Friday 5th January 2024

Awre     The RICHARD’S PIPIT again this morning around SO 71758 09020. (Paul Rich/Karle Burford). Also a Common Sandpiper. (Karle Burford). Park at St Andrew’s church and follow the public footpath out to the shoreline. Wellies essential currently. Please keep to public right of way and don’t wander around in private fields. Thank you.

Cheltenham     Nine WAXWINGS still by Naunton Park Primary School in the ornamental gardens today at SO9509520834. (Oliver Paisey/Lisa Hume).

Forest of Dean    At Cannop ponds two Marsh Tits, 100 Siskins, a Dipper, three Goosanders and nine Mandarins. A Crossbill at  New Fancy View. (Karle Burford). Five Hawfinches, two Siskins and a Red Kite at Parkend by the cricket pitch. (Karle Burford/Luke Hunter). At Mallards Pike two Goosanders, a Kingfisher, a Greylag, three Treecreepers, six Goldcrests, five Nuthatches, a Green Woodpecker and c50 Bramblings. (Luke Hunter).

WWT Slimbridge    Two Cattle Egrets on South Lake this afternoon. (Seb Buckton). A Little Stint still on the Dumbles scrape. (Tim Jukes). The Spotted Redshank on the Rushy and the wild drake Goldeneye in with the collection birds on Eider Pen. (Jonathan Bull).

Cotswold Water Park West    Two CASPIAN GULLS, two Yellow-legged Gulls and two different white Lesser Black-backed Gulls in the roost on Pit 16 tonight. Also two Goldeneyes. (Jeremy Squire).

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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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