Monday 14th July 2025

WWT Slimbridge     A Tawny Owl from South Finger this morning. (Ian Hull). A BITTERN showing well on the Top New Piece from Zeiss/Van de Bovenkamp hides. Also from Zeiss hide an adult SPOONBILL, two Green Sandpipers, three Little Ringed Plovers and two male Ruffs. An adult Mediterranean Gull on the Rushy. From Robbie Garnett hide a juvenile Little Ringed Plover and six Green Sandpiper. A Great White Egret from Estuary Tower. On South Lake an adult and a juvenile Little Ringed Plover, two Spotted Redshanks, a Greenshank and a Black Swan. (Ian Hull/Martin McGill/Tim McGrath/Oliver Paisey/Nigel Young/Kenny Hills).

Bittern by Nigel Young

Tawny Owl by Ian Hull

Slimbridge    A Peregrine on St John’s Church tower at 9:20am. (Paul Sutton).

Peregrine by Paul Sutton

Saul Warth     Early morning three Grey Herons, two Little Egrets, a juvenile Kestrel, 118 Avocets, 96 Curlews, 16 Oystercatchers, four Sand Martins, four Ravens and five Linnets. (MK).

Little Egret by Mike King

Frampton     This morning a Tawny Owl flew low over the Perryway at 6am. At Splatt Bridge a Yellow Wagtail over, two Kingfishers and a Sparrowhawk being harassed by 20+ Swallows. At the Sailing Lake, a Yellow-legged Gull and two Common Terns. (Steve Pullen).

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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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