Thursday 29th October 2026

Frampton     The YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER again in the corner of Court Lake by the bungalow next to the Perryway at SO753079 and up to 50 yards to the W until 4:30pm at least. It is very elusive and calling rarely, only seen a few times but gave decent views between 4-4:30pm. (Martin Wightman/John Fletcher/Jon Haw).

Saul Warth     Flat calm at high tide this morning 37 Shelducks, 19 Teal, 131 Avocets, two Redshanks, 29 Curlews, 12 Grey Plovers, a Common Sandpiper, four Little Egrets, the escaped Greater Flamingo, a Rock Pipit, six Redwings, 36 Meadow Pipits, seven Skylarks, 68 Goldfinches, seven Greenfinches, four Stonechats and a male Blackcap. (MK). Additionally later on the falling tide Curlews increasing to 50, Grey Plovers to 15 and Shelducks to c250, five Black tailed Godwits, ten Little Egrets, a Great White Egret, four Oystercatchers, ten Lapwings, Fieldfares, seven Stonechats, Chiffchaffs, Goldcrests, a Kestrel Seven Cattle Egrets in the field across the road from the end of Hock Ditch. (John Fletcher/Neil Smith). 30 Cattle Egrets on the north side of Arlingham Road this afternoon between Fretherne and Frampton. (Craig Brookes).

Common Sandpiper by Mike King

Stonechat by Mike King

Purton     Distantly from the Berkeley Arms towards WWT two Common Cranes, c100 Lapwings and c200 Golden Plovers. From the Ships Graveyard eight Little Egrets, a Redshank, ten Curlews, ten Wigeon and 30 Black-tailed Godwits. (Neil Smith).

Black-tailed Godwits by Neil Smith

WWT Slimbridge     6+ calling Cetti’s Warbler (two below Zeiss hide), two flocks of Golden Plover (c 400 in each), two Little Stints on the Top New Piece, at least 19 Common Cranes on the Tack Piece and 30 White-fronted Geese, a Great White Egret and two Green Sandpipers on the Rushy. (Paul Clark). A Willow Emerald damselfly seen along the boardwalk near the Eider pen this afternoon. (Heather England).

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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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