Thursday 4th April 2024

WWT Slimbridge     An adult MEDITERRANEAN GULL on South Lake this morning. 86 White-fronted Geese still. (Mike Davis). At 9:50am a female/juvenile Goshawk over tack piece drifting N. (Tim McGrath). The SPOONBILL and the Black Swan pair on the Tack Piece and the Spotted Redshank on the Rushy this afternoon. (Heather England).

Saul Warth     Early morning two Grey Plovers still, two Dunlins, 40+ Curlews, eight Common Cranes flew towards Sharpness, a pair of Gadwalls, a male Kestrel, five Skylarks, a Reed Bunting and a male Greenfinch. (MK).

Cleeve Hill     The first-winter DARTFORD WARBLER still this morning at the heather inclosure but very elusive and only heard by some birders. Please do not enter the heather inclosure. (Jeremy Holland/Steve Brown).

Cheltenham     A Tawny Owl calling in Lansdown Road at 8:50pm. (Eric Harris).

Coombe Hill Meadows    Four Mute Swans, nine Teal, four Pintails, two Tufted Ducks, a Grey Heron, two Oystercatchers, c10 Lapwings, ten Curlews, at least seven Redshanks, two Redstarts singing, two Willow Warblers, five Chiffchaffs and 100 Linnets. (Mike Smart).

Maisemore Ham     Two Mute Swans, a Greylag, five Egyptian Geese, four Shelducks, five Gadwalls, 12 Mallards, four Shovelers, a Cetti’s Warbler, three Chiffchaffs and a Yellowhammer. (Mike Smart).

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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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