Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

WWT Slimbridge     The WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER all day on South Lake or the Rushy today and showing well at times. The first-winter drake SCAUP still on the Rushy. (Slimbridge Sightings). Three Siskins near Hogarth hide. (John Fletcher). White-rumped Sandpiper by Mark … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER all day on South Lake today and showing well at times. The first-winter drake SCAUP still on the Rushy. (Martin McGill). White-rumped Sandpiper by Paul Masters Forest of Dean    At New Fancy View, … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER this afternoon on South Lake and showing well. (Martin McGill). This is the 6th County record. There have been five previous Gloucestershire records, all in the Frampton–Slimbridge area of the Severn Estuary: 1976: one … Continue reading →

Sharpness     The male BLACK REDSTART by the red lighthouse ship in the docks again today. (Roy Shilham). Black Redstart by Roy Shilham Gloucester    The male BLACK REDSTART on the SE side of the Cathedral at 8:30am. (Geoff Bryant). … Continue reading →

Newent Woods/May Hill     This morning ten Crossbills in the trees at the top of May Hill and four more in the woods. Also 22 Meadow Pipits and two Mistle Thrushes on the top. In the woods six Siskins, a … Continue reading →

Sharpness     A male BLACK REDSTART showing well in front of the red lighthouse ship in the docks at 9:45am. (Paul Rich). WWT Slimbridge    From Estuary Tower nine DARK-BELLIED BRENT GEESE on the Dumbles. The drake SCAUP on the … Continue reading →

Sharpness     A BLACK REDSTART on the concrete in front of the lighthouse boat at 1pm. (Shane Long). Stroud     The female Goosander on the Stroudwater Canal near Capel’s Mill this morning. (Seb Buckton). A pair of Dippers on River … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The first-winter drake SCAUP on the Rushy again. (Slimbridge Sightings). A MERLIN on the Top New Piece viewed from the Zeiss hide. (Roberta Goodall). Poulton     Two Grey Partridges hunkered down in a field E of Bell … Continue reading →

Gloucester     The male BLACK REDSTART again in its regular spot on the SE side of the Cathedral this morning. (Andy Jayne). Tresham     Early morning two Corn Buntings, 20 Golden Plovers, a Peregrine and a Yellowhammer. (Paul Rich). Lower … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean    At Woorgreens/Crabtree Hill three Goosanders, 15+ Teal, a Snipe, 100+ Siskins, smaller flocks of Lesser Redpolls, 1+ Crossbills, two Bullfinches, a Sparrowhawk, a Buzzard and three Fallow Deer. (Frank Williams). Frampton     This evening a Goshawk … Continue reading →