Tuesday 10th September 2024

Frampton     An OSPREY over Court Lake at 6pm and a Garganey by the reed bed. (Nick Goatman).

Witcombe Reservoirs     An unconfirmed fisherman’s report of an OSPREY early afternoon. (per Rich Baatsen).

Painswick     Migration watch this morning at Cud Hill from 8am to midday. Birds flying SW included a Hobby, 385 Swallows, 216 House Martins, four Sand Martins, four Lesser Black-backed Gulls and a Common Gull. Two Red Kites drifted around at 9:30am, five Ravens and six Buzzards in the area. (John Fleming).

WWT Slimbridge    Three Garganeys this morning showing well from Martin Smith hide. Greenshank, Spotted Redshank, Green Sandpiper Redshank and Lapwings all seen on the scrapes and around the Tack Piece. (Neil Smart). Seven Greenshanks on the Rushy. (Tim McGrath). Other birds around the ground included a pale Buzzard, two Peregrines, a Kestrel, a Hobby, 6+ Ruff, four Common Cranes, 4+ Snipe, two Curlews and 15 Wigeon. (Paul Clark).

Hartpury College     A Yellow Wagtail, 130+ Swallows, 50+ House Martins, a Nuthatch, two Chaffinches, three Greenfinches, four Stock Doves, 24+ Pied Wagtails, 35+ Carrion Crows, two Robins and 8+ Goldfinches. (Oliver Paisey).

Leckhampton     A garden Jay and two Ravens over today. (Steve Brown).

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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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