Sunday 7th April 2024

Saul Warth     Early morning at high tide a close-in GUILLEMOT, 1+ KITTIWAKE, four Curlews, three Oystercatchers, a Dunlin, a Common Sandpiper, six Common Cranes N over Fretherne, 15 Sand Martins, three Swallows, a male Reed Bunting and a Raven. (MK/Steve Pullen/Greg Mabbett). This evening a GANNET on the mud off of the sewage works, then flew off. (Gordon Hodgson).

Cleeve Hill     Five RING OUZELS today opposite the heather enclosure around the cleared area. Also a male Wheatear and two Stonechats. (Roy Shilham/Steve Brown/Sarah Townsend).

Ring Ouzel by Roy Shilham

Forest of Dean     At Edge Hills this evening 12 WAXWINGS through at 4:45pm heading N low above the tree canopy. (Owen Follis). A PIED FLYCATCHER reported at Nagshead by a visiting family today. (per Martin Vaisey). A Swallow returned to a traditional nesting site at Taurus Crafts at dusk. (Chris Sullivan).

WWT Slimbridge      From the Estuary Tower an immature SPOONBILL, six Ringed Plovers, two Little Ringed Plovers, a Whimbrel, a White Wagtail, a Red Kite flew S, one White-fronted Goose remaining, seven Swallows and a House Martin. Two Greenshanks and a Spotted Redshank on the Tack Piece.  (Slimbridge Sightings).

Frampton pools     Six Cattle Egrets, a Common Sandpiper, 100+ Sand Martins, 10+ Swallows, three Willow Warblers, three Kingfishers, two Oystercatchers, five Shelducks and 31 Curlews over. (Nick Goatman).

Gloucester     A Peregrine seen with a pigeon kill in the road in Abbeymead this morning. (Matthew Wilcock).

Charlton Kings    A pair of Mistle Thrushes feeding in the garden for an hour. One bird collecting nesting materials. Also visited on the 6th. (John Harvey).

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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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