Wednesday 27th August 2025

Nailsworth     An OSPREY flew south over Nailsworth at 8pm. (Terry Grant).

Painswick Beacon     Migration watch from 6:15am to 8:30am, fairly quiet but an OSPREY flew south at 6:35 am, then carried on down the Painswick valley. 16 Swallows and five alba wagtails were the only other migrants. (John Fleming).

Saul Warth     At high tide late morning 67 Curlews, an Avocet, 88 Shelducks, three Little Egrets, a Mediterranean Gull, three Kestrels, two Grey Wagtails, 11 Pied Wagtails, three Wheatears, a Chiffchaff and 20 Swallows. (MK).

Mediterranean Gull by Mike King

Wheatear by Mike King

WWT Slimbridge     From Zeiss hide six Knot, three SPOONBILLS, four Ruff, and a Garganey. On South Lake the Tundra Bean Goose, of unknown origin, and 16 Ruff. (Thomas McClung).

Frampton pools     This evening four Swifts, 30+ Sand Martins, seven Teal, a Shoveler, 29 Tufted Ducks, 30 Gadwalls, six Grey Herons and a Yellow-legged Gull. (Nick Goatman).

Lechlade     The escaped Scarlet Ibis on Richardson and Amey nature reserve lake, Rough Grounds, Farm at midday. (Mike Cook).

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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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