Tuesday 22nd September 2026

Saul Warth     Early morning, no tide, hard work in fog, 125 Curlews, six Bar-tailed Godwits, a Knot, 40 Avocets, ten Grey Herons, a Great White Egret, five Little Egrets, the escaped Greater Flamingo returned after a few day in Wales and at New Passage, four Chiffchaffs, two Blackcaps, a Swallow, 17 Meadow Pipits, a male Stonechat, a Muntjac and three Roe Deer. (MK).

Curlew by Mike King

WWT Slimbridge      This evening a MERLIN in the Fifty Acre then flew S down to the Severn Ground. Also 166 Avocets on the river. (Martin Price). Three Spotted Redshanks (2 Rushy, 1 Tack Piece) and four Golden Plovers, a Bar-tailed Godwit and a SPOONBILL off of Middle Point. Three Greenshanks on the  Rushy. (Ian Ralphs). A Water Rail and a Kingfisher from Martin Smith hide today. (Terry Stevenson/Martin Price).

Sandhurst     This morning flocks of 90 Skylarks and 150+ Greenfinches. Also five Gadwalls, a Goshawk, two Sparrowhawks, eight Red Kites, eight Buzzards, a Kestrel, a Kingfisher, nine Jays, four Ravens, four Reed Buntings, eight Yellowhammers and a small movement of 69 Meadow Pipits overhead. (Andy Jayne).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning 12 flyover Skylarks, many Chiffchaffs, a Willow Warbler and Blackcaps on the towpath hedge. (Les Ditchburn).

Gloucester     2+ Siskins over the garden in Tuffley this morning. (Mark Hobson).

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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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