Wednesday 19th October 2022

WWT Slimbridge     Six White-fronted Geese on the Dumbles with the Greylag flock then flew to river at 8am. (Slimbridge Sightings). Later a pair with two juveniles. (Gordon Youdale).

Arlingham Warth    N from Arlingham village a male Brambling, a Redwing, a Curlew, a Green Sandpiper, two Little Egrets, a male Blackcap, a Reed Bunting and a Raven. In the stubble field at SO7081912683, 50+ Stock Doves, 50+ Woodpigeons, 50+ House Sparrows, 19 Skylarks, ten Meadow Pipits and 12 Red-legged Partridges. Another 20+ House Sparrows at the cowsheds at the end of Warth Lane, with 20+ Goldfinches, 5+ Linnets, six Collared Doves and two Pied Wagtails. (MK).

Brambling by Mike King

Painswick Beacon     A morning watch from 8am to 11:30am 5130 Redwings, 2230 Fieldfares, 185 Skylarks, 61Song Thrushes, two Hawfinches, 400 Chaffinches and 161 Meadow Pipits. (John Fleming). Between 1-4pm a near continuous movement of thrushes until 2:30pm before tailing off, 4100 Redwings, 1480 Fieldfares, 18 Bramblings and two Hawfinches. (Francis Steuck).

Nailsworth     730+ Redwings and 615+ Fieldfares flew mainly S down Nailsworth Valley between 4:30-5:45pm. (Terry Grant).

Claypits     Two Fieldfares over with Redwings and Skylarks this morning. (Nick Goatman).

Kingswood     A late Swallow over today. A Kingfisher, two Dippers, two Grey Wagtails and a Little Egret on the garden stream. (Tom McCarthy).

Saul Warth     At 4pm three Cattle Egrets dropped in with the cattle. Also a Wheatear and two Stonechats. (Steve Pullen).

Frampton     At Court Lake this evening nine Cattle Egrets, two Great White Egrets, three Green Sandpipers, a Kingfisher and six Redwings. (Nick Goatman).

Leckhampton Hill     110 Golden Plovers today. (Steve Brown).

Cotswold Water Park West     At Shorncote Reedbed, two Red Kites, a Kestrel, an Egyptian Goose, a Water Rail, three Cetti’s Warblers, a singing Chiffchaff and a male Reed Bunting. (Steve Brown).

Cowley Manor     A Kingfisher and a small number of Redwings feeding on Yew berries. (Steve Brown).

Prestbury     E of Prestbury at 11:18am two Fieldfares at Noverton Farm and 11 Redwings at 11:37am. (Ken Heron).

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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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