Friday 9th October 2026

WWT Slimbridge     Two PECTORAL SANDPIPERS and 68 Redshanks on the Top New Piece. Five REDWINGS over South Lake. (Ian Hull). A Garganey from Robbie Garnett hide. (Oliver Paisey).

Saul Warth     Early high tide, strong WSW wind, a juvenile ARCTIC TERN, 20 Curlews, 14 Grey Plovers, three Bar-tailed Godwits, two Knots, 300 Dunlins, 100 Shelducks, the escaped Greater Flamingo, 12 Common Cranes, two Little Egrets, a Red Kite, a Peregrine, a Kestrel, three Mistle Thrushes and two Ravens. (MK/Martin McGill).

Arctic Tern by Mike King

Haresfield     A Barn Owl flew over the road near the Incinerator at Javelin Park at 7:06pm. (Mark Hobson).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning a Teal, eight Mallards and 7+ Moorhens on the canal, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, five Skylarks, two Meadow Pipits, four Stonechats, a Cetti’s Warbler, 5+ Chiffchaffs, 30+ Carrion Crows, 30+ Jackdaws and two Reed Buntings. (Mike Smart).

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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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