Thursday 1st December 2022

Saul Warth     At high tide early afternoon 55+ Dunlins, 12+ Grey Plovers, 14 Curlews, seven Redshanks, a Snipe, three Lapwings N, a Little Egret, two Cormorants, a female Sparrowhawk, two Reed Buntings, a Grey Wagtail and 30+ Chaffinches. (MK).

Grey Wagtail by Mike King

Grey Plovers by Mike King

Gloucester     At Robinswood Hill a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Buzzard, 14 Long-tailed Tits, seven Great Tits, nine Blue Tits, three Goldcrests and eight Goldfinches in the car park. (Paul Brunt).

Cheltenham     At Pittville Lawn a Tawny Owl heard calling again just after midnight. (Howard Taylor).

Longney     Around the old orchards this afternoon 150+ Fieldfares, 14 Redwings, 11 Linnets, three Chaffinches, four Wrens, two Chiffchaffs, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers drumming, a Green Woodpecker and a Buzzard. (John Fletcher).

Guscar Rocks/Aylburton Warth     In foggy conditions from 11am to 3pm 50 Wigeon, 300 Teal, two Grey Herons, 50+ Lapwings, 150 Dunlins, at least 250 Curlews, nine Black-tailed Godwits and 20 Redshanks. (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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