Friday 3rd March 2023

WWT Slimbridge     The WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER still on South Lake today. The adult SPOONBILL around the grounds and the first-winter drake SCAUP on South Lake and later the Rushy. (Slimbridge Sightings). A Cetti’s Warbler near the Willow hide this afternoon. (John Elley).

Cetti’s Warbler by John Elley

Forest of Dean     Six Hawfinches high in the Lime trees by the road at Parkend but mobile. Also 100 Siskins at Crabtree Hill. (Ian Ralphs).

Elmore     At the Elmore Court Rewilding Project from the public footpath along Broadmeadow Bank Ditch birds this afternoon included 24 Teal, seven Mallards, a Green Sandpiper, four Snipe, a Red Kite, a Sparrowhawk, a Buzzard, a Stock Dove, 80+ Woodpigeons, 100+ Fieldfares, a male Stonechat, a pair of Bullfinches, a Chiffchaff heard, 20+ Meadow Pipits, a Skylark singing and four Ravens. (MK). Also three Mute Swans, two Grey Herons and a Kestrel. (Mike Smart).

Cotswold Water Park East    Around Whelford Pools 48 Tufted Ducks, 33 Shovelers, three Goosanders (2m, 1f), two Little Grebes, seven Teal, eight Great Crested Grebes, eight Red Crested Pochards, 27 Cormorants, two Gadwalls, two Shelducks, a female Reed Bunting and 17 Coots. (John Fletcher).

Aylburton Warth     Eight Golden Plovers, Lapwing, 330 Curlews, four Shelducks, a Cormorant, five Skylarks and seven Meadow Pipits. (Paul Brunt).

Minsterworth Ham     Ten Teal, four Mallards, a Buzzard, a Kestrel, a Curlew, five Snipe, three singing Skylarks, five Meadow Pipits, a male Stonechat, at least 300 Fieldfares, c10 Redwings and five Roe Deer. (Mike Smart).

Stonehouse     A Little Egret in trees by the River Frome below the canal near Bonds Mill. (Paul Sutton).

Little Egret by Paul Sutton

Chavenage Lane     600+ Chaffinches and 20+ Corn Buntings feeding in a harvested Maize field, flushed by a male Peregrine. (Terry Grant).

Nailsworth     A Long-tailed Tit nest building in the garden today. (Terry Grant).

Charlton Kings     A garden Siskin in the Beeches area today. Lesser Redpoll continue to visit regularly. (Rose Lennard).

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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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