Sunday 6th August 2023

WWT Slimbridge     A SPOONBILL on the Top New Piece viewed from Zeiss hide, four Spotted Redshanks and three Ruff on the Rushy and adult Mediterranean Gull on South Lake. A Grey Partridge at Middle Point at 1:38pm. (Slimbridge Sightings). Two Wheatears at Middle Point. (Neil Smart).

Saul Warth     Early morning at low tide visit a Little Egret, 66 Curlews, 45 Shelducks, a distant Marsh Harrier, two Kestrels, two Little Owls, a fresh Lesser Whitethroat, a Chiffchaff, 12 Swallows, a Grey Wagtail and two Ravens. (MK). This afternoon a Whimbrel, five Little Egrets and six Black-tailed Godwits. (Steve Pullen).

Little Owl by Mike King

Little Owl by Mike King

Stinchcombe Hill     Three Redstarts, a female and two juveniles, a Lesser Whitethroat, a Spotted Flycatcher with Whitethroats and Blackcaps and large numbers of Chiffchaffs with a few Willow Warblers. (James Robinson).

Roel Gate     A Wheatear this morning. (Duncan Dine).

Wheatear by Duncan Dine

Brockeridge Common     Three Redstarts this afternoon. (Ian Ralphs).

Tresham     Early morning two Red Kites, five Whitethroats, three Willow Warblers and 17 Stock Doves. (Paul Rich).

Tuffley    A Willow Warbler singing after the rain. (Mark Hobson).

Cheltenham     Three Swifts feeding over Benhall this morning. (Ian Ralphs).

Westrip     A Swift over at 4:48pm. (MK).

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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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