Monday 21st October 2024

Tidenham Chase     A male RING OUZEL on Poor’s Allotment this afternoon. (Steve Thorogood).

WWT Slimbridge     The immature SPOONBILL on the Rushy early morning but left shortly after. On South Lake a Spotted Redshank, 562 Black-tailed Godwits, 20 Ruff and 19 Avocets. (Martin McGill). 12+ Cattle Egrets on the Top New Piece this morning and a Marsh Harrier hunting there. (Martin Price).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Ten late Swallows high over the floodwater this morning. Note: The floodwater has covered the car park. (Graham Smith).

Frampton pools     Two Cattle Egrets, 35 Little Egrets, four Chiffchaffs, four Cetti’s Warblers, two Siskins, three Treecreepers, 25+ Pied Wagtails, two Grey Wagtails, a male Pochard, 56 Tufted Ducks, six Gadwalls, five Great Crested Grebes, two Kingfishers, 44 Mute Swans, 255 Coots, 18 Moorhens, two Kingfishers, the adult Yellow-legged Gull and 40 Cormorants. (Nick Goatman).

Cleeve Hill     Early morning 16 Golden Plovers near the masts flushed by dogs and flew high SW. (Steve Brown).

Arle Grove     A Buzzard, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, three Nuthatches, a Raven and a Jay. (Steve Brown).

Kilkenny viewpoint     Two Red Kites and a Raven disputing airspace, a Buzzard and a Yellowhammer. (Steve Brown).

Hartpury     At the College today birds included 50+ Redwings, seven Siskins, two Mistle Thrushes, ten Common Gulls, eight Pied Wagtails, a Stock Dove, a Great Spotted Woodpecker and two Cormorants. (Oliver Paisey).

Cheltenham     A garden Grey Wagtail today in Eldorado Road near the railway station. (Keith White).

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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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