Friday 8th September 2023

Saul Warth     At 6:30am an immature SPOONBILL, two Little Egrets, 96 Curlews, a Whimbrel, three Curlew Sandpipers, six Dunlins, 18 Ringed Plovers, a Common Sandpiper, an Avocet, two Little Owls, 50+ Goldfinches, 21 Swallows, seven Chiffchaffs, two Reed Warblers, a Blackcap, a Stonechat and two Reed Buntings. (MK).

Reed Warbler by Mike King

Spoonbill by Mike King

Frampton     From Splatt Bridge at 6.45am a Cattle Egret, a Little Egret, two Tree Pipits, three Yellow Wagtails, nine Teal, four Snipe, three Green Sandpipers, seven Lapwings, two Marsh Harriers and a Spotted Redshank through. (Gordon Hodgson).

Epney    At least nine Cattle Egrets amongst livestock at The Dumballs, Rodley, viewed from the Epney side of the Severn. Also three Ringed Plovers, two Common Sandpipers, a Wigeon and four Teal. (Martin McGill).

WWT Slimbridge     A Spotted Flycatcher from the Knott hide today. (Jonathan Bull). Two Wood Sandpipers from Zeiss hide and two Garganeys from Kingfisher hide today. (Ian Hull/Steve Pullen).

Gloucester     Around Sandhurst today 5+ Red Kites, two Sparrowhawks, six Buzzards, two Ravens, a Little Owl, a Kingfisher, two Lesser Whitethroats, a Wheatear and 100 Goldfinches. Overhead migrants 10+ Meadow Pipits, a Tree Pipit and 15 Siskins. (Andy Jayne).

Elmore Court     At the Rewilding Project from the public footpath along Broadmeadow Bank Ditch birds this morning included a Greenshank, two Snipe, a Green Sandpiper, 25+ Lapwings, two Teal. 1+ Kingfisher, two Whinchats, a Lesser Whitethroat, 70+ Goldfinches and 24 Mistle Thrushes. (Steve Pullen). 

Nailsworth     A Red Kite, a Hobby and a female Sparrowhawk over Newmarket Valley today between 1pm and 2pm. A Siskin W at 9:30am. A Marsh Tit in the garden. (Jon Haw).

Cheltenham    This morning a Tawny Owl hooting distantly at Naunton Park at 12:45am. (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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