Sunday 14th July 2024

WWT Slimbridge     A WOOD SANDPIPER on the Tack Piece and the Spotted Redshank on South Lake today. (David Creber/James Robinson).

Painswick Beacon     3310 Swifts flew SW between 6am and 11am this morning. Also 12 Crossbills, four Swallows and two Sand Martins over and three Buzzards, three Ravens and a Red Kite circling around. (John Fleming).

Walmore Common     A male and a juvenile Stonechat, plenty of Reed buntings and Sedge Warblers, Grey Herons, a Kestrel and a Fox. (Rachel Thomas).

Breadstone     A family of four Spotted Flycatchers in the woods this morning. (Brian Kings).

Berkeley shore     This evening at Severn House Farm, a Common Sandpiper by the pill.(Brian Kings).

Halmore area     Two Goshawks, two Buzzards, a female Sparrowhawk, three Ravens, four Spotted Flycatchers, three Swifts, two Swallows, two Goldcrests, a Willow Warbler and several Chiffchaffs. Also a Purple Hairstreak, a Comma and a male Brimstone. (Chris Newton).

Frampton     At Court Lake this morning a Common Sandpiper, three Common Terns, the Ross’s Goose with the Barnacle Geese. Also Black-tailed Skimmers, Ruddy Darters and Emperors along the reedy foreshore. (Paul Sutton). Also a Hobby this morning. (Nick Goatman/Oliver Paisey).

Ross’s Goose with Barnacle Goose by Paul Sutton

Sapperton     A Marsh Tit in Cirencester Park this morning. (MK).

Marsh Tit by Mike King

Bishops Cleeve    A Hobby chasing House Martins over the house and a juvenile Green Woodpecker in the garden today. (Dawn Ballinger).

Eastleach Martin     Four Corn Buntings today (3 singing males and a female) along the fields to the N of Eastleach Martin at SP20430746. (Martine & Pete Fenn).

Corn Bunting by Pete Fenn

Aylburton Warth     17 Shelducks, two Mallards, a Grey Heron, a Little Egret, seven Oystercatchers, a Dunlin, 422 Curlews, a Whimbrel, a Greenshank, 20 Redshanks, 15 Swallows, two singing Reed Warblers and a singing Reed Bunting. (Mike Smart).

Forest of Dean     This afternoon the first Meadow Brown at Forge Hill, Lydbrook. (Chris Sullivan).

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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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