Thursday 29th January 2026

WWT Slimbridge     The JACK SNIPE again from Martin Smith hide this morning. (Paul Masters).  16 TUNDRA BEAN GEESE on the Dumbles. 85 Bewick’s Swans and 145 White-fronted Geese on site today. The drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL on the Top New Piece from Zeiss hide. A Goshawk in the Four Score viewed from Kingfisher hide. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Nailsworth     A female MERLIN again at Barton End perched on a wall today at 11:45am and present for the rest of the day. (Mark Dowie). A Dipper, a Grey Wagtail and a male Blackcap by Price’s Mill medical centre Nailsworth today. Two pairs of Ravens displaying over Shortwood today. Also three Red Kites, five Buzzards and two Sparrowhawks. (Jon Haw).

Dudbridge     A singing Blackcap in scrub by B&Q today. (Jon Haw).

Cotswold Water Park East     The BLACK-NECKED GREBE again on Horseshoe Lake in the North arm today viewable through the fence opposite the lay-by on the A361. (Tom Mabbett).

Cotswold Water Park West     A GREAT NORTHERN DIVER again on Pit 87 (Shorncote) today. (Neil Smith per Jon Mercer).

Leigh Meadows     This morning 240 Lapwings, 186 Wigeon, 110 Teal, 32 Mallards, two Shelducks, nine Egyptian Geese, six Grey Herons, two Little Egrets, 17 Black-headed Gulls, four Lesser Black-backed Gulls, ten Herring Gulls, 32 Pied Wagtails, 16 Long-tailed Tits, 40 Redwings, 14 Fieldfares, eight Meadow Pipits, eight Chaffinches, ten Goldfinches, four Stonechats, a pair of Reed Buntings, four Skylarks and a Buzzard. (Shaun Curtis).

Highnam Woods     This morning two Buzzards, three Great Spotted Woodpeckers, a  Nuthatch, 25 Redwings, 10+ Blackbirds, 15 Long-tailed Tits, 2/3  Marsh Tits at the feeders, a Treecreeper and two Ravens. (Gord Avery).

Cheltenham     A Mandarin back at The Park Campus today. (Jeremy Holland).

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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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