Sunday 17th August 2025

WWT Slimbridge     A juvenile SHAG on South Lake this afternoon. A Great White Egret from Robbie Garnett hide. (Julian Gould).

Shag by Steve Pullen

Saul Warth     Between 6-9am 129 Curlews, five Avocets, 63 Ringed Plovers, 32 Dunlins, 55 Shelducks, an adult Common Gull, six Little Egrets, a Sparrowhawk, two Kestrels, a Grey Wagtail, seven Pied Wagtails, a Reed Warbler, a Blackcap, a Whitethroat, five Chiffchaffs, six Swallows and 24 Goldfinches. (MK).

Elmore Court     This morning six Whinchats, a Sand Martin, 50+ Swallows, a female-type Redstart and two Spotted Flycatchers. (Andy Jayne). This afternoon still two Whinchats, three Stonechats, ten Mistle Thrushes, 27+ Swallows, three Kestrels, five Buzzards, a Reed Warbler, a Whitethroat and four Chiffchaffs. Lesser Whitethroat at Groundless Pool and Red Kite over Weir Lane. Clouded Yellow butterfly still near to the Whinchats. (MK/BK).

Whinchat by Mike King

South Cerney     A Spotted Flycatcher at the playing field in hawthorn trees by the BMX track. (Richard Williams).

Ebworth Centre     A Wheatear near the drive. Near the buildings two Green Woodpeckers, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, three Kestrels together, two Buzzards, two Ravens, a Mistle Thrush and c20 each of Swallows and House Martins. (Steve Brown).

Leckhampton     Near the Pilley Bridge reserve a noisy Peregrine over, two Buzzards, a Jay and two Ravens. A Sparrowhawk over Hall Road. A Green Woodpecker near Burrows Field. Also a Silver Y moth in the garden. (Steve Brown).

Cotswold Water Park West    At Shorncote reed beds two Green Sandpipers, 12 Lapwings, a Great White Egret, two Little Egrets, six Common Terns and a Kingfisher today. (Richard Williams).

Stonehouse     A Little Owl on a telegraph pole on the Standish to Stonehouse road just approaching the Stagholt allotment entrance this evening. (Jon Dexter).

Nailsworth     At least 25-30 warblers in the garden, mainly Chiffchaffs with a few Willow Warblers, a couple of Blackcaps and a tail-less Reed Warbler, a garden tick. Also five species of Tit including Marsh. (Terry Grant).

Longlevens     A Red Kite at 3:20pm circling over allotments behind the house then flew S, a garden tick. (Pam & Frank Bryant).

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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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