Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Frampton     A SPOONBILL roosted with Little Egrets at Court Lake this evening. (Nick Goatman). Coombe Hill Meadows    This morning nine Redshanks including two chicks, headstart Curlew No 68, a Water Rail, six Oystercatchers, a Cuckoo, a Raven, a … Continue reading →

Clapton-on-the-Hill     An OSPREY N of New Bridge in a dead tree at SP1789718253. Flushed by a Red Kite but stayed low so probably still local. (Keith Jennings). WWT Slimbridge    Two breeding plumage Spotted Redshanks still on the Top … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge    Two breeding plumage Spotted Redshanks and a Curlew Sandpiper on the Top New Piece viewed from the Zeiss hide. A Barn Owl out hunting this morning viewed from the Kingfisher hide also two Kingfishers. (Roberta Goodall/Mike Davis). Saul … Continue reading →

Barnsley Warren     Early morning three Redstarts, a Marsh Tit, a Red Kite, a Peregrine, a Willow Warbler, 20+ Yellowhammers and a Corn Bunting. (Nigel Sluman). Saul Warth     At high tide this morning an adult Turnstone, 17 Oystercatchers, six … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean     A Spotted Flycatcher bathing at Campbell hide, Nagshead, this morning. (Bettie Sloane). In the Woorgreens/Crabtree Hill area this morning five Tree Pipits, eight Linnets, 13+ Stonechats (5m, 5f, 3 juvs), two Jays, two Buzzards, two Ravens … Continue reading →

Hardwicke     This morning in the Clarke’s Farm area, ten Whitethroats, two Skylarks, four Yellowhammers, three Chiffchaffs, three Blackcaps, a Buzzard and a Little Owl at Hardwicke Farm, the first in the area for several years. (Paul Masters). Forest of … Continue reading →

Barnsley    In the SSSI valley W of Barnsley this afternoon eight Redstarts including five males, a QUAIL heard, a Hobby, a Marsh Tit, three Ravens, three Willow Warblers and a male Stonechat. (Richard Williams). Cotswolds    In the Syreford … Continue reading →

Frampton     A Grasshopper Warbler reeling again at Splatt Bridge this morning also two Cuckoos showing well and a distant SPOONBILL on the river. (Gordon Hodgson). This afternoon around the pools, eight Common Terns, a pair of Great Crested … Continue reading →

Huntley     A Spotted Flycatcher in the churchyard at 4pm today. (Derek Summers). WWT Slimbridge    At least seven Mediterranean Gulls on the South Lake causeway, a pair of Common Cranes with two chicks still and a Common Tern. (Dot … Continue reading →

Bourton-on-the-Water     An OSPREY over the South pits at 7:30am for at least half an hour. Also a Cetti’s Warbler singing on private land near there. (Andy Lewis). Sherborne Water Meadows     A Red Kite, a male Kestrel, two Buzzards, … Continue reading →