Monday 30th March 2026

Frampton     From Splatt Bridge early morning, an OSPREY flew over low 7:15am heading N, the TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE still on the flashes with two Common Cranes and another three nearby, 18 Curlews on the flashes and a Kingfisher and two Cormorants on the canal. (Steve Pullen). At the pools this evening 15 Cattle Egrets with a Little Egret, a pair of Shovelers, 105 Tufted Ducks, two Redwings, 23 Fieldfares, a Swallow, 50+ Sand Martins and a Willow Warbler. (Nick Goatman).

Saul Warth    At high tide the same OSPREY flew upriver towards Arlingham, two Bar-tailed Godwits, a Green Sandpiper flew N and a Willow Warbler singing. Also 93+ Avocets, four Oystercatchers, 86 Curlews, a Green Woodpecker, three Skylarks, 32 Fieldfares and a Chiffchaff. (MK).

Osprey by Mike King

Green Woodpecker by Mike King

Skylark by Mike King

WWT Slimbridge     A SPOONBILL on the Tack Piece and two White-fronted Geese on the Dumbles. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Fairford     Two WHITE STORKS over RAF Fairford this afternoon. (Rick Ingham).

Cleeve Hill     Two Wheatears this afternoon. (Duncan Dine).

Calmsden     Along the minor road S of Dark Lane, three Grey Partridges, two singing Corn Buntings, three Yellowhammers, a Red Kite and two Buzzards. Also Golden Plovers heard. (Steve Brown).

Ashleworth Ham     From the hide a House Martin, 38 Gadwalls, 32 Coots, 136 Teal, 43 Wigeon, 38 Shovelers, 30 Mallards, 12 Pintails, nine Tufted Ducks, a Grey Heron, a Great White Egret, three Little Egrets, 15 Mute Swans, eight Greylags, four Canada Geese, a Marsh Harrier and a Peregrine. (Richard Humphrey).

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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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