Wednesday 7th February 2024

Cheltenham     17 WAXWINGS in the  Double Tree hotel car park next to The Clock Tower on Cirencester Road this morning. (per Rob Mabbett/Pete Clifford).

Dowdeswell Reservoir     Early afternoon four Goosanders, three males and a female. (Duncan Dine).

Sharpness    Male and female BLACK REDSTARTS along Dock Road by the construction area again today. (Martin & Michelle Greenish).

WWT Slimbridge     The WHOOPER SWAN still on the Rushy today. (Martin Price). A Grey Plover on the Dumbles at 3:12pm with the Golden Plover flock. Also seen from Kingfisher hide. (Paul Masters). From Kingfisher hide a Little Grebe, both Kingfishers busy near the bank, a Goshawk hunting, three OTTERS and six Roe Deer. (Mike Davis).

Shepherd’s Patch, Slimbridge     Early morning at least 12 Cattle Egrets flew over the canal heading low NE to feed in the fields.  (Martin McGill).

Saul Warth     At 7:45am 32 Curlews, 40 Dunlins flew N, a Common Sandpiper, 17 Shelducks, a Kestrel, 20 Meadow Pipits, a Rock Pipit, three Pied Wagtails, eight Goldfinches and a Chiffchaff at the sewage works still. A Little Egret and six Stock Doves in fields off of Passage Road. (MK).

Epney     25 Lapwings on the river and a drive-by Little Owl at 7:33am. (MK).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This evening two Mute Swans, 50 + Canada Geese, c500 Wigeon, c1000 Teal, 40 Mallards, 296 Pintails, c150 Shoveler, 20 Tufted Ducks, a Grey Heron, a Little Egret, an Oystercatcher roosted, a huge gull roost on open water of at least 3000, a mixture of Lesser Black-backed Gulls and Herring Gulls and a few Black-headed Gulls and 135 Carrion Crows, gathering on the ground to roost. (Mike Smart). This morning 12+ Little Egrets, a Kingfisher, two Chiffchaffs and a drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker. (Paul Clark).

Ozleworth     On the small lakes at Ozleworth Bottom this afternoon by Whitehall Farm 12 male Mandarins and two Little Grebes. (Paul Rich).

Tresham     Early morning three Corn Buntings, three Stonechats, 16 Golden Plovers, two Red Kites and two Stock Doves. (Paul Rich).

Stroud    A Kingfisher, a Red Kite, a drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker and a Jay between Wallbridge and Bowbridge along the towpath. (Richard Williams).

Brockworth     62 Goldfinches in the garden today. (John Miles).

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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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