Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Coombe Hill Meadows     At 6:45am a Wood Sandpiper still, three Green Sandpipers, two Whinchats and three Grey Herons. (Jeremy Holland). Frampton pools    An adult Yellow-legged Gull still on the Sailing Lake, also six Common Terns, six Swifts and … Continue reading →

Coombe Hill Meadows    This morning a WOOD SANDPIPER, a Common Sandpiper, four Green Sandpipers, a juvenile Little Ringed Plover, a Snipe, a female Wigeon, a juvenile Shelduck, a female Yellow Wagtail, two Whinchats and two Grey Herons. (Jeremy Holland). … Continue reading →

Coombe Hill Meadows     A Wood Sandpiper this evening, also today seven Green Sandpipers, a juvenile Little Ringed Plover, two Snipe, c40 Lapwings, seven Little Egrets (3 juvs), a juvenile Shelduck, a Common Gull, three Yellow Wagtails and three Buzzards. … Continue reading →

Cotswold Water Park East    At Pit 132 five Green Sandpipers, two Common Sandpipers, five Little Ringed Plovers, two Great White Egrets, nine Little Egrets, a Snipe, a Black-tailed Godwits, an Oystercatcher, two Little Owls, two Reed Warblers, a Whitethroat … Continue reading →

Aylburton Warth to Guscar Rocks     WeBS count today at high tide 29 Canada Geese, 17 Shelducks, four Mallards, four Grey Herons, a Little Egret, a Kestrel, eight Oystercatchers, two Knot, two Whimbrels, 320 Curlews, four Common Sandpipers, a Green … Continue reading →

Frampton     A juvenile Little Owl this evening. (Marc Freebrey). Little Owl by Marc Freebrey Forest of Dean    A Red Kite flew over Lower Lydbrook this morning at 11am. (Greg Jones). Coaley     A Peregrine on the church today. (Paul Skirrow). … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     Early morning at least 16 juvenile Yellow Wagtails. At high tide 64 Curlews, a Whimbrel, 60 Avocets, four Black-tailed Godwits, three Oystercatchers, two Common Sandpipers, three Redshanks, 20 Dunlins, five Knot, a Mediterranean Gull and 28 Shelducks. … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean     A male Crossbill, a Spotted Flycatcher, two Garden Warblers and a minimum of 60 House Martins, seven Stonechats and 12 Tree Pipits around Woorgreens this morning. Also a male Keeled Skimmer. (Andy Jayne). c10 Swifts in … Continue reading →

Cotswold Water Park East     On Pit 132 early morning up to 40 Little Egrets and two Great White Egrets together. Also a minimum of six Green and Common Sandpipers and two Snipe. (Duncan Dine). On Pit 127 a Tufted … Continue reading →

Maisemore     From Church Road, viewing Court lake a female Tufted Duck and five ducklings. (John Fletcher). Ashleworth Ham     This afternoon birds included 26 Greylags, 16 Mallards, a Teal, a Wigeon, a Moorhen, seven Lapwings including two large fledged chicks, … Continue reading →