Monday 9th February 2026

WWT Slimbridge    On the Dumbles 16 TUNDRA BEAN GEESE , a Pink-footed Goose, 179 White-fronted Geese with two Barnacle Geese, two Dark-bellied Brent Geese and 395 Pintails amongst 1500 Wigeon and Teal on the Severn. Up to four Ravens at rear of the Tack Piece. 34 Cattle Egrets and ten Little Egrets on South Lake. (Ian Hull/Warren Gill).

Saul Warth     At high tide 30 Shelducks, 45 Wigeon, seven Stock Doves, two Avocets, four Oystercatchers, 100 Curlews, a grounded Red Kite, a Skylark, six Chiffchaffs, 15 Fieldfares and 24 Little Egrets across the road from the end of Hock Ditch. (MK).

Chiffchaff by Mike King

Forest of Dean     At Soudley this afternoon a Dipper. two Kingfishers, six Mandarins, three Little Grebes and 12 Moorhens. (Eden Tanner). At New Fancy View car park today, a Raven and two Song Thrushes. At Cannop ponds, 16 Goosanders (8m, 8f), two Little Grebes, two Grey Wagtails, a Raven, a Coal Tit, a male Siskin, a Nuthatch, a Cormorant and two Song Thrushes. (Iain Crawford).

Kingfisher by Eden Tanner

Dipper by Eden Tanner

Cotswold Water Park West     At Pit 201b nine White-fronted Geese, a Green Sandpiper, a Blackcap, a singing Chiffchaff, a Great White Egret and 14 Pintails today. (Nigel Sluman).

Highnam Woods     Eight Buzzards soaring together, four Marsh Tits and two Ravens at lunchtime. (Nigel Sluman).

Hazleton     12 BRAMBLINGS behind the usual 5-bar gate at SP 07438 18721 today. (Ian Ralphs).

Frampton pools    A male Goldeneye and a male Pochard on the sailing lake and 3+ Stonechats in the field S of the lake. (Nick Goatman).

Nailsworth     At Windsoredge 5+ Siskins, two Stock Doves, a Goldcrest, a Red Kite, a flock of 20 Magpies in a nearby field, and seven Canada Geese over. (Terry Grant).

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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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