On 22 June, WWT is joining a march to #RestoreNatureNow

We’ll march for wetlands, and for their mood-boosting, carbon-storing, habitat-creating superpowers.

Nature may be declining, but hope is not lost.

Save the date 👇
wwt.org.uk/restore-nature…

Three calling Whimbrel flew over the Dolls Warth (overflow car park) this afternoon #GlosBirds

Dumbles- 3 Wheatears (one female) near Middle Point, Yellow Wagtail over NE, a few Swallows through NE, 3 Whimbrel joined the 4 Curlew on the Dumbles early morning, another small flock with Bar-tailed Godwits and 22 Dunlin on the foreshore at high tide #GlosBirds

South Lake- Dunlin and adult non-breeding plumage Mediterranean Gull among the Black-headed Gulls. #GlosBirds

Hobby feeding over ditches and fields to North of Tack Piece, may be viewable distantly from Estuary Tower + three Cuckoos in flight #GlosBirds

Bottom New Piece- another 2 Great Egret NE, Marsh Harrier.
Kingfisher Hide- male and female Kingfisher mobile along the ditches and channels.

South Lake- pair of Little-ringed Plover, five Mediterranean Gulls (adult n/b, three 3cy, one 2cy), 4 Oystercatcher, 54 Black-tailed Godwit, a few Avocets, 200 Black-headed Gulls #GlosBirds

Unperturbed by the murky weather, this Cuckoo was singing in the grounds Slimbridge Sightings
WWT Slimbridge this morning.

Estuary Tower- Swift NE, Yellow Wagtail S, 10 Redpoll N, Wheatear on cross fence, 2 Curlew, 2 Whimbrel, 3 Redshank and Dunlin feeding on the Dumbles with c20 of latter flying over foreshore #GlosBirds

Estuary Tower- vismig! Woodlark calling and dropped onto path briefly before heading NE again, drake Red -breasted Merganser upriver, 10 Curlew and 17 Bar-tailed Godwit NE (23 of latter returned to foreshore over tide) #GlosBirds

Top New Piece- Greenshank and Redshank, nesting Crane, 3 Great Egret over NE to Long Ground, Lapwing, 3 Avocet+ pairs Shoveler, Teal and Shelduck, singing Reed Warbler #GlosBirds

Estuary Tower- Osprey over the estuary now heading NE #GlosBirds

WWT two Arctic Skua on mud from Dumbles Slimbridge Sightings #glosbirds

Estuary Tower- dark Phase Arctic Skua downriver approx 1130am, per I. Hull #GlosBirds

Cuckoo singing all over the reserve, very mobile #GlosBirds

Estuary Tower- Whimbrel with three Curlew on the Dumbles (includes White Flag 28)+ 2 Redshank #GlosBirds

Estuary Tower- male Wheatear at Middle Point, a Redpoll flew over NE with a Goldfinch #GlosBirds

Top New Piece- a few Black-tailed Godwits with the Avocets, nesting Crane, singing Reed and Sedge Warblers, Sand Martins feeding over.
Bottom New Piece- 3 Lapwing and 3 Redshank.
Kingfisher Hide- male Kingfisher at the nest bank.

South Lake- a few Swallows feeding over deep lake, two 3cy Mediterranean Gulls on the causeway, 70 pairs of Black-headed Gull, pair of Little-ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, 12 Avocet, 4 Oystercatcher, breeding plumage Spotted Redshank on Duck Marsh from Hogarth Hide #GlosBirds

Tack Piece- pair of Bar-tailed Godwit with 46 Black-tailed Godwit on the central flood. 3 drake Wigeon + Shoveler, Shelduck, Teal, Gadwall and Mute Swans, Willow Warbler singing along pathway + Golden Plover over NE #GlosBirds