Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Gloucester     A male BLACK REDSTART on the rooftops of the terraced houses on St Mary’s Square to the W of Gloucester Cathedral at midday. (Geoff Bryant). At the university campus at Oxstalls a Chiffchaff in trees along Wootton Brook … Continue reading →

Gloucester     A male BLACK REDSTART still at 1:05pm on the south side of the Cathedral. (Dave Stone). Frampton     A male Goosander and a male Goldeneye on the Sailing Lake still. (Nick Goatman). From Splatt Bridge a Little Owl, … Continue reading →

Chavenage Lane     600+ Fieldfares, 350+ Redwings, 300+ Linnets, 600+ Chaffinches and 150+ Bramblings in with them, all feeding in a stubble field and an adjoining Linseed field. Also five Stonechats and 2000+ Woodpigeons. Many of the thrushes were bathing … Continue reading →

Cotswold Water Park West     At Pits 43/65 two SCAUP still, 4+ Goldeneyes and 6+ Goosanders. (Jon Mercer/Les Ditchburn). Scaup by Jon Mercer Cotswold Water Park East     On Pit 115 52 Pochards and nine Goldeneyes. On Pit 123 76 … Continue reading →

Cotswold Water Park West     At Pits 43/65 two SCAUP still, two male Goldeneyes, ten Goosanders (6 males), two small flocks of Long-tailed Tits and a few Bullfinches. (Steve Brown). Cotswold Water Park East     In a field by Pit … Continue reading →

Cotswold Water Park West     A male and female SCAUP on Pits 43/65 today. (David Creber/Mark Gurney). Gloucester     A male BLACK REDSTART on the Cathedral over the South porch at 10am. Also a Peregrine. (Mark Hobson). Sharpness     A … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean    At least 12 Hawfinches at in Crown Lane, Parkend at 9:15am high up in the tree canopy. Also a Raven over. (Paul Rich/Alan Waterman). At Cannop Upper Pond this morning 16 Wigeon, eight Mandarins (5m, 3f), … Continue reading →

Lydney Docks & Sands    An extremely late SWALLOW flying around the Docks inner basin for c15 mins then it flew off upriver. Also a Curlew and a Grey Heron on Saniger Sands, another Grey Heron and a Cormorant on … Continue reading →

Sharpness     A SHAG on the pool at SARA this afternoon. (Andy Jordan). Shag by Andy Jordan WWT Slimbridge     A GLOSSY IBIS dropped in briefly to the Tack Piece from Martin Smith hide then flew inland at 1:30pm, seen … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean     At Parkend 4+ Hawfinches with Greenfinches in trees at Crown Lane late morning. At the church early afternoon a Jay and a Nuthatch. At Cannop Stoneworks c15 Mandarins, male and female Bullfinch, 3-4 Coal Tits, a … Continue reading →