Friday 15th August 2025

Hardwicke    Towards Elmore a WRYNECK calling and then seen on a branch for c30 seconds before it flew N. No further details. (Harrison Rowsell).

Saul Warth     Between 6-9am, only my 2nd patch Barn Owl this year, two Little Egrets, six Grey Herons, 121 Curlews, five Avocets, three Dunlins, 64 Shelducks, two Kestrels, a Sparrowhawk, two Buzzards, 18 Yellow Wagtails, four Pied Wagtails, four Chiffchaffs, a Willow Warbler, a Lesser Whitethroat, three Blackcaps, a Reed Warbler, a Whinchat, 24 Mistle Thrushes, 20 Goldfinches, nine Linnets and eight Swallows. (MK).

Barn Owl by Mike King

WWT Slimbridge     A BITTERN flew from Zeiss hide to Kingfisher hide this morning. (Heather England). A juvenile Marsh Harrier flew through South Lake. (Mike Davis). From Middle Point 60+ Ringed Plovers, four Yellow Wagtails, a Great White Egret, 24 Little Egrets and the Pink-footed Goose of unknown origin and 13 Common Cranes on the Dumbles. (Tim Jukes). From Zeiss hide – two SPOONBILLS, 197 Black-tailed Godwits and  Spotted Redshank. (Dot Jones). An adult Mediterranean Gull over the Rushy. (Oliver Paisey).

Elmore Court     In the rewilding area early morning a brief Goshawk, a Wheatear, 4+ Whinchats, 6+ Stonechats, five Reed Buntings, two Cetti’s Warblers and two Sedge Warblers by the scrape area. (Steve Pullen).

Tresham     This morning three Spotted Flycatchers, three Wheatears, two Red Kites, two Whitethroats, a Corn Bunting and three Stock Doves. (Paul Rich).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning 8:30-10am, c50 Swallows, c10 House Martins, two Blackcaps, c8 Chiffchaffs, two families of Bullfinches with juveniles, a Cetti’s Warbler, a Yellow Wagtail, two Whitethroats, two juvenile Stonechats, an adult male Redstart, a Chaffinch, two Greenfinches, c10 Moorhens and a juvenile Coot, a Grey Heron and a Red Kite. (Rob Crofton). Along the canal three Buzzards, five Bullfinches, two Green Woodpeckers, 6+ Swallows and 8+ House Martins. Also four Migrant Hawkers, a Brown Hawker, a WILLOW EMERALD damselfly. A Bordered Straw Moth and 12+ Small Coppers on way to Snipe Pool. (Paul Clark).

Stroud     This morning 2+ Dippers, a Grey Wagtail, a Jay and two Mandarins at Frome Banks NR. (Mike Davis).

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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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