Wednesday 31st December 2025

Cotswold Water Park West     A GREAT NORTHERN DIVER on Pit 16 late afternoon and present until dusk. (Mark Dowie). On Pit 41, 25 Goosander (17 drakes), a female Goldeneye, on Pit 42 a pair of Goosanders and on Pit 44, 96 Red Crested Pochards. (Jon Mercer).

Great Northern Diver by Mark Dowie

Great Northern Diver by Mark Dowie

Great Northern Diver by Jon Mercer

WWT Slimbridge     Eight TUNDRA BEAN GEESE on the Top New Piece this afternoon viewable from Van de Bovenkamp or Zeiss hide. (Karen Ash). The drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL with 300 Teal on the Long Ground Pool viewed from the Estuary Tower. 27 Cattle Egrets on South Lake early on. (Slimbridge Sightings). A Firecrest near Robbie Garnett hide. (Paul Clark). Four Lesser Redpolls in the Silver Birch trees near the new outdoor seating and pond with the stepping stones. (Steve Money).

Tundra Bean Geese by Karen Ash

Tundra Bean Geese by Karen Ash

Lesser Redpoll by Steve Money

Lesser Redpoll by Steve Money

Saul Warth     Early morning 12 Shelducks, four Redshanks, two Grey Plovers, 80 Curlews, three Grey Herons, a Little Egret, seven Cattle Egrets with the horses, two Buzzards, a Kestrel, 12 Redwings, 20 Fieldfares, a Stonechat and a Reed Bunting. (MK).

Cattle Egrets by Mike King

Witcombe Woods     A male Blackcap, six Linnets, ten Redwings, eight Chaffinches, six Long-tailed Tits, three Treecreepers, a Nuthatch, a Great Spotted Woodpecker and a Buzzard. (John Holland).

Barton End, Nailsworth     35+ Corn Buntings and a MERLIN again today. (Terry Grant).

Wotton-Under-Edge     At Westridge Wood c15 Crossbills over, mostly males, also a Marsh Tit, six Coal Tits, two Siskins, four Goldcrests, c 30 Redwings, four Jays, a male Great Spotted Woodpecker and a Nuthatch today. (Chris Newton).

Marsh Tit by Chris Newton

Coombe Hill Meadows     A drake Goldeneye this morning. (Ian Hull).

Stonehouse    Early morning along the canal at Ryeford a Green Woodpecker, a Cormorant, a Water Rail calling, a small flock of Chaffinches and a male Kingfisher. (Paul Sutton).

Kingfisher by Paul Sutton

Walmore Common    c300 Lapwings, 18 Teal, three Shovelers, three Wigeon and two Blackcaps today. (Dan Watson).

Forest of Dean     On Soudley ponds a redhead Goosander, a Cormorant and a Grey Heron today. (Meg Thornbury).

Southam     Five Redwings feeding off berries in a garden today. (Paul Watkins).

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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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