Saturday 2nd August 2025

Sharpness     A juvenile SHAG at SARA pool at 12:20pm today. No further sign when searched for this afternoon and evening. (Craig Brookes).

WWT Slimbridge     From Robbie Garnett hide four Garganeys, a WOOD SANDPIPER, eight Green Sandpipers, a Spotted Redshank, a Kingfisher and six Yellow Wagtails. A Great White Egret and five Mandarins in the Decoy. A Lesser Whitethroat at Knott hide. (Paul Clark/Dot Jones/Ken Mihill/Julian Gould).

Saul Warth     Early morning no tide 154 Curlews, 65 Avocets, a Black-tailed Godwit, 27 Dunlins, 101 Shelducks, three Little Egrets, a Great White Egret, seven Grey Herons, two Buzzards, two Kestrels, a Kingfisher, a Stonechat, 18 Pied Wagtails, a Grey Wagtail, six Chiffchaffs, a Willow Warbler, a Lesser Whitethroat, two Whitethroats, a Blackcap, two Swallows and a House Sparrow again. (MK).

Frampton     At the Sailing Lake and Marsh Lane area 50+ Linnets, 10+ young Goldfinches, eight Reed Buntings, ten Greenfinches, five Whitethroats, three Reed Warblers, two Cetti’s  Warblers, a juvenile Yellow Wagtail, a Grey Wagtail, a Swift,  30+ House Martins, 10+ Sand Martins, 10+ Swallows, the adult Yellow-legged Gull, four Common Terns and a Hobby. (Nick Goatman).

Stroud     At Frome Banks N.R. a pair of Mandarins, two Dippers and a Treecreeper today. (Gerard Doran).

Elmore Court    Early this morning in the rewilding area a Whinchat still with 6+ Stonechats, a Green Sandpiper still on the small almost dry pond next to the Court. Also two Bullfinches, a Nuthatch, five Green Woodpeckers, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 14 Mistle Thrushes, eight Stock Doves, a male Kestrel, four Buzzards and three Grey Herons over. (Steve Pullen).

Coombe Hill Meadows     A small party of Crossbills over SW at 7:30am. (Ian Ralphs).

Forest of Dean    At Nagshead today, a Treecreeper, a Song Thrush, Crossbills flying over and one in the rowan tree seen from Campbell hide and a Siskin. Also a Jay and a Raven flew over. (Rosie Button).

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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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