Monday 11th May 2026

WWT Slimbridge     Three first-summer Mediterranean Gulls on the Rushy today. (Ian Hull).

Saul Warth     Between 5:45-7:45am no tide, 68 Shelducks, four Sanderlings, 80 Dunlins, 160 Ringed Plovers, two Bar-tailed Godwits, 12 Curlews, four Oystercatchers, a Marsh Harrier, a Common Crane, and five distant at Middle Point, a Little Egret, a Cuckoo heard, a Grey Wagtail, four Skylarks, six Swallows, six House Martins and 25 Linnets. (MK).

Frampton     A Hobby flew over Watery Lane at 12:30pm today. Also 5+ Common Terns, a Yellow-legged Gull, 20 Sand Martins, ten Swifts, six Swallows, a Whitethroat and a family of Long-tailed Tits with several immatures. (Peter Bryant).

Hinton     A Cuckoo calling close to Kingshill Farm today. (Mike Fisher).

Aylburton     Two Red Kites 2 miles N of Hanley Farm Shop at 9:10am today. (Stephen Curtis).

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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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