Wednesday 18th February 2026

WWT Slimbridge     A SPOONBILL and a Ringed Plover on the Tack Piece this morning. (Paul Rich). Also three Sanderlings and three Little Stints. Two WHOOPER SWANS still on the Rushy. (Slimbridge Sightings). At least six Lesser Redpolls at 11am this morning in the Alders close to the visitor centre. (Steve Young).

Lesser Redpoll by Steve Young

Saul Warth     At high tide a Common Sandpiper, 130 Curlews, eight Oystercatchers, 50 Shelducks, at least 800 Black-headed Gulls and 300 Common Gulls floating up on the tide, a female Marsh Harrier hunting the Warth, 30 Redwings, 20 Fieldfares, five Skylarks and a Chiffchaff. (MK).

Oystercatchers by Mike King

Alvington    A Red Kite over Clanna Country Park this afternoon. (Paul Woolams).

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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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