Saturday 30th March 2024

Stinchcombe Hill     An OSPREY over low heading N at 9:50am. (Tim McGrath).

Moreton- in-Marsh     A male BLACK REDSTART feeding on gnats from 5:30 until 6:30pm on a corrugated barn roof on the village outskirts. Pin 51:981152  -1.697995. (Mark Bonner).

Frampton     From the canal towpath at Splatt Bridge two WHIMBRELS, 18 Curlews, two Avocets, two Cetti’s Warbler, a Little Egret, two Oystercatchers, 16 Shelducks and a Buzzard. (Paul Whitehead).

Saul Warth     At high tide 85+ Curlews, a pair of Oystercatchers, two Willow Warblers, two Chiffchaffs, a male Blackcap and 10+ Fieldfares still. 12 Buzzards, a distant Marsh Harrier (towards Stinchcombe), a Kestrel and a Raven all soaring in the sunshine. (MK).

Minsterworth Ham     This afternoon five Greylags, 20 Shelducks, four Shovelers, five Curlews, 12 Black-tailed Godwits, two Grey Herons, a Little Owl and a Fieldfare. (Andy Jayne).

Maisemore    Early evening at the River Leadon flood near Maisemore 23 Mute Swans, six Shelducks, seven Shovelers, a male Gadwall, 50 Pintails, a Great Crested Grebe and an Oystercatcher flew over. (Andy Jayne).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Ten Lapwings, six Curlews, at least three Redshanks, 12 Stock Doves and at least two singing Willow Warblers. (Mike Smart).

Leigh Meadows     Still 20 Little Egrets feeding by the A38 today. (Mike Smart).

WWT Slimbridge     A SPOONBILL from the Estuary Tower late morning. Nine Cattle Egrets on South Lake, Willow Warblers along South Finger and the path to the Estuary Tower, a Ruff from Martin Smith hide, the Spotted Redshank on the Rushy and a Snipe from Zeiss hide. (Sarah Townsend). A Little Stint from the Estuary Tower at 9:30am. (Jeremy Holland).

Ruff by Sarah Townsend

May Hill     On top of the Hill a pair of Stonechat and a small flock of Linnets. In Newent Woods a large flock of Siskins and a LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER heard calling. (Rob & Gillian Guest).

Cambridge     A Red Kite over New House Farm on the A38 N of Cambridge late morning. (Paul Masters).

Elmore Court     In the rewilding area this afternoon on the scrape three Coots, male and female Gadwall, nine Mallards, three Shelducks, eight Canada Geese, two Mute Swans, a Little Egret and two Lapwings. Also a Cormorant, two Red Kites, four Buzzards, three Green Woodpeckers, two Stock Doves, five Chiffchaffs, two Blackcaps, three Skylarks and three Song Thrushes. (Steve Pullen).

Winchcombe     Still at least 20 Siskins in the garden this morning. (Gill & Andrew Worthington).

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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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