Thursday 11th April 2024

Frampton     A SANDWICH TERN resting on the bank on the flashes N of Splatt Bridge, also visiting Saul Warth and the river from 7:30am until mid-morning at least. Also two Shovelers, 12 Gadwalls, 15 Tufted Ducks, ten Shelducks, a Coot, three Little Egrets, 20+ Curlews, six Redshanks, three Sedge Warblers, a Reed Bunting, a Willow Warbler and three Blackcaps. (Steve Pullen). A singing LESSER WHITETHROAT between Splatt and Fretherne canal bridges⁩. (Paul Masters). This evening an adult LITTLE GULL on the flashes. (Gordon Hodgson).

Sandwich Tern by Steve Pullen

Sandwich Tern by Steve Pullen

Saul Warth     The SANDWICH TERN flew onto patch finally at 8:36am. Also a Great White Egret, two Grey Plovers, four Oystercatchers, a Common Sandpiper, 24 Curlews and 175 more migrating noisily N, a pair of Teal, five pairs of Tufted Ducks, a Sand Martin, two Willow Warblers, six Skylarks and six Linnets. (MK).

Forest of Dean    At Nagshead two Firecrests, three Pied Flycatchers (2m, 1f), three Blackcaps, four Chiffchaffs, a Willow Warbler, two Nuthatches, two Treecreepers, a flyover Goshawk and a calling Redstart. (Roy Kinchin).

Selsley Hill     Two Swallows back at a traditional nest site today. (Martin & Michelle Greenish).

Hardwicke     At the tanker bay area a Common Sandpiper, a Kingfisher, four Chiffchaffs, a Willow Warbler, two Buzzards and a Red Kite at 1pm heading S. (Julian Long).

Epney      11 Sand Martins and three Swallows briefly sat on the wires and a Red Kite over. (Steve Pullen).

Waterhatch     A House Martin around the old barns, Chiffchaffs and Skylarks singing, Green Woodpeckers calling, a Red Kite and a Buzzard. Also Orange Tip, Peacock and Red Admiral butterflies. (Andrew & Gill Worthington).

Clapton-on-the-Hill     A pair of Shelducks over this evening, unusual here. (Keith Jennings).

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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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