Wednesday 11th October 2023

WWT Slimbridge     The BARRED WARBLER for a 3rd day from the Estuary Tower in the hedges and bushes below. Only gave very brief views between 8-9am and no reports after that. (Ian Sherriffs).

Frampton     On Court Lake the OSPREY still at 8:06am until 8:45am when it flew S. Also two Great White Egrets, three Cattle Egrets, two Little Egrets, six Wigeon, a Kingfisher and a Lesser Redpoll. (MK). The OSPREY was still present this evening. Also Osprey a Cattle Egret, a Great White Egret, 12 Little Egrets, 15 Redwings, nine Shovelers, 21 Tufted Ducks, 25 Gadwalls, 24 Mallards, two Great Crested Grebes, 11 Cormorants, 77 Coots, 16 Moorhens, two Water Rails and 30+ Pied Wagtails. (Nick Goatman).

Cattle Egret by Mike King

Sherborne     Nine Golden Plovers, two Corn Buntings, two Stonechats, six Ravens and a steady stream of arriving Fieldfares and Redwings today. (Luke Hunter).

Forest of Dean     This morning at Cannop Ponds a Dipper by the overflow from the top pond to the lower ponds, also on the upper pond two Wigeon, four Tufted Ducks, six Little Grebes, two Ravens and two Grey Wagtails. (Alan Waterman).

Saul Warth     In poor weather conditions on the river two Grey Herons, three Little Egrets, 90+ Curlews and a Kestrel hunting. (MK).

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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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