Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Prestbury Hill Reserve     A Tree Pipit, a Green Woodpecker, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, Stock Dove, Linnet, Yellowhammer, Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff and Song Thrush today. Butterflies included Brimstone, Holly Blue, Speckled Wood, Orange Tip and Green Hairstreak. (Cottia Howard). Tree … Continue reading →

Cleeve Hill     A female RING OUZEL and 12 Wheatears near the radio masts this morning. Also a Cormorant over. (Ian Ralphs/Duncan Dine). Forest of Dean     In Cadora Woods, NW of St Briavels a Hawfinch and a Pied Flycatcher. … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     At 8:20am an OSPREY flew low over the Rushy heading towards Saul. (Tim McGrath). A LITTLE GULL and two adult summer Mediterranean Gulls on South Lake late morning. (Seb Buckton). The DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE and the Tundra … Continue reading →

Sharpness     At 9:15am a PALLID HARRIER flew through S of the picnic site and headed W across the estuary and dropped near Lydney harbour. (Andy Jordan). Pallid Harrier by Andy Jordan Pallid Harrier by Andy Jordan Pallid Harrier by … Continue reading →

Stinchcombe Hill     A male RING OUZEL by the 9th tee this morning. (James Robinson). Saul Warth     Early morning no tide three Whimbrels, 100 Avocets under the mud shelf, six Curlews, a Little Egret, a male Marsh Harrier hunting … Continue reading →

Stinchcombe Hill     Early morning a WOODLARK flushed from 14th tee and flew towards the club house. (Craig Brookes). Gloucester     Along the Severn Way by Hempsted tip two Shelducks, four Curlews, a Green Sandpiper, a Sand Martin, a Cetti’s … Continue reading →

Coombe Hill Meadows     This afternoon a breeding plumage WOOD SANDPIPER, but flushed by a helicopter, two Dunlins, a Little Ringed Plover, a Red Kite, a Sedge Warbler, two Whitethroats, a Lesser Whitethroat, two Blackcaps, two Redstarts and a Swallow. … Continue reading →

Berkeley shore     Two Grey Herons, 12 Shelducks, 14 Mallards, two Teal, two Wigeon, six Canada Geese, five Redshanks, three Oystercatchers, three Curlews, five Common  Sandpipers, a Ringed Plover, four Dunlins, three Common Gulls, 166 Black-headed Gulls, two Peregrines, a … Continue reading →

Stinchcombe Hill    A male Pied Flycatcher at Drakestone Point, a female RING OUZEL on the 18th fairway, a male Wheatear and the probable Siberian Chiffchaff still calling this morning. Also a steady movement of Swallows heading W. (James Robinson). … Continue reading →

Cam     An adult male RING OUZEL in a field near Cam Peak this morning at 9:45am at ST766993. (Steve R Brown per Gord Avery). Cleeve Hill     This morning two RING OUZELS still present in the same area as … Continue reading →