Wednesday 14th August 2019

Frampton     On the Sailing Lake this evening three Arctic Terns (1 ad, 2 juvs), five Common Terns (3 ads, 2 juvs), 40+ Swifts, a male Wigeon, 14 Gadwalls, four Teal, the adult Yellow-legged Gull and a Kingfisher. (Nick Goatman).

WWT Slimbridge     From Zeiss Hide a juvenile Curlew Sandpiper with the wader flock over high tide this morning. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Sharpness Docks     An adult and juvenile Peregrine unsuccessfully chasing a Black-headed Gull at lunchtime today. (Chris Wells).

Nailsworth     At least 129 Swifts flying S, most of them this evening. (Terry Grant).

Gloucester     At Alney Island a Peregrine flew across Castlemeads 9:45am towards the Cathedral and a Treecreeper by the N.R. car park on Westgate Bridge at 10:30am. (Ian Elphick).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This afternoon two Snipe and a Green Sandpiper. (Duncan Dine).

Whitminster    A Hobby flew across the A38 today. (Jeff Kirby).

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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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