Wednesday 1st January 2025

Frampton     A YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER near the jetty at Court Lake this afternoon. (Nigel Young). This morning three Goldeneyes (2m), 24 Gadwalls, 18 Cormorants, two Shovelers, a Teal, nine Wigeon, 68 Tufted Ducks, a Barnacle Goose, a Chiffchaff, a Blackcap, four Redpolls, 20+ Siskins, a Kingfisher and seven Great Crested Grebes. (Nick Goatman).

Yellow-browed Warbler by Nigel Young

Coombe Hill Meadows     Two drake RING-NECKED DUCKS on the short pool, difficult to see but in company with c20 Tufted Ducks. The Grundon hide is closed, please view only from the towpath. The paths are very muddy & slippery, wellies are essential. (Ian Ralphs/Ian Hull).

WWT Slimbridge     A WHOOPER SWAN and a Black Swan on the Rushy this morning.  The SPOONBILL mobile around the grounds, 31 Avocets and a female Goldeneye on South Lake and up to 21 Cattle Egrets resting on the deep lake islands at 3:30pm. 30+ Goldfinches, ten Siskins and male and female Redpoll in alders by South Lake. The Little Stint and a Ringed Plover on the scrape from Estuary Tower again. A Water Rail from Willow hide again. The female Firecrest in the Withy bed again. (Slimbridge Sightings/Jeremy Holland/Andy Stockhausen/Paul Rich/MK). A drake Mandarin briefly from Hogarth hide. (Jeremy Holland). c12 Greenfinches in alders near the Nene enclosure. (Keith Davies).

Spoonbill by Mike King

Whooper Swan by Mike King

Cotswold Water Park East    The escaped Scarlet Ibis with a Great White Egret and a Little Egret on the flooded meadow behind Pit 114 today. (Ian Sherriffs).

Stonehouse    Male and female Blackcap in the garden today. (Paul Sutton).

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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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