Friday 24th November 2023

Aylburton Common     A Dipper outside the house this morning. (Martin Vaisey).

WWT Slimbridge    The juvenile WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER on the scrape in front of the tower early afternoon. (Tim Jukes). The two WHOOPER SWANS showed well in front of Robbie Garnett hide this morning. (Paul Masters).

Forest of Dean    At Woorgreens and Crabtree Hill today a Jack Snipe, three Snipe, two Grey Herons, a Sparrowhawk, a Kingfisher, two Ravens, four Nuthatches, a Treecreeper, three Stonechats, two Meadow Pipits, four Bramblings, four Crossbills and 100+ Siskins with a few Lesser Redpolls mixed in. At Cannop Ponds 25 Mandarins, a drake Gadwall, seven Wigeon, 49 Mallards, three Tufted Ducks, 17 Coots, nine Little Grebes, four Cormorants, a Raven and 20 Siskins. Another 24 Little Grebes at Flaxley Pool late afternoon. (Andy Jayne).

Frampton     A drake Goldeneye on the sailing lake this morning. (Neil Smart).

Tewkesbury     At Mythe Hook still large concentration of wildfowl on floodwater including 12 Mute Swans, at least 500 Greylags, 200 Canada Geese, at least 600 Wigeon, at least 400 Teal, 70 Mallards, at least 25 Pintails, at least 82 Shovelers, five Tufted Ducks, three Cormorants, a Peregrine, five Coots, 15 Lapwings and a flock of at least 200 Golden Plovers. (Mike Smart).

Longney Crib     Mid afternoon at low tide 93 Lapwings, 300+ Lesser Black-backed Gulls, two Herring Gulls, four Common Gulls, 100+ Black-headed Gulls, five Fieldfares, a Song Thrush, 35 Rooks and a Sparrowhawk. (John Fletcher).

Nailsworth    Two Red Kites over together late afternoon and two Pied Wagtails at the garden feeders. (Jake King).

Amberley    This morning in Theescombe Lane two Red Kites circling the house. (Phil Williams).

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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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