Sunday 29th January 2023

Great Rissington     A ringtail HEN HARRIER flew slowly over the road between the trig point and Great Rissington mid afternoon. (Keith Clack).

Frampton     A juvenile SPOONBILL flew over Splatt Bridge NE coming from Slimbridge at 11:15am. A male Bullfinch behind the Sailing Lake. (Peter Bryant). The drake Red Crested Pochard still on Court Lake. (Mike Davis/Martin Price/Peter Bryant).

Forest of Dean     At Woorgreens 200+ Siskins with c20 Lesser Redpolls, five Goosanders, a singing Mistle Thrush and a Treecreeper. (Ian Sherriffs). A Cattle Egret still at Etloe this afternoon. (Lewis Thomson). Five mobile Hawfinches on treetops this afternoon on the Flaxley Church side of Popes Hill. A calling Goshawk flew at altitude direct from Westbury into the Littledean area.  (Harvey Sherwood).

Chedworth     A juvenile Stock Dove on bird table. (Harvey Sherwood).

Saul Warth     A pair of Stonechats this morning along Hock Ditch. Also a Curlew and lots of Meadow Pipits. (Mike Davis).

Framilode     An adult Yellow-legged Gull on the mud this evening, also there yesterday. Also a pair of Peregrines killed an ate a female Teal. (Duerden Cormack).

Cotswold Water Park East     A Goosander flew over Pit 125 this morning. (Ian Davies).

Cotswold Water Park West     Ten Goosanders on Pit 55/55A, and two more on Pit 56 mid-morning. (Peter Jackson). At Shorncote Reedbeds c75 Teal, two Egyptian Geese, c180 Lapwings, nine Little Egrets, six Water Rails, two Buzzards, two Stock Doves, a Green Woodpecker, six Cetti’s Warblers, three Chiffchaffs, a Goldcrest and a murmuration of c300 Starlings. (Richard Williams).

Foss Cross     Two Grey Partridges near Foss Cross at SP 05937 09058 today. (Richard Williams).

Ryeford     A female Goosander on the Stroudwater canal still today. (Helen Bojaniwska).

WWT Slimbridge     A Todd’s Canada Goose on the Dumbles from Estuary Tower, possibly a returning bird. (Martin McGill/Mark Hobson). Three Lesser Redpolls with the Goldfinch flock near Discovery hide this morning. (Paul Masters). The DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE still present today. (Steve Pullen).

Todd’s Canada Goose by Mark Hobson

Highnam Woods     1+ Marsh Tit on feeders next to the hide (closed) this afternoon. (MK).

Marsh Tit by Mike King

Cheltenham     Two Peregrines on the spires of Christ Church today. (David Norman).

Uley     A garden FIRECREST today in Crawley, a garden first. (Tim Thompson).

Gloucester     In the garden in Abbeydale a female Goldcrest, a garden first. Also a male Blackcap. (Lorraine Besent).

North Cerney     A Peregrine over the garden soaring low heading over the village towards Perrott’s Brook. (Dave Soons).

Unknown's avatar

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.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink.