Thursday 15th October 2026

WWT Slimbridge     A LEACH’S PETREL off of Middle Point going down on the ebb tide this morning. (Martin McGill/Ian Hull).

Saul Warth     At high tide, 200+Dunlins, 28 Grey Plovers, 17 Golden Plovers, a Lapwing, 70+Curlews, the escaped Greater Flamingo still, 100+ Shelducks, 14 Skylarks, six Meadow Pipits and two Reed Buntings. Also a Clouded Yellow in the horse paddock and three Cattle Egrets in with the Jersey cattle over the road from the ditch. (Steve Pullen).

Frampton pools   A first winter male Goldeneye on the sailing lake this afternoon. This evening on Court Lake 80 Cattle Egrets, two Great White Egrets, five Little Egrets, four Grey Herons, two Pochards, 14 Tufted Ducks, 26 Teal, 34 Shovelers, four Wigeon and a Green Sandpiper. (Nick Goatman).

Cirencester     At Abbey Home Farm three adult Yellow-legged Gulls and a German and a Scottish colour-ringed Lesser Black-backed Gull enjoying some pig feed. (Tate Lloyd).

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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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