Thursday 5th December 2019

Berkeley shore     Today 200+ Dunlins, 60 Lapwings, 15 Redshanks, 12 Turnstones, two Stonechats and a Peregrine. (Martin Greenish/Michelle Davies).

Forest of Dean     At least eight Crossbills near Drybrook Road Station and three more later at Crabtree Hill. (Roger Greenwood).

WWT Slimbridge    Eight Pink-footed Geese on the Dumbles, two juvenile Greenland White-fronted Geese and 42 White-fronted Geese on the Tack Piece and a Great White Egret and a Little Egret on riverbank this morning, all from the Estuary Tower. Two Whooper Swans on the Rushy early morning only. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Ashleworth Ham     From the GWT hide birds included a Great White Egret flying S, three Grey Herons, 92 Greylags, 281 Canada Geese, 26 Shovelers, 62+ Pintails, 56 Wigeon, 240+ Teal, male and female Gadwall, a male Tufted Duck, 169 Lapwings, three Snipe, a Peregrine, a male Sparrowhawk, three Buzzards, 50+ Redwings, 40+ Fieldfares, a Goldcrest and 11 Long-tailed Tits. (John Fletcher/Ian Hull/Jake King).

Unknown's avatar

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.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink.