Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Edge Common     This morning, a male and two female Redstarts on the W side. Also a Tree Pipit, a Spotted Flycatcher, two Marsh Tits and a female Kestrel. (Sam Walker). Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning a Great White … Continue reading →

Cotswold Water Park East     At Pit 132 three Greenshanks, a Green Sandpiper and a Ruff. (Duncan Dine). WWT Slimbridge     An OSPREY perched at Zeiss hide at 10:30am. Also two SPOONBILLS and three Common Cranes. (Ollie Fournier). A Wheatear … Continue reading →

Walmore Common     This afternoon three very vocal Hobbies, 13 Snipe, a Green Sandpiper, two Little Egrets and nine Whinchats. (Andy Jayne). Lydney    From Lydney Harbour to Aylburton Warth an early female/immature MERLIN, 60 Teal, 20 Dunlins, five Common … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A BITTERN showed very well from Zeiss hide also an adult and a juvenile SPOONBILLS today. At least six Little Stints, two Curlew Sandpipers, three Sanderlings, three Ruff, two Greenshanks, two Spotted Redshanks and eight Snipe. (Jeremy … Continue reading →

Frampton pools     Two Spotted Flycatchers, a Lesser Whitethroat, a Whitethroat, a Reed Warbler, two Cetti’s Warblers, 56 Chiffchaffs, 27 Blackcaps, 46 Robins, three Willow Warblers, four Reed Buntings, 38 Swallows, four Bullfinches, 20+ Linnets, 40+ Goldfinches and two Ravens. … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The male BLUETHROAT showed well in the reedbed from the Shepherd’s Hut at Middle Point at 8:20am but only for a couple of minutes, but again no further sign later. (Paul Taylor/Dave Paynter/MK). Please note there will … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A male BLUETHROAT at Middle Point this morning but no further sign later. Most likely the bird last seen on the 2nd of July, presumably it’s been in another part of the reserve unseen. (Martin McGill). Bluethroat … Continue reading →

Cotswold Water Park East    A FERRUGINOUS DUCK on Pit 127 at 2:15 pm. No further news. (Mick Jones). Saul Warth     Between Hock Ditch and Hock Cliff this morning, two Greenshanks flew upstream at 7:30am and a Wheatear on … Continue reading →

Lower Slaughter     A Great White Egret on the River Eye today. (Jayne Taylor). Great White Egret by Jayne Taylor Great White Egret by Jayne Taylor Berkeley shore & Pill     This morning two Whinchats, nine Wheatears, three Wigeon (2m, … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     This morning 203 Curlews, 180 Dunlins/Ringed Plovers, a Ruff, 21 Teal, a Snipe, an adult Yellow-legged Gull, three Wheatears, four Yellow Wagtails, four Grey Wagtails and a Hobby resting on the mud. (Gordon Hodgson). Calcot     5+ … Continue reading →