Friday 21st April 2023

Frampton     Eight LITTLE GULLS on the Sailing Lake this afternoon. (Neil Smart/Eric Palmer). A Swift at lunchtime and five Yellow Wagtails. (Gordon Hodgson/Neil Smart).

Cotswold Water Park East     An adult LITTLE GULL on Pit 104 at 11:30am. (Duncan Dine). In the Whelford pools area birds included at Pit 111 a male Goosander,
23 Tufted Ducks, male and female Red Crested Pochard, eight Teal, five Gadwalls, seven Shovelers, 12 Mallards, four Great Crested Grebe, four Blackcaps, a Reed Bunting, a Sedge Warbler, 17 Swallows, 20 Sand Martins and 41 Cormorants. At Pit 111b two Great Crested Grebes. At Pit 111a two Great Crested Grebes and two Blackcaps. At Pit 125 an  Oystercatcher, two Chiffchaffs and a Blackcap. At Pit 127 an Oystercatcher. (John Fletcher).

Cotswold Water Park West     A LITTLE GULL on Pit 41 at 4:45pm. Five Common Terns dropped in Pit 41 at 5:20pm briefly. Two ARCTIC TERNS calling over Pit 57 at 5:05pm, also a Whitethroat. (David Creber).

WWT Slimbridge     A WHINCHAT on the N cross fence from Estuary Tower at 8:50am. A Greenshank on the Rushy at 8:30am then flew to the Tack Piece. (MK). The Spotted Redshank, seven Ruff and two drake GARGANEYS on the Tack Piece. A Whimbrel on the Dumbles. (Dot Jones/Tim Jukes). A SPOONBILL flew upriver early morning. (Neil Smart). 10+ Bar-tailed Godwits on the Rushy mid-morning. (Jonathan Bull).

Bar-tailed Godwits flanked by Black-tailed Godwits by Mike King

Spotted Redshank by Mike King

Purton     This evening multiple flocks of waders totalling 98 Whimbrels, 68 Bar-tailed Godwits and three Curlews, 12 Swifts, all three hirundines, a Yellow Wagtail, a Marsh Harrier, a Siskin and 135 Goldfinches in two hours between 6-8pm. Also Whitethroat and Lesser Whitethroat. (Francis Steuck).

Witcombe Reservoirs     This morning a GRASSHOPPER WARBLER reeling loudly in a hedge in the western corner of the W reservoir at 9:50am. Also 100+ Swallow, 100+ House Martins and 10+ Sand Martins. (Sam Walker).

Stank Lane to Hasfield Ham     Between 6:30 and 7:30 am birds included a GRASSHOPPER WARBLER, a Sedge Warbler, two Willow Warblers, two Chiffchaffs, a Blackcap, two Whitethroats, four male Redstarts, a male Reed Bunting, 11 Mute Swans, a Great Spotted Woodpecker and two Stock Doves. (David Lawrence).

Dursley     A Red Kite over Tilsdown at 6:25pm. (Donna Cook).

Nailsworth     A HAWFINCH in the garden this morning. Also a male and female Great Spotted Woodpecker and a fledged Blackbird being fed by parents. (Adam Adamou). Screen grab from video.

Alderton     This evening still three Yellow Wagtails in the horse paddocks, a Wheatear and a lingering Fieldfare. (Graham Tompsett).

Leckhampton Hill     A Lesser Redpoll by the trig point late afternoon. Six Yellowhammers along the ridge walk. (Paul Dibden).

Kemble     Numerous Swallows feeding over the river at 5:30pm. (Nikki Smith).

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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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