Sunday 21st December 2025

Tewkesbury     Belated news of a BLACK REDSTART captured on the Peregrine nest tray on Tewkesbury Abbey on the 19th at 12:37pm. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crTvZ9stdvI (David Bagley).

Black Redstart videograb

Sharpness     Two SHAGS at SARA still present on the canal or in the marina until 2pm at least. (Ken Hurcombe/Andy Jordan/Mark Hobson/David Creber).

Shags by Mark Hobson

WWT Slimbridge     A FIRECREST at 11:20am flew across the path towards the Decoy area scrub to the left of the new gate by Martin Smith hide. (Tim McGrath).

Woodmancote    51 Goldfinches gathering in a pre roost tree near the garden at 3:50pm today. Also at least five Blackcaps (3 males & 2 females) using the feeders. (John Widgery).

Forest of Dean     A Goldcrest picked up exhausted at St Briavels today, after 2 hours recovery in a box, the bird was released. (Bob Broughton).

Goldcrest by Bob Broughton
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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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