Tuesday 6th February 2024

Frampton    The first-winter LITTLE GULL on the sailing lake this morning resting on the pontoon near the Sailing Club. (Paul Masters).

WWT Slimbridge     A female MERLIN on the Middle Point fence, flew off NE along seawall. A WHOOPER SWAN on the Rushy until 2pm at least. (Martin McGill/Paul Masters). A Water Rail in the central matrix. 155 White-fronted Geese and a Kingfisher from  Kingfisher hide. (Dot Jones). A drake Goldeneye in the Eider pen and a Lesser Redpoll over there. (MK).

Whooper Swan by Mike King

Tirley     Two Cattle Egrets today. (Robin Lewis).

Ashleworth Ham     This afternoon 82 Lapwings, two drake Tufted Ducks, 24 Pintails, two Gadwalls, 52 Mallards, 30 Teal, 65 Wigeon, 12 Shovelers, 12 Greylags, 23 Canada Geese, 17 Mute Swans, two Grey Herons, three Chaffinches, a Goldcrest and two Long-tailed Tits. (John Fletcher).

Cheltenham    At midday today, male and female Mandarins on the smaller island on the Park Campus lake. (David Norman).

Mandarins by David Norman

Thrupp     A drake Goosander on the Stroudwater Canal between Bowbridge and Thrupp. (Sam Walker).

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.