Sunday 5th April 2026

Forest of Dean    Three TREE PIPITS in subsong at Staple Edge large clearfell today also three pairs of Stonechats and several Crossbills. (Rob Husbands). A Swallow at Parkend this morning. (Ken Hurcombe).

Saul Warth     162 Avocets, 90 Curlews, 30 Redshanks, 12 Oystercatchers, two Great White Egrets, six distant Common Cranes, six Skylarks, a Swallow and a Chiffchaff. (MK).

WWT Slimbridge     A Tundra Bean Goose on the Decoy pool today then flew to the Tack Piece. (Heather England). A Green Sandpiper on the Rushy still. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Sharpness     From SARA this morning, 50+ Sand Martins, 23 Swallows, seven House Martins, a Red Kite, a Peregrine, 13 Oystercatchers and a Common Sandpiper. (Oliver Paisey).

Chedworth     A male Wheatear on the airfield this morning. (Duncan Dine).

Wheatear by Duncan Dine

Coombe Hill Meadows    Today seven Mute Swans, two pairs of Greylags, eight Canada Geese, a pair of Shelducks, 20 Wigeon, 20 Gadwalls, 100 Teal, 40 Mallards, four Shovelers, eight Little Egrets, a Great White Egret, a Grey Heron, a Marsh Harrier, a Buzzard, 50 Coots, two Oystercatchers, ten Lapwings, two Curlews, eight Black-tailed Godwits, four Redshanks, five Herring Gulls, a Lesser Black-backed Gull, a Sparrowhawk, a Red Kite, six Buzzards, a Peregrine, a Raven, two Sand Martins, ten Swallows, eight House Sparrows, five Skylarks, two Willow Warblers and five Chiffchaffs. (Mike Smart/Rob Crofton & Nina Crofton).

Frampton     A Willow Warbler singing in trees next to the cottage at the back of the sailing lake and another in trees in Vicarage Lane. (Steve Pullen). A Swallow on wires near cottages in Hyde Lane. (Tim McGrath).

Elmore Court     In the rewilding area late afternoon, four Buzzards, a Red Kite, three Stonechats, four Skylarks, 12 Fieldfares, two Lapwings, two Snipe, two Grey Herons and four Stock Doves. (Steve Pullen).

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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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