Sunday 23rd July 2023

WWT Slimbridge    Two Mediterranean Gulls this morning on South Lake. (Neil Smart). On the Rushy three Spotted Redshanks, three Ruffs and two Green Sandpipers. (Jeremy Squire/Sarah Townsend). A Bittern seen from Robbie Garnett hide in flight over the Tack Piece then dropped into the rhine beyond the hedge along the Ox Piece and Goose House ground. (David Creber/Roberta Goodall). A Turnstone with 84 Dunlins at Middle Point then moved to the Top New Piece. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Frampton pools     A Redstart, a Garden Warbler, seven Whitethroats, two Reed Warblers, 14 Blackcaps, 33 Chiffchaffs, a Yellow Wagtail, five Bullfinches, a juvenile Greenfinch, a Reed Bunting, a Common Sandpiper, a Hobby, 12 Swifts, 20+ Sand Martins, the Yellow-legged Gull, ten Common Terns and a Spotted Flycatcher. (Nick Goatman). A juv Mediterranean Gull on the Sailing Lake this morning and a male Yellowhammer nearby and two Hobbies, Cetti’s Warbler juveniles on the canal and a Yellow Wagtail. (Tim McGrath).

Netheridge Farm    A Garden Warbler at the Barn Owl Centre. Also 2+ male and 1+ female Southern Migrant Hawkers this morning. (Mark Hobson).

Saul Warth     At high tide this morning two Canada Geese on the tide, also 50+ Avocets, three Oystercatchers, 40+ Curlews, 50 Shelducks, a Little Egret and a Little Owl. (MK).

Epney    A Redshank amongst the usual gulls at 9:20am. (MK).

Winchcombe     20 Swifts circling over the garden this evening. Also this evening, birds included a Buzzard, 5+ House Martins, three Swallows and a Grey Wagtail. (Gill & Andrew 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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