Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Cleeve Hill     Late morning during a break in the weather four elusive RING OUZELS still. (Mark Dowie). Ring Ouzel by Mark Dowie Frampton     A Common Sandpiper and two Willow Warblers at Splatt Bridge. A Common Tern with c250 … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A singing SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF between Estuary Tower and Stephen Kirk hide today. Also a moulting Spotted Redshank at the back of the lower pond. (Martin McGill). Cleeve Hill     A male RING OUZEL on the eastern side … Continue reading →

Frampton/Saul Warth      At high tide this morning an OSPREY through N over Fretherne, ten Bar-tailed Godwits, four Avocets, 30 Dunlins, six Oystercatchers, 85 Curlews, a Little Egret, a Raven, a Swallow, two Willow Warblers, two Sand Martins. (Gordon … Continue reading →

Slimbridge    An OSPREY over Shepherds Patch at 4:48pm heading towards the N end of WWT. (M Brown/Tim McGrath). Forest of Dean      A male PIED FLYCATCHER at Nagshead this morning. (Steve Thorogood). Also at Nagshead today a LESSER … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A drake GARGANEY on the Tack Piece today and later it or another on the Rushy. A SPOONBILL around the grounds still. (Slimbridge Sightings/Les Ditchburn). A Spotted Redshank on the Rushy this morning. (Roberta Goodall). A 2nd … Continue reading →

Edge     From Rudge Hill NNR at 11:35 an OSPREY circled over Pitchcombe Woods (SO845085) a couple of times, then headed off towards Haresfield Beacon. Also at Rudge Hill this morning, 2 or 3 Chiffchaffs singing, a Nuthatch calling, a pair … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean     A TREE PIPIT back on territory at Woorgreens/Crabtree Hill today. (Frank Williams). Stinchcombe Hill     A male Redstart, three Wheatears (1m, 2f), two Bullfinches, two Mistle Thrushes, a Song Thrush, a Green Woodpecker, a Great Spotted … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The GREEN-WINGED TEAL on the Tack Piece this morning. A Sedge Warbler singing from  the reedbed opposite Knott hide. 853 Black-tailed Godwits and 77 Avocets on South Lake. (Slimbridge Sightings). A Snow Goose from Martin Smith hide. … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The GREEN-WINGED TEAL on the Top New Piece from Van de Bovenkamp hide. From Estuary Tower a singing SEDGE WARBLER near the Pill box. 843 Black-tailed Godwits and a Spotted Redshank on South Lake.  (Slimbridge Sightings). Frampton  … Continue reading →

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 →