Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Cleeve Hill     Two RING OUZELS on the W side of the Common early morning. Also a Wheatear and many Fieldfares on the approach road. (Mark Dowie). Two Stonechats in the heather enclosure, a Raven flying over carrying food, a … Continue reading →

Cleeve Hill     A male and female/immature male RING OUZEL from the Heather Enclosure today. Also c 500 Fieldfares with a few Redwings in a stubble field on the road to the Radio Masts. (Duncan Dine). Forest of Dean    … Continue reading →

Frampton     A LITTLE GULL still on the Sailing Lake this morning. (Les Sysum). Up to 60 Sand Martins feeding and resting at 8:40am. (Mike Davis). Also this morning a Swallow, a Buzzard, a Kestrel, three singing Cetti’s Warblers, several … Continue reading →

Coombe Hill Meadows     A SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF along the S edge of the Long Pool withy bed 20m W of the flowering Willow bush foraging in the Reed Canary-grass along the edge of the drain. Also the Ruff still present, … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A LITTLE GULL briefly on South Lake mid-morning. (Tim Jukes). Also an adult summer Mediterranean Gull, a Little Ringed Plover, a Knot, 46 Black-tailed Godwits, eight Cattle Egrets, the GLOSSY IBIS roosting, later seen at Zeiss hide, … Continue reading →

Frampton     This morning c50 Sand Martins and six Swallows and a second-summer Mediterranean Gull on the Sailing Lake. (Martin Wightman). At lunchtime a LITTLE GULL on the Sailing Lake. (Mark Coller/Nick Goatman/Neil Smart). Also today a Reed Bunting, a … Continue reading →

Purton     A WOODLARK over N at 8:05am. An OSPREY flew N at 10:30am mobbed by gulls. (Francis Steuck). Frampton     An adult LITTLE GULL on the Sailing Lake at lunchtime. (Nick Goatman). Slimbridge     At Shepherds Patch the GLOSSY … Continue reading →

Purton     Five ARCTIC SKUAS heading towards Slimbridge at 9:48am. Also a Goosander, two Mediterranean Gulls, a Swallow, four Sand Martins, a Redwing, three White Wagtails and 667 Meadow Pipits all heading NE.  (Francis Steuck/Andy Jordan). Arctic Skuas by Andy … Continue reading →

Cleeve Hill     A BLACK REDSTART in the pylon enclosure this morning and 29 Redwings over. (Greg Mabbett). Selsley Common     First Wheatear on the Common this afternoon. (Colin Greenfield). Awre    A calling Little Ringed Plover flew N upriver … Continue reading →

Frampton     Three LITTLE GULLS still on the Sailing Lake at 3pm. (Greg Mabbett). They headed off high NE at 3:45pm. (Nick Goatman).  A male Red Crested Pochard on Court Lake. (Tim Thompson). Also today three Oystercatchers, 37 Chiffchaffs, 13 … Continue reading →