Greater Flamingo on the River Severn
A second calendar year greater flamingo has been sighted on the River Severn close to WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre. Identified by her green ring ‘LHH’, the young female flamingo belongs to Birdland Park and Gardens, in Bourton-on-the-Water, from where she has recently taken flight and become separated from her flock. Working closely with our colleagues at Birdland, we are monitoring her movements and keeping them updated. She currently appears healthy, coping well and not causing a disturbance to other birds.
Sunday 8 November
Kingfisher Hide
Two Penduline Tits feeding on grubs on the typha heads (bullrush/reedmace) also Little Grebe here. A third reserve record although details of the second record still needs to be submitted to County Records Committee.
Images- MJM.
Tack Piece
49 Russian White-fronted Geese.
Grounds
c30 Siskin in Alders around the matrix, Grey Wagtail (without a tail), flock of Long-tailed Tits, and Chiffchaff.
Rushy Hide/Peng Observatory
50 Pochard, 28 Pintail, 5 Bewick's Swans, 193 Lapwing, Ruff, 38 Shelduck, 120 Starling + Mallards, Tufted Ducks and Teal.
South Lake
19 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Ruff, 305 Lapwing,, 13 Cormorant, 11 Pintail, 13 Pochard, Great Black-backed, 2 Common and 150 Black-headed Gulls.
Top New Piece
A few Shoveler, 60 Teal, 120 Lapwing, single Dunlin, single Golden Plover.
Bottom New Piece
Flock of Canada, Barnacle and Greylag Geese, 140 Lapwing
Saturday 7 November
Dumbles
27 White-fronted Geese, 2 Peregrine Falcon, singles of Cormorant, Greater Black-backed Gull, Little Egret
Martin Smith Pool
Jack Snipe on the Right side of the pool and 2 Common Snipe
Tack Piece
Garganey, 361 Wigeon, 13 Pintail, 108 Teal, 7 Shoveler, 400 Lapwing, Cetti’s Warbler
Grounds
40 Siskin around Estuary Walkway
South Finger Walkway
2 Water Rail heard, a few Fieldfare in the trees above and a Grey Heron on the walkway
Kingfisher Hide
2 Water Rail calling in stereo but not showing, 5 Gadwall and 2 Shoveler in channel, 1 Muntjak and 2 Roe Deer on Four Score,
Bottom New Piece
166 Barnacle Geese, Ross’s Goose, 284 Canada Geese along with the Pink-footed Goose & farmyard goose
Top New Piece
1 female Marsh Harrier, 234 Lapwing, 8 Redshank, 63 Teal, Cetti’s Warbler heard
Friday 6 November
Kingfisher Hide
3 Roe Deer, buck and 2 does, 9 Gadwall, 1 Shoveler, 1 Wigeon, mixed flock of geese on BNP including a Snow Goose and the Ross’s Goose
South Finger Walkway and Grounds
Fieldfare chuckling as they fly over
Dumbles
7 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 8 Canada Geese, 17 Rooks, Pied Wagtail, 10 Skylarks, 3 Blue Tits, Merlin, 7 Great Black-backed Gull, 102 Shelduck and 9 Curlew
Pill Box Pool
4 Wigeon and 2 Teal
Long Ground Pool
53 Teal and 2 Shoveler
Tack Piece
553 Wigeon, 263 Teal, 28 Shoveler, 41 Pintail, 3 Shelduck, 103 Lapwing, 2 Skylark, c50 Starling, 132 Canada Geese, 63 Greylag Geese and 2 Egyptian Geese
Martin Smith Pool
14 Teal, Shoveler, 2 Snipe and and a Cetti’s Warbler Calling
Rushy
5 Bewick Swans a new pair joined overnight (Puffball & Chanterelle) and a yearling now named Oak Jubilee, 29 Pochard, 23 Pintail, 18 Teal, 4 Shelduck, Grey Heron and 10 Lapwing
Thursday 5 November
Rushy
Eighteen Pochard, 95 Tufted Duck, 3 Wigeon, 21 Pintail, 83 Teal, 6 Gadwall, 2 Shoveler, 107 Lapwing, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Ruff, 4 Redshank and a Snipe.
Martin Smith Pool
Jack Snipe, 2 Snipe, 5 Teal and a Shoveler.
Tack Piece
Our first Bewick Swans (Sabia & Sabiana) officially arrived at 13:59pm.
230 Wigeon, 307 Teal, 32 Shoveler, 6 Pintail, 60 Linnet, approximately 33 Russian White-fronted Geese, the Ross’s Goose with 102 Barnacle Geese.
Dumbles
A Curlew, Greater Black-backed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Grey Heron, Peregrine, 17, Raven, 2 Marsh Harrier, Little Egret, c400 Golden Plover, Skylark, Chaffinch and a small flock of Linnet.
