Friday 9th February 2024

Coombe Hill Meadows     Two 2nd calendar-year CASPIAN GULLS, a 2nd calendar-year Yellow-legged Gull, a 3rd calendar-year argentatus Herring Gull, an adult Great Black-backed Gull with 1500+ Herring Gulls/Lesser Black-backed Gulls. Also a drake Pochard, two Snipe, two Oystercatchers, 31 Lapwings and a singing Bullfinch late afternoon. (Martin McGill).

WWT Slimbridge     From Estuary Tower at high tide the DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE, 189 Barnacle Goose and the Ross’s Goose. Three Ringed Plovers and a Marsh Harrier on the Dumbles. 338 Black-tailed Godwits, 43 Curlew, 46 Redshanks, 18 Ruff and two Oystercatchers on the Tack Piece. From Kingfisher hide a pair of Kingfishers at the nest bank, a Great White Egret, a Water Rail , a Little Grebe, a Cetti’s Warbler and a pair of Stonechats. From Zeiss hide eight Avocets. A WHOOPER SWAN still on the Rushy. (Tim Jukes/Ian Hull/Dot Jones/Paul Masters/Steve Pullen).

North Cerney     In the field over the White Way from Nordown Farm four Grey Partridges, a Raven, 35 Lapwings in flight, a Yellowhammer, a Linnet and a Kestrel on the wires. (Steve Brown).

Frampton pools     Four Cattle Egrets and 14 Little Egrets came in to roost, a male Goldeneye, 72 Tufted Ducks, eight Gadwalls, 16 Mallards, 20 Cormorants, two Blackcaps in sub song, two Nuthatches, 20+ Redwings, two Ravens, 10+ Skylarks, 20+ Meadow Pipits, 20+ Linnets and 30+ Chaffinches today. (Nick Goatman).

Nailsworth     Garden birds today included three Siskins, two Blackcaps, two Stock Doves, at least eight Greenfinches, 40+ Goldfinches and 20+ Chaffinches. (Terry Grant).

Ashleworth Ham     At lunchtime birds included 20 Pintails, 34 Mallards, 40 Teal, eight Lapwings. Also 170 Fieldfares and 20 Redwings near Hasfield. (David Lawrence).

Deerhurst     In roadside fields 26 Stock Doves and a Buzzard today. (David Lawrence).

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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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