Friday 14th July 2023

Frampton pools     The adult Yellow-legged Gull on the pontoon by the  Sailing Club, also two Common Terns. 122 Barnacle Geese, 14 Canada Geese, 24 Greylags, 55 Mute Swans and a Common Tern on Court Lake. (Paul Masters). Around the pools this evening a Spotted Flycatcher still feeding young, a Hobby, 50+ Swifts, 100+ Sand Martins, 20+ House Martins, 10+ Swallows, four Oystercatchers, seven Common Terns, 25 Black-headed Gulls and five young, five Treecreepers, 17 Chiffchaffs, 12 Blackcaps, five Reed Warblers, two Kingfishers and eight Little Egrets. (Nick Goatman).

WWT Slimbridge     The BLACK-WINGED STILT on the Tack Piece. Also a Garganey, a Spotted Redshank and a Whimbrel. (Tim Jukes/Dot Jones).

Aylburton Common     A Marsh Tit on the bird table this morning. (Martin Vaisey).

Upper Cam    25+ Swifts feeding over fields today. (Nigel Tucker).

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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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