Thursday 22nd October 2026

Frampton pools     A YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER in the corner of Court Lake by the bungalow next to the Perryway at SO753079 this afternoon. 84 Cattle Egret and two Great White Egrets, five Little Egrets roosted, also five Grey Herons, a first winter male Goldeneye, an adult Yellow-legged Gull, 21 Shovelers, 20 Tufted Ducks, two Pochards, 11 Great Crested Grebes and two Little Grebes.  (Nick Goatman). A distant flock of c130 Avocets on the river, viewed from the canal towpath and a Clouded Yellow butterfly near the village. (Terry Grant).

Saul Warth     This afternoon no tide, 68 Curlews, ten Grey Plovers, nine Dunlins, a Shelduck, a Great White Egret, a Little Egret, a Kestrel, two Buzzards, a Cetti’s Warbler in the sluice, a Chiffchaff, ten Long-tailed Tits, three Stonechats, 15 Linnets, 21 Goldfinches, two Reed Buntings and a Small White butterfly. (MK).

Grey Plovers by Mike King

Cetti’s Warbler by Mike King

WWT Slimbridge     Around the grounds 4+ Little Grebes, two Spotted Redshanks, four Ruff, 125 Black-tailed Godwits, a MERLIN, two Peregrines, a Kestrel, 17 White-fronted Geese (5+ juvs), 400+ Golden Plovers, 3+ Grey Wagtails, 7+ Pintails, a Fox and three Roe Deer. (Paul Clark/Martin Price).

Doverow Hill     Two roosting Tawny Owls, a few Skylarks and Meadow Pipits flying over and a male Stonechat feeding near the top of the hill, a patch first. (Steve Kear).

Chavenage Lane area     Nine Buzzards, three Stonechats, eight Corn Buntings, two Red Kites and a female Goshawk, which carried off a white pigeon that was feeding in a field. At nearby Barton End, two Kestrels, four Red Kites and a Stonechat. (Terry Grant).

Cheltenham     A Great White Egret over Pittville Park at 8am. Also the two resident Kingfishers showing well. (Steve Money).

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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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