#GlosBirds Family walk around Frampton Court lake this afternoon, highlights included a male and female Cuckoo heard, 2 Common Terns, 40+ Swifts and the Oystercatcher pair with 1 chick.
After sunset from 1/2 a mile away. best I could do. No rings Sherborne
. Top find by Luke Hunter #glosbirds
Splatt Bridge early morning highlights included, 3 Cuckoos 2m and 1f heard bubbling near the south reedbed, a Kingfisher with a fish on the canal. On the flashes the Black Swan pair, 2 Little Egrets, 3 Grey Herons, 6+Redshanks, 4 Gadwall and 2 Shovelers. #GlosBirds
MIdpoint Slimbridge Sightings The SE Owl was between the Pill Box platform & the Shepherds Hut this morn until c0910. Good views of the singing Bluethroat in the reedbed on and off despite the breeze. #Glosbirds
Highnam wood 1 Nightingale singing a surprise flock of 15 Waxwing calling and flying out of their roost. #Glosbirds #recordshot
#GlosBirds Splatt Bridge early morning, at least 3 Cuckoos, 2 males calling one around the northern end of the flashes the other around the 100 acre and a dark-morph female around Frampton church attracting the attention of a male. Also 2 Great White Egrets and 6 Redshanks.
Mystery bird seen from the shepherd's hut WWT Slimbridge today - right at the back of the reed bed, hence the grainy photos. Can anyone help us to identify it? Beak looks too long for a reed bunting, but head too dark for a reed warbler. #GlosBirds
A few yellowhammers at Withington today, also of note a Tree pipit displaying , several Linnets , Red kite and 4 Mistle thrush Glos Bird News
Obviously the temp hide closure rules not applying to photlographers. @Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust #Glosbirds
From Splatt Bridge early am 2 Great White Egrets, 1 Little Egret, 6+ Redshanks, a pair of Oystercatchers, male Cuckoo, female heard bubbling, 12 Long-tailed Tits & 2 Swifts. #GlosBirds
Birders visiting #Coombehill be aware that the Grundon Hide is now closed pending repairs to the boardwalk. The New Hide and the rest of the reserve are still open. #Glosbirds @Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust
A great quick visit today to Slimbridge and a walk out to Middle point. Bluethroat showed as well as it does, but star performer was a Short eared Owl which quartered up and down the sea wall and reed beds. A flock of 6 DB Brent’s on the Dumbles and 3 Whimbrel over. #Glosbirds
6 spotted flycatchers at the bottom of my garden yesterday in Aston Magna, with at least one pair nesting #Glosbirds
Dodgy vid of the Egyptian goose trying to sound like the raptors in Jurassic park. Seen from the Robbie Garnett hide #GlosBirds
Knot hide-Possible Hobby flew over the wood to the South.
Also a Spotted flycatcher now under the estuary tower.
Cuckoo calling within 60m, Cetti’s warbler x2, Little egret, Reed bunting x2, Reed warbler x3.
Slimbridge Sightings #GlosBirds
Some shots from this morning Slimbridge Sightings,
Great white egret in breeding plumage, Spotted flycatcher,Greylag close-up, and a Red Kite.
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