Wednesday 9th October 2019

WWT Slimbridge    A Kingfisher coughing up a pellet in front of the Martin Smith hide today. (Paul Dunham). Pics by Paul.

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Saul Warth     Early afternoon a Little Egret, 17 Curlews, six Pintails (1m), a Rock Pipit, 10+ Meadow Pipits, three Skylarks, a Chiffchaff, two Mistle Thrushes and 30+ Goldfinches. (MK).

Epney     63 Lapwings and a Little Egret late morning. (MK).

Berkeley shore     Four Wheatears, 50+ Meadow Pipits, a Stonechat and four Curlews today. (Les Ditchburn).

Bishops Cleeve     A Raven over High Street at 4pm. (Dave Jeynes).

Longney     At the old orchards and along the adjacent Severn Way this afternoon birds included 211 Linnets flushed by a Sparrowhawk, four Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 35 House Sparrows, nine Long-tailed Tits, two Redwings, two Cormorants, a Grey Heron and two Little Owls. (John Fletcher).

Salperton     50 Lapwings on winter arable land between Slade Farm and Salperton at SP065210. (Martin Sherwood). 

Bishops Cleeve    A Raven in Tesco car park with two more on nearby rooftops at 4pm. (Mark Longland). Pic by Mark.

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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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