Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Gloucester     At Sudmeadow the RICHARD’S PIPIT calling and showing well at times in the sheep fields this morning at SO 80711 17959. (Jeremy Holland/MK). Also four Cormorants N, a Buzzard, 40+ Redwings, 20+ Fieldfares, a Mistle Thrush, a Green … Continue reading →

Frampton     A BLACK REDSTART on top of St Mary’s Church late morning then flew E towards Denfurlong (Cools) Farm at midday. (Pete Grimmitt/Nigel Young/MK). On Splatt Flashes, a Little Egret, a Kestrel, 70+ Fieldfares, 20+ Redwings, 50+ Starlings and … Continue reading →

Gloucester    The RICHARD’S PIPIT at Sudmeadow again briefly at SO804179 close to the big stand of willows on the bend of the river at midday. Then flew to the far SW end of the tip. (Andy Jayne). Park in Hempsted … Continue reading →

Cotswold Water Park East     At Pit 126 at lunchtime 37 Tufted Ducks, 22 Coots, 13 Wigeon, 12 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, nine Gadwalls, six Mallards, four Teal, three Great-crested Grebes, two Jays, a Green Woodpecker and a drake Goldeneye. (Ian … Continue reading →

Coombe Hill Meadows     A redhead Goosander, a Dunlin, 64 Wigeon, three Teal, a pair of Shovelers, 19 Canada Geese, 90 Greylags, three Water Rails, two Cetti’s Warblers, 100+ Redwings, 26+ Fieldfares, a Goldcrest, a pair of Stonechats, a pair … Continue reading →

Gloucester    Belated news for yesterday afternoon a RICHARD’S PIPIT at Sudmeadow on the grass slope 400 metres S of the Land Rover on the old tip at SO814183. Good views but very flighty and calling a lot. Also a … Continue reading →

Aylburton Warth     A very flighty and vocal SNOW BUNTING today. Also three Rock Pipits and a Clouded Yellow butterfly. (Lewis Thomson). Snow Bunting by Lewis Thomson Awre     The RICHARD’S PIPIT seen and heard calling at 9:40am from a … Continue reading →

Awre     A RICHARD’S PIPIT again at lunchtime, presumably the same bird but not seen for 3 weeks (sweeten.dries.tarred, SO71610903). Park at the church and follow the footpath out to the shoreline. (Lewis Thomson). Saul Warth     Early morning pre-high … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     An adult pale phase ARCTIC SKUA flew straight through Hock Ditch N at 8:45am. 680 Lapwings (5 flocks) and 100 Golden Plovers flew S, 30 Grey Plovers, 40 Dunlins, a Common Sandpiper, a Kestrel, a Sparrowhawk, four … Continue reading →

Berkeley     A female BLACK REDSTART on the roof of the summer house at the end of the north perimeter fence of the power station, also a pair of Stonechats nearby. (Geoff Moyser). Saul Warth     A DIVER sp S … Continue reading →