Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Cleeve Hill     Up to seven RING OUZELS today, also four Wheatears, a male Stonechat, a Raven, a Sparrowhawk, two Red Kites and many Skylarks and Meadow Pipits. (Mark Dowie/Steve Rickard/Roberta Goodall/Duncan Dine/Rob & Petra Crofton/MK & BK). Including a … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean    Three TREE PIPITS in subsong at Staple Edge large clearfell today also three pairs of Stonechats and several Crossbills. (Rob Husbands). A Swallow at Parkend this morning. (Ken Hurcombe). Saul Warth     162 Avocets, 90 Curlews, … Continue reading →

Cotswold Water Park West     A YELLOW WAGTAIL at Shorncote Reedbeds today. (Jon Mercer). WWT Slimbridge     A Greenshank on South Lake, a Green Sandpiper on the Rushy and a Dark-bellied Brent Goose on the  Dumbles. A SPOONBILL, two Great … Continue reading →

Sharpness     From SARA this morning six KITTIWAKES, eight Golden Plovers, a Great Crested Grebe, a Peregrine, a Little Egret, two Buzzards, six Wigeon and ten Stock Doves. (Oliver Paisey/Andy Jordan). Two KITTIWAKES later from WWT. (Craig Reed). WWT Slimbridge  … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A WHOOPER SWAN on the Rushy from mid-afternoon, also a Green Sandpiper. (Terry Stevenson). Ten Avocets on the Estuary Tower scrape, seven unringed Common Cranes flew across the Tack Piece, two Kingfishers from Kingfisher hide and the … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     At high tide 168 Avocets, 40 Curlews, 45 Black-tailed Godwits, 15 Redshanks, a Common Sandpiper, a Dunlin, five Oystercatchers, two Egyptian Geese flew S, six Wigeon, a male Marsh Harrier through N, seven Cormorants, ten Stock Doves, … Continue reading →

Breadstone     An OSPREY at lunchtime today cruising slowly south over the woods towards Berkeley Heath and circling briefly with three Buzzards. Also a hunting Goshawk, a Bullfinch, many Goldcrests, Coal Tits, Siskins and Nuthatches and a Mistle Thrush, also … Continue reading →

Frampton     From Splatt Bridge early morning, an OSPREY flew over low 7:15am heading N, the TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE still on the flashes with two Common Cranes and another three nearby, 18 Curlews on the flashes and a Kingfisher and … Continue reading →

Selsley Common     A male RING OUZEL this morning at 7:50am, beside the cattle feeding stalls near the mast. Also a female Kestrel hunting, 23 Skylarks, three Chiffchaffs and seven Linnets. (Hugh Manistre). Sharpness     An ARCTIC SKUA flew N … Continue reading →

Frampton     A TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE on the flashes N of Splatt Bridge today. (Gordon Hodgson). Tundra Bean Goose by Mike King Saul Warth     140+ Avocets, 70+ Curlews, six Oystercatchers, 112 Shelducks, a pair of Mandarins (Saul Lodge pond), … Continue reading →