Sunday 28th August 2022

Tewkesbury     Belated news for yesterday (27th) a WHITE STORK landed on a roof next to Tewkesbury dog show and stayed there from 2-5pm at least. (Chris Jones/www.pet-ography.co.uk).

White Stork by Chris Jones/www.pet-ography.co.uk

Forest of Dean     Two Green Sandpipers today at the new pools E of Woorgreens Lake. Also ten Tree Pipits and 25 Goldfinches. (Robin Husbands).

Painswick     Migration watch today from Cud Hill, 6:30am to 12:30pm, highlights were 1645 Swallows, 105 House Martins, five Sand Martins, two Hobbies, a Spotted Flycatcher and 38 Ravens all S. Two Wheatears in the hillfort at Painswick Beacon. A Red Kite drifted over SW at 9:30am. (John Fleming).

Rodborough Common     A Whinchat and four Redstarts this evening. (Francis Steuck).

Saul Warth     This afternoon 100+ Shelducks, a Little Egret, four Grey Herons, 50+ Curlews, two Black-tailed Godwits, three Redshanks, a Common Sandpiper, 10+ Chiffchaffs, a Willow Warbler, two Blackcaps, a Grey Wagtail,  a Pied Wagtail, a male Wheatear, 50+ Goldfinches and two Linnets. (MK).

Alvington     A Green Sandpiper this morning at Clanna Ponds, NW of Alvington. (Paul Woolams).

Green Sandpiper by Paul Woolams

WWT Slimbridge     A juvenile Cuckoo along the Summer Walkway today. (Molly Gould). Two SPOONBILLS still from Zeiss hide. (Dot Jones).

Cuckoo by Molly Gould

Gloucester     A Great White Egret flew N up river at Hempsted. (Mark Hobson). At Horsbere Brook Flood Storage Area SO866189 this evening a Kingfisher, male and female Reed Bunting, a Whitethroat, four Swallows, nine Moorhens, 41 Mallards, a Grey Heron, two Mute Swans, 150+ Woodpigeons and a Fox. (John Fletcher).

Hawling area     Along the Salt Way near Hawling a Red Kite, two Ravens and c50 Swallows. (Keith White).

Damery     Two Dippers on the Little River Avon near Damery this afternoon. Also two Grey Wagtails. (Mike Davis).

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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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