Saturday 26th September 2026

WWT Slimbridge     Three GLOSSY IBISES flew past Zeiss hide at 3:40pm and continued down river. (Paul Clark). A juvenile PECTORAL SANDPIPER again on the Top New Piece from Zeiss hide at midday today. (per Roberta Goodall). On the Rushy a Great White Egret, three Greenshanks, a Wood Sandpiper briefly, 6+ Snipe, two Pintails and two Green Sandpipers. 6+ Willow Emerald damselflies seen around the site. (Paul Clark). Also from Zeiss hide today nine Spotted Redshanks, nine Ruffs, two Golden Plovers and a Ringed Plover. (Paul Masters). From Middle Point at high tide 20 Knot, nine Bar-tailed Godwits, a Marsh Harrier, a juvenile Peregrine and three Rock Pipits. (Ian Ralphs).

Glossy Ibises by Paul Clark

Rock Pipit by Ian Ralphs

Saul Warth      At high tide this morning 160 Curlews, 11 Bar-tailed Godwits, 240 Avocets, 60 Ringed Plovers, a Curlew Sandpiper, a Common Sandpiper, a Little Stint, 350 Dunlins, a Sanderling, nine Grey Plovers, 110 Shelducks, 100 Teal, four Wigeon, 25 Grey Herons, six Little Egrets, a Peregrine, 18 Meadow Pipits and two Reed Buntings. (MK/Andy Jayne/Mark Hobson).

Damery     Two Crossbills (male and juvenile) today in Damery Woods near Tortworth by the M5 (Michael Wood services) at 9am. (Bethany Edmondson).

Crossbills by Bethany Edmondson

Nailsworth     Between 5:50-6:50pm, 194 Swallows, 19 high flying Pipits, two alba Wagtails and an OSPREY, all flew south past Windsoredge. (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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