Tuesday 8th August 2023

Saul Warth     At high tide a Swift flew E at 12:35pm, 77 Shelducks, 40 Curlews, four Avocets, two Oystercatchers, three Dunlins, five Grey Herons, four Little Egrets, a Kestrel, two Little Owls and 30+ House Martins. Also a Weasel, a patch first and a Silver-Y moth. (MK).

Frampton     On the Saling Lake a lunchtime a Greenshank feeding on top of the weed mat, the adult Yellow-legged Gull still, 21 Swifts 100’s of Sand Martins with a few Swallows and House Martins and a Reed Warbler still feeding young in the nest. (Nick Goatman).

WWT Slimbridge     A SPOONBILL on the Top New Piece this afternoon. (Roy Kinchin).

Cotswold Water Park East    At Whelford on Pit 111 five Great Crested Grebes (3 juvs), two Red Crested Pochards, 15 Tufted Ducks, 19 Mallards, three Gadwalls, 19 Mallards, four Greylags, 17 Coots, two Moorhens, 31 Cormorants, a Little Egret, male and female Blackcap, two Willow Warblers and a Sedge Warbler. On Pit 111a six Great Crested Grebes  (5 juvs) and nine Coots. On Pit 111b a Common Tern, five Mute Swans (3 cygnets), six Great Crested Grebes (4 juvs), three Moorhens, three Coots, four Mallards and four Tufted Ducks. On Pit 127 15 Red Crested Pochards and four Mute Swans (2 cygnets). (John Fletcher).

Dudbridge    12 Swifts heading over SW at 2pm. (Steve Pullen).

Aylburton Common     A juvenile Dipper roosting in the log store again tonight. (Martin Vaisey).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning a Common Tern, a Kingfisher and a female Marsh Harrier. (Ian Hull).

Hucclecote     This morning male Sparrowhawk took a male Blackbird in the garden and flew off E with it. Garden birds also included 23 Feral Pigeons and a Coal Tit. (Harold Smith).

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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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