Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

WWT Slimbridge     The TEMMINCK’S STINT still on the Rushy today. Two Egyptian Geese on the Tack piece this afternoon. Three Spotted Redshanks on South Lake. A Water Rail from Martin Smith hide and another along South Finger. (Dot Jones/Heather … Continue reading →

Cleeve Hill     The male SNOW BUNTING still today near where the Cross Dyke crosses the Winchcombe Way, map ref SO98742 26187 until 3pm at least. (Mark Dowie/Ian Ralphs et al). Also a Red Kite. (Ken Heron). Snow Bunting by … Continue reading →

Cleeve Hill     A SNOW BUNTING this morning at 10:30am just before the sheep wash track and just past where Cross Dyke crosses the Winchcombe Way at SO987262. (Sue Wadham). Snow Bunting (record phone pic) by Sue Wadham Gossington    … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     Between 7-9am no tide, 170 Avocets, 25 Curlews, 21 Shelducks, 28 Teal, three Stock Doves, a Little Egret, five Grey Herons, two Buzzards, two Chiffchaffs, ten Chaffinches and ten Linnets. (MK). WWT Slimbridge     The TEMMINCK’S STINT … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The TEMMINCK’S STINT still on the Rushy today. Also a Turnstone, a Common Gull, a Grey Wagtail and a Grey Heron caught a large fish. A Marsh Harrier from Van de Bovencamp hide. (Ian Ralphs/Roy Kinchin/Peter Rodgers). … Continue reading →

Cleeve Hill     Two RING OUZELS (1 male) in the valley above the Sheep Wash still today. (Andy Wiggins/Duncan Dine/Les Ditchburn/Dave Pearce). Ring Ouzel by Duncan Dine WWT Slimbridge    The TEMMINCK’S STINT still on the Rushy today, but missing … Continue reading →

Cleeve Hill     Two RING OUZELS (1 male) in the valley above the Sheep Wash at 11:30am. (Ali Clifton Barnard). WWT Slimbridge    The TEMMINCK’S STINT still on the Rushy today. The YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER still in the hedges by Kingfisher … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The TEMMINCK’S STINT still on the Rushy today. Also three Spotted Redshanks. The YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER still in the hedges by Kingfisher hide. A Marsh Harrier, two or three BITTERNS and two GLOSSY IBISES from Van de Bovenkamp … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The TEMMINCK’S STINT still on the Rushy today. Also c20 Snipe, a Spotted Redshank and a Dunlin. The YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER still in the hedges by Kingfisher hide until 2:15pm at least. From Van de Bovenkamp hide a … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     Between 7:30-10am, a patch record 220 Avocets, 95 Curlews, five Grey Plovers, 158 Shelducks, two Wigeon, 140 Teal, three Little Egrets, 80 Woodpigeons, two Chiffchaffs, a Raven, two Mistle Thrushes, two Skylarks, ten Meadow Pipits and a … Continue reading →