Monday 28th April 2025

Saul Warth     At high tide 94 Shelducks, two Little Egrets, 14 Curlews, five Whimbrels, seven Bar-tailed Godwits, two Ringed Plovers, seven Dunlins, six Oystercatchers, a Common Sandpiper, a Marsh Harrier chased N by an Oystercatcher, a Cuckoo calling, two Swallows and a Raven. (MK).

Whimbrels by Mike King

Chavenage Lane area     A male Whinchat and at least 17 Whitethroats, four Blackcaps, a Garden Warbler, two female Wheatears, six Mistle Thrushes and a Red Kite. (Terry Grant).

Whinchat & Whitethroat by Terry Grant

Whinchat by Terry Grant

WWT Slimbridge     Two drake GARGANEYS and a SPOONBILL on the Tack Piece. The GLOSSY IBIS on the Top New Piece again. The wild drake Goldeneye in the Eider pen. (Oliver Paisey).

Whittington Woods     A Cuckoo calling, 1+ fledgling Ravens attended by both parents, a Coal Tit and a Marsh Tit. (Steve Brown).

Cotswold Water Park West    Between 6:45-8:15pm this evening at Shorncote Reedbeds birds included a Greenfinch, Blackcaps, a Lesser Whitethroat. Reed Warblers, Sedge Warblers, Chiffchaffs, two Garden Warblers, Cetti’s Warblers, Gadwalls, a Common Tern and a Green Woodpecker. (Bruce Kettle).

Chedworth     On the airfield, a male Kestrel, two Wheatears and 25 Linnets. (Steve Brown).

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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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