Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Minchinhampton Common     Three Golden Plovers sat on the Common at Tom Long’s Post SO859012 early morning. (Jamie Warren). Sharpness     The male BLACK REDSTART still along Dock Road around the tallest building, often a third of the way up … Continue reading →

Frampton pools     Three CATTLE EGRETS on Court Lake early this morning. Two present there most of last week. (Roy Widgery). Sharpness     A Common Sandpiper in the basin at 10am this morning. (Duncan Dine/Phil Pope). A male BLACK REDSTART … Continue reading →

Nailsworth area     The late Wheatear still present at Hazelcote Farm and a female MERLIN hunting in nearby fields, disturbing 130+ Golden Plovers. (Terry Grant). Frampton     A juvenile Marsh Harrier from Splatt Bridge at 10am. (Gordon Avery). Sharpness    … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A BLACK-THROATED DIVER this morning from the Estuary Tower for 10 minutes only this morning then flew off low upriver. It was looked for from Epney to Berkeley until early afternoon but wasn’t relocated. (Dave Creber/Neil Smart … Continue reading →

Daglingworth     A BLACK REDSTART back on the roof of Manor Farm this afternoon at SO99640489. Also two Stonechats. (Andrew Morrison). WWT Slimbridge     From the Estuary Tower a Pink-footed Goose on the Dumbles. (Bernie O’Connor). A drake Mandarin on … Continue reading →

Sharpness    A male BLACK REDSTART still by the tall building along Dock Road early afternoon. (Andy Jordan). Tetbury Upton     A ringtail HEN HARRIER today at 10:15am, quartering fields off the B4014 opposite the Chavenage Lane junction. (Michael Cook). … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF still by the Willow hide singing in trees above the path. (Kate Fox). Frampton     This afternoon an orange wing-tagged Marsh Harrier and a Chiffchaff at Splatt Bridge. Around the pools two male Pochards, … Continue reading →

Coombe Hill Meadows     The unringed adult Common Crane came in to roost at 5:05pm. Also 50 Cormorants going over S. (Duncan Dine/Jeremy Squire/Ian Hull). WWT Slimbridge     The SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF still by the Willow hide singing in trees above … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean    A BLACK REDSTART and a Grey Wagtail on the roof of St Paul’s Church at Parkend. 4 or 5 pairs or Stonechats and a Fallow Deer stag at Crabtree Hill but no sign of the Great … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean     A GREAT GREY SHRIKE at Crabtree Hill at 12:20pm today. (Gavin Black). Fretherne     25 Little Egrets and two CATTLE EGRETS in a roadside field. (Terry Grant). Quedgeley     A pair of Ravens at Tesco at … Continue reading →