Wednesday 15th May 2024

WWT Slimbridge     Five Dunlins, a red Knot, a Bar-tailed Godwit, a Whimbrel, six Sanderlings and six Grey Plovers off of Middle Point this morning. Also many Sedge Warblers singing and displaying, a Grasshopper Warbler heard reeling to the N and a Cuckoo heard. From Estuary Tower seven DARK-BELLIED BRENT GEESE on the foreshore again. (Martin McGill/Neil Smart/Geoff Bryant).

Saul Warth     Very quiet at low tide 62 Shelducks with the first eight ducklings, nine Curlews, four Oystercatchers, a Little Egret, a male Stonechat, three Whitethroats and 14 Goldfinches early morning. (MK).

Frampton     From Splatt Bridge this morning, five Great White Egrets, four Little Egrets, a Greenshank, two Redshanks, six Lapwings, an Oystercatcher, four Gadwalls, 18 Shelducks, three Cetti’s Warblers, four Sedge Warblers, two Swifts, six Linnets and a Roe Deer. (Steve Pullen).

Hartpury     A Raven, a Red Kite, two Red-legged Partridges, two Siskins, seven Pied Wagtails, six Mallards, three Chaffinches, a Mistle Thrush, two Goldcrests and two Song Thrushes today. (Oliver Paisey).

Forest of Dean     Nightjars were back at traditional sites last night. (Steve Brown). Lots of singing warblers at Woorgreens this evening, Willow Warblers, Garden Warblers, Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps. Also a Tree Pipit, Siskins and Buzzards. Also a Wild Boar with four boarlets. (Rachel Thomas).

Wild Boar by Rachel Thomas

Coombe Hill Meadows     At least 34 Mute Swans, 26 Greylags, four Canada Geese, three Shelducks, five Gadwalls, 40 Mallards and a female by The Wharf with eight ducklings, two pairs of Shovelers, 2 or 3 pairs of Tufted Ducks, four Grey Herons, four adult Little Egrets, a Cattle Egret in summer plumage and ten Coots. Waders included an Oystercatcher, two Avocets, c10 Lapwings, three Little Ringed Plovers, a Curlew, 4+ Redshanks and two Greenshanks. Also two Yellow Wagtails and song from Skylark, Redstart, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Chiffchaff and Reed Bunting. (Mike Smart).

Ashleworth Ham     This evening four Mute Swans, five Greylags, and a  pair with three goslings, two Canada Geese, a pair of Shelducks with three ducklings, at least 60 Mallards, including two creches of 8 and 12 and two broods of two and five ducklings, a Great White Egret, three Grey Herons, a Cuckoo singing, and a Blackcap and a Chiffchaff singing. (Mike Smart).

Cheltenham     A young Raven with two adults, presumably successfully fledged from the nearby nest site close to the Park Campus. A female Beautiful Demoiselle in the Pilley Bridge reserve. (Steve Brown).

Elmore Court     At the rewilding area this afternoon on the scrape two Little Grebes, two Lapwings, two Tufted Ducks, four Mallards, a Coot, two Mute Swans and two Canada Geese. Also a Cuckoo calling E of the path, a male Stonechat, two Red Kites, two Buzzards, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Reed Bunting, four Skylarks, a Cetti’s Warbler, a Reed Warbler heard and two Ravens. Also, several Brimstones, Peacock, Orange Tip, Green-veined White and Small Tortoiseshell butterflies on the wing. (Steve Pullen).

Sharpness     This evening along the riverbank near Sharpness four Stonechats, a Meadow Pipit, four Skylarks, two Shelducks and seven Oystercatchers flying up the Severn. (Jacob Jenkins).

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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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