Saturday 31st August 2024

Fairford      The OSPREY still in the Fairford area today. (Richard Tyler).

Osprey by Richard Tyler

Frampton     A Garden Warbler this morning, just south of Saul Lodge. Also a Stoat took a Woodpigeon high in the hedgerow. (Gordon Hodgson).

Saul Warth     Early morning four Grey Herons, two Little Egrets, 25 Curlews, an Avocet, three Kestrels, a Hobby through N, 15 Pied Wagtails, 70 Goldfinches, six Chiffchaffs, four Blackcaps, a Whitethroat, 19 Swallows and a Muntjac at Fretherne Bridge. (MK).

Whitethroat by Mike King

Purton     A Greenshank, a Cattle Egret, Grey and Yellow Wagtails, a Spotted Flycatcher, 100 Swallows and three Sand Martins this morning. (Francis Steuck).

Slimbridge     A Whinchat along Moorend Lane this morning. (Francis Steuck).

WWT Slimbridge     A BITTERN at lunchtime from Van de Bovenkamp hide. A Garganey and a Snipe from Martin Smith hide. (Martin Price). Around the grounds a SPOONBILL, a Hobby, two Marsh Harriers and a Whinchat. Also a WATER SHREW on the Safari.  (Jeanne Vitkovskis/Dot Jones/Mike Davis).

Halmore     In the woods today a large fall of Spotted Flycatchers with many juveniles, many Chiffchaffs with 1-2 Willow Warblers, several Blackcaps, many Goldfinches, two Chaffinches, a Greenfinch, two Treecreepers, two Nuthatches, several Goldcrests, adult and juvenile Great Spotted Woodpeckers, several Green Woodpeckers, two Jays, a Raven, a Goshawk and two Buzzards over and a Sparrowhawk hunting the Flycatchers. (Chris Newton).

Spotted Flycatcher by Chris Newton

Elmore Court     In the rewilding area late afternoon today, the Great White Egret still, six Little Egrets, a Grey Heron, three Green Sandpipers and four Teal. Also seven Greylags over and a Roebuck. (Steve Pullen).

Coombe Hill Meadows     A Great White Egret, a Greenshank, a Green Sandpiper and a Snipe this morning. (Ian Ralphs).

Aylburton Warth     Ten Mallards, six Cormorants, a Grey Heron, an Oystercatcher, 149 Ringed Plovers, 50 Dunlins, six Knot, three Sanderlings, 537 Curlews, a Black-tailed Godwit and a Turnstone at high tide. (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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