Sunday 30th July 2023

WWT Slimbridge     A Bittern seen from Zeiss hide and Kingfisher hide. On the Rushy a Garganey, four Spotted Redshanks and three male Ruffs. 16 Green Sandpipers and a Common Sandpiper on the Tack Piece and a pair of Reed Warblers feeding three chicks right in front of Robbie Garnett hide. Three Garganeys from Zeiss hide. Two adult Mediterranean Gulls on South Lake. (Roberta Goodall/Scott Petrek/Martin Price).

Highnam     Two Peregrines on Highnam Church early evening. (Tom Berry).

Saul Warth     At 5:45am for high tide, a Whimbrel, 63 Curlews, 25 Avocets, 60 Dunlins, an Oystercatcher, five Grey Herons, a Little Egret, a juvenile Peregrine, a Kestrel, two Little Owls, six Swallows, three Chiffchaffs and a Reed Warbler singing in the reedbed at Hock Cliff. (MK).

Epney     A Redshank and two Curlews at on the riverbank just S of the Anchor Inn at 5:30am. (MK).

Berkeley     A Whinchat at the Pill this morning. (Andy Jordan).

Frampton pools     Around the pools a Great White Egret, seven Little Egrets, the adult Yellow-legged Gull, seven Common Terns, 18 Swifts, 500+ Sand Martins, 30+ House Martins, 10+ Swallows, two Lesser Whitethroats, a Whitethroat, two Garden Warblers, three Willow Warblers, 43 Chiffchaffs, 24 Blackcaps and a Kingfisher. (Nick Goatman).

Aylburton Common     At 7pm a juvenile Dipper disturbed roosting in the log store, a surprise garden bird. (Martin Vaisey).

Tewkesbury    Late afternoon 20+ Swifts  over the Abbey. (David Norman).

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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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