Sunday 28th June 2026

Breadstone    In the woods today birds included a Nuthatch, a Treecreeper, a Green Woodpecker, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers, a Jay, two Willow Warblers, several Coal Tits, Goldcrests and Blackcaps and two Buzzards and a Red Kite over. Butterflies included four White Admirals, several Marbled Whites, two Holly Blues, a Common Blue, a Small Skipper, a Large Skipper, two Peacocks, several Red Admirals and Painted Ladies and many Commas, while at a neighbouring farm butterflies included two Small Tortoiseshells. (Chris Newton).

White Admiral by Chris Newton

Frampton pools    Four Cattle Egrets including a juvenile, 150 Sand Martins, four Swifts, two Hobbies, 38 Mute Swan with 11 cygnets, 30 Greylags with three goslings, two Canada Geese with four goslings, 45 Barnacle Geese, a Tawny Owl, a Lesser Whitethroat with three young, 30 Blackcaps, 19 Chiffchaffs and seven Whitethroats today. (Nick Goatman).

Nailsworth     At least 52 Swifts flying south between 8:45pm and 9pm, also a Hobby following. (Terry Grant).

WWT Slimbridge     Two Red-veined Darters still outside Kingfisher Cafe by the new pool today. Two Spotted Redshanks on South Lake. (Ian Sheriffs).

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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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