Thursday 19th October 2023

WWT Slimbridge     A juvenile PECTORAL SANDPIPER with the Lapwing flock on South Lake at 9am but they all flew off. A Swallow over the Dumbles and the Lesser White-fronted Goose of unknown origin still. (Martin McGill).

Frampton     On Court Lake late afternoon the OSPREY still, a first-winter LITTLE GULL, seven Cattle Egrets, a Great White Egret, 15 Little Egrets, three Grey Herons, a Kingfisher, a Siskin, a Lesser Redpoll, two Crossbills over and a Grass Snake. (Nick Goatman).

Cotswold Water Park West     4+ Cattle Egrets still in the field adjacent to Pit 75 today. Access via track running parallel with the old railway line. (Duncan Dine).

Gloucester     A female Goosander on the willow tree island at Saintbridge balancing pond today. (Sam Walker).

Chavenage Lane     A male MERLIN over a harvested maize field and later a female MERLIN which was chased by one of two Kestrels that were hunting over the field. Also a male Swallow flying E, 450+ Skylarks, 370+ Chaffinches, 230+ Linnets, two Lesser Redpolls, 80+ Yellowhammers, nine Corn Buntings, 350+ Starlings, six Red Kites and 21 Collared Doves. (Terry Grant).

Witcombe Reservoirs     Five Little Grebes this morning. (Owen Follis).

Stonehouse     Male and female Kingfisher active along from Boakes Drive to Bonds Mill. Also a Buzzard and a Sparrowhawk over, a pair of Little Grebes on the Ocean, a Jay and Great Spotted Woodpeckers around and over the Hoffmans dam area. (Paul Sutton).

Kingfisher by Paul Sutton

 

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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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