Monday 29th July 2024

WWT Slimbridge     From Middle Point at low tide a Bar-tailed Godwit, five Ringed Plovers, 87 Dunlins, six Sanderlings, 17 Lapwings and a return passage Wheatear. (Martin McGill).

Saul Warth     At high tide this afternoon, two Grey Herons, two Little Egrets, 80 Curlews, three Oystercatchers, 40 Shelducks, two Kestrels and two Linnets. (MK).

Dudbridge     At 10am a Marsh Harrier flew over high slowly heading E and a Red Kite soaring. (Steve Pullen).

Stinchcombe    Two Mediterranean Gulls (adult and juv) amongst a mixed gull flock feeding on the golf course this evening. Also the juvenile Cuckoo still present. (James Robinson).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Early afternoon two Buzzard and three Red Kites circling, two juvenile Bullfinches and three juvenile Redstarts along canal. A Great White Egret, three Little Egrets, 3+ Chiffchaffs, a Green Woodpecker heard and a Mallard with seven small ducklings. (Paul Clark).

Tresham     Late evening a Little Owl, five Yellow Wagtails and four Corn Buntings. (Paul Rich).

Arlingham     A Little Owl this evening. (Marc Freebrey).

Little Owl by Marc Freebrey

Daglingworth     Two family groups of both Stonechats and Whitethroats and a singing Willow Warbler this morning. (Andrew Morrison).

Ashleworth Ham     A ringing session this morning caught 61 birds including a Redstart, three Sedge Warblers, eight Blackcaps, nine Whitethroats, three Lesser Whitethroats, nine Chiffchaffs, seven Long-tailed Tits, a Linnet, eight Bullfinches and a Reed Bunting. On the reserve, six Greylags, a Grey Heron, ten Swallows and at least three Ravens. (Mervyn Greening/Barrie Mills/Mike Smart).

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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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