Paul Masters

Glos-based birder and lover of the natural world

[Paul Masters @PaulDMasters]

Hummingbird Hawkmoth on the Catmint outside the restaurant at WWT Slimbridge

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@ClevedonMoths @GlosterBirder 😂

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@Heather24623189 @slimbridge_wild Thanks Heather, made my day 😊

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Bittern showing well from Martin Smith hide a little earlier @slimbridge_wild #Glosbirds

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Bittern showing well from Estuary Tower in the Knott Pool reed-bed from 09:15 to 09:35 when it flew towards South Finger @slimbridge_wild #Glosbirds

[Mike King🦉🐺 @GlosterBirder]

Had a great 1st visit to the Forest this year with @PaulDMasters I had 7 targets & got them all Hawfinch, Crossbill, Pied & Spot Fly, Wood & Garden Warbler & Tree Pipit. Also we had Firecrest, Stonechat, Siskin & Redstart. We covered Parkend, Nagshead, Woorgreens & CTH #GlosBirds

[Andybirding @andybirding]

Couple of pics of the Bittern coming in to land in front of the Knott hide this morning. #GlosBirds @slimbridge_wild with @PaulDMasters

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Twelve Black Terns still on Frampton sailing lake at 11:25 but flew off high east at 11:50, and two were back in at 12:10; three Swifts also and a Common Sandpiper #Glosbirds

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Eight Greenshanks on TNP from Zeiss hide with 4 Common Redshanks, also 55 Blackwits; and earlier 10 Barwits all in breeding plum seen on here from Estuary Tower @slimbridge_wild with @andybirding #Glosbifds

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Spotted Redshank from Hogarth Hide currently (11:25) ⁦@slimbridge_wild⁩ #Glosbirds

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Brief views of a Ring Ouzel on Cleeve Common this morning in a two-hour search; also two male Wheatears, a Willow Warbler, a Swallow over, three Ravens and a Red Kite, plus Chiffchaff, Skylarks, Mipits and Yellowhammers #glosbirds

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Wheatear on Dumbles edge @slimbridge_wild #glosbirds

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@StevenFalk1 @crawley_mick Good description 👍🏻

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Ooops, screwed up the hashtag 😂

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Walk up May Hill and his morning from Clifford’s Mesne, highlight was 15 Crossbills at the top, nice to get good views of them #aGlosbirds

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@ClevedonMoths @upstarts1979 Wow! What a bird, and photo Paul 👏👏👏

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Dark-bellied Brent Goose on the Dumbles and c180 Russian White-fronted Geese ⁦@slimbridge_wild⁩ #Glosbirds

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First Colt’s-foot in flower @slimbridge_wild this morning, also a Brimstone butterfly

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22 Cattle Egrets on WWT South Lake @slimbridge_wild #Glosbirds