Image - Green Sandpiper, Robbie Garnett Hide (MJM)
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Greater Flamingo on the River Severn
A juvenile 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 9 August
South Lake
A 4th site Spotted Redshank among 136 Black-tailed Godwits (includes a juvenile islandica and a colour ringed bird), 16 Ruff, 2 Little-ringed Plover, 8 Lapwing, Grey Heron, Green Sandpiper, Snipe, c40 Teal, flock of Coot, Gadwall, Shoveler, Tufted Ducks.
Rushy Hide
Two Common Tern, 3 Spotted Redshank, 5 Redshank, 1 Ruff, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Snipe, Little Grebe + Shoveler, Teal and Gadwall.
Middle Point
Five Stonechats on the fence, on the Severn a distant flock of 186 small waders + 106 Ringed Plover and 7 Dunlin close in, 14 Grey Heron, 4 Little Egret.
Dumbles
30+ Yellow Wagtails and 28 Curlew, cattle now on Tack Piece.
Bottom New Piece
37 Barnacle and 3 Canada Geese, 40 Lapwing
Tack Piece
Two Garganey, 36 Teal, 2 Avocet, Greenshank, 4 Redshank, 5 Green Sandpiper, 3 Lapwing earlier a Reeve and 3 Black-tailed Godwit.
Top New Piece
Juvenile Wood Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, 16 Lapwing, 145 Teal, 2 Grey Heron, Avocet, 2 Shoveler.
Thursday 6 August
Rushy Hide
Two Garganey (one pictured below) among the Shoveler and Teal on lower pond + Spotted Redshank, Snipe, Redshank and Greenshank, Little Grebe among the 50+ Gadwall on the top pond. Also a pair of Common Tern (one pictured).
Tack Piece
Juvenile Wood Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 3 Little-ringed Plover, Lapwing, 2 Redshank and 2 Greenshank (minimum of three on site), 19 Teal + Reed Warblers still feeding young in the reeds.
South Lake
Juvenile Wood Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 10- Ruff, 70+ Black-tailed Godwit, Little-ringed Plover, 9 Cormorant, Little Grebe, large flock of Coot, Gadwall, Teal, Tufted Duck and Mallard on deep Lake.
Middle Point
On the mud and channels to the north, adult and juvenile Turnstone and 2 adult Sanderling with 93 Dunlin and 53 Ringed Plover, also 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Great Egret + Black-headed Gulls, Shelducks and Curlews, another 28 Ringed Plover and 5 Dunlin to south.
Wednesday 5 August
No sign of the Montagu's Harrier by 1100hrs.
Tack Piece
Two Garganey, c24 Teal, juvenile Wood Sandpiper, Greenshank, 2 Avocet, 3 Redshank, 3 Little-ringed Plover, 9 Green Sandpiper, Little Egret and Grey Heron on the scrape 10 Yellow Wagtail and 12 Pied Wagtails in the grass and scrape edge + 2 Roe Deer.
Rushy Hide
Little Grebe, 40 Gadwall, c30 Teal, 4 Shoveler, 2 Lapwing, Green Sandpiper, 3 adult Spotted Redshank, 5 Redshank, juvenile Greenshank
Middle Point- on the Severn
Adult Red Knot, Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Oystercatcher, Sanderling with 53 Ringed Plover and 96 Dunlin, 3 Little Egret, Great Egret, 700+ Black-headed Gull, c20 Curlew.
Estuary Tower
Dumbles- Fox, 9 Crane in fields to North, Peregrine, 2 Kestrel, 23 Curlew, c30 Yellow Wagtail with the cattle, 8+ Skylark, 3 Meadow Pipit, flocks of Linnet and Goldfinch.
South Lake
16 Ruff, juvenile Wood Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 95 Black-tailed Godwit, 18 Shoveler, 32 Tufted Duck, 5 Pochard, 8 Lapwing.
Kingfisher Hide
Lesser Whitethroat, Blackcap, Reed Bunting, 4 Gadwall, Kestrel.
Tuesday 4 August
Estuary Tower/Middle Point/Zeiss Hide
A 2cy male Montagu's Harrier has been touring the reserve through the morning, ranging from Purton to Frampton on Severn. The Middle Point area and Estuary Tower is a good place to search for it, it was hunting over the Dumbles and Lower Dumbles for an hour this morning. Latest reports came from the Frampton on Severn area. It was mostly seen around the North end of the reserve and from the canal towpath at Frampton on Severn to dusk yesterday. Couple of snatched images below (MJM).
Middle Point
A flock of 14 Common or Arctic Terns, c95 Dunlin, 24 Ringed Plover, c30 Curlew including a couple of colour-ringed/flag birds, 3 Kestrels and c20 Yellow Wagtails on the Dumbles this morning.
South Lake
Little-ringed Plover, c50 Black-tailed Godwit, 10 Ruff, 9 Lapwing, Little Grebe, flocks of Gadwall, Shoveler and Teal.
Top New Piece
Juvenile Wood Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Curlew, 4 Snipe, c80 Dunlin, 2 Avocet, 8 Shoveler, 9 Cranes, 30 Teal.
Tack Piece
Juvenile Wood Sandpiper, 2 juvenile Avocet, Greenshank, 5 Green Sandpiper, 5 Redshank, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, a few Lapwing and Teal.
Rushy Hide
Greenshank, 3 Spotted Redshank, Ruff and 8 Lapwing on the shore + 2 Common Terns.
Monday 3 August
Middle Point
Moulting adult Black Tern resting on the mud+ 400 Black-headed Gulls but has moved, 3 Little-ringed Plover and 3 Dunlin to South, 24 Ringed Plover and 7 Dunlin, Great Egret, 2 Little Egrets to North.
Tack Piece
Juvenile Wood Sandpiper, 7 Green Sandpiper, juvenile Greenshank, Redshank, Black-tailed Godwit, juvenile Little-ringed Plover, 3 Lapwing, 2 juvenile Avocet.
Top New Piece
Three Little-ringed Plover, 2 Sanderling among the 112 Dunlin but former headed to the Severn, juvenile Wood Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Avocet, 19 Lapwing, Little Egret, 63 Teal, 1 Snipe, Reed Warblers.
South Lake
Little-ringed Plover, 3 Green Sandpiper, 65 Black-tailed Godwit, 11 Ruff, 3 Redshank, 9 Lapwing, 70 Gadwall, 20 Teal, 20 Black-headed Gull.
Rushy Hide
Five Redshank, 3 Spotted Redshank, 2 juvenile Greenshank, 25 Black-tailed Godwit, Little Grebe, flocks of Gadwall and Teal.
Estuary Tower
Adult Yellow-legged Gull on the Severn and both Lesser Whitethroat and Willow Warbler in the bushes below the tower. A few Yellow Wagtails following the cattle
