Friday 13th March 2026

WWT Slimbridge     Two SPOONBILLS from Robbie Garnett hide. On the Dumbles still 165 White-fronted Geese and another 12 from Martin Smith hide. On South Lake 219 Black-tailed Godwits and 184 Avocets. Two Kingfishers in the Decoy. (Dot Jones/Slimbridge Sightings).

Frampton    At the sailing lake a Kingfisher, 50 Sand Martins and a Great White Egret chased off by gulls. On Court Lake four Sand Martins and a Kestrel. On Splatt flashes six Curlews and two Barnacle Geese flew N. (MK). A drake Mandarin flew over the pools (Nick Goatman) and a pair of Mandarins on the canal at Splatt Bridge. (Steve Pullen).

Over & Leadon Meadows      Two Canada Geese, an Egyptian Goose, 29 Shelducks, 14 Shovelers, ten Gadwalls, 20 Wigeon, 16 Mallards, four Pintails, 14 Coots, a Mediterranean Gull, eight Little Egrets, two Grey Herons, a Red Kite, a Raven, a Sand Martin, and two Redpolls. (Andy Jayne).

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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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