Tuesday 10th September 2019

WWT Slimbridge     A juvenile HEN HARRIER flew N toward Frampton, being mobbed by Marsh Harrier. Then it returned, hunting the Dumbles foreshore, before heading towards Purton. (Martin McGill). Three Wheatears, two Whinchats and a Stonechat along the fence line at Mid Point. Also a juvenile MERLIN later. (Neil Smart). 

Frampton     At the Sailing Lake two Common Sandpipers, four Green Sandpipers, a Yellow-legged Gull, 30+ Sand Martins, 50+ Swallows, a Yellow Wagtail, 16 Meadow Pipits, two Reed Warblers, a Lapwing, seven Tufted Ducks, 12 Shovelers and 14 Gadwalls today. (Nick Goatman).

Ashleworth Ham     This afternoon birds included a Kingfisher, a Tawny Owl hooting, two Grey Herons, a Raven, a Chiffchaff, a male Reed Bunting, 11 Sand Martins, six House Martins, three Swallows, two Linnets, eight Goldfinches, a Stock Dove and five Buzzards. (John Fletcher).

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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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