Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Sharpness     A pair of Goosanders on the canal between Sharpness and Purton then flew off E. (Andrew Jordan). Chavenage Lane area     A male MERLIN, a female Goshawk, a male Sparrowhawk, a male Peregrine, two Kestrels, 35+ Buzzards, four … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     From Estuary Tower a Greenshank on the Dumbles scrape and a Sanderling with 25 Dunlins and 51 Ringed Plovers on the estuary. Four Swallows from Kingfisher hide. (Slimbridge Sightings). On South Lake ⁦106 Avocets and 617 Black-tailed Godwits, … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The drake GARGANEY with 60 Teal from Robbie Garnett hide.  (Slimbridge Sightings). Coombe Hill Meadows    408 Black tailed Godwits and three Ruff today. (Duncan Dine/Ian Hull). Frampton pools     A pair of Pochards, two White Wagtails … Continue reading →

Frampton     Around the pools at lunchtime ten Sand Martins, a White Wagtail with 25 Pied Wagtails on Court field,95 Tufted Ducks, three Buzzards, two Oystercatchers, two Cormorants, six Great Crested Grebes, two Meadow Pipits, 48 Barnacle Geese and a … Continue reading →

Frampton     An ALPINE SWIFT over the pools at 5:30pm for about 10 minutes but may have been present earlier as a swift sp was reported. Earlier a COMMON TERN, a Willow Warbler, a Swallow, 150+ Sand Martins, a first-winter … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL displaying to Eurasian Teal on the Bottom New Piece. First summer male Goldeneye and 797 Black-tailed Godwits on South Lake. A Red Kite over S at midday. A Willow Warbler singing in the … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A SPOONBILL around the grounds. (Mark Hobson). A Little Ringed Plover on the Rushy and 12 Ringed Plovers from Estuary Tower. A Swallow and a Sand Martin feeding over South Lake. (Slimbridge Sightings). Frampton     On the … Continue reading →

Cleeve Hill     Three male RING OUZELS this morning at 9:15am. (Greg Mabbett). No sign this evening but two Wheatears SE of the masts. (Mark Hobson). Ring Ouzel by Greg Mabbett Chedworth     Two Wheatears late afternoon on the Airfield. … Continue reading →

Frampton     Four Cattle Egrets flew N at Fretherne Bridge at 6:15am. Along the canal and on the flashes an adult KITTIWAKE briefly with 500+ Black-headed Gulls, a Great White Egret, five Bar-tailed Godwits, seven Redshanks, 80+ Curlews, a male … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     At high tide this morning a Ringed Plover, four Bar-tailed Godwits, three Black-tailed Godwits, 120+ Curlews, a Redshank, 12 Oystercatchers and a Dunlin. (MK). Bar-tailed Godwits by Mike King Frampton    On the flashes N of Splatt … Continue reading →