Monday 19th September 2016

Frampton pools     A female COMMON SCOTER on the Sailing Lake this afternoon until 6:15pm at least. (Nick Goatman). Pic by Nick.common-scoter-190916

Westbury-on-Severn     Three DARK-BELLIED BRENT GEESE on the river at Westbury Strand this morning between 9-10am then flew off downriver. (John & Viv Phillips).

Lydney     A Cetti’s Warbler and a Chiffchaff heard, two Wheatears, 20 Goldfinches and a Stoat at the Docks this morning. (Frank Williams).

Cotswold Water Park East    At Pit 111 four Great Crested Grebes, 17 Coots, three Gadwalls, three Grey Herons, two Shovelers, two Reed Buntings, two female Tufted Ducks, eight Long-tailed Tits, five Cormorants, a Buzzard and two Goldcrests. At Pit 111a 33 Tufted Ducks, nine Red Crested Pochards, 19 Mallards, three Great Crested Grebes, 13 Cormorants, two Goldcrests, a Buzzard and a Grey Heron. At Pit 126 nine Great Crested Grebes, 176 Tufted Ducks, 90 Lapwings, 150 Black-headed Gulls and four Common Terns. (John Fletcher).

Forest of Dean     A Dipper at Cannop ponds today and c15 Siskins and three Goldfinches at New Fancy View today. (Derek Hale).

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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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