Friday 26th June 2026

Ashleworth/Hasfield Hams     93 birds caught early morning including eight Redstarts, five Sedge Warblers, four Blackcaps, 32 Whitethroats, seven Lesser Whitethroats, a Chiffchaff, a Willow Warbler, four Long-tailed Tits, eight Goldfinches, three Linnet and nine Reed Buntings. Around the reserve at least two QUAILS calling at 4:30am on Hasfield Ham, a Grey Heron, many singing Skylarks, Sedge Warblers, Whitethroats, 1+ Chiffchaffs, a Raven and Reed Buntings. (Mike Smart/Ashleworth ringing team).

WWT Slimbridge     Two juvenile BITTERNS showing well from Knott hide today. (Kenny Hills).

Saul Warth     At 6am no tide, two Knot, 43 Black-tailed Godwits, 60 Avocets, 73 Curlews, eight Oystercatchers, 40 Shelducks, two Little Egrets, two Grey Herons, two Grey Wagtails, six Swallows and a Great Spotted Woodpecker. Also good numbers of Painted Ladies. (MK).

Painted Lady by Mike King

Haresfield     In fields next to the B4008 early morning, seven Yellowhammers including two juveniles, six Yellow Wagtails, a loose flock of 14 Greenfinches, 11 Goldfinches and six Linnets, a Green Woodpecker, eight Stock Doves and two Buzzards. (Steve Pullen).

Cotswold Water Park West     A pair of Garden Warblers at Pit 32 today. (John Holland).

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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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