Goosander, Yellow-browed Warbler and more
Looking good for next Saturday and Sunday, 'Wild Wader Weekend' see https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/slimbridge/...
Sunday 13 October
Some typical autumn birds about, the last of the passage migrants and winter visitors appearing.
A female Goosander (pictured) on the Tack Piece flew out to the Severn.
A Yellow-browed Warbler was heard in the vicinity of the Spinney Wood yesterday, it was again seen and heard calling again today at least twice. It called and showed in the Sallows and weeping willow on the East side of the Spinney Wood (near perimeter gate to South Finger), if searching it's also worth looking along the ditch, the trees between here and Living Wetland Theatre, Canoe Trail and North American Pen as well as the South Finger path as it's very mobile with the tit flock/Treecreepers/Goldcrests and Chiffchaffs.
Middle Point
A moulting adult Curlew Sandpiper still with a bit of belly blush, an adult non-breeding Bar-tailed Godwit, 318 Golden Plover, 40 Dunlin, 5 Ringed Plover, 127 Lapwing, 65 Pintail, 50 Wigeon, 97 Curlew and 246 Shelduck on the mud, sand or pools, 2 Raven. 12 Cattle Egret in the Stall House Ground with the Cattle herd, view from the seawall bench at Goose House/Middle Point
South Lake
A Goshawk chased a Shelduck in flight (six of the latter present), 3 Spotted Redshank, 504 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Snipe, 4 Avocet, 8 Ruff, Greenshank, 171 Shoveler, 19 Pochard + c60 Tufted Ducks, c240 Greylag, c210 Teal, Gadwall and Cormorant with a Jack Snipe on the causeway early afternoon but not subsequently.
*Please note that essential work begins here tomorrow, see https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/slimbridge/...
Kingfisher Hide
A few Redwing, Song Thrushes and Blackbirds in the hawthorns. Top New Piece- a few Lapwing and Curlew among the c700 Teal.
Rushy Hide
Green Sandpiper, 21 Snipe, Spotted Redshank, 7 Redshank, 15 Lapwing and 2 Pintail among the ducks.
Top New Piece from Zeiss Hide
Bittern seen again. 1390 Teal 1390, 14 Lapwing.
Rushy Hide
Juvenile Wood Sandpiper
South Lake Discovery Hide
Five Knot, 2 Greenshank, 438 Black-tailed Godwit, 11 Ruff ,c400 Teal,189 Shoveler ,7 Shelduck ,2 Avocet, 11 Cormorant, 8 Gadwall, 51 Tufted Duck,23 Pochard.
Friday 11 October
Bittern from Zeiss Hide again.
