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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.

Tuesday 19th December 2017

Gloucester     The PENDULINE TIT at Plock Court, Longford still today at SO837204 all day. (Paul Rich/Martin Russell/Vic Polley/Alan Baxter/Seb Buckton/Andy & Sue Gibbons). Other birds seen today included a Little Egret, a Buzzard, five Long-tailed Tits, six Redwings, a … Continue reading →

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Monday 18th December 2017

Gloucester     The PENDULINE TIT at Plock Court, Longford still today at SO837204 until 2:45pm at least. Also two Stonechats and a male Blackcap. (John Fletcher et al). Pic by Richard Tyler. Daglingworth     A Green Sandpiper back on the … Continue reading →

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Sunday 17th December 2017

Gloucester     The PENDULINE TIT at Plock Court, Longford still today at SO837204 until 2:45pm at least. Also a male Stonechat. (Les Waring et al). Pics by Les. Coombe Hill Meadows     Two female Stonechats at 11am. (Les Waring). Berkeley … Continue reading →

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Saturday 16th December 2017

Gloucester     A PENDULINE TIT at Plock Court, Longford today at SO837204, photographed (see tweet here Penduline Tit tweet). (Susan Payne). Cotswold Water Park East     The GREAT NORTHERN DIVER on Pit 125 Bowmoor Sailing Club lake still today. (Richard Williams/Ian … Continue reading →

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Friday 15th December 2017

Cotswold Water Park East     The GREAT NORTHERN DIVER on Pit 125 until 2pm at least. Also a Marsh Tit and a MERLIN. (Scott Petrek/Roberta Goodall). Forest of Dean     A Little Egret at top end of Cannop Ponds this morning. … Continue reading →

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Thursday 14th December 2017

Cotswold Water Park East     The GREAT NORTHERN DIVER on Pit 125 until 3:10pm at least. (Martin Greenish/Robin Nelson/John Fletcher). At Whelford pools GWT reserve Pit 111 a Yellow Legged Gull, four Goldeneyes (3m, 1f), five Goosanders (4m, 1f), 34 Teal, 35 Shovelers, 18 Tufted … Continue reading →

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Wednesday 13th December 2017

Cotswold Water Park East     The GREAT NORTHERN DIVER on Pit 125 until 1:25pm at least. (Mark Dowie). Cheltenham     The male Goosander still this morning on Pittville Park Lake and a male Stonechat near Tommy Taylors Lane. (John Sanders/Roy … Continue reading →

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Tuesday 12th December 2017

Cotswold Water Park East     The GREAT NORTHERN DIVER on Pit 125 until 2:45pm at least. Also a Chiffchaff, two Water Rails calling, seven Wigeon, a female Goldeneye and a male on Pit 126. Nearby a Red Kite at Ampney … Continue reading →

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Monday 11th December 2017

Cotswold Water Park East     The GREAT NORTHERN DIVER on Pit 125 until 3:30pm at least. (Paul Rich/Jon Mercer). Pics by Duncan Dine. Hucclecote     A garden Hawfinch briefly this morning. (Chris Jones). Forest of Dean     Two Peregrines over … Continue reading →

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Sunday 10th December 2017

Frampton     Around the pools late afternoon the Whooper Swan, the adult Yellow-legged Gulls, a Shelduck, 75 Tufted Ducks, 14 Shovelers, 24 Gadwalls, 300 Coots and three Little Grebes. (Nick Goatman). Forest of Dean     At Parkend cricket ground in Crown Lane … Continue reading →

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