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Terry Stevenson @terryjstevenson.bsky.social · 12h

A #Glossy_Ibis dropped into the South Lake @wwtsightings.bsky.social today for all of 10 mins #Glosbirds

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M.J.McGill @mjmcgill.bsky.social · 12h

Avocets on the Severn off WWT Slimbridge, New Grounds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds

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M.J.McGill @mjmcgill.bsky.social · 11h

A perk of annual scrape management work is being able getting out there, however brief. Both Mudwort Limosella aquatica and Grass Poly Lythrum hyssopifolia continue to grow on the scrapes managed for waders. #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #wildflowers

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Tony Rinaud | Stand Up For Science | @tonyrinaud.bsky.social · 17h

*candidate found guilty of embezzlement of public funds 🤡

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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 21h

Middle Point- 14 Crane, 13 Golden Plover, 18 Grey Plover, 500+ Dunlin, 200+ Avocet, Little Egrets, Grey Herons and five species of gull on the mudflats and channels #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds

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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 21h

Top New Piece- 2 Spotted Redshank, 4 Snipe, 34 Ruff (but some moved to Tack Piece), 59 Lapwing, GBB Gull, 110 Teal, 7 Pintail, 14 Wigeon. South Lake- 162 Black-tailed Godwit, 19 Lapwing, 90 Teal, Shoveler and Gadwall, 3 Pochard #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 21h

Tack Piece- juvenile Wood Sandpiper favouring the East shore NE end of scrape, 5 Ruff, Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 12 Wigeon c70 Teal, 200 Linnet on the field. Martin Smith Hide- Kingfisher using the new perches close to the hide + Snipe #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds

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Roberta @robertabirder.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Today it's #BlueSkies for #BirdOfTheDay first one I found in my archive was this Maguari Stork from Argentina back in 2024.

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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

*Note* Seasonal habitat work party in the Rushy from tomorrow Tue 6 to Thu 8 October, another session Mon 19 to Fri 23 October to coincide with low tides and maximum staff/volunteers. Other scrapes will offer good feeding and roosting locations for the birds. #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds

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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Top New Piece- 16 Ruff, 2 Spotted Redshank, 32 Lapwing, 90 Teal, 7 Wigeon. South Lake- Knot, 90 Black-tailed Godwit, 130 Teal #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Dumbles- 13 Cranes but moved to the Severn, flock of Greylag with two paler/robust individuals, Barnacle and Canada Geese, Skylarks and meadow Pipits, Curlew and Peregrine #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Middle Point- 560 Dunlin, 4 Ringed Plover, 14 Grey Plover, 5 Golden Plover, 1 Knot, 1 Ruff, 2 Siskins over SW, 5 Reed Buntings, flocks of Curlew Shelducks, Avocets plus Grey Herons and Little Egrets #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Tack Piece- juvenile Wood Sandpiper, 7 Ruff at the NE end of the scrape, 22 Wigeon, 70 Teal, 130 Linnet. Martin Smith Hide- Snipe, Kingfisher, 8 Teal #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Rushy Hide/Peng Observatory- 8 Spotted Redshank, 3 Redshank, Greenshank, 12 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Snipe, 6 Lapwing, Little Grebe, Great Egret, Teal, Gadwall, Shoveler and Mallard #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

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Roberta @robertabirder.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Some Hornbills for #BirdsSeenIn2026 and #Kenya, starting with the biggest! 1 Southern ground Hornbill. 2 Trumpeter Hornbill 3 & 4 Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill 5 African Grey Hornbill @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

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Roberta @robertabirder.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Squeezing in a few more for #Kenya and #BirdsSeenIn2026 - some watery birds. 1 Yellow-billed Duck 2 Lesser Jacana (Microparra capensis) heavy crop of a distant bird but it has never been recorded in the # tag challenge before so... 3. Purple Swamphen 4. white-winged Tern @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

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Mike Davis @mikebirding2024.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Stroud. River & canal this morn. A few Dippers incl this one at Brimscombe Port, Grey Wags and two Herons. Little Grebe, L Egret, Kingfisher and a few Mandarins at Fromehall Millpond #Glosbirds + 10 acr & 3 pbr + 20+ pir

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Ella Slinn @ellaslinn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Third time's the charm, thrilled to see my lifer Pectoral Sandpiper from the Zeiss Hide around midday today #WWTSlimbridgeSightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social #GlosBirds

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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Middle Point- c30 Curlew, 240+ Avocet, 28 Golden Plover, 100+ small waders in the distance #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Tack Piece- juvenile Wood Sandpiper at far NE end with 3 Snipe, 9 Ruff, 2 Green Sandpiper, c70 Teal and 14 Wigeon, flock of c60 Linnet visiting to drink #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds

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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A fog bound start to the day but it's clearing away, some additional news to follow later. Rushy Hide/Peng Observatory- 8 Snipe, 12 Lapwing and 14 Black-tailed Godwit, Little Grebe, Little Egret and Shoveler, Gadwall and Teal.

