Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Saul Warth     800+ Dunlins late afternoon, 46 Shelducks and a Teal, also a Rock Pipit, two WATER PIPITS, four Pied Wagtails, a Grey Wagtail and two Stonechats all feeding in Hock Ditch and four Chiffchaffs at the sewage works. … Continue reading →

Frampton     Around the pools three Golden Plovers, 194 Lapwings, a male Goldeneye, 104 Tufted Ducks, 71 Gadwalls, 22 Shovelers, 45 Teal, three Wigeon, 37 Cormorants, 25 Reed Buntings, 300+ Starlings, 56 Fieldfares, 105 Redwings and 21 Little Egrets and … Continue reading →

Chavenage Lane     A female MERLIN and two Red Kites. (Terry Grant). Winchcombe    Two Red Kites over Langley Hill this afternoon. (Phil Cull). Cotswold Water Park East     Two Oystercatchers at Pit 127 this afternoon. (John Durell). Cirencester    … Continue reading →

Frampton    From Splatt Bridge this morning a MARSH HARRIER, a Peregrine, a MERLIN, two single White-fronted Geese flew N 10 minutes apart, 16 Golden Plovers flew N, nine Snipe in the reed bed, and one flew high N, 55 … Continue reading →

Walmore Common     A male Goosander briefly late morning was just the second ever here and the first for 40 years. (Andy Jayne). Lower Rea     Adult and juvenile WHOOPER SWANS still on Corn Ham/Minsterworth Ham viewed from the benches … Continue reading →

Chavenage Lane     A pair of Peregrines hunting. The male took a kill, probably Fieldfare, onto overhead wires where it balanced in the wind to eat it. Also a female MERLIN, 250+ Redwings and 250+ Fieldfares. (Terry Grant). South Cerney  … Continue reading →

Gloucester    The FIRECREST again at the bottom of Rendcomb Close, Abbeymead along the River Twyver this afternoon. (Sam Walker). A female/immature MERLIN hunting near Abbott’s Lodge, Sandhurst at midday. (Andy Jayne). Toadsmoor Valley    At Toadsmoor Pools a FIRECREST … Continue reading →

Woolaston     A GLAUCOUS GULL in a field today. The land owner says it has been there all week. (Martin Vaisey). Lower Rea     An adult and a juvenile WHOOPER SWAN still this morning on Corn Ham, Minsterworth viewed from … Continue reading →

Frampton     A GREAT WHITE EGRET at Splatt flashes today, also a WATER PIPIT, five Redshanks, a pair of Stonechats, 2+ Water Rails and a Snipe. (Gordon Hodgson). The regular Tawny Owl roosting at Frampton Court today. (Josh Adamms). Cheltenham  … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     Late morning a WATER PIPIT to the left of Hock Ditch briefly. Also 19 Shelducks, 20+ Wigeon, 25+ Pintails and two female Stonechats. (Eric Palmer/MK). Saul     12 Little Egrets in the furthest paddock from the Arlingham … Continue reading →