Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

WWT Slimbridge     The second calendar year BONAPARTE’S GULL again today, for the first time since the initial sighting on 28th February. The reserve is closed but there is a chance of finding it on suitable habitat nearby. (Slimbridge Sightings). … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean     A HOUSE MARTIN over the garden in Littledean this afternoon. (Dan Watson). Eastington    A BLACK REDSTART at Middlehall Farm at midday today. (Jeremy Nottingham). Slimbridge village     Seven CATTLE EGRETS amongst the cattle in canalside … Continue reading →

Cotswold Water Park East    At Whelford Pool NR a Goldcrest singing. On the road from Whelford to Dudgrove at the ‘farm’ on the left with a large gate and lots of vehicles parked, a juvenile male BLACK REDSTART singing … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     29 DARK-BELLIED BRENT GEESE drifted downriver off of the Warth at 8:20am. At midday they were still on the river N of Purton and at 12:40pm they were of off Awre. (Gordon Hodgson/MK). Dark-bellied Brent Geese by … Continue reading →

Sharpness     An adult and a first-winter KITTIWAKE flew past the docks at 9am heading upstream. An adult MEDITERRANEAN GULL at the docks at 9:25am. (Rich Hearn). Newnham-on-Severn     An adult summer MEDITERRANEAN GULL flew downriver at c9:25am. (Lewis Thomson). … Continue reading →

Stroud     A GANNET being harassed by gulls over Slad Road at 3pm. (Tom Costello). Sharpness     27 KITTIWAKES flew N at 9:05am. (Andy Jordan). Also seen off of Saul Warth. (Gordon Hodgson). Cotswold Water Park East     The first-winter … Continue reading →

Sharpness     A GANNET heading N at 9:20am. (Andy Jordan). It flew over Saul Warth and inland over Dunstalls Farm at 9:35am. (MK). Saul Warth    34 Curlews and a Bar-tailed Godwit on the river this afternoon. (Gordon Hodgson). Four … Continue reading →

Frampton    Ten Sand Martins over Court Lake this afternoon, a pair of Red Crested Pochards on the Sailing Lake and the pair of Oystercatchers on Court field. (Nick Goatman). Coombe Hill Meadows    A juvenile male and an adult … Continue reading →

Sharpness     Two Ravens, a Buzzard, two Peregrines, a Rock Pipit, a Curlew, a Redshank and four Redwings today. (Clare Glanville). Tewkesbury    Today 102 Wigeon, 93 Teal, two Mallards , two Oystercatchers and eight Pied Wagtails on a small … Continue reading →

Coombe Hill Meadows    A CATTLE EGRET amongst 8+ Little Egrets at lunchtime. (Paul Clark). 70 Black-tailed Godwits, 15 Dunlins, a Redshank, a Curlew, two Oystercatchers, a Golden Plover, an Avocet and c80 Lapwings this morning. (Ian Hull). Also a … Continue reading →