Monday 9th May 2016

Longney Crib, Rodley    An  immature ICELAND GULL loafing with other gulls this afternoon. Also a Red Kite flying N and a Greenshank. (John Phillips). Relocated at Epney loafing on the mud on the far bank c300yds S of The Anchor Inn at 8:10pm until 8:20pm when it flew off NW. (MK). Pics by Mike.Iceland Gull 2 090516

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Epney     A SPOONBILL flying high S at 10:40am towards Frampton from Epney and 38 Black-tailed Godwits circled and eventually headed NE. (Jeremy Squire).

WWT Slimbridge     A pale phase ARCTIC SKUA flew N at 10:36am. An Egyptian Goose flew S with Canada Geese. (Martin McGill).

Frampton     The GLOSSY IBIS over the 100-Acre viewed from Splatt Bridge at 10:15am. (Geoff Moyser). On the Sailing LA

Saul Warth    This morning 30-40 Whimbrels, four Bar-tailed Godwits, 15 Grey Plovers, nine Knot, two Common Sandpipers and two GREAT WHITE EGRETS together flying low NE. (Pavlo Zaltowski). This evening eight Grey Plovers, four Greenshanks, three Whimbrels, 17 Ringed Plovers, 4 Dunlins and ten Sanderlings. (MK).

Berkeley shore     Two CURLEW SANDPIPERS, four Sanderlings, eight Grey Plovers, six Whimbrels, five Ringed Plover and five Dunlins. (Paul Taylor).

Aylburton Warth     60 Shelducks, a male Gadwall, a Little Egret, a female Goshawk, a Hobby, five Oystercatchers, 19 Grey Plovers, 16 Lapwings, 22 Ringed Plovers, a Whimbrel, ten Curlews, a Bar-tailed Godwit, a Turnstone, ten Dunlins, five Greenshanks, ten Redshanks, a Cuckoo, two Ravens, three Reed Warblers and a Wheatear. Also two Beautiful Demoiselles on Stockwell Brook. (Andy Jayne). Pic by Andy.Cuckoo 090516

Lydney     At Lydney Harbour five Whimbrels, a Sanderling, a Common Sandpiper and a pair of Lesser Whitethroats. (Andy Jayne). At Lydney New Grounds three Grey Plovers,
two Oystercatchers, a Common Sandpiper, three Little Egrets, two Yellow Wagtails, a Curlew, a Reed Warbler, a Reed Bunting and two Blackcaps. (Barrie Mills).

Forest of Dean     Two Wood Warblers near Cannop Stoneworks this afternoon. (Ben Locke). Pic by Ben.Wood Warbler 090516

Gloucester     Two Swifts over Barton Street today. (Mark Grieve).

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About The Gloster Birder

My name is Mike King and have lived all my life in Gloucestershire. I am happiest birding around Frampton but I especially love Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. I have birded all over Europe, in the U.S.A. and Canada, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Costa Rica, Belize, Madeira, Mexico, Grand Cayman, Dominican Republic, The Gambia, the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana, Tanzania, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey and most recently Thailand.
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