Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

WWT Slimbridge     A BITTERN very briefly from Kingfisher hide today. (Alan Bryant). Two female MERLINS at Mid Point. Also there a Wheatear, a Rock Pipit, 13 Siskins, a Lesser Redpoll, a Peregrine, ten Grey Plovers, a Bar-tailed Godwit and … Continue reading →

Awre     This afternoon two Whinchats, two Wheatears, a Rock Pipit, 46 Meadow Pipits, nine Skylarks, four Chiffchaffs, two Goldcrests, 23 House Martins, 50 Swallows, 72 Curlews, a Ruff and a Little Egret. (Lewis Thomson). WWT Slimbridge     A MERLIN … Continue reading →

Westbury-on-Severn    This morning at Westbury Strand (Pimlico Sand) on the rising tide three SANDWICH TERNS, a second-winter Mediterranean Gull, three Ruff and three Little Stints with c20 Dunlins. (John Phillips). Berkeley shore     A juvenile HEN HARRIER hunting at … Continue reading →

Selsley Common     A male Redstart at 12:45pm today. (Rich Hearn). WWT Slimbridge     From Decoy hide a CATTLE EGRET, a Little Egret, two Mandarins and a Pochard. Two juvenile Spotted Redshanks on South Lake. Also 15 Ruff, 73 Black-tailed … Continue reading →

Calcot Manor & Chavenage Lane     16+ Stonechats again, a Whinchat, and a female MERLIN hunting and at nearby Hazelcote Farm spooking a flock of 220+ Skylarks. (Terry Grant). Woodford     A Sedge Warbler along the Little Avon this morning. … Continue reading →

Cleeve Hill    33 Meadow Pipits, 6+ Skylarks, two Chiffchaffs, a female Yellowhammer, 13 House Martins and nine Swallows flew S, two Siskins over, three Stonechats (1m, 2f), 45 Goldfinches and three Ravens. (MK/Paul Masters). Netheridge Farm     A Whinchat … Continue reading →

Awre     A LAPLAND BUNTING flew ESE over Awre and the Severn towards Slimbridge at 8:40am. Also this morning six Reed Buntings, seven Siskins, two Lesser Redpolls, three Stonechats, a Wheatear, eight Chiffchaffs, 43 Meadow Pipits, 11 Skylarks, 18 Swallows, … Continue reading →

Stinchcombe Hill     A RING OUZEL by the 7th tee, two late White Wagtails in a large Pied Wagtail flock, Linnets on the move, but only single figures of Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps this morning. (James Robinson). WWT Slimbridge     A … Continue reading →

Witcombe Reservoirs     A Water Rail walking around the concrete edge today. (Jeremy Squire). Forest of Dean     At Soudley Ponds a male Mandarin, four Little Grebes, on birdseed on a tree trunk by the car park eight Coal Tits, