Saturday 22nd November 2025

Brookthorpe     A GLOSSY IBIS flew low over Naas Lane east over the new fishing pits on the sharp right hand bend by Chambers Farm at 1:30pm SO 82985 11910. (Martin McGill).

Gossington    Two Barn Owls flew together over the A38 near Gossington Bridge at 10:40pm. (Chris Newton).

WWT Slimbridge     26 Bewick’s Swans and 182 Dunlins on the Rushy. Four Red Crested Pochards (2m, 2f), two Cattle Egrets, a Peregrine, four Ruff, a Golden Plover, a White-fronted Goose and a Black Swan on South Lake. Four Great White Egrets on the Tack Piece. (Dot Jones/Oliver Hague/Paul Clark/David Minshall).

Saul Warth     At high tide this morning, 86 Curlews, 14 Shelducks, 25 Common Gulls, five Grey Herons, a Kestrel, a Buzzard, a Fieldfare and a Chiffchaff. No sign of the Brent today. (MK).

Curlew by Mike King

Frampton    A pair of Great White Egrets over the Court Lake this afternoon. (Simon Hart).

Cotswold Water Park East     At Pit 114 200+ Pochards, 150+ Red Crested Pochards, 100+ Wigeon, 100+ Coots, Tufted Duck flocks, two Goosanders and a Goldeneye. (Thomas McClung).

Forest of Dean     At Wenchford a Dipper from the entrance bridge. At Mallards Pike Siskins over and a Nuthatch. At Speech House, Spruce Ride car park, a Nuthatch and 3/4 Coal Tits visiting the feeders. (Steve Brown).

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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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