Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Cotswold Water Park East     Three RING-NECKED DUCKS, an adult male, an immature male and a female, still on Pit 125, Bowmoor Sailing Lake, this morning. (Duncan Dine/Richard Tyler). Frampton     Five Goosanders and a Greenshank with nine Redshanks N … Continue reading →

Cotswold Water Park East     Three RING-NECKED DUCKS, an adult male, an immature male and a female, on Pit 125, Bowmoor Sailing Lake, from 2pm until dusk. (Paul Masters/MK). The SLAVONIAN GREBE there again this morning only but no sign … Continue reading →

Cotswold Water Park East     A SLAVONIAN GREBE on Pit 125 this morning favouring the area around two moored boats. The first in Glos since 2014. Also c300 Tufted Ducks, 100+ Pochards and two drake Pintails. (Duncan Dine). Gloucester    … Continue reading →

Blaisdon     Two Woodocks flushed from damp woodland at Ley Park SO719170. (Richard Lansdown). Down Hatherley & Staverton     A CATTLE EGRET with four Little Egrets in a field between Brook Farm and Staverton House at SO 88 83 23 … Continue reading →

Gloucester    The male BLACK REDSTART still on the S side of Gloucester Cathedral today. (Ken Hurcombe). Frampton pools     A red wing-tagged female Marsh Harrier chasing Teal over the reedbed in the NE corner of Court Lake at 12:45pm. … Continue reading →

Gloucester    The male BLACK REDSTART still on the SE side of Gloucester Cathedral today. (Simon Ashley). Frampton    At the pools a Little Owl calling, three female Goldeneyes, 77 Tufted Ducks, 157 Gadwalls, 22 Shovelers, 37 Wigeon, four Pochards, … Continue reading →

Frampton     A pair of Egyptian Geese still on Court Lake today. At Splatt Bridge four Little Egrets, a Buzzard, four Shelducks, c100 Redwings, two Song Thrushes, a Nuthatch, 20 Goldfinches, five Long-tailed Tits and a Great Spotted Woodpecker. Cas … Continue reading →

Cheltenham     At Pittville Park today birds included Long-tailed tits, a Goldcrest, a Great Crested Grebe, a drake Mandarin and a male Kingfisher. (Alan McIlquham).

Gloucester    A male BLACK REDSTART still on the SE side of Gloucester Cathedral today until 2pm at least, also a Grey Wagtail and a Pied Wagtail. (Dave Stone). This morning at Horsebere Brook Flood Storage Area three Moorhens, a … Continue reading →

Gloucester     The male BLACK REDSTART still on Gloucester Cathedral today favouring the SE side. (Duncan Dine). Quedgeley     A garden Treecreeper again this afternoon. (Paul Masters). Frampton     Five CATTLE EGRETS over the village this evening. (Gordon Hodgson). Saul … Continue reading →