Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Forest of Dean    At Nagshead near Lower hide at least two male PIED FLYCATCHERS, a Kingfisher and a Redstart. (Mike Davis). 2+ Tree Pipits, a Garden Warbler, a Redpoll, a Crossbill and many Chiffchaffs, Siskins and Blackcaps at Serridge … Continue reading →

Cleeve Hill     Late morning eight RING OUZELS (3m, 5f), still present at 5:30pm in the heather enclosure. Also five Wheatears, a White Wagtail, two Mistle Thrushes and 4+ Stonechats. (Oliver Paisey/Mark Hobson). Early morning a Wheatear, a singing Garden … Continue reading →

Frampton     Splatt Bridge early morning today, a GRASSHOPPER WARBLER reeling for at least 5 minutes from the northern edge of the 100-Acre at 6:45am but not again today. Also 500+ Sand Martins and House Martins high overhead heading north, … Continue reading →

Highnam Woods     A NIGHTINGALE singing early morning only. Also two Fieldfares, a Whitethroat, three Marsh Tits, three Willow Warblers, 38 Blackcaps, 25 Chiffchaffs, a Raven, a Sparrowhawk and two Mallards. (Nigel Sluman). Cleeve Hill     At least four male … Continue reading →

Gloucester     An OSPREY flew over the house in Barnwood Avenue at 6pm this evening, a garden tick. (Rob Crofton). WWT Slimbridge    The DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE and a Wheatear on the Dumbles and six Common Cranes. A SPOTTED REDSHANK … Continue reading →

Stinchcombe Hill     A HOODED CROW heading south on the westerly edge of the hill this morning. It looked to be a pure bird, not a hybrid. Also at least seven Wheatears. (James Robinson). Coombe Hill Meadows     A WHITETHROAT … Continue reading →

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 →