Monday 2nd November 2026

WWT Slimbridge     Eight PINK-FOOTED GEESE on the Tack Piece at 2:15pm. (Ian Hull).

Tresham     A MERLIN, four Golden Plovers, two Red Kites and 12 Corn Buntings this morning. (Paul Rich).

Dudbridge     On the River Frome this morning, two Dippers, one singing, a Kingfisher, two Grey Wagtails and a Red Kite over. (Steve Pullen).

Dipper by Steve Pullen

Frampton     From Splatt Bridge early morning a female Marsh Harrier, a Sparrowhawk, 2000 Starlings left the reedbeds, a Kingfisher, a Blackcap, six Redwings and 33 Fieldfares. At the Sailing lake ten Great Crested Grebes, a Black Swan, a drake Pochard, 17 Cormorants, a Little Egret, an adult Yellow-legged Gull, a pair of Stonechats and a Chiffchaff. (MK).

Pochard by Mike King

Yellow-legged Gull by Mike King

Coombe Hill Meadows     This afternoon 2+ Kestrels, a Raven, 6+ Fieldfares, 25+ Redwings, four Grey Herons, three Meadow Pipits, a Bullfinch, seven Linnets, six Reed Buntings, a Jay and three Common Darters. (Paul Clark).

Berkeley shore     Between Severn House Farm and Berkeley Power Station today birds included c200 Fieldfares which settled in trees before continuing west across the river, a Reed Bunting, a Bullfinch, two Pied Wagtails, a Grey Wagtail, two Meadow Pipits, two Wigeon, a Little Egret, two Grey Herons and a Kestrel. Also three female Roe Deer. (Chris Newton).

Roe Deer by Chris Newton

Nailsworth     A large southerly movement of Woodpigeons with an undetermined number of Stock Doves. More than 11500 passed Windsoredge between 7-7:30am and thousands more were seen, but not counted, later. (Terry Grant).

Tirley     Male and female Greenfinch today. (Robin Lewis).

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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, Thailand and most recently Kenya.
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