Monday 11th December 2023

Frampton pools     A juvenile GREAT NORTHERN DIVER at the N end of Court Lake today. (Eric Palmer).

WWT Slimbridge     The juvenile DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE distantly on the Tack Piece, viewed from the Estuary Tower between 12:30 and 1pm at least.  Seven Avocets this afternoon on South Lake. (Andy & Sue Gibbons). A Green Sandpiper on the Rushy early then flew towards South Lake. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Whitminster    Along the River Frome at lunchtime four Stonechats, a Kestrel, a few Fieldfares and Redwings and a Reed Bunting. (Nick Goatman).

Cotswold Water Park East     This morning the juvenile GREATER SCAUP still on Pit 114 and nearby two Great White Egrets, 19 Little Egrets and four Cattle Egrets. (Duncan Dine/Paul Rich). The Ferruginous Duck or hybrid still on Pit 114 but views/pics inconclusive. (Paul Rich).

Hatherop     A Red Kite, a Buzzard and a Raven contesting possession of roadkill Pheasant. (Alan Williams).

Saul Warth     A Common Sandpiper, a Curlew, two Grey Herons, two Buzzards, a male Kestrel caught a mouse, two Stonechats, a male Blackcap, two Mistle Thrushes, two Rock Pipits below Hock Cliff and three Chiffchaffs and a Goldcrest at the Sewage Works. (MK).

Chiffchaff by Mike King

Kingscote Wood     Two Siskins in a flock of Blue Tits, Great Tits, Long-tailed Tits, Chaffinches, a Nuthatch and a Great Spotted Woodpecker. Also a Red Admiral in the garden at Cam Green. (Brian Kings).

Tewkesbury     At Mythe Hook 20 Greylags, 20 Canada Geese, 100 Wigeon, five Teal, 20 Mallards, 25 Shovelers, a Tufted Duck, two Little Grebes and 100 Lapwings today. (Mike Smart).

Quedgeley     From Dimore Brook to Clearwater Drive a Kingfisher, a singing Stock Dove, at least one Water Rail and a Redwing. (Paul Masters).

Gloucester     At Kingsholm, Gloucester at least 150 Pied Wagtails roosting in a shrub by The Coach & Horses pub at dusk. (Andy Jayne). A Peregrine on the Cathedral this morning. (Steve Pullen).

Cirencester Park     A BRAMBLING in the park today. (Clive Scarlett).

Brambling by Clive Scarlett
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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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