WWT Slimbridge and Gloucestershire sightings 12 April 2007

Common Coot with young, 100 Acre WWT Slimbridge M.J.McGill.

12 April 2007 Another day with notable migration, I saw at least a single Fieldfare and Siskin heading NE, 3 Swallows N, 40 Meadow Pipit (grounded), 3 Sand Martin S, 8 Golden Plover in breeding plumage with what was probably part of the same flock in the 100 Acre (four), 10 Black-t-Godwit (8 South Lake and 2 100 Acre) all in breeding plumage and the islandica form, the Temminck's Stint, 5 Little Stint, 22 Dunlin (five of the wintering birds and the rest were new migrants and in breeding plumage). Two moulting Spotted Redshank and 14 Redshank and 36 Lapwing in breeding mode. All of the 100 Acre birds were viewable from the WWT platform, access from the Green Lane permissive path. Do not enter the fields here. I saw a male Orange Tip at the Bottom New Piece and recorded 6 Brown Hare on the 0700 safari. M.J.McGill. I did not see any Wheatear today.

The Marbled Duck was still on the Fretherne/Saul Lodge/Frampton marshes.

I have uploaded a few images from the Anser Extremedura trip and a short movie of Black-winged Kite also. To view look at the trip reports page.