7-14 September diary update WWT Slimbridge sightings

Adult Spotted Redshank from the Robbie Garnett Hide M.J.McGill

13 September 2007 Despite being the peak season for migration I think the clear nights and N/NW airflow is not helping us at the moment. Great weather though! I did a transect along some of the uncovered 100 Acre ditches and seawall scrape whilst a schoool group were conducting plant transects and noted 150 Migrant Hawker 3 Common Blue Damselflies and 40 Common Darter. Also in the 100 Acre/50 Acre a Little Egret, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Sedge Warbler, 4 Hobby and a juvenile Marsh Harrier that headed off to Saul Warth. In the morning 8 Wigeon were on the Tack Piece.

Mating Migrant Hawkers

12 September 2007 Very little birding possible as we were concreting the hides from 0900-1500 without stopping. I did note Southern Hawker x1, Banded Demoiselle x1 and plenty of Migrant Hawker and Common Darter. 6 Pintail were on the estuary off Middle Point.


11 September 2007 4 Whinchat were on the Top New Piece and 95 Tufted Duck on South Lake.


9 and 10 September 2007 See WWT website for detailed records.

Juvenile Red Knot near Middle Point

8 September 2007 Got a call from JSL to have a look at a gull on the estuary which showed the structure and characters of Baltic Gull see WWT website.

7 September 2007 Two Yellow Wagtail over my house in Whitminster.