Thursday 22nd September 2022

Frampton     An OSPREY over the Perryway heading towards Court Lake at 11:37am. (Eric Palmer). At Splatt Bridge today four Cattle Egrets with the cows. (Nigel Young).

Cattle Egret by Nigel Young

Painswick Beacon     This morning the first REDWING of the Autumn over, 635 House Martins and 128 Swallows over. (John Fleming/Francis Steuck).

Saul Warth     Two Knot, an Avocet, a Bar-tailed Godwit, 12 Dunlins, 91+ Curlews, a Redshank, three Kestrels, three Little Egrets, four Grey Herons, two Chiffchaffs, a Blackcap, a Goldcrest, four Stonechats, a Grey Wagtail, nine Skylarks, 14 Meadow Pipits, ten Goldfinches and 45 Swallows S. (MK).

Epney     At 11am 20 Ruff, 11 Teal and 40 Mallards S of the Anchor Inn. Nine Lapwings and a juvenile Mute Swan at 8:15am. (MK).

WWT Slimbridge    Three Little Stints on the Top New Piece from Zeiss hide. An adult Mediterranean Gull on South Lake this afternoon. (Roberta Goodall). Three Cattle Egrets feeding with cattle this morning in the field on the right hand side of the approach road this morning. (Terry Stevenson).

Batsford Arboretum     Brief view this afternoon at the lake of a Kingfisher in flight. At least six Nuthatches heard around the arboretum. (Andy & Sue Gibbons).

Cotswold Water Park East     A Spotted Redshank on Pit 132 still. (Mark Gurney).

Ashleworth Ham     A ringing session produced a catch of 44 birds including eight Meadow Pipits, seven Blackcaps, seven Chiffchaffs, ten Reed Buntings, a Stonechat, a Willow Warbler, three Goldfinches and a Bullfinch. (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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