Wednesday 22nd October 2025

WWT Slimbridge     A YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER in the hedges outside Kingfisher hide this afternoon. (Slimbridge Sightings). The TEMMINCK’S STINT still on the Rushy today. (Peter Rodgers). Three BITTERNS from Zeiss hide this afternoon. Also two GLOSSY IBISES, a Great White Egret, two Marsh Harriers, a Water Rail and seven Cattle Egrets flew towards the estuary at 4:45pm. Two Water Rails and a Kingfisher at Martin Smith hide. Three Spotted Redshanks and 25+ Snipe on the Rushy. Two Ruff and a Green Sandpiper from Robbie Garnett hide. Two Mediterranean Gulls on the South Lake causeway. c50 Meadow Pipits on the Dumbles. (Jon Mercer/Paul Sutton/Mark Dowie).

Temminck’s Stint by Peter Rodgers

Bittern by Paul Sutton

Chavenage Lane area     The late WHINCHAT still present, also 11 Stonechats, 7+ Red Kites and 15+ Corn Buntings today. (Terry Grant).

Whinchat by Terry Grant

Bishops Cleeve     The female type BLACK REDSTART still today on roofs and back gardens in Bramley Close and Mirabelle Road until 3:45pm at least. (Steve Rickard).

Black Redstart by Steve Rickard

Saul Warth     Between 7:30-10am 185 Avocets, 68 Curlews, a Redshank heard, 67 Shelducks, 155 Teal, a Great White Egret, 17 Common Cranes flew towards Frampton, a Sparrowhawk, four Skylarks, a Chiffchaff, two Mistle Thrushes, nine Meadow Pipits and a Kingfisher and a male Stonechat in Hock Ditch. (MK).

Stonechat by Mike King
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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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