Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

WWT Slimbridge    From Zeiss hide on the Top New Piece two Curlew Sandpipers, four SPOONBILLS and two GLOSSY IBISES. On South Lake three Spotted Redshanks. (Slimbridge Sightings/Paul Rich). From Middle Point between 12:30-1pm two Wheatears and a male Stonechat on … Continue reading →

Frampton     A blue-ringed OSPREY fishing at Court Lake at 4pm. (Steve Money). Pics by Steve. WWT Slimbridge     Two GLOSSY IBISES on the Top New Piece until 11:35am at least. Two Garganeys and at least three Spotted Redshanks on … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     From dawn until 9:30am, a GREY PHALAROPE (3rd day) appeared in the bay near the Noose with Black-headed Gulls at the top of the tide. Also 69 Curlews, 33 Avocets, three Redshanks, 20 Dunlins, three SPOONBILLS, two … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     Three GREY PHALAROPES feeding along the edge of the mud toward the Noose at 7:30am. (MK). One remained after a Peregrine pass, and at 10am two were back on the Noose with Curlews. (Martin McGill). One was … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     Three GREY PHALAROPES on the top of the tide this evening in fading light. (Martin McGill). At high tide early morning 119 Curlews, three Bar-tailed Godwits, 100+ Ringed Plovers, 100+ Dunlins, four Grey Plovers, 10+ Curlew Sandpipers … Continue reading →

Frampton     An OSPREY flew S over Splatt Bridge at 9:30am heading for WWT. (Gordon Hodgson). WWT Slimbridge     From Middle Point 12 Golden Plovers, 358 Ringed Plovers, 275 Dunlins, 21 Sanderlings, six Little Stints, 13 Curlew Sandpipers, four Bar-tailed … Continue reading →

Lydney     A MANX SHEARWATER drifted upriver past Lydney Harbour at 4pm. Also south of the harbour five Ringed Plovers, nine Sanderlings and 12 Black-tailed Godwits. (Andy Jayne). Sharpness     At Coastguards from dawn to 9:30am four Arctic Terns, first … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A GLOSSY IBIS still around the grounds today. From Middle Point 150-200 Dunlins and Ringed Plovers, a Turnstone, a Bar-tailed Godwit, a Knot, 1+ Little Stint, 25 Sanderlings, two Curlew Sandpipers, two Greenshanks, two SPOONBILLS and an … Continue reading →

Sharpness     An intermediate juvenile LONG-TAILED SKUA drifted up on the river viewed from Coastguards early afternoon. It was last seen from Lydney at 2:25pm. (Andy Jordan). Also 2-3 MANX SHEARWATERS, a LITTLE TERN, two Arctic Terns and two Common … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     On the Top New Piece from Zeiss hide a GLOSSY IBIS, a BITTERN, a Great White Egret, three Cattle Egrets, a Hobby, a juvenile Curlew Sandpiper, nine Wigeon and a Pintail. Five SPOONBILLS around the site. From … Continue reading →