Thursday 9th January 2025

Batsford     At least two Hawfinches in evergreens in the arboretum this afternoon. (Andy Graham).

North Cerney     Two Grey Partridges along Dark Lane at SP02572 08275. (Roger Gillespie).

Frampton     At Court Lake the YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER still at 11am. It had moved S of the jetty near an obvious stone kiln. It is more mobile and wide-ranging now and can take a bit of finding. It is still ground feeding all the time. Also seven Shovelers, 5+ Little Grebes and four Great Crested Grebes. (Paul Clark/MK). From Splatt Bridge a Marsh Harrier, a Kestrel, a Little Egret, a Mistle Thrush and 12 Linnets. At the sailing lake a male Pochard, three Reed Buntings and 15 Meadow Pipits. (MK).

Yellow-browed Warbler by Mike King

Great Crested Grebes by Mike King

Berkeley shore     This evening 64 Lapwings, 34 Golden Plovers, a Common Sandpiper, an Oystercatcher, 12 Redshanks, two Curlews, nine Turnstones, a Dunlin, 29 Teal, 118 Mallards, 16 Wigeon, six Shelducks and a Stonechat. (Thomas McClung).

WWT Slimbridge     The WHOOPER SWAN on the Tack Piece and Dumbles today and the SPOONBILL still on South Lake. (Paul Clark/Terry Stevenson/Dennis Jones/Slimbridge Sightings). A Redpoll in the Spinney wood at Zeiss hide. (Nigel Young).

Redpoll by Nigel Young

Forest of Dean     Three Hawfinches at Parkend today. Four Goosanders all failed to land on the partially frozen lake, and a pair of Bullfinches at Cannop ponds near the Stoneworks. (Martin Price). At Bream a male Blackcap feeding underneath the feeders in the front garden today. (Isabella Nash).

Chavenage Lane area     Six Red Kites, 500+ Redwings, 80+ Fieldfares, a flock of 4,000+ corvids, 60+ Skylarks and near Chavenage House, a vast number of Woodpigeons estimated at over 10000 birds. (Terry Grant).

Kingscote     A Barn Owl flew over the A4135 near Kingscote at 11pm. (Chris Newton).

Cotswold Water Park East    At Kempsford STW this morning a minimum of 30 Chiffchaffs, probably two tristis present with them. (Duncan Dine/Nigel Pleass).

Chiffchaff by Duncan Dine

Stonehouse     Male and female Kingfishers at the Ocean and a pair of Bullfinches. A Jay and two Bullfinches at Ryeford boat house. (Paul Sutton).

Bullfinch by 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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