Saturday 9th September 2023

Sharpness     A COMMON SCOTER on the river off of SARA distantly at 7pm. (Andy Jordan).

Saul Warth     At 6:15am low tide three Grey Herons, two Little Egrets, a Common Sandpiper, a Golden Plover calling in the fog, 12+ Curlews, two Little Owls, two Reed Warblers, a Lesser Whitethroat, 3+ Chiffchaffs, 23 Goldfinches and two Skylarks. (MK).

WWT Slimbridge     At Zeiss hide at midday a WOOD SANDPIPER, 26 Ruff, two Green Sandpipers and a Spotted Redshank. Seven Snipe on the Rushy. (Helen Bojaniwska/Dot Jones/Mike Davis). A Pintail in with the collection Eiders today. (Ella Clark).

Elmore Court     At the Rewilding Project from the public footpath along Broadmeadow Bank Ditch birds this afternoon included a Greenshank, a Green Sandpiper, 27+ Lapwings, two Teal, three Buzzards, a Kestrel, two Whinchats, 50+ Goldfinches and a Grey Wagtail. (MK).

Whinchat by Mike King

Greenshank by Mike King

Grey Wagtail by Mike King

Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning four Cattle Egrets, four Little Egrets, two Great White Egrets and 12 Grey Herons. Also Meadow Pipit, Yellow Wagtail, Siskin and three Marsh Harriers through. (Ian Ralphs).

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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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