Monday 19th December 2016

Posted on December 19, 2016 by The Gloster Birder

Forest of Dean     The GREAT GREY SHRIKE still on Crabtree Hill today, also 8+ Crossbills here. 15+ Crossbills at Yew Tree Brake, a male Wigeon and six Teal on Woorgreens Lake. (Frank Williams).

Sharpness     A first-winter male BLACK REDSTART still early afternoon at the end of Dock Road. (Paul Taylor).

Berkeley shore     Nine Turnstones roosting with 20 Dunlins. Also eight Snipe, 12 Redshanks and three Stonechats today. (Paul Taylor).

Brimscombe     A Water Rail in the Toadsmoor valley this afternoon. (Martine Fenn).

Ashley     A female Sparrowhawk today. (Mark Grieve).

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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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