Thursday 27th March 2025

Cotswold Water Park East     The drake LESSER SCAUP still on Pit 111 this afternoon at Whelford. Also two Red Crested Pochards. (Richard Williams).

Newbridge     A COMMON WHITETHROAT this morning. (Keith Jennings).

Lydney     Two Wheatears this morning along the river from the harbour. (David Smith).

Saul Warth     At high tide from 6am, 55 Shelducks, two Teal, 41 Curlews, two Avocets, eight Oystercatchers, four Buzzards, three distant Marsh Harriers, a Little Egret, 24 Fieldfares, a Redwing, two Skylarks, four Chiffchaffs and a Willow Warbler by the road. (MK). At 7:30am an adult MEDITERRANEAN GULL flew upriver and landed briefly. (Martin Wightman). Later an adult LITTLE GULL went downstream and was lost beyond Frampton breakwater. (Gordon Hodgson/Martin Wightman). Also a Red Kite this morning. (Steve Pullen).

Mediterranean Gull by Mike King

Oystercatchers by Mike King

Frampton     At the sailing lake 20+ Sand Martins, six Swallows, a Yellow-legged Gull, five Herring Gulls, 86 Black-headed Gulls and two Ravens early afternoon. (Nick Goatman).

WWT Slimbridge    On the Tack Piece two SPOONBILLS. From the Estuary Tower two Little Stints on the scrape and ten White-fronted Geese remain. (Slimbridge Sightings).

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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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