Saturday 7th August 2021

Cotswold Water Park East     A Wood Sandpiper at Pit 132 today. (Simon Ashley/Duncan Dine).

Wood Sandpiper by Duncan Dine

Lydney to Aylburton Warth     A Red Kite, a Whimbrel, four Black-tailed Godwits, five Common Sandpipers, a Whinchat, 60 Linnets and two Bar-headed Geese. (Andy Jayne). Also a Lesser Whitethroat and a Common Sandpiper at the harbour. (Dan Watson).

Berkeley shore     From Severn House Farm over the high tide a Wheatear, two Yellow Wagtails and two Common Sandpipers. (Paul Rich).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Two Green Sandpipers, a Common Sandpiper, a Little Egret, two Little Ringed Plovers, three Whinchats, a Green Woodpecker, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Kestrel, 25 Teal, 60 Lapwings, two Grey Herons and a Sedge Warbler. (Jeremy Holland). Also a Mute Swan, five Canada Geese, a Wigeon, 30+ Mallards, five Swallows, a juvenile Stonechat, 20 Starlings, 3 or 4 Chiffchaffs, 15 Linnets and a Reed Bunting. (Mike Smart).

Cobney Meadows     Seven Canada Geese, six Mallards, two Grey Herons, a Little Egret, ten Swallows and 2 or 3 Chiffchaffs. (Mike Smart).

WWT Slimbridge     This afternoon from Zeiss hide 41 Dunlins (2 juveniles), 28 Black-tailed Godwits, three Avocets, a Little Grebe, a Common Gull, a Redshank, a Common Crane, a Buzzard, 33 Lapwings, a Green Sandpiper, two Ruff, two Garganeys and a Grey Heron. (Jeanne Vitkovskis).

Nailsworth     104 Swifts moved S between 10:15-10:35am. Between 6:30-7:10pm another 124 Swifts flying S. (Terry Grant).

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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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