Friday 17th April 2026

Cam     An adult male RING OUZEL in a field near Cam Peak this morning at 9:45am at ST766993. (Steve R Brown per Gord Avery).

Cleeve Hill     This morning two RING OUZELS still present in the same area as reported yesterday. (Ian Sherriffs).

Westbury-on-Severn     An adult KITTIWAKE on Westbury Strand at 6:20pm, then headed upriver. (Dan Watson).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Early this morning three Cattle Egrets, two Yellow Wagtails, three male Redstarts singing, a Red Kite, a Treecreeper and a Lesser Whitethroat. (Nigel Sluman).

WWT Slimbridge     From Estuary tower three Bar-tailed Godwits, a Knot, a Sanderling, 11 Dunlins, 12+ Ringed Plovers, 29 Oystercatchers, 18+ Curlews, the DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE, a Buzzard, a Peregrine, 11 Common Cranes, 30+ Avocets and a Tundra Bean Goose on the Tack Piece. (Oliver Paisey). A Little Ringed Plover on the Rushy this afternoon. (Ian Hull). 87 Avocets and 83 Black-tailed Godwits on South Lake. (Dot Jones).

Stinchcombe Hill     A MERLIN flew over heading W this morning. Also an unseen Chiffchaff calling very like Siberian near the 16th tee. (James Robinson).

Sharpness     From the picnic site to Berkeley Pill this morning five Teal, a female Wigeon, a Common Sandpiper, five Redshanks, four Oystercatchers, a Peregrine, a Raven, two Wheatears, six  Stonechats, nine Swallows, seven Sand Martins, a Yellow Wagtail, a Reed Warbler, a Cetti’s Warbler, two Willow Warblers, two Whitethroats, a Blackcap and two Chiffchaffs. (MK).

Wheatear by Mike King

Frampton     At the sailing lake today five Common Sandpiper, a Redshank, six Oystercatchers, a Yellow Wagtail, a Cuckoo, a Willow Warbler, a Lesser Whitethroat, a Whitethroat, five Reed Warblers, 100+ Sand Martins, a House Martin and 14 Swallows. (Nick Goatman).

Quedgeley     A Whitethroat, a Lesser Whitethroat and two Cetti’s Warblers at Clearwater Drive this morning. A Garden Warbler in trees beside car park at Rea Bridge. (Andy Chapman).

Cotswold Water Park West     This morning nine species of warblers around Pit 57 including three Garden Warblers and a Lesser Whitethroat, also 100+ Sand Martins with House Martins and Swallows and two Egyptian Geese. (Mark Dowie). At Pit 201C a Yellow Wagtail, two Green Sandpipers, a Common Sandpiper and 3-4 Swifts. (Nigel Sluman/Mark Dowie).

Halmore     Birds around the Halmore Lane fields this morning included six Whitethroats, four Linnets, four Long-Tailed Tits, two Buzzards, a Red Kite, two Grey Herons, a Bullfinch and c8 Swallows. (Chris Newton).

Linnet by Chris Newton

Kingscote     First Whitethroat of the year, a Willow Warbler, 17 Skylarks, 25+ Yellowhammers, 70+ Linnets, a Goldcrest, a Nuthatch, a pair of Grey Wagtails, two female Goshawks, a female Sparrowhawk, five Swallows and many Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps. (Joshua Hamblin).

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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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