Saturday 19th December 2020

Posted on December 19, 2020 by The Gloster Birder

Eastleach     A ringtail HEN HARRIER at Eastleach Downs crossroads in the sheep field along the county boundary. Also 150 Skylarks, 45 Corn Buntings and two pairs of Stonechats. (Ian Ralphs).

WWT Slimbridge    The CACKLING GOOSE again today from the Estuary Tower. (Paul Rich/Dot Jones/Bettie Sloane/Cas & Luther Hambling). Also today a Peregrine frightened c750 Golden Plovers, c100 Lapwings and c150 Dunlins. (Cas & Luther Hambling).

Nailsworth     At Ruskin Mill ponds a pair of Dippers, a pair of Kingfishers, a Grey Heron, ten Moorhens, a pair of Little Grebes, a pair of Coots, a pair of Mallards, three Coal Tits, three singing Song Thrushes and two Nuthatches. At Barton End 21 Fieldfares, seven Redwings, seven Meadow Pipits, five Stock Doves, a male Bullfinch, ten Common Gulls, a male Kestrel, a Buzzard and 300+ Starlings. (Jake King).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Three Mute Swans;, 120 Greylags, 50 Canada Geese, 1000 Wigeon, five Gadwalls, 120 Teal, 20 Mallards, 82+ Pintails, 70 Shovelers, 18 Tufted Ducks, three Grey Herons and 80 Lapwings. (Mike Smart).

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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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