Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

WWT Slimbridge     From Zeiss hide two juvenile/female Garganeys today. (Ian Hull). Saul Warth     This afternoon a Little Egret, four Turnstones, 100+ Curlews, 16 Dunlins, a Common Sandpiper, a Kestrel, two Redstarts, 6+ Yellow Wagtails, three Whitethroats, a Chiffchaff, a … Continue reading →

Sharpness     Still two GANNETS this morning both of which flew N past SARA. Also a Grey Seal today. (Andy Jordan). Saul Warth     A GANNET flew N over Fretherne church at 8:23am. Also this morning the first returning Wheatear, … Continue reading →

Severn Estuary     Between Lydney Harbour, Sharpness and Saul Warth at least six GANNETS and at least three STORM PETRELS this afternoon over high tide. (Paul Rich/Andy Jordan/Andy Jayne/Roberta Goodall/MK/Mark Hobson). Storm Petrel pic by Andy Jordan, Gannet pic by … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     From Zeiss hide a Wood Sandpiper, a juvenile Little Ringed Plover, a Snipe, eight Avocets, 128 Lapwings, a Black-tailed Godwit, two Green Sandpiper and a Ruff. On the Rushy ten Green Sandpipers and a Ruff and on … Continue reading →

Saul Warth    Just after high tide, a Common Sandpiper, seven Black-tailed Godwits on The Noose, a Green Sandpiper and two Grey Herons by Frampton breakwater, two adult Common Terns, 12+ Yellow Wagtails with the cows and two Redstarts and … Continue reading →

Frampton pools     This evening 13 Swifts, 20+ Sand Martins, a Common Sandpiper, a Green Sandpiper, five Common Terns, two Willow Warblers and three Yellow Wagtails over. (Nick Goatman). Berkeley shore     A returning Wheatear, two Black-tailed Godwits, two Ringed Plovers … Continue reading →

Standish     This evening 30 Swifts with c30 House Martins flying in a south westerly direction, feeding as they went. (Juliet Bailey). Minchinhampton Common     A juvenile Spotted Flycatcher and quite few Chalkhill Blues this morning. (Michelle Davies/Martin Greenish). Coombe Hill Meadows     Four … Continue reading →