Friday 10th May 2019

Forest of Dean     The first NIGHTJARS back in the Forest at traditional sites this evening. (Ben Locke/Martin Vaisey/Arron Roberts).

Cleeve Hill     Three Tree Pipits, a male Cuckoo, a female Kestrel, a female Wheatear, a Red Kite, a Buzzard and a male Redstart heard singing (Ken Heron/Jenny Jones).

Frampton     At the Sailing Lake this morning an ARCTIC TERN and eight Common Terns including the unusual dark-billed presumed Common Tern. (Nick Goatman).

Saul Warth     A Grey Wagtail feeding young at the sewage works today. (D Clarke).

Cirencester     A singing male Redstart in Cirencester Park today. (Duncan Dine).

Clapton     This evening two Little Owls at 20:40pm, one at ST658978 in Severn Lane on top of a telegraph pole and then another further down the road on over head cables ST664979 at Blue Gates Farm. (Paddy Doyle).

Ebley     A Ring-necked Parakeet still visiting the garden in Foxmoor Lane most days. It flies between Doverow Hill and Cashes Green and often appears around 11am and again around 5pm. (Steve Kear).

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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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