Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Frampton pools     A Cattle Egret, nine Egyptian Geese, the adult Yellow-legged Gull, 161 Wigeon, 96 Gadwalls, 25 Shovelers, 39 Tufted Ducks, three Pochards, a Kingfisher and five Redwings today. (Nick Goatman). Painswick Beacon     A female Merlin hunting Redwings … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A BITTERN from Martin Smith hide at 9:50am. (Jon Mercer). From Mid Point early afternoon a SPOONBILL, a Little Stint with a Dunlin flock and seven Ruff. (Paul Rich). Spoonbill by Paul Rich Frampton pools    A … Continue reading →

Stinchcombe Hill    12 Bramblings feeding in trees along 10th fairway this afternoon. (James Robinson). Sheepscombe    2+ Bramblings near to  Down Barn Farm SO 89459 09394. (Mark Hobson). Barrow Wake    600+ Golden Plovers on fields S of Barrow … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean     Eight Bramblings near Speech House Lake along the hardcore track that runs roughly parallel to the road from Speech House to New Fancy View. (Geoff Fawcett). Tewkesbury    A Ring-necked Parakeet in an Apple tree in Priors … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge highlights during this period included a showy BITTERN, the long-staying Spoonbill, two Cattle Egrets, two Great White Egrets, a Whooper Swan, three White-fronted Geese, four Egyptian Geese, a Marsh Harrier, three Spotted Redshanks and the usual autumn build … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     A late Wheatear, four Little Egrets, 83+ Shelducks, eight Grey Plovers, two Ringed Plovers, two Little Stints, 200+ Dunlins, 142+ Curlews, three Stonechats, 70+ Goldfinches, two Chiffchaffs with 19 Long-tailed Tit, five Jays flew NW and a … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A GREY PHALAROPE on the Top New Piece from Zeiss hide at 9:25am then flew towards the river at 9:40am with no further sign. (Roberta Goodall). At high tide at Middle Point a Greenshank, an Avocet, four … Continue reading →

Awre     This morning a Red Kite, a Mediterranean Gull, a Great White Egret, six Little Egret, two Grey Plovers, five Ringed Plovers, three Snipe, 28 Curlews, 28 Jays, including a flock of 20, a Rock Pipit, 71 Meadow Pipits, … Continue reading →

Guscar/Aylburton     WeBS count today 40 Canada Geese, 70 Wigeon and 300 Teal (mostly in Cone Pill), five Mallards, seven Grey Herons, a Cormorant, 24 Lapwings, a Golden Plover, 400 Curlews, 22 Redshanks, a Green Sandpiper, 500 Black-headed Gulls, 25 Herring … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean    No sign of shrike sp from dawn-10:30 in the Woorgreens/Crabtree Hill area. Five Crossbills, 20+ Lesser Redpolls, 20+ Siskins, 50+ Goldfinches, four Stonechats, six Jays, seven Mistle Thrushes and three Ravens. (MK). A Marsh Tit at … Continue reading →