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Roberta @robertabirder.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Thank you, it's a favourite shot!

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Roberta @robertabirder.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

A few 'long-legged' birds new for #Kenya and #BirdsSeenIn2026 1 Yellow-billed Stork 2 Woolly-necked Stork 3,4 & 5 African Openbill & African Sacred Ibis 6 African Spoonbill (asleep!)

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Roberta @robertabirder.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Still adding species to the #Kenya list of #BirdsSeenIn2026 from my March trip. 1 White-fronted Bee-eater 2 Olive Bee-eater 3 Purple Roller 4 Broad-billed Roller (very heavy-crop of a shot taken in poor light, included just in case no-one else does!) 5 (European) Roller

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Roberta @robertabirder.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#BirdOfTheDay #Black&Red For me it has to be these Magellanic Woodpeckers. Seen In Chile a few years ago.

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Helen Bojaniwska @bojaniwska.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

South Lake Discovery hide: 9 Ruff, 151 Black-tailed Godwits, 43 Lapwing, 9 Ruff, 170 Teal, 81 Shoveller, 4 Pochard, 2 Gadwall, 5 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 42 Black-headed Gulls, 1 Common Gull. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #glosbirds #ukbirding

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M.J.McGill @mjmcgill.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Four 'stints' on the Severn from a very windy Severn Way at Saul Warth this afternoon. Two juvenile and adult Little Stint also one that again caught my eye, features of juvenile/1st winter Semipalmated Sandpiper + the Guillemot is still in the basin #GlosBirds

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Chris Teague @christeague1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Herring Gull on South Lake, Common Snipe on the Rushy Pen & Grey Squirrel by the entrance building at Slimbridge WWT today. @wwtsightings.bsky.social

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Martin Price @smart0406.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Startled Common Snipe from The Rushy Hide at WWT Slimbridge today #birds #GlosBirds #BirdsSeenIn2026 @wwtsightings.bsky.social

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Martin Price @smart0406.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Grey Wagtail from The Rushy Hide at WWT Slimbridge today #birds #GlosBirds #BirdsSeenIn2026 @wwtsightings.bsky.social

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Martin Price @smart0406.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Green Sandpiper from the Robbie Garnett Hide at WWT Slimbridge today #birds #GlosBirds #BirdsSeenIn2026 @wwtsightings.bsky.social

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Chris Teague @christeague1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Common Greenshank, Grey Wagtail & Green Sandpiper on the Tack Piece at Slimbridge WWT today. @wwtsightings.bsky.social

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Martin Price @smart0406.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Buzzard giving me the stare in the Martin Smith Hide at WWT Slimbridge today #birds #GlosBirds #BirdsSeenIn2026 @wwtsightings.bsky.social

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Chris Teague @christeague1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Female Linnet along the Summer Walkway at Slimbridge WWT today. @wwtsightings.bsky.social

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Roberta @robertabirder.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Still trying to get the numbers up for #Kenya and #BirdsSeenIn2026 A gallimaufry of species - still from around the Nakuru and Lake Baringo areas. 1 Sentinel Lark 2 Northern Anteater-chat 3 Green Woodhoopoe 4 Greater Blue-eared Starling 5 Hildebrandt's Starling 6 Yellow-bellied Waxbill.

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Roberta @robertabirder.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A few more for #Kenya and #BirdsSeenIn2026 1 African Hoopoe (now lumped back with Common Hoopoe 😪) 2 Brimstone Canary 3 Red-winged Lark 4 White-browed Robin-chat 5 Greater Honeyguide 6 White-billed Buffalo-weaver

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Roberta @robertabirder.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A 'twofer' for #BirdOfTheDay #BestBeaks Great White Pelicans and Lesser Flamingo. Lake Nakuru, Kenya

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Mike Davis @mikebirding2024.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Little Grebe with a fish (poss a small eel?) at KH, Slimbridge @wwtsightings.bsky.social this morn. Marsh Harrier, Pec Sand and lots of Ruff from the ZH. Goshawk flew thru toward the KH. 14+ Cattle Egrets with Longhorns in BNP #Glosbirds

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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Bottom New Piece - 16 Cattle Egret in with the Long horns #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #glosbirds

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Ian Hull @coombehillbirding.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

WWT Slimbridge, Zeiss Hide Pectoral Sandpiper still @wwtsightings.bsky.social #glosbirds

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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Top New Piece - Pectoral Sandpiper, Little Grebe, Green Sandpiper, Great Egret, Buzzard, 88 Lapwing, 19 Ruff, 103 Teal, 1 Wigeon, Grey Heron, Water Rail calling, 236 Canada Geese and 1 Greylag, plus flock of Starlings having a bath #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #glosbirds

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