Sunday 20th August 2023

Uley     At Rockstowes/Shadwell at ST780977 at midday five Spotted Flycatchers and a juvenile PIED FLYCATCHER. (Nigel Hewston). 30+ House Martins over the Crawley Valley this morning. (Tim Thompson).

WWT Slimbridge     At Middle Point three Knots, two Greenshanks, 200 Ringed Plovers, three Dunlins, five Whimbrels, a Bar-tailed Godwit, three SPOONBILLS, a Great White Egret, 5+ Little Egrets, 100+ Sand Martins and a Yellow Wagtail. (Paul Masters/Andy Chapman/Mark Hobson). The Grey Partridge on piles of hay viewed from the summer walkway viewpoint still. (Julian Gould/Paul Masters/Andy Chapman/Mark Hobson). Also a juvenile Little Stint from Middle Point. On the Top New Piece viewed from Zeiss hide the WOOD SANDPIPER still and 12 juvenile Ruff. A Garganey from Kingfisher hide. (Slimbridge Sightings). Two Arctic Terns flew downriver at Middle Point. (Jake King).

Purton    418 Ringed Plovers, a Little Stint, a Sanderling and 18 Dunlins feeding around Tite’s Point this evening. Also a Redstart, a Garden Warbler, a Marsh Harrier and a Great White Egret. (Francis Steuck).

Bourton-on-the-Water     An adult and a young Hobby hawking over the South Pit today. (Andy Lewis).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Four Gadwalls, c10 Teal, a Lesser Whitethroat, a Sedge Warbler and two Reed Buntings today. (Derek Hale).

Forest of Dean     At Cannop Ponds a Dipper, three Grey Wagtails and a Siskin today. At Parkend Church three Spotted Flycatchers (1 juv) and four Mistle Thrushes. (Derek Hale).

Dipper by Derek Hale

Spotted Flycatchers by Derek Hale

Cam     Six Swifts headed S over Cam Longdown this afternoon. (Magnus Carter).

Guscar & Aylburton Warth     WeBS count at high tide 83 Canada Geese, ten Shelducks, ten Mallards, four Grey Herons, a Cormorant, a Grey Plover, a Ringed Plover, 480 Curlews, a Whimbrel, a Common Sandpiper, three Skylarks and two Yellow Wagtails. (Mike Smart).

Berkeley/Sharpness shore     A Whinchat and a Wheatear this afternoon. Also 12 distant Godwit sp, 10+ Redshanks, a Common Sandpiper and a Kestrel. The Harbour Seal was hauled out near Purton. (Mike Davis).

Frampton pools    At least eight Spotted Flycatchers, a Greenshank, a Garganey, three Teal, 14 Gadwalls, five Reed Warblers, a Whitethroat, a Cettis Warbler, 40 Chiffchaffs, six Blackcaps, seven Bullfinches, 50+ Sand Martins and a Kingfisher. (Nick Goatman). The adult Yellow-legged Gull on the Sailing Lake, also 15 Sand Martins, 12, Linnets, 16 Pied Wagtails and a Yellow Wagtail. On Court Lake a Barnacle Goose, six Cormorants, 25 Swallows and a Nuthatch. (Steve Pullen).

Tiltup’s End     A male Peregrine flew over the A46 layby at 4pm. (Jake King).

Wotton-Under-Edge     At least three Spotted Flycatchers (1 adult and 2 juvs) in the garden this morning. (Paul Rich).

Cheltenham     At Naunton Park from 9:30pm a Tawny Owl hooting in the Rose Garden and 1/2 Pipistrelles. (Steve Brown).

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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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