Wednesday 10th September 2025

Cotswold Water Park West     Three BLACK TERNS late afternoon on Pit 57, but flew off S when the weather cleared. (David Creber).

Cotswold Water Park East     A Knot on Pit 132 this afternoon. (Ian Sherriffs).

Sharpness      A SHAG on the dock basin at 8:20am. (Andy Jordan).

WWT Slimbridge     12 Curlew Sandpipers from Zeiss hide today. Also four SPOONBILLS and a Garganey. (Andy Jayne). A BLACK TERN off of Middle Point at high tide then flew S. (Anna Cork/Martin McGill/Paul Masters). On the Rushy four Knot, a Greenshank and three Spotted Redshanks this morning. (Slimbridge Sightings). 17 Yellow Wagtails over the Estuary Tower at 1:30pm. (Tim McGrath).

Saul Warth     At high tide 20 Curlews, 37 Avocets, ten Ringed Plovers, 15 Dunlins, two Common Sandpipers, 83 Shelducks, 203 Teal, nine Little Egrets, a Grey Wagtail, 15 Pied Wagtails, eight Chiffchaffs, three Blackcaps and nine Swallows. (MK).

Common Sandpiper by Mike King

Purton to Sharpness     A Common Sandpiper, two Redshanks, a juvenile Mediterranean Gull, a Little Egret, a Kingfisher, a Rock Pipit and Grey Wagtail this afternoon. (Andy Jayne).

Frampton     On the sailing lake this evening a Hobby, a Kestrel, 50+ Sand Martins, 30+ Swallows, a Green Sandpiper and a Common Sandpiper. (Nick Goatman).

Cleeve Hill     From the radio masts to the 13th fairway and back, three Whinchats, six Wheatears, four Stonechats, a Whitethroat, eight Skylarks, two Meadow Pipits, c30 House Martins and 15 Swallows through and a Sparrowhawk today. (Tom Mabbett).

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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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