Tuesday 7th February 2023

Forest of Dean    At Woorgreens/Crabtree Hill three Goosanders, 15+ Teal, a Snipe, 100+ Siskins, smaller flocks of Lesser Redpolls, 1+ Crossbills, two Bullfinches, a Sparrowhawk, a Buzzard and three Fallow Deer. (Frank Williams).

Frampton     This evening a Goshawk from Splatt Bridge. (Nigel Young).

Goshawk by Nigel Young

Ozleworth & the Park     This afternoon two Red Kites, five Buzzards, a Raven calling, two Song Thrushes, a Tawny Owl calling near the manor, a pair of Great Spotted Woodpeckers, two Red-legged Partridges, c40 Linnets, five Corn Buntings and c500 Carrion Crows. (Paul Sutton).

Corn Buntings by Paul Sutton

Cheltenham     At Pittville Lawn a Tawny Owl calling from 8pm this evening. (Howard Taylor).

Gloucester     At Alney Island a Goldcrest, a Song Thrush, three Greenfinches, two Chaffinches, five Shovelers, eight Teal, a Cormorant, a Green Woodpecker, two Stonechats and five Meadow Pipits. (Paul Brunt).

Maisemore     From Court Lake and 1.5m upstream from the weir this afternoon birds included five Green Sandpipers, two Snipe, 53 Lapwings, two Mute Swans, a male Tufted Duck, 25 Mallards, three Treecreepers, a Kingfisher, 400+ Fieldfares, four Redwings, 50 Chaffinches, two Goldfinches, five Long-tailed Tits, two Green Woodpeckers heard, a Jay and two Buzzards. (John Fletcher).

Green Sandpiper by John Fletcher
Treecreeper by John Fletcher

Aylburton Warth     26 Canada Geese, four Shelducks, 60 Wigeon, 60 Teal, five Mallards a Grey Heron, 50+ Dunlins, 240+ Curlews, two Redshanks, two Skylarks, six Meadow Pipits, a Fieldfare and a Raven. (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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