Tuesday 24th October 2023

Cotswold Water Park East     The juvenile PURPLE HERON at Whelford Pools N.R. still today until late afternoon at least from the hide at Pit 111. (Ian Ralphs et al).

Purple Heron by Mark Dowie

Frampton     On Court Lake at 5pm the OSPREY, the LITTLE GULL, the adult Yellow-legged Gull, two Great White Egrets, three Little Egrets, a Kingfisher and two Cetti’s Warblers. (MK).

Huntley     A RING OUZEL near Huntley this evening, calling from Poplars S of the village, then flew NW. (Lewis Thomson).

Rodley     18 Cattle Egrets, eight Little Egrets, 11 Snipe, 25 Curlews and 60 Golden Plovers today. (David Smith).

Forest of Dean     A Kingfisher fishing this afternoon at the pond viewed from Nagshead Lower hide. (John Elley).

WWT Slimbridge   19 Russian White-fronted Geese on the Tack Piece today. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Sherborne    A Great White Egret on the Broadwater today. (Keith Jennings).

Hawling     A large murmuration of Starlings starting to build this evening. (Steve Money).

Starlings by Steve Money

Gloucester    A Cetti’s Warbler singing well in the pools north of the Rowing Club lunchtime. (Mark Hobson).

Maisemore     Three Stonechats (2m, 1f), 75 Black-headed Gulls and 15 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, a Chiffchaff and a Buzzard. (John Fletcher).

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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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