Tuesday 22nd January 2019

Crickley Hill     A Barn Owl hunting by the A417 at the Air Balloon roundabout, then perched on a road sign at 9:50pm. (Jon Mercer).

Cotswold Water Park East     The redhead SMEW still on Pit 114 today. (Les Ditchburn/Ian Hull/Roberta Goodall). The female SCAUP on Pit 132 again today. (Roberta Goodall).

Cotswold Water Park West     At Shorncote Reedbed five Water Rails, Cetti’s Warblers, a Grey Wagtail and two Little Egrets over. (Chris & Gill Snook/Clive Scarlett). Pics by Chris.

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Leckhampton Hill     64 Golden Plovers resting in a field today. (Les Ditchburn).

Tewkesbury     At Lower Lode brickpits today 50 Mute Swans, 32 Cormorants loafing in the trees, nine Gadwalls, five Teal, 18 Coots and two Snipe flushed from the rye-grass. (Mike Smart).

Sharpness     No sign of the Black Redstart today, but seen yesterday by Andy Jordan. Male and female Peregrine at the nest box and on the silo and 12 Linnets. (Ian Hull/MK).

Tuffley     Male and female Blackcap in the garden today, also two Grey Wagtails. (John Fletcher).

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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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