Monday 8th April 2024

Purton     A GARDEN WARBLER, a female Wheatear and four Common Sandpipers this morning. (Brian Kings).

WWT Slimbridge     A HOBBY flew across the Tack Piece towards the estuary. Also around the grounds two Marsh Harriers, a male Reed Bunting, lots of Willow Warblers and a Common Crane on South Lake. (Megan Adamou). A Whimbrel on the Tack Piece this morning. (Julian Gould). The immature SPOONBILL on the Tack Piece today. (Heather England). This morning a SANDERLING with six Ringed Plovers on the Dumbles mid way to the southern cross fence on the flood viewed from Estuary Tower. Also a Wheatear. (Ian Hull). Two Greenshanks again on the Tack Piece. The Spotted Redshank on the Rushy. Two near adult MEDITERRANEAN GULLS on South Lake causeway mid-afternoon and a possible further one earlier on the Rushy. (Andy & Sue Gibbons).

Spotted Redshank by Andy Gibbons

Prestbury    At 12:18pm an OSPREY flew over central Prestbury. It circled by St. Mary’s Church and then went towards Cleeve Common. (Ken Heron).

Stinchcombe Hill     A female RING OUZEL (11th tee), two Wheatears, a trickle of hirundines moving SW, and four Willow Warblers back on territory. (James Robinson).

Saul Warth     Early morning at high tide, a Yellow Wagtail flew E , a Red Kite also flew E, a distant Marsh Harrier, a Sparrowhawk, a Buzzard, ten Curlews, two Common Sandpipers, two Dunlins, a Ringed Plover, a Lapwing (Awre side), five Oystercatchers, a Great White Egret, two Little Egrets, a Willow Warbler and two Chiffchaffs. (MK).

Epney     Five Sand Martins at dawn. (MK).

North Cerney     On North Cerney Downs a Wheatear, a Corn Bunting, a pair of Grey Partridges, several Skylarks and a male Reed Bunting today. (Dave Soons).

Forest of Dean     This morning at Nagshead three Pied Flycatchers (2m, 1f) and two Redstarts. (Martin Vaisey/Les Ditchburn).

Redstart by Martin Vaisey

Pied Flycatcher by Martin Vaisey

Newent    This morning three Goosanders (2f, 1m) on Newent Lake. (Rob Guest).

Coombe Hill Meadows    Four Little Ringed Plovers, a Dunlin, four Great Crested Grebes, two Redstarts, a Whitethroat and a Sedge Warbler. (Andy Jayne).

Cam     A pair of Mandarins in an Oak tree at the Peak Academy today. (Donna Cook).

Cheltenham     At Park Campus a pair of Nuthatches displaying and mating repeatedly and two others calling, two Ravens over, a pair of Stock Doves and two calling, two singing Coal Tits and a Willow Warbler singing. At Moorend Park Road, two singing Coal Tits near the surgery, 2/3 Greenfinches heard and two Ravens over, probably the same as above. (Steve Brown).

Quedgeley     Two Common Sandpipers on the canal 100m S of Rea Bridge. (Andy Chapman). Four House Martins over Shelduck Road. (Steve Pullen).

Gloucester     A Willow Warbler heard singing intermittently today and yesterday at Randwick Park, Tuffley. (Ian Elphick).

Brookthorpe     A Swallow on wires near Pond Farm at 3:30pm. (Ian Elphick).

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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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