Saturday 25th July 2026

Eastleach Downs     The first-summer LONG-TAILED SHRIKE present again today again along the minor road at https://maps.app.goo.gl/2DtRwdBHmTe3Wio89?g_st=iw  Please do not park on verges, block gates or roads at this busy harvest time. Park in the car park at https://maps.app.goo.gl/iUUEaCKtkdimNaMRA?g_st=iw £5 for charity. The car park will be open 5am to 8pm Saturday and Sunday. Arrangements for next week to be advised if the bird is still present. (MK).

Saul Warth     Early morning, very low tide, four Knots, 31 Avocets, 21 Curlews, a Great White Egret, two Little Egrets, two Reed Warblers, two Whitethroats, a Lesser Whitethroat, a Blackcap, a Chiffchaff and eight Skylarks. Also the first Migrant Hawker here. (MK).

Migrant Hawker by Mike King

Westbury-on-Severn     Three Whinchats, a Yellow Wagtail, a Red Kite and an adult Yellow-legged Gull this morning. (Dan Watson).

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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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