Saturday 17th September 2022

Saul Warth     At high tide an Avocet, two Ruff, a Curlew Sandpiper, seven Bar-tailed Godwits, 170+ Curlews, 41 Dunlins, a Redshank, three Little Egrets, a female Sparrowhawk, a Wheatear, 11 Swallows and four House Martins N, a juvenile Blackcap, three Chiffchaffs and 10+ Pied Wagtails. Also a Common Darter, a Brimstone, a Small Copper and a Red Admiral. (MK).

Cranham Common to Ebworth     A Green Woodpecker, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, three Ravens, two Jays, a Buzzard, Coal Tits heard and a singing Chiffchaff.  Near Cranham Corner two Kingfishers at an ornamental pond at SO889127. (Steve Brown).

WWT Slimbridge     On South Lake 145 Black-tailed Godwits, 31 Lapwings, a Ruff, 94 Teal, 30+Tufted Ducks, 20+ Shovelers, a Little Egret, a Bar-headed Goose, three Cormorants, four Pied Wagtails and lots of Sand Martins, House Martins and Swallows feeding over the lake. (Chris Moore). At Middle Point 50+ Curlews, 200+ Dunlins, a Great White Egret, three Little Egrets and two Grey Herons. (Mike Davis). six Little Stints on the Top New Piece from Zeiss hide. On the Rushy three Snipe, seven Redshanks, five Ruff, 105 Black-tailed Godwits, 46 Teal, a Little Grebe, an Avocet and six Lapwing. (Helen Bojaniwska). A Curlew Sandpiper at the back of the Rushy. (Tim Salkeld). 

Minchinhampton Common     A Wheatear near the Halfway Café this evening. (Giles Diggle).

Ashleworth Ham     A ringing session caught 38 birds of 10 species including four Blackcaps, a Lesser Whitethroat, five Chiffchaffs, nine Meadow Pipits and 11 Reed Buntings. Also a Sparrowhawk seen and Ravens heard. (Mike Smart/Mervyn Greening).

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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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