Thursday 23rd September 2021

Saul Warth     At high tide six Grey Plovers, 300+ Dunlins, 2+ Ringed Plovers, two Curlews, 11 Little Egrets, seven Grey Herons, a Peregrine, a Kestrel, two Buzzards, a Wheatear, six Meadow Pipits, a Grey Wagtail, two Jays and a Painted Lady. (MK).

Curlew by Mike King

Painted Lady by Mike King

WWT Slimbridge     A juvenile Mediterranean Gull on South Lake. (Terry Stevenson/Sam Walker). From Martin Smith hide 20+ Mallards, 12 Teal and a Water Rail showing occasionally. (Dave Tait).

Coombe Hill Meadows    A juvenile Buzzard, a Kestrel, three Little Egrets and a Grey Heron this morning. Building work causing disturbance. (Jeremy Holland).

Chavenage Lane/Calcot area     At least seven Red Kites, 8+ Stonechats, 80+ Swallows and a Whinchat. (Terry Grant).

Forest of Dean     This morning at Cannop Upper Pond, c 60 Mallards, ten Coots and a large juvenile, two Moorhens, eight Little Grebes, a Grey Wagtail and a Raven calling. (Chris Keeling).

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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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