Sunday 11th June 2023

WWT Slimbridge     The male WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT showing well on and off from 8:30am-12:40pm at Middle Point. The BLACK-WINGED STILT mobile around the grounds and two Great White Egrets on the Tack Piece. (Scott Petrek et al). At 9:45am a Red Kite distant from Shepherd’s Hut viewpoint. (Tim McGrath).

White-spotted Bluethroat by Scott Petrek

Great White Egrets by Mike King

Coombe Hill Meadows     A bright adult Little Stint on the north scrape from Grundon hide this morning. (Ian Hull). Also a male Cuckoo. (Les Ditchburn).

Elmore      At the Elmore Court Rewilding Project from the public footpath along Broadmeadow Bank Ditch birds this evening a pair of Little Ringed Plovers. (Mark Hobson).

Guiting Power     Two juvenile Redstarts in Castlett Wood, and two males singing nearby. (Andy Lewis).

Moreton Valence     A Red Kite over 10:16am and again over Whitminster at 12:38pm, presumably the same bird lingering. (MK).

Cam     A Red Kite over at 6:20pm. (Nigel Tucker).

Cheltenham     At Pittville Lawn a Mistle Thrush feeding a fledgling high up in a Sycamore. (Howard Taylor).

Prestbury Hill     This morning dozens of Small Blues, Common Blues and Small Heaths, also singles of Brimstone, Orange Tip, Marbled White, Dingy Skipper, Large Skipper, Brown Argus, Meadow Brown, Small White, Small Copper and two Adonis Blues. (Brian Kings).

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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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