Saturday 25th February 2023

WWT Slimbridge     The WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER showing well again South Lake until 10am. (Dot Jones). Later it was on the Dumbles with Dunlins at 1:30pm. Also 120 White-fronted Geese, the Ross’s Goose, 90 Barnacle Geese, 12 Crane and a female Peregrine. The first-winter male SCAUP and 68 Bewick’s Swans on the Rushy. (Craig Brookes).

Awre     The RICHARD’S PIPIT still today, around SO71610903. (Dave Robinson).Park at the church and follow the footpath out to the shoreline. Please keep to public right of way and don’t wander around in private fields. Thank you.

Frampton     At Court Lake 40 Greylags, four Canada Geese, two Barnacle Geese, a Mistle Thrush singing, 43 Black-headed Gulls, a Herring Gull, a Little Egret, 12 Cormorants, two Great Crested Grebes, 12 Mute Swans, 28 Coots, 26 Gadwalls, four Teal, 40 Tufted Ducks, a Buzzard and a Stock Dove singing. (Paul Masters).

Coombe Hill Meadows    Four Cetti’s Warblers, ten Curlews roosted and a Peregrine today. (Ian Ralphs).

Elmore     At the Elmore Court Rewilding Project from the public footpath along Broadmeadow Bank Ditch birds today included three Mute Swans, two Shelducks, 16 Teal, ten Snipe, three Green Sandpipers, 100+ Common Gulls, 100+ Black-headed Gulls, three Grey Herons, five Buzzards, 38 Meadow Pipits, two Skylarks, a male Stonechat, ten Redwings, a flock of 133 Carrion Crows, a Raven and a Green Woodpecker heard. (MK).

Cotswold Water Park West    On Pit 42 a male Goosander. On Pit 65 a pair of Goldeneyes, 3-4 Wigeon and displaying Great Crested Grebes. On Pit 41 4+ Goldeneyes, five Goosanders (3m, 2f), a Wigeon and four Little Egrets. On Pit 46 six Red Crested Pochards (5m, 1f) and on Pit 57 a male Red Crested Pochard. (Dan Fletcher).

Ashleworth & Hasfield Hams     Two Mute Swans, seven Greylags, ten Wigeon, 70 Teal, five Mallards, a Peregrine, a JACK SNIPE and a Curlew over. (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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