Thursday 24th August 2023

Cotswold Water Park East     At Pit 132 this morning two Marsh Harriers, 50 Lapwings, two Great White Egrets and a Lesser Emperor. (Duncan & Becky Dine).

Great White Egret by Duncan Dine

Saul Warth     At high tide early afternoon a SPOONBILL, 14 Little Egrets, five Avocets, 117+ Curlews, 60+ Shelducks, four Yellow Wagtails, a Wheatear, eight Swallows, a Redstart, a Whitethroat, a Chiffchaff and three Skylarks. (MK).

Yellow Wagtail by Mike King

WWT Slimbridge     A juvenile WOOD SANDPIPER on the Rushy this morning. (Terry Stevenson). Four SPOONBILLS this morning feeding in the tidal pools off Middle Point. (Neil Smart/Geoff Bryant). Six CATTLE EGRETS on South Lake. (Geoff Bryant).

Spoonbills by Geoff Bryant

Cattle Egrets by Geoff Bryant

Gloucester     A Whinchat at Horsbere Brook Flood Storage Area this afternoon. (Andy Jayne).

Maisemore     This afternoon eight Ravens together, a Whitethroat, five Chiffchaffs, a Green Woodpecker, four Swallows, a Jay, five Moorhens and two Mute Swans. (John Fletcher).

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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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