Tuesday 13th November 2018

Cotswold Water Park East     The adult GREAT NORTHERN DIVER moulting into winter plumage still on Pit 125 today. (Duncan Dine/Jon Mercer/Tony Perry). Pic by Duncan.

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Saul    A CATTLE EGRET in the fields past Cadbury Bridge along the road to Fretherne this morning. (Roy Widgery).

Frampton     A SHORT-EARED OWL from Splatt Bridge at dusk. (Phil Pope). At Court Lake at first light a Brambling over with 12 Redwings, eight Little Egrets and 23 Cormorants roosting. (Nick Goatman).

Selsley     A SHORT-EARED OWL low over the Common at 4:15pm. (Colin Greenfield).

WWT Slimbridge     The WATER PIPIT again flew low W over the South Finger path to the Top New Piece this morning. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Symonds Yat     At Yat Rock area today the resident Peregrine pair and another adult Peregrine nearby, six Buzzards, two Goshawks, two Red Kites, a male Sparrowhawk, a Grey Heron, Fieldfares and Redwings, a Song Thrush, three Jays, Ravens and two Stock Doves. Also two Fallow Deer. (Chris & Phil Andrews).

Whitminster     Two Bewick’s Swans flying over Whitminster heading south. A mixed flock of 200+ Song Thrushes, Redwings and Mistle Thrushes in the orchard next to Whitminster Garden Centre. (James Barradine).

Framilode     A Cormorant, 200+ Lapwings and 100+mixed gulls today. (James Barradine).

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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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