Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Forest of Dean    The IBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF again in Old Staple-edge Wood around SO 64929 10114 singing throughout the day and showing well occasionally, often high in the Beech canopy. (Jeremy Holland et al). Parking suggestions here, there are no … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean    The IBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF again in Old Staple-edge Wood around SO 64929 10114 singing throughout the day and showing well occasionally, often high in the Beech canopy. (Peter Chappell et al). Parking suggestions here, there are no … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean    The IBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF again in Old Staple-edge Wood around SO 64929 10114 singing throughout the day and showing well occasionally, often high in the Beech canopy. (Paul Masters et al). Parking suggestions here, there are no … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean    The IBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF in Old Staple-edge Wood remaining faithful to a 50 yard stretch at the edge of the wood above a wire fence at SO 64929 10114 singing throughout the day until 8pm at least … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean    An IBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF in Staple Edge wood on the small clear-fell East and downhill of the Lodge at SO649100. If accepted this is a 1st for Glos. (Greg Conway per Rob Husbands). At Crabtree Hill two … Continue reading →

Ebley    A WHITE STORK flew over the garden this evening heading towards Selsley Common. (Martin & Michelle Greenish). Sharpness    Six EIDERS (3 males) off of Sharpness at 7:30am, 1 minute later they flew downriver towards Oldbury Power Station. … Continue reading →

Cotswold Water Park West    16 GLOSSY IBISES flew NW over Pit 74 (Wilts) at 4.45pm heading for Gloucestershire. (John Grearson). Frampton    20 Hobbies over Court Lake today, also 50+ Swifts, five Swallows, six House Martins and six Common … Continue reading →

Cleeve Hill     At Wardens’ Wood this morning a Cuckoo, two Chiffchaffs, a Blackcap, two Willow Warblers, a Garden Warbler, a Yellowhammer and a Long-tailed Tit. (Cottia Howard). Rodborough Common     This morning a late female Wheatear on the Common. … Continue reading →

Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning 5:15-8:10am birds included 18 Mute Swans, 17 Gadwalls, three male Shovelers, a pair of Tufted Ducks, a pair of Wigeon, five Shelducks, a Little Grebe, five Avocets, 32 Black-tailed Godwits, two Redshanks, four Lapwings, … Continue reading →

Frampton     A Cuckoo at Splatt Bridge today. (Nigel Young). Cuckoo by Nigel Young WWT Slimbridge     The female Red Crested Pochard in the Decoy again, three Mediterranean Gulls on South Lake, a Cuckoo flew past the Hogarth hide and … Continue reading →