Monday 4th September 2023

WWT Slimbridge    From Zeiss Hide a juvenile TEMMINCK’S STINT, a WOOD SANDPIPER (another on the Tack Piece), seven Avocets, two Little Stints, five Sanderlings and 6+ Curlew Sandpipers with the 88 Dunlins and 162 Ringed Plovers flock in the high tide roost. Also two SPOONBILLS, a Great White Egret and a Marsh Harrier. (Neil Smart/Jon Mercer/Slimbridge Sightings).

Slimbridge     A Peregrine on St John’s Church tower again today at 10:15am. (Mike Tranter).

Saul Warth     Early morning at low tide two Great White Egrets, six Little Egrets, five Grey Herons, 86 Greylags and two Canada Geese flew N, 100 Shelducks, 63 Curlews, a Greenshank heard, four Little Owls, nine Swallows S, the first Stonechat of the Autumn, three juvenile Skylarks, 100+ Goldfinches, six Chiffchaffs, two Whitethroats and a male Blackcap. (MK).

Stonechat by Mike King

Stinchcombe Hill    Eight Yellow Wagtails with the passage Pied Wagtail flock, two Meadow Pipits flew W and a steady movement of Swallows, House Martins and Sand Martins southwards over the Hill this morning. (James Robinson).

Forest of Dean     A Firecrest at Speech House Woodland car park, and a Spotted Flycatcher and Tree Pipit at New Fancy View. (Andy Jayne).

Cotswold Water Park West     Behind Pit 57 two Spotted Flycatchers, Blackcaps and 3+ Cetti’s Warbler calling. (Duncan Dine/Andy Wiggins).

Spotted Flycatcher by Duncan Dine

Epney     Seven Teal, three Lapwings, 54 Canada Geese and three Swallows at 9:45am. (MK). Also a first winter Yellow-legged Gull as the tide went through. (Jeremy Squire).

Stroud     A Dipper flew over Lidl car park today at 1pm. (Jon Haw).

Nailsworth    A female Peregrine over Walkley Wood this evening. (Jon Haw).

Dudbridge     At 9am, two Peregrine soaring overhead calling, heading towards Selsley and two Jays over. (Steve Pullen).

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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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