Friday 3rd April 2026

Sharpness     From SARA this morning six KITTIWAKES, eight Golden Plovers, a Great Crested Grebe, a Peregrine, a Little Egret, two Buzzards, six Wigeon and ten Stock Doves. (Oliver Paisey/Andy Jordan). Two KITTIWAKES later from WWT. (Craig Reed).

WWT Slimbridge     A SPOONBILL on the Tack Piece, two Green Sandpipers on the Rushy, a Willow Warbler and a Great White Egret from Kingfisher hide and two Willow Warblers along the Estuary hide walkway. (Dot Jones/Ian Hull).

Saul Warth     At high tide 160 Avocets, 22 Curlews, two Oystercatchers, three Little Egrets, two Common Cranes, a Kestrel, 12 Stock Doves, 15 Fieldfares, five Sand Martins and a Chiffchaff. (MK).

Windrush    A male MERLIN seen harrying passerines in the field just over the
road from Windrush Camp at cSP184121 at 3:25 this afternoon. (Gord Avery).

Westbury-on-Severn     A second-calendar year Mediterranean Gull on the sands this evening. (Dan Watson).

Ashleworth Ham     A Cattle Egret, five Little Egrets, a Curlew, a Marsh Harrier, two Peregrines and small numbers of Teal, Wigeon, Shoveler, Pintail and Gadwall still. (Richard Humphrey).

Sherborne     A Great White Egret at Sherborne Meadows today. (Duncan Dine).

Batsford     Male and female Crossbills bathing in the stream at the Arboretum. A large dog Otter picked up on night vision camera next to the wildlife lake. (Stuart Priest).

Tewkesbury     The Abbey Peregrines laid their first egg at 5:30am today. Pic taken yesterday. (Alan McIlquham).

Peregrines by Alan McIlquham
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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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