Saturday 11th April 2026

Cleeve Hill     Late morning eight RING OUZELS (3m, 5f), still present at 5:30pm in the heather enclosure. Also five Wheatears, a White Wagtail, two Mistle Thrushes and 4+ Stonechats. (Oliver Paisey/Mark Hobson). Early morning a Wheatear, a singing Garden Warbler, Willow Warblers, Stonechat, Skylarks and Meadow Pipits. (Tom Mabbett).

Cotswold Water Park West     A LITTLE TERN briefly on Pit 201c this morning at 10:20am then flew south. (Roger Gillespie).

Coombe Hill Meadows     An early silent CUCKOO, three Redstarts, a Sedge Warbler, two Little Egrets, a Redshank, two Oystercatchers, a Lapwing, a pair of Wigeon, two Swallows, a pair of Green Woodpeckers, a pair of Great Spotted Woodpeckers, two Willow Warblers and two Whitethroats. (Paul Masters/MK). Also today six Mute Swans, two Greylags, nine Canada Geese, four Shelduck, eight Gadwalls, 6+ Teal, ten Mallards, a Shoveler, eight Cattle Egrets, a Great White Egret, two Grey Herons, eight Lapwings, two Curlews, two Redshanks, ten Skylarks, 3+ Blackcaps, 5+ Chiffchaffs and five Reed Buntings. (Mike Smart/Ian Ralphs/Greg Mabbett/PM).

Cuckoo by Mike King

Redstart by Mike King

WWT Slimbridge     A four Yellow Wagtails on the Tack Piece. Also the Tundra Bean Goose. Also a Common Sandpiper on South Lake and two Spotted Redshanks on the Rushy. (Dot Jones/Paul Clark/Martin Price). An Arctic Tern reported through South Lake at 3pm per RBA.

Highnam Woods     A Nightingale seen today on the path up from the hide but not singing. (Mark Hobson).

Westonbirt Arboretum      Two male crossbills in the Silkwood this morning, one singing. Also 20+ Siskins. (Jon Haw).

Brockworth    An adult male Siskin eating sunflower seeds from a feeder in the garden, the first since the mid 1980’s. (Dave Goodwin).

Dowdeswell Reservoir     A pair of Great Crested Grebes, a few Swallows, House Martins and the first Reed Warbler singing. (Tom Mabbett).

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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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