Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Berkeley shore    Two DARK-BELLIED BRENT GEESE flew S past the shore at 6:46am. (Paul Taylor). Cotswold Water Park West     A BLACK TERN on Pit 41. (Jon Mercer). Lydney    Three Commic Terns and a LITTLE TERN flew down … Continue reading →

Frampton     A SANDWICH TERN over the village this afternoon; seemed to be flying from Sailing Lake to Hock Ditch area. (Gordon Kirk). A Blackcap in a Vicarage Lane garden and a Kingfisher perched at the Sailing Lake. (Sue Spurr). … Continue reading →

Dymock    Belated news of a sighting of a HOOPOE on the 27th April 11am at Brooms Green, Dymock, just in Gloucestershire. It was heard only the day before in an adjacent wood just in Herefordshire (Andrew and Janet Perry … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge    From the Estuary Tower a WOOD SANDPIPER dropped in to the pool at 9:40am for less than a minute before departing N, 138 Swallows, 38 House Martins and eight Sand Martins. A Cuckoo over South Finger reedbed … Continue reading →

Cotswold Water Park West     An OSPREY flew over the Spine Road towards Pit 16 at 4:50pm. (Greg Mabbett). Four Swifts and a male Cuckoo at Pit 43 this evening. (Dot Jones/Simon Ashley/Ken Cservenka). Forest of Dean     A SWIFT … Continue reading →

Prestbury     An OSPREY flew over the house heading for Cleeve Hill at 9:15am. (Ken Heron). Forest of Dean     Between New Mills and Yorkley Court this morning a male RING OUZEL and a Wheatear on tilled fields N of … Continue reading →

Ebley     A male WOOD WARBLER this morning in a row of oak trees in the vineyard on Doverow Hill. (Steve Kear). Slimbridge     At Shepherds Patch two GLOSSY IBISES opposite the Dutch barn next to the canal at SO … Continue reading →

Purton     Seven adult LITTLE GULLS flew past NE at 6:35am. (Francis Steuck). Frampton    From Fretherne Bridge to Splatt Bridge S reedbed this morning. A Common Sandpiper on the canal, a male Mandarin flew N, seven Curlews, a Raven, … Continue reading →

Framilode     A second-calendar year ICELAND GULL from the Severn Way footpath, downstream of Lower Framilode late morning. (Martin McGill). Relocated on Longney Crib at 4:25pm by Roberta Goodall, until it flew N at 5pm. Also a second calendar year … Continue reading →

Sharpness     A dark phase ARCTIC SKUA flew past N at 8:10am. (Paul Taylor). It was seen at WWT at 8:25am. (Tim Jukes/Paul Rich). Cleeve Hill     12 RING OUZELS at the back of the Common near the sheep fields. … Continue reading →