Monday 6th February 2023

Forest of Dean    Four Hawfinches at Parkend. At New Fancy View at least two Goshawks, a Red Kite, a Peregrine, a Sparrowhawk and a Crossbill. At Crabtree Hill 20 Siskins with at least one Lesser Redpoll. (Paul Rich).

WWT Slimbridge     A JACK SNIPE on the Rushy. 1+ Lesser Redpolls in the trees approaching Hogarth hide. (Les Ditchburn).

Saul Warth      This afternoon 40 Shelducks, 12 Curlews, five Redshanks, three Avocets, 41 Dunlins, two Rock Pipits, 80+ Meadow Pipits, 60+ Fieldfares, 5+ Redwings, ten Chaffinches and a Raven. Two Green Woodpeckers by Moor Lane, Saul. (MK).

Rock Pipit by Mike King

Northleach     72 foraging Fieldfares and 122 Golden Plovers in a winter wheat field 500m W of Fosseway at SP101143. (Harvey Sherwood).

Ashleworth Ham     At noon today c100 Wigeon, c100 Teal, c100 Lapwings, 20+ Mallards, Pintail, ten Shovelers, two Grey Heron and a Canada Goose. (Pete Jones).

Guscar Rocks/Aylburton Warth     Early morning high tide 24 Canada Geese, two Shelducks, 80 Wigeon, 30 Teal, two Mallards, two Grey Herons, two Oystercatchers, 150 Lapwings, 150 Dunlins, 184 Curlews and two Redshanks. (Mike Smart).

Mitton (Glos)     Alongside Bredon’s Hardwick, at the back of the sailing club, 140 Wigeon, 138 Teal and 75 Black-headed Gulls. (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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