Saturday 29th March 2025

Cotswold Water Park East     The drake LESSER SCAUP still on Pit 111 at Whelford today. (per BirdGuides).

Cotswold Water Park West     At Shorncote Reedbeds three Willow Warblers, ten Chiffchaffs, 30+ Sand Martins and two Blackcaps today. (David Creber).

Frampton pools     Five Willow Warblers, 34 Chiffchaffs, 15 Blackcaps, four Cetti’s Warblers, 50+ Sand Martins, a Swallow, 28 Linnets, two Meadow Pipits, a Raven, nine Gadwalls, four Shovelers, a Teal, 90 Tufted Ducks, a Ross’s Goose, 80 Barnacle Geese, 12 Canada Geese and 30 Greylags today. (Nick Goatman).

WWT Slimbridge     A MEDITERRANEAN GULL from the Estuary Tower. The wild drake Goldeneye in the Eider pool. (Oliver Paisey). Ten Golden Plovers in the field to the right of the Kingfisher hide. (Tim McGrath). Ten White-fronted Geese on the Dumbles. (Jeanne Vitkovskis). 83 Avocets and two SPOONBILLS on South Lake. (Dot Jones).

Saul Warth     At high tide from 6am, 42 Shelducks, 31 Curlews, nine Oystercatchers, the first passage Common Sandpiper, a male Marsh Harrier, a Little Egrets, three Chiffchaffs and on passage just one Meadow Pipit and two Reed Buntings through. (MK).

Chedworth     A Wheatear on the airfield this afternoon. (Duncan Dine).

Sharpness     A Marsh Harrier flew north at 1pm followed 1 minute later by a Red Kite. (Andy Jordan).

Coombe Hill Meadows      This morning 30 Wigeon, 20 Teal, 40 Mallards, two Grey Herons, two Little Egrets, four Coots, four Avocets, six Lapwings, two Curlews, three Redshanks, two Black-headed Gulls, five Skylarks, three Sand Martins, two Swallows, a Blackcap, three Willow Warblers, four Chiffchaffs, 100 Carrion Crows and three Reed Buntings. (Mike Smart/Ian Ralphs).

Cobney Meadows     A Mute Swan, two Canada Geese, 20 Mallards, a Grey Heron, two Curlews, two Chiffchaffs and two Long-tailed Tits. Five Mute Swans at Haw Bridge East. (Mike Smart).

Winchcombe     Three Lesser Redpolls feeding in a silver birch tree in a private garden this morning. (Peter Rodgers).

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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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