Thursday 22nd February 2026

WWT Slimbridge     13 TUNDRA BEAN GEESE on the Dumbles this morning and also seven Egyptian Geese on the Tack Piece. (Andy Jayne/Paul Masters/Geoff Moyser/Roberta Goodall). The juvenile Goshawk distant from Kingfisher hide late afternoon. (Martin Price).

Slimbridge    Two WHOOPER SWANS again on the moor S of Shepherds Patch bridge on the far side of the canal at SO717037 at 11:30am but viewing difficult through the hedgerow. (Geoff Moyser).

Cotswold Water Park East     The BLACK-NECKED GREBE still on Pit 120 Horseshoe Lake at 3pm. There is no public access. Horseshoe Lake is a private fishing complex. Viewed on the opposite side of the road from the layby on the A361 Burford Road looking through the tree fence on the Northern arm. (Brian Piercey).

Frampton     Six Egyptian Geese on Court Lake this morning. (Andy Jayne).

Witcombe Reservoirs     WeBS count late morning 255 Mallards, a drake Pochard, 13 Tufted Ducks, four Great Crested Grebes, 14 Cormorants, four Moorhens, three Coots, 34 Black-headed Gulls, two Common Gulls, four Herring Gulls, a Lesser Black-backed Gull, a Raven and c60 Siskins feeding in Alders on No.1 Reservoir. (Gordon Avery).

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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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