Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Sharpness     A pair of Rock Pipits have fledged 2+ young this week. (Andy Jordan). Juvenile Rock Pipit by Andy Jordan Saul Warth      Before high tide this morning two Turnstones, five Curlews, nine Oystercatchers, five Grey Plovers, two … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge    On South Lake two pairs of displaying Little Ringed Plovers, two Oystercatcher families, 30 Avocet chicks and adults, a pair of Wigeon and four drake Pochards. A Cuckoo singing from the Decoy area. (Slimbridge Sightings). Six Sanderlings … Continue reading →

Cotswold Water Park East     Two Greenshanks on Pit 132 this afternoon. (Ian Sherriffs). Forest of Dean     At Nagshead this afternoon at Lower hide, a Spotted Flycatcher, male and female Pied Flycatchers, a family group of Treecreepers. Also a … Continue reading →

Berkeley     An OSPREY over the house at 1:15pm  heading towards Dursley from the River Severn. (Clare Glanville). Later seen from the western edge of Stinchcombe Hill over the Vale at 1:45pm being mobbed by Herring and Lesser Black-backed Gulls … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     This morning c150 Ringed Plovers, 60 Sanderlings, 40 Dunlin, ten Grey Plovers, nine Bar-tailed Godwits, six Oystercatchers, four Knot, three Curlews, two Greenshanks, two Redshanks and a Turnstone. (Gordon Hodson). Also eight Avocets, a distant Marsh Harrier, … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     At high tide 30+ Sanderlings, 120+ Ringed Plovers, 10+ Dunlins, five Grey Plovers (3 summer plumage), three Curlews, five Oystercatchers, 37 Shelducks and a huddle of c8 ducklings, a male Marsh Harrier, a Cetti’s Warbler, a Lesser … Continue reading →

Cotswold Water Park East     Three BLACK TERNS on Pit 57 today until 5:45pm at least. (Richard Tyler). Black Tern by Richard Tyler WWT Slimbridge     A BLACK TERN briefly on the Rushy at 10am and then on South Lake … Continue reading →

Cotswold Water Park East     A summer plumaged Grey Plover on Pit 132 this morning. (Duncan Dine). Grey Plover by Richard Tyler Grey Plover by Richard Tyler WWT Slimbridge     The male BLACK-WINGED STILT still today from Zeiss hide on … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The male BLACK-WINGED STILT still today around the grounds. A drake GARGANEY and three Greenshanks from Zeiss hide. A Little Ringed Plover, a drake Pochard and a Common Sandpiper on South Lake. (Slimbridge Sightings). Slimbridge village    … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The male BLACK-WINGED STILT around the grounds today. Four Greenshanks and a pair of Common Terns on the Top New Piece. (Slimbridge Sightings). A CATTLE EGRET on the Tack Piece at 11:55am then flew N. (Julian Gould). … Continue reading →