Gibraltar Point Bird Observatory Blog

September 30th : Windy. On Jackson's Marsh were a Spoonbill and a Black-tailed Godwit, and on Tennyson Sands 17 Avocets, 5 Spotted Redsh...

September 20th : Light then moderate rain for most of morning. The 3 Spoonbills were still on Jackson's Marsh, while a Pectoral Sandpipe...

September 10th : Windy. Jackson's Marsh held 6 Spoonbills and 52 Black-tailed Godwits, Tennyson Sands 5 Pink-footed Geese and 19 Avocets...

August 31st: The Pectoral Sandpiper reappeared on Tennyson Sands in the afternoon. Other notable birds around were a Peregrine, a Marsh Harr...

August 20th: Waders on the water bodies included 6 Spotted Redshanks, 3 Greenshanks, 52 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Ruffs and a Little Stint. In...

August 10th: Good birds around were a Pied Flycatcher, a Whinchat, 2 Wheatears, a Common Buzzard, a Marsh Harrier, a Green Woodpecker, a Gre...

July 31st: Rain/drizzle most of day. On Croftmarsh were 2 Spoonbills, on Tennyson Sands 2 Ruffs and a Green Sandpiper, and on Jackson's ...

July 20th: Occasional rain. On Tennyson Sands were a Green Sandpiper, a Ruff, a Greenshank and 80 Lapwings, and on Jackson's Marsh 3 Bla...

July 10th: Occasional rain. On Tennyson Sands were 6 Little Gulls, 2 Ruffs and 10 Sandwich Terns. Elsewhere were 4 Common Sandpipers, an adu...

June 30th: Still windy, occasional rain. Southward Swift passage was moderate. On Tennyson Sands were an adult Mediterranean Gull, 17 Little...

June 20th: A Common Rosefinch flew south calling over East Dunes. Around were 22 Little Gulls, a Mediterranean Gull and a Green Sandpiper. ...

June 10th: Much better weather. Little Gulls numbered 4. Other notables were a Garden Warbler trapped on East Dunes and a Great Spotted Wood...

May 31st: A rainy day. A Red Kite and a Hobby were the best birds. May 30th: A Tree Pipit, 2 Little Gulls and a Short-eared Owl were aroun...

May 20th: The Little Gull and Curlew Sandpiper were still present. A Temminck's Stint, a Hobby, a Wheatear and 2 Pink-footed Geese were ...