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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.

Sunday 13th August 2023

WWT Slimbridge     A LITTLE TERN off of Middle Point from 9:10am until early afternoon at least. (Neil Smart). Also off Middle Point a SPOONBILL, two Great White Egrets, 19 Little Egrets, two Sanderlings and a Knot. (Slimbridge Sightings). The … Continue reading

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Saturday 12th August 2023

WWT Slimbridge     The PECTORAL SANDPIPER on the Rushy all day. Two CATTLE EGRETS on South Lake. (Molly Gould). A SPOONBILL and a Whimbrel from Middle Point. (Chris Moore). Also on the Rushy four Spotted Redshanks and a Great White … Continue reading

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Friday 11th August 2023

WWT Slimbridge     A PECTORAL SANDPIPER on South Lake best viewed from Hogarth hide throughout the day. (Ian Hull et al). At Middle Point a SPOONBILL and a Grasshopper Warbler reeling again and four Spotted Redshanks on the Rushy. (Dot Jones). … Continue reading

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Thursday 10th August 2023

WWT Slimbridge     A PECTORAL SANDPIPER on South Lake best viewed from Hogarth hide from 11:30am until 5pm at least and looking settled. (Charlotte Foote). At Middle Point an immature SPOONBILL and a Grasshopper Warbler reeling again. Eight Green Sandpipers … Continue reading

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Wednesday 9th August 2023

WWT Slimbridge     A CATTLE EGRET on the Dumbles. A BITTERN again from Zeiss hide. At Middle Point a reeling Grasshopper Warbler and a Wheatear. Four Spotted Redshanks and two male Ruffs on the Rushy. (Slimbridge Sightings). Chavenage Lane    … Continue reading

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Tuesday 8th August 2023

Saul Warth     At high tide a Swift flew E at 12:35pm, 77 Shelducks, 40 Curlews, four Avocets, two Oystercatchers, three Dunlins, five Grey Herons, four Little Egrets, a Kestrel, two Little Owls and 30+ House Martins. Also a Weasel, … Continue reading

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Monday 7th August 2023

Stinchcombe Hill     This morning a Tree Pipit E, two Redstarts, at least five Spotted Flycatchers and a few House Martins on the move. (James Robinson). Walmore Common     This morning four Gadwalls, five Whinchats, five Stonechats, eight Yellow Wagtails … Continue reading

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Sunday 6th August 2023

WWT Slimbridge     A SPOONBILL on the Top New Piece viewed from Zeiss hide, four Spotted Redshanks and three Ruff on the Rushy and adult Mediterranean Gull on South Lake. A Grey Partridge at Middle Point at 1:38pm. (Slimbridge Sightings). … Continue reading

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Saturday 5th August 2023

Saul Warth     This afternoon a Spotted Flycatcher, 12 Yellow Wagtails, a Meadow Pipit, 100+ Swallows, ten House Martins, two Little Owls, a Kestrel, 70+ Starlings, 12 Goldfinches, four Curlews and a Green Sandpiper. (MK). Spotted Flycatcher by Mike King … Continue reading

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Friday 4th August 2023

WWT Slimbridge     An adult SPOONBILL on South Lake and two off Middle Point at 4:30pm, an adult and juvenile. Three Spotted Redshanks and three Ruffs on the Rushy. Two Common Sandpipers, ten Green Sandpipers and a Ruff. (Dot Jones/Tim … Continue reading

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