Friday 13th January 2023

Saul Warth     At high tide five KITTIWAKES (four adults and a first-winter), 11 Grey Plovers, 350+ Curlews, 25 Lapwings, a Raven, a Rock Pipit and a Grey Wagtail. (Martin McGill/Mike Davis/MK).

Kittiwake by Mike King

Sharpness     Two adult Kittiwakes flew up river, an adult Yellow-legged Gull, 22 Dunlins, a Raven, a Curlew, two Wigeon, two Shelducks and along the foreshore two Rock Pipits flew S. (Neil Smart). Adult and juvenile Peregrine from midday today, on the big silo. Also two sinensis Cormorants. (Steve Sutton).

Peregrine by Paul Sutton

Gloucester     The male BLACK REDSTART still on the Cathedral this afternoon. (Roberta Goodall/Steve Deeley/Magnus Carter).

Frampton     A Barn Owl from the towpath at Splatt Bridge at 4pm. (Paul Sutton).

Barn Owl by Paul Sutton

WWT Slimbridge     The first-winter drake SCAUP and the drake Mandarin on the Rushy again today. Male and female Goldeneye in the Eider Pen. An Oystercatcher in the Curlew roost from Estuary Tower. (Dot Jones/Tim Jukes/Jonathan Bull).

Longlevens     A Red Kite over very low at 1:30pm. (Dave Stone).

Cotswold Water Park East    At Whelford Pools this afternoon at Pit 111 two Goosanders, 39 Gadwalls, six Shovelers, 27 Tufted Ducks, three Great Crested Grebes, five Coots, a Moorhen, a Treecreeper, two Long-tailed Tits, seven Cormorants and four Mallards. At Pit 111a eight Red Crested Pochards, 16 Coots, two Moorhens and four Mallards. At Pit 111b two Great Crested Grebes, five Gadwalls, 17 Tufted Ducks, six Cormorants and two Mallards. At Pit 126 85 Wigeon, 90 Teal, three Shovelers, 31 Gadwalls, five Great Crested Grebes, 29 Tufted Ducks, three Canada Geese, two Mute Swans and 116 Black-headed Gulls. (John Fletcher). At Pit 127 a pair of Great Crested Grebes displaying. (Martine Fenn).

Treecreeper by John Fletcher

Forest of Dean     A female Goosander at Lydney Park lake this afternoon. (Steve Young).

Goosander by Steve Young

Leigh Meadows     16 Little Egrets feeding along meanders of the River Chelt today. (Mike Smart).

Badgeworth     At The Park two Green Woodpeckers heard, eight Long-tailed Tits, two Jays and a Raven calling. Also a female Roe Deer. (Howard Taylor).

Minchinhampton Common     20 Common Gulls this morning near Tom Long’s Post. (Helen Bojaniwska).

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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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