Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Forest of Dean    A shrike sp seen again today briefly at 9:30am at SO 63393 13065 by the ringing team, and thought to be probably juvenile Woodchat. (Rob Husbands/Harriet Robins/Gareth Jones). WWT Slimbridge     Birds today included a Marsh … Continue reading →

Halmore     A male Yellow Wagtail on a phone wire this morning, a feeding flock of c25 Pied Wagtails, c15 Meadow Pipits and c250 Canada Geese flew W. (Chris Newton). Forest of Dean    A shrike sp at Kensley today … Continue reading →

Avening     In the Star Farm area a Wheatear, 60+ Chaffinches, 120+ Yellowhammers and two male Stonechats. (Terry Grant). Nailsworth     At Barton End three Stonechats and a covey of six Red-legged Partridges.(Terry Grant). Forest of Dean     A Redwing … Continue reading →

Coombe Hill Meadows     An adult female Marsh Harrier hunting over the reserve this morning. Also a Greenshank, five Snipe and a Great White Egret. (Ian Hull). Also a Little Egret, a Green Woodpecker, three Grey Herons, a Kingfisher and … Continue reading →

Frampton      Three White-fronted Geese flew over the village high heading S at 7:30am. (Nick Goatman). Around the pools a Little Egret, 25+ Gadwalls, Yellow-legged Gull, four Buzzards, a Sparrowhawk, four Skylarks, five Meadow Pipits, a Kingfisher, nine Chiffchaffs, … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The SPOONBILL still on site this morning. (Roy Kinchin). Three Spotted Redshanks on the Rushy and a male Mandarin briefly on Big Pen. (James Robinson). Two Swallows flew S over South Lake. (Dot Jones). Nine Golden Plovers … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A Cattle Egret on the Tack Piece and later from Zeiss hide this morning. A juvenile SPOONBILL on river from Middle Point and later on the Top New Piece, also a Great White Egret on the river. … Continue reading →

Frampton    Vis-mig from the towpath N of Splatt Bridge between 7-10:30am included a high count of 1638 Meadow Pipits, 486 Linnets, 108 Swallows, 56 Alba Wagtails, a Grey Wagtail, 12 Reed Buntings, three Jays and four Skylarks all flew … Continue reading →

Cotswold Water Park East     At Pit 132 three Great White Egrets, a Garganey, 451 Teal, 14 Shovelers, 13 Gadwalls, 19 Wigeon, three Dunlins, three Greenshanks, two Snipe, six Green Sandpiper, a Common Sandpiper, 16 Lapwings, a Peregrine, a Red … Continue reading →

Frampton     A Barn Owl hunting at Splatt Bridge 7:45-8am, mobbed by three Magpies and six Jackdaws. (Roy Widgery). Saul Warth     This afternoon a Little Stint, two Dunlins, 15 Ringed Plovers, 200+ Curlews, a Buzzard, a Peregrine, two Kestrels,  … Continue reading →