Friday 18th September 2026

WWT Slimbridge     On South Lake this morning 26 Knot, 209 Black-tailed Godwits, 17 Ruff, a Green Sandpiper, 11 roosting Cattle Egrets and a SPOONBILL. (Ian Hull). A GUILLEMOT again floating down on the tide early afternoon. (Martin McGill).

Saul Warth     7-9:45am no tide 38 Avocets, 128 Curlew, seven Bar-tailed Godwits, two Greenshanks, a Common Sandpiper, 40 Shelducks, a Kestrel, 12 Grey Herons, a Little Egret, two Cattle Egrets, seven Common Cranes, two Swallows, six Chiffchaffs, a Garden Warbler, a Reed Warbler, a pair of Stonechats, two Rock Pipits and 25 Goldfinches. (MK).

Garden Warbler by Mike King

Kestrel by Mike King

Nailsworth     Two SWIFTS briefly hawking over Windsoredge with 30+ House Martins at 8:10am. They then flew WSW together. Also, a Green Woodpecker nearby. (Terry Grant).

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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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