South Finger Extension
Nineteen Gadwall and 2 Little Grebe.
Bottom New Piece
24 Greylag Geese, 24 Canada Geese, Chaffinch Greater Spotted Woodpecker, Dunnock, 3 Goldfinch, 6 Blue Tit, Great Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, Bullfinch calling, Reed Bunting, Water rail, 3 Redwing.
Top New Piece
The Bittern was showing really well again! 2 Stonechat, 2 Pintail, 2 Shoveler, 121 lapwing, Snipe, 47 Teal, 15 passing Fieldfare, Marsh Harrier and a Water rail moving between the front of the rides.
Wednesday 4 November
Big Pen
A Drake Scaup was on the South Lake deep lake first thing this morning; it has now joined the Tufted Ducks on the Big Pen.
350 Golden Plover, 400 Lapwing, Sparrowhawk, 2 Little Grebe and a Marsh Harrier.
Top New Piece
Two Spoonbills, Great White Egret, 8 Ruff, 26 Dunlin, Snipe, 193 Lapwing, 28 Black tailed godwit, 90 Golden Plover, 16 cranes (12 unringed, Oakie, Sherbert, Kia, Pepe) 2 Marsh Harrier and a Buzzard.
South Lake
Fifty-four Black-tailed Godwit, 25 Tufted Duck, 18 Pochard, Pintail, 56 Shoveler and 273 Lapwing.
Tack Piece
237 Teal, 191 Wigeon, 12 Shoveler, 15 Pintail, 3 Shelduck, 7 White-fronted Geese, 4 Pink-footed Geese on the scrape, Bar-headed Goose, Snow Goose, 58 Barnacle Geese, 87 Greylag Geese, 194 Canada geese, 2 Egyptian Geese, 70 Starling, 23 Lapwing and a Marsh Harrier.
Lower Dumbles
Ross’s Goose with approximately 100 Barnacle Geese and 150 Canada Geese.
Dumbles
Peregrine, 38 Canada Geese, 4 Greylag Geese, 87 Rooks, Skylark, Lapwing, 15 Goldfinch, Marsh harrier and a Fox on the seawall.
Pill Box Pool
Eight Teal.
Long ground pool
Nineteen Teal.
Tuesday 3 November
Martin Smith Hide
Peregrine sat on Tack Piece.
Tin Shed Ground
Eight Cattle Egrets were feeding amongst the longhorn cattle.
South Finger Reedbed
Approximately thirty Redwing with two Fieldfare flew over and a Cetti's Warbler was calling first thing this morning.
South Finger Extension
Two Little Grebe, Shoveler, 5 Gadwall, 3 Wigeon, 2 Water Rail, 10 Redwing, 3 Chaffinch, 3 Blue Tit and a Great Tit were on the feeders.
Bottom New Piece
63 Greylag, 169 Lapwing, 500+ Golden Plover, 58 Starling and 2 Roe Deer.
Top New Piece
A Bittern was seen again in the recently cut rides, 14 Teal, 7 Shoveler, 2 Snipe and a hunting juvenile Marsh Harrier flushed the majority of Teal.
Kia, Pepe and a juvenile, Ruby and her mate, Evie and her mate, Oakie & Sherbert plus 11 unringed cranes.
South Lake
A Male Goldeneye was visible briefly before flying towards the Ziess Hide, 236 Tufted Duck, 32 Pochard, 76 Shoveler, 78 Teal, 9 Pintail, 3 Gadwall, Shelduck, 98 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Lapwing,11 Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, 8 Cormorant, Snipe and 60 Greylag Geese.
Monday 2 November
South Finger Extension
Six Gadwall and 4 Shoveler.
Bottom New Piece
Thirteen Graylag and 20 Starling.
Top New Piece
Eighteen Ruff, 5 Dunlin, 35 Lapwing, 2 Herring Gull, Snipe, Grey Heron, 32 Starling, 4 Cranes and a Bittern.
South Lake
89 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Spotted Redshank, 253 Lapwing, 56 Shoveler, 4 Pochard, 25 Tufted Duck, 3 Pintail, 4 Common Gull and a Kingfisher shot past.
Tack Piece
Large numbers of Wigeon and Tea, 2 Egyptian Geese, 26 Whitefronts and 8 Pink-footed Geese.
Martin Smith Pool
A single Snipe and a female Marsh Harrier flew over.
Dumbles
A Kestrel, 15 Great Black-backed Gull on the river Severn and Fox hunting.
Rushy
33 Teal, 19 Pintail, 19 Pochard,90 Tufted Duck, 52 Lapwing, a Redshank and 15 Shelduck.
