Monthly Archives: November 2020

Gloucester    The male BLACK REDSTART still on the S side of Gloucester Cathedral today. (Ken Hurcombe). Frampton pools     A red wing-tagged female Marsh Harrier chasing Teal over the reedbed in the NE corner of Court Lake at 12:45pm. … Continue reading →

Gloucester    The male BLACK REDSTART still on the SE side of Gloucester Cathedral today. (Simon Ashley). Frampton    At the pools a Little Owl calling, three female Goldeneyes, 77 Tufted Ducks, 157 Gadwalls, 22 Shovelers, 37 Wigeon, four Pochards, … Continue reading →

Frampton     A pair of Egyptian Geese still on Court Lake today. At Splatt Bridge four Little Egrets, a Buzzard, four Shelducks, c100 Redwings, two Song Thrushes, a Nuthatch, 20 Goldfinches, five Long-tailed Tits and a Great Spotted Woodpecker. Cas … Continue reading →

Cheltenham     At Pittville Park today birds included Long-tailed tits, a Goldcrest, a Great Crested Grebe, a drake Mandarin and a male Kingfisher. (Alan McIlquham).

Gloucester    A male BLACK REDSTART still on the SE side of Gloucester Cathedral today until 2pm at least, also a Grey Wagtail and a Pied Wagtail. (Dave Stone). This morning at Horsebere Brook Flood Storage Area three Moorhens, a … Continue reading →

Gloucester     The male BLACK REDSTART still on Gloucester Cathedral today favouring the SE side. (Duncan Dine). Quedgeley     A garden Treecreeper again this afternoon. (Paul Masters). Frampton     Five CATTLE EGRETS over the village this evening. (Gordon Hodgson). Saul … Continue reading →

Frampton/Saul     Four CATTLE EGRETS over the village at 7:30am. From the towpath N of Splatt Bridge five Goosanders flew towards pools, 167 Lapwings, seven Black-tailed Godwits, 63 Linnets, 162 Fieldfares and 70 Redwings and two Redshanks. Later four CATTLE … Continue reading →

Frampton    A male MERLIN on the foreshore from Splatt Bridge this morning. Also a Buzzard, three Little Egrets, two Kingfishers and a Grey Heron. (Keith Davies/Martin Price). Five CATTLE EGRETS and six Little Egrets over garden early this morning. … Continue reading →

Stonehouse     A FIRECREST early afternoon in a yew tree near the old Standish hospital in Horsemarling Lane. (Alan Jones). Three Little Grebes on the canal near Bonds Mill, a Green Woodpecker calling, five Redwings and several Pied Wagtails over. … Continue reading →

Tarlton     A ringtail HEN HARRIER flushed near Hailey Wood it flew off fast then it came back and flapped over the fields disturbing c10 Skylarks and 20+ Starlings  then flew off. (Rob Curtis). Cotswold Water Park West    Three … Continue reading →