Wednesday 17th August 2022

WWT Slimbridge     Three juvenile WOOD SANDPIPERS 1 on the Rushy, 1 from Robbie Garnett hide and 1 from Zeiss hide. A Common Sandpiper from Robbie Garnett hide. Three Spotted Redshanks and two Greenshanks on the Rushy, also 10+ Snipe, 12+ Ruff, an Avocet, 150+ Black-tailed Godwits and 7+ Redshanks. Two SPOONBILLS from Zeiss hide, also two Little Stints with 15 Dunlins and 10+ Ringed Plovers. (Jon Mercer/Martin Price). A Water Rail feeding on wet mud along the reed edges at Knott hide. A Whinchat and a Wheatear on  Middle Point fences at 11:35 am. (Les Ditchburn).

Cotswold Water Park East     At Pit 132 this afternoon a Hobby, a Green Sandpiper and two Little Ringed Plovers. (Jon Mercer).

Frampton     Early morning at the Sailing Lake a Swift, 50+ Sand Martins, three Swallows, a Red Kite and an adult Yellow-legged Gull. At lunch time on Court Lake a Garganey, two Wigeon, two Teal, six Great White Egrets, 11 Little Egrets, four Grey Herons, five Little Grebes, two Kingfishers and 14 Gadwalls. (Nick Goatman).

Stinchcombe Hill     A Redstart and family of Spotted Flycatchers (3 juvs) this evening. (James Robinson/Tim McGrath).

Bourton-on-the-Water     A family of five Spotted Flycatchers, the young flying but still begging. (Andy Lewis).

Halmore     A Hobby in an oak tree today. Also a flock of c70 Canada Geese in the fields. (Chris Newton).

Maisemore     From Church Road, the Court Lake to above the upper parting mid afternoon a male Whinchat, five House Martins (2 ads, 3 juvs), nine Linnets, two Whitethroats, a Kestrel, five Red-legged Partridges, eight Mallards, nine Coots, seven Moorhens, a Cormorant, a Grey Heron and five Mute Swans including three large cygnets. (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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