Tuesday 28th April 2026

WWT Slimbridge     Two WOOD SANDPIPERS briefly on the Tack Piece then flew high N. Also a Whimbrel on the Tack Piece. (Paul Masters). Later a WOOD SANDPIPER from Zeiss hide. The DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE on the Dumbles again. A Spotted Redshank on the Rushy. (Ian Ralphs). Later three Greenshanks and a Spotted Redshank, possibly the same from Zeiss hide. (per Roberta Goodall).

Saul Warth     Early morning at high tide, 22 Avocets, eight Curlews, seven Whimbrels, 11 Bar-tailed Godwits, five Grey Plovers, 14 Ringed Plovers, 20 Dunlins, a Common Sandpiper, seven Oystercatchers, 50 Shelducks and 39 Swallows. (MK).

Avocets by Mike King

Frampton     This morning a Common Tern and a Garden Warbler at the sailing lake. This evening 20+ Swifts, 30+ Swallows, 12 House Martins, 100+ Sand Martins and four Oystercatchers. (Nick Goatman).

Ashleworth Ham     This evening three Egyptian Geese, a Little Egret, three Shelducks, 34 Mallards including 5 ducklings, eight Canada Geese, five Greylags, a drake Pintail, four Coots, three Teal (2m), a drake Wigeon, a Lapwing, a Grey Heron, five Lesser Black-backed Gulls and eight Mute Swans. (John Fletcher).

Egyptian Goose by 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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