Wednesday 6th December 2023

Coombe Hill Meadows     Three immature GREATER SCAUPS today. (Ian Hull/Andy Jayne). Also today six Mute Swans, ten Shelducks, a few hundred Wigeon, many hundreds of Teal, at least 200 each of Pintails and Shovelers, ten Tufted Ducks, five Coots, a young male Peregrine, 500 Lapwings, a Grey Plover still, 40 Dunlins, 35 Snipe, 50+ Fieldfares, three Bullfinches and two Reed Buntings. (Mike Smart).

Greater Scaups, record shot by Andy Jayne

Cotswold Water Park East    On Pit 114 the juvenile GREATER SCAUP still today. (Paul Rich).

WWT Slimbridge    The Lesser White-fronted Goose, of unknown origin and a DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE both on the foreshore and two WHOOPER SWANS still, all from Estuary Tower. Also a Marsh Harrier today. (Mark Dowie).

Forest of Dean    50+ BRAMBLINGS in with a flock of Chaffinches at SO639130 this morning at Crabtree Hill plantation. Best access is by parking the at the crematorium. (Frank Williams).

Saul Warth     A MERLIN bathing on the flashes. Also a Buzzard, 19 Meadow Pipits, 20+ Fieldfares, a Redwing, eight Magpies and a Rock Pipit at Hock Cliff. 14 Little Egrets with a Grey Heron at Passage Road, Framilode, also a Green Woodpecker and seven Curlews at Epney. (MK).

Merlin by Mike King

Cheltenham     A female Kingfisher at Pittville Park at the spillpool near Albert Road. At least three Kingfishers are present. (Alan McIlquham).

Kingfisher by Alan McIlquham

Gloucester     At Robinswood Hill 30+ Redwings, a Jay, 30+ Jackdaws, five Goldfinches, two Bullfinches and four Long-tailed Tits. (Paul Brunt). A Water Rail at Saintbridge Pond today. (John Elley).

Water Rail by John Elley
Unknown's avatar

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.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink.