Wednesday 14th June 2023

WWT Slimbridge     The male WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT still at Middle Point, singing and showing well on and off this morning. (Martin McGill/Paul Masters/Julian Thomas/Geoff Bryant). The BLACK-WINGED STILT still on South Lake, a drake GARGANEY on the Rushy and two eclipse drake GARGANEYS from Zeiss hide, a Little Ringed Plover on the Rushy and three Little Ringed Plovers on South Lake. (Terry Stevenson/Slimbridge Sightings).

White-spotted Bluethroat by Julian Thomas

White-spotted Bluethroat by Geoff Bryant

Hasfield Ham     A QUAIL singing regularly this evening. (Mike Smart).

Stroud     A LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER flew E over Parliament Street at 9am, and a Red Kite flew W. (Terry Grant).

Ashleworth Ham    Two families of Greylags, one with seven, one with a single gosling, at least 60 Mallards and two Grey Herons this evening. (Mike Smart).

Daneway Banks NR     A singing Redstart, a family of Marsh Tits, a pair of Mistle Thrushes and 3-4 Large Blue butterflies. (Robin Griffiths).

Winchcombe     7+ Swifts circling over the garden this evening. (Andrew & Gill Worthington).

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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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