Thursday 28th August 2025

Elmore Court     A RED-THROATED PIPIT heard over the rewilding area this morning, but not seen or relocated. (Ed Drewitt/Elaine Arundel).

Sharpness     A FULMAR through N at 12:10pm. At 1:40pm three SHAGS went down with the tide but one came back up. Also a Yellow-legged Gull, two Buzzards, a Kestrel, 20+ Redshanks and a Kingfisher. (Oliver Paisey).

Fulmar by Oliver Paisey

WWT Slimbridge      A juvenile BLACK TERN on the Rushy this afternoon. Three SPOONBILLS and a BITTERN from Zeiss hide. The Pink-footed Goose, of unknown origin, and a WOOD SANDPIPER on the Top New Piece. A Water Rail from Robbie Garnett hide. (Roberta Goodall/Terry Stevenson/Slimbridge Sightings).

Black Tern by Terry Stevenson

Water Rail  by Terry Stevenson

Saul Warth     Early morning at low tide 81 Curlews, ten Avocets, three Knot, 57 Shelducks, nine Cattle Egrets through N, two Little Egrets, six Yellow Wagtails, a Grey Wagtail, 14 Pied Wagtails, two Wheatears still, a Lesser Whitethroat, three Chiffchaffs, a Blackcap, six Swallows and 20 Linnets. (MK). Also a Whimbrel. (Martin Wightman/Bill Church).

Yellow Wagtails by Mike King

Wheatear by Mike King

Frampton pools     A Water Rail, a Common Sandpiper, a Cattle Egret, three Little Egrets, six Grey Herons, 50+ Sand Martins, 20+ Swallows, 10+ House Martins, four Lesser Whitethroats, a Willow Warbler, 32 Chiffchaffs, two Spotted Flycatchers, a Wigeon, six Teal, 43 Gadwalls and 19 Tufted Ducks. (Nick Goatman).

Painswick Beacon     Between 6:30-9am, three Swifts, 33 Swallows and a Meadow Pipit flew S. Also a Spotted Flycatcher, a Blackcap, a Garden Warbler, a |Goldcrest, three Chiffchaffs four Buzzards and a Red Kite present. (John Fleming).

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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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