Tuesday 20th August 2024

Saul Warth     At high tide 19 Avocets, 92 Curlews, a Whimbrel, two Greenshanks, a Redshank, 135 Shelducks, five Little Egrets, a Kestrel, 25 Swallows and a Yellow Wagtail heard. In the hedges a juvenile Spotted Flycatcher, 1+ Lesser Whitethroats, two Chiffchaffs and four Blackcaps. Six Mandarins flew N up the canal. (MK).

Frampton     At the sailing lake early morning 500+ hirundines mostly Sand Martins with smaller numbers of House Martins and Swallows. Also 3+ Willow Warblers, 15 Linnets, two Cetti’s Warblers and two Jays. (Steve Pullen). Later around the pools 18 Mistle Thrushes, the adult Yellow-legged Gull, a Swift, three Spotted Flycatchers, six Yellow Wagtails, a Willow Warbler, 21 Chiffchaffs, 17 Blackcaps, 100+ Sand Martins, 20+ House Martins, 10+ Swallows, 100+ Starlings, 55 Greylags, 14 Barnacle Geese and 17 Gadwalls. (Nick Goatman).

WWT Slimbridge    On the Rushy three Greenshanks, three Spotted Redshanks and a Snipe this morning. (Mike Davis).

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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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