Saturday 28th October 2023

Frampton pools    A first-winter LITTLE GULL, a Grey Wagtail, a Little Egret, a Great White Egret and a juvenile Swallow on Court Lake. The adult Yellow-legged Gull and three Common Gulls on the Sailing Lakeand three Ravens over the woods. (Peter Bryant).

Purton    Three DARK-BELLIED BRENT GEESE and a Marsh Harrier downriver this morning. (Francis Steuck).

Lydney     Three female Goosanders on Lydney Lake this morning. (Paul Woolams).

Elmore Court     At the Rewilding Project from the public footpath along Broadmeadow Bank Ditch birds this afternoon included two Red Kites, a Stonechat, 50+ Fieldfares with 10+ Redwings, two Ravens, a Kestrel, a Grey Heron, ten Meadow Pipits and five Skylarks. (Steve Pullen).

Forest of Dean     At Crabtree Hill a Redwing, a Fieldfare, 100 Lesser Redpolls, 100 Siskins, 13 Crossbills, 20 Meadow Pipits, three Hawfinches and 20 Bramblings in the tops of Beeches on the ridge. (Ian Ralphs).

Chavenage Lane     200+ Stock Doves and two Red Kites today. (Terry Grant).

Nailsworth     A female MERLIN at Barton End. (Terry Grant).

Gloucester    A Red Kite over Linden at 3pm and 250 Jackdaws flew W this evening. (Mo Croose-Johnson).

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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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