Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

WWT Slimbridge     On the Top New Piece from Zeiss hide the BLACK-WINGED STILT and a pair of Common Terns and a Little Ringed Plover. On the Bottom New Piece three Greenshanks. A Little Ringed Plover on the Rushy early … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A Greenshank, two Common Terns and the Common Crane pair with two chicks on the Top New Piece from Zeiss hide. (Helen Bojaniwska). Coombe Hill Meadows    A pair of Ringed Plovers, a drake GARGANEY, a male … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The male WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT gave brief perched views at 8:48am and 9:55am and a couple of flight views, it wasn’t singing today. No further reports received today. The drake Goldeneye still in the Eider Pen, a mobile … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The male WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT showed at Middle Point for c1 min at 9:55am in the reedbed left of the path. A drake GARGANEY on the Rushy. (Slimbridge Sightings et al). White-spotted Bluethroat by Richard Tyler White-spotted Bluethroat … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The BLACK-WINGED STILT around the grounds still today. This afternoon it was on the Tack Piece and showing well. (Slimbridge Sightings). The male WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT reverted to type singing and calling sporadically between 8:30-11:45am and showing once … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The male WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT showing today on and off on stick perches at Middle Point. Generally it is very elusive and requires time and patience. (Martin McGill et al). The BLACK-WINGED STILT on South Lake before relocating … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean    The IBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF still in Old Staple-edge Wood around SO 64929 10114 singing and showing, often high in the Beech canopy. (Lauren & Wayne, NSL-Birding). Parking suggestions here, there are no real close access points, at … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A BLACK-WINGED STILT today which very flighty and toured the hides for much of the day and went missing for long periods before settling down on the Hogarth hide late afternoon. Also a drake Garganey on the … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean     The IBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF still in Old Staple-edge Wood around SO 64929 10114 singing and showing, often high in the Beech canopy until 3:15pm at least. (Alan Boddington). Parking suggestions here, there are no real close access … Continue reading →

Chavenage     A QUAIL calling at 1:55pm at ST 84941 95358. (Paul Rich). Forest of Dean     The IBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF still in Old Staple-edge Wood around SO 64929 10114 singing  and showing, often high in the Beech canopy until 9:30am … Continue reading →