Monthly Archives: January 2021

Gloucester     The FIRECREST again in Richard’s Wood at Alney Island today. (Mark Hobson). Chavenage Lane     A Barn Owl hunting at 1:50pm, also 4+ Stonechats and 12 Pied Wagtails. (Terry Grant). Stonehouse/Eastington    A Little Grebe on the canal … Continue reading →

Gloucester     A FIRECREST again in Richard’s Wood at Alney Island today. (Andy Jayne). Tewkesbury     A GREAT WHITE EGRET in a field between Mythe nature reserve and Dawley’s caravan park. (Sarah Loaring). Slimbridge     Between Shepherds Patch and Ryall’s … Continue reading →

Cotswold Water Park West     At Shorncote birds today included a Water Rail, a Cetti’s Warbler and a Goldcrest. (Chris Snook). Stroud     A Chiffchaff and a Dipper on the canal behind Homebase. (Colin Greenfield). Nailsworth     Eight Little Egrets … Continue reading →

Frampton pools     34 Tufted Ducks, six Gadwalls, a Wigeon, 12 Mallards, 52 Blackbirds, 12 Song Thrushes, 124 Redwings, 18 Fieldfares, 14 Pied Wagtails, eight Meadow Pipits, 300+ Linnets, 200+ Chaffinches, 26 Reed Buntings and four Blackcaps today. (Nick Goatman). … Continue reading →

Frampton     A GLAUCOUS GULL flew upriver at 11am today. (Gordon Hodgson). Gloucester     An immature male BLACK REDSTART still on the South Transept of the Cathedral at 11:30am. (MK). Ozleworth     126 Golden Plovers and 19 Lapwings in the … Continue reading →

Aylburton    A pair of HAWFINCHES this morning seen between 10:15-10:40 in Stockwell Lane at SO619009 and then SO621006. (Wendy Kennison & Fiona Dean). Gloucester     A male BLACK REDSTART and the regular pair of Peregrines again on the Cathedral. … Continue reading →

Stonehouse     Belated news of a leucistic Golden Plover by the River Frome between Fromebridge and Eastington on the 2nd of January. Possibly the bird that was at Shab Hill last winter. (David Edwards). Brimscombe/Chalford    Today along Stroud canal … Continue reading →

Slimbridge     A PINK-FOOTED GOOSE with 52 White-fronted Geese and nine Greylags in a field between the canal and ⁦WWT South Lake viewed from the towpath c900m W of Patch Bridge. Also five CATTLE EGRETS next to Prices Court Farm. … Continue reading →

Gloucester     A male FIRECREST at Port Ham today. Also a Sparrowhawk, a Kestrel, two Water Rails, a JACK SNIPE, three Snipe, a Green Woodpecker, a Cetti’s Warbler, a very vocal SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF, three Chiffchaffs, a pair of Stonechats and … Continue reading →

Frampton     A drake Goldeneye on the canal just S of Fretherne Bridge until 10:30am at least. Displaying amongst a group of Mallards and domesticated ducks displaced from Saul Lodge pond. Also a Kingfisher further S and a Nuthatch calling … Continue reading →