Tuesday 9th May 2023

Frampton     A Cuckoo at Splatt Bridge today. (Nigel Young).

Cuckoo by Nigel Young

WWT Slimbridge     The female Red Crested Pochard in the Decoy again, three Mediterranean Gulls on South Lake, a Cuckoo flew past the Hogarth hide and a Garden Warbler singing along track. 2+ Sanderlings and three Bar-tailed Godwits at high tide. (Magnus Carter/Paul Masters/Paul Rich/MK).

Mediterranean Gull by Mike King
Red Crested Pochard by Mike King

Cleeve Hill    Near to the masts four Ravens, a Red Kite, a Kestrel, four Stonechats (2m, 2f), two Linnets, a Cuckoo, many Skylarks singing, two Willow Warblers and male and female Yellowhammer. Also 1000’s of St Mark’s Flies. (Alan Hooper).

Stonechat by Alan Hooper

Forest of Dean     Two Tree Pipits, a male Redstart, a Wood Warbler and a Blackcap in the Crabtree Hill area. (Geoff Fawcett). A Common Crane briefly at 4pm in Littledean in the field to the side of Littledean Jail. (Beverly Stacey).

Highnam Woods     A Red Kite, a Goshawk, two Ravens, a Marsh Tit, four Treecreepers, a Spotted Flycatcher, four Mistle Thrushes and two Nightingales. Also four Yellow Wagtails in fields on the E side. (Andy Jayne).

Halmore     A Cuckoo calling tonight from Lip Lane at 8:30 pm and 9pm. Also a Cuckoo calling at Breadstone at 9am. (Chris Newton).

Cheltenham     A Peregrine panicking the Feral Pigeons over Albion Street this morning. (Howard Taylor).

Northleach     A  Swift with House Martins over the town today. (Harvey Sherwood).

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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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