Thursday 22nd December 2022

Posted on December 22, 2022 by The Gloster Birder

WWT Slimbridge     The BITTERN again on South Lake, the adult PALE-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE on the Tack Piece and the first-winter drake SCAUP on the Rushy again. Also a Kingfisher from Van de Bovenkamp hide. (Roberta Goodall/Mike Davis).

Gloucester     The BLACK REDSTART still on the Cathedral this afternoon. (Martin McGill/Jeremy Squire).

Saul Warth     This afternoon seven juvenile Mute Swans, 250+ Dunlins, three Grey Herons, 19 Lapwings over, two Curlews, two Mistle Thrushes, 12 Meadow Pipits, a Kestrel and a Buzzard. (Steve Pullen).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Two Mute Swans, 45 Canada Geese, 512 Wigeon, 94+ Teal, 40+ Mallards, 31 Pintails, 22 Shovelers, 60 Lapwings, 20 Fieldfares, two Mistle Thrushes and a Blackcap today. (Mike Smart).

Elmore     At the Elmore Court Rewilding Project a Little Egret today, new for the site. (Cynneth Bonanos).

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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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