Wednesday 22nd April 2026

Stinchcombe Hill     A male RING OUZEL by the 9th tee this morning. (James Robinson).

Saul Warth     Early morning no tide three Whimbrels, 100 Avocets under the mud shelf, six Curlews, a Little Egret, a male Marsh Harrier hunting at Awre, 62 Sand Martins, four Swallows, two House Martins, two Yellow Wagtails, a Lesser Whitethroat, two Whitethroats and a Roebuck. (MK).

Lesser Whitethroat by Mike King

Whimbrel by Mike King

Frampton     Two Swifts over the sailing lake late morning. (MK).

WWT Slimbridge    The SPOONBILL, three Greenshanks and two Whimbrels on the Tack Piece. The DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE in front of the Estuary Tower. Six Swifts flew up river. The Spotted Redshank and five Greenshanks on the Top New Piece. (Ian Ralphs).

Forest of Dean     6+ Pied Flycatchers at Nagshead. Two Grey Wagtails, a Kingfisher, 15+ Mandarins, two Little Grebes and two Ravens at Cannop Ponds. A drake Goosander, a Raven, two Grey Herons and 6+ Large Red Damselflies at Woorgreens. (Paul Clark).

Leckhampton Hill     A Yellowhammer, three Willow Warblers, a Whitethroat, a Red Kite, a Kestrel and two Swifts. (Sophie Headland).

Yellowhammer by Sophie Headland

Rodborough Common     A Whitethroat, a Wheatear, three Chiffchaffs, 10+ Skylarks, five Meadow Pipits, a Great Black-backed Gull and a Pasqueflower. (Gerard Doran).

Gloucester     Along the Severn Way and on the sheep down at the landfill site a Cormorant, a pair of Shelducks, two Buzzards, a Green Sandpiper still, a Curlew, 12 Stock Doves, two Skylarks, a male White Wagtail on the Severn Way pools, three Wheatears a male, a female and a stunning female Greenland bird and a Whitethroat today. (Gord Avery). At Zoons Court Farm a Yellow Wagtail and a Pied wagtail on the manure pile. At Horsbere a Blackcap, a Reed Warbler, a Whitethroat and a Lesser Whitethroat heard. (Ken Hurcombe).

Cotswold Water Park East     On Whelford pools this afternoon a Cuckoo heard, 16 Red Crested Pochards, 25 Tufted Ducks, seven Great Crested Grebes, nine Coots, a Greylag, two Moorhens, two Mute Swans, 16 Mallards, two Grey Herons, a Willow Warbler, six Blackcaps, a Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming, a Red Kite and two Buzzards. (John Fletcher).

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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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