Juvenile Wood Sandpiper
A large influx of Wood Sandpipers has been notable in the UK over recent days but they have mostly been along the East coast. Many sites recorded doubles figures with 100s involved. The weather fronts didn't seem to allow them to get through to us here at Slimbridge. Finally this morning we welcomed our first juvenile Wood Sandpiper of the year. It was present with godwits on the South Lake but moved off elsewhere, it will probably turn up on other scrapes later.
Rushy Hide
15 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Black-tailed Godwit and small numbers of Lapwing, Teal and Shoveler.
Tack Piece
11 Avocet (seven fledged juveniles).
Martin Smith Hide
2 Little Egret and Shoveler with at least 2 ducklings.
Middle Point
Sanderling, 2cy Spoonbill, Knot and Bar-tailed Godwit, 5 Dunlin, 164 Curlew.
Seawall Viewpoint
4 Yellow Wagtail among the cattle.
Duck Decoy
Kingfisher
Top New Piece/Zeiss Hide
Yellow Wagtail with the Pied Wagtails, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 263 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Snipe, 1 Dunlin, 62 adult/fledged Avocet with 14 chicks, 156 Lapwing, 132 Greylag, 24 Gadwall plus Teal, Shoveler and Shelduck. Some of the Redshank and Ruff form South Lake arrived to feed here.
South Lake
21 Black-tailed Godwit, Curlew (released bird), 8 Ruff, juvenile Little-ringed Plover + adult brooding chick, 20+ Redshank, 90+ Gadwall and 15 Teal.
