bsky.social
WWT Slimbridge, Zeiss Hide 8 Redshank,4 Snipe, singles of Avocet , Green and Common Sand. 3 BlkWit ,4 Ruff,2 Juv Wood Sand, Spoonbill, Water Rail and Reed Warbler. 150 Sand Martin over scrape @wwtsightings.bsky.social #glosbirds
WWT Slimbridge, South Finger. 4/5 Chiffchaff in the Reed beds Kingfisher Hide Flock of Barnacle and Greylag on Bottom New Piece. Good numbers of hirundines among the cattle @wwtsightings.bsky.social #glosbirds
WWT Slimbridge, Zeiss Hide 3 Golden Plover, Snipe, 15 Avocet, 4 Juv BlkWit @wwtsightings.bsky.social #glosbirds
WWT Slimbridge, Zeiss Hide Good birding as the tide comes in. Wood Sand , 160c Ringed Plover, 100c Dunlin, Little RPloover juv, Little Stint @wwtsightings.bsky.social #glosbirds
Coombe Hill Meadow this morning. 6 Whinchat, a Stonechat, 7!! Lesser Whitethroat ,3 Redstart and a few Sedge W ,Willow W, and Chiffchaff. #glosbirds #patchbirding
@mossmalarkey.bsky.social I didn’t realize you had gone to Bluesky Jamie! Missed your tweets but glad I have found you on here 👍. Hope you are well?
WWT Slimbridge, South Lake 13 Ruff, 138 BlkWit, 3 Green Sand and 2 Juv LRP Deep Lake, Tufted , Shoveller and Gadwall. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #glosbirds #ukbirding
WWT Slimbridge, Zeiss Hide 6 BlkWit, 60 Lapwing,singles of Snipe, Redshank and Avocet. Little Grebe, loafing/moulting Mallard, Gadwall and Teal @wwtsightings.bsky.social #glosbirds #ukbirding
WWT Slimbridge, South Finger Sedge W and Blkcap Kingfisher Hide 3 fledged Reed Bunts, Reed Warbler and Cettis calling @wwtsightings.bsky.social #glosbirds
WWT Slimbridge 2nd year Monty’s Harrier hunting Dumbles from Estuary Tower @wwtsightings.bsky.social #glosbirds
WWT Slimbridge , South Lake 11 Ruff, 50 BlkWit, single LRP and 2 lovely Common Gull amongst the BHGs Deep lake mostly moulting Gadwall and Shoveller @wwtsightings.bsky.social #wwtslimbridgesightings #glosbirds
WWT Zeiss Hide 57 Dunlin, 42 Lapwing, singles of Avocet and Green Sand 2 Yellow wag on mud with 15 Pied Wag and a bit 🤏 f Reed Warbler song! @wwtsightings.bsky.social #glosbirds #wwtslimbridgesightings
WWT Slimbridge, South Finger/Kingfisher Hide Sedge Warbler, Blackcap,Whitethroat feeding above Kingfisher bank.Reed Bunts and GS Woodpecker @wwtsightings.bsky.social #glosbirds #wwtslimbridgesightings
WWT Slimbridge A Spoonbill on the Rushy @wwtsightings.bsky.social #glosbirds #wwtslimbridgesightings
WWT Slimbridge.Rushy A pair of Common Tern. Wood Sand,2 Green Sand, 2 Spot Red,8 Ruff, 1 Redshank 85 BlkWit @wwtsightings.bsky.social #glosbirds #wwtslimbridgesightings
WWT Slimbridge, South Lake 91 BlkWit , 2 Common Gull and large number of loafing Gadwall and Tufted. ‘Lapaccino’ 👍
WWT Slimbridge, Robbie Garnett hide 8 Greensand, 3 LRP, Wood Sand Greenshank and Common Sand Estuary Tower A juv LRP on the mud @wwtsightings.bsky.social #glosbirds #wwtslimbridgesightings