Thursday 31st October 2024 πŸŽƒ

Wotton-Under-Edge     A BLACK REDSTART on rooftops, seen from the Chipping car park this afternoon. (Geoff Fawcett).

Stinchcombe Hill     A Hawfinch, a Yellowhammer, a Reed Bunting, two Lesser Redpolls, 190 Woodpigeons, 25 Meadow Pipits, 17 Redwings and 11 Stock Doves over this morning. Two Chiffchaffs and a marked increase in Dunnocks around the golf course. (James Robinson).

Frampton     A first-winter LITTLE GULL on the estuary this morning. (Gordon Hodgson). Six Fieldfares in the trees next to Splatt Bridge early morning. (Steve Pullen).

Saul Warth     Early morning at high tide 102 Shelducks, three Grey Herons, two Little Egrets, 30 Curlews, a Common Sandpiper, an Avocet, a Peregrine, a Kestrel, a Kingfisher, a pair of Stonechats, the first autumn Rock Pipit, 20 Meadow Pipits, a Grey Wagtail, four Pied Wagtails, four Reed Buntings, a Redwing, 16 Skylarks, a Lesser Redpoll and a Chiffchaff singing. (MK).

Common Sandpiper by Mike King

Kingfisher by Mike King

WWT Slimbridge     The immature SPOONBILL and 21 Cattle Egrets on South Lake this afternoon. Two Egyptian Geese this morning. (Roberta Goodall/Terry Stevenson/Mike Davis).

Westonbirt     Three Grey Partridges in a field close to Westonbirt at ST8487292032. Also c10 Fieldfares and 30 Redwings. (Paul Rich).

Calmsden     Four Grey Partridges this morning. (Duncan Dine).

Forest of Dean    At Nagshead two Firecrests, two Goldcrests, a Treecreeper, two Nuthatches, a Coal Tit, four Redwings, two Fallow Deer and a Wild Boar this morning. Five Goosanders at Woorgreens and another four at Upper Cannop. (Paul Clark).

Longney Crib     This afternoon at low tide 220 Lapwings, 32 Golden Plovers, 12 Canada Geese, 16 Greylags, a Grey Heron, five Cormorants, two female Stonechats, a female Reed Bunting, two Ravens and 600+ gulls. (John Fletcher).

Golden Plovers by John Fletcher

Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning four Mute Swans, ten Greylags, 75 Canada Geese, eight Egyptian Geese, 500 Wigeon, 20 Gadwalls, 1200 Teal, 50 Mallards, 100 Pintails, 150 Shovelers, 70 Tufted Ducks, a Pochard, a Cormorant, a Grey Heron, a Water
Rail squealing, 14 Lapwings, five Skylarks and a Chiffchaff. (Mike Smart).

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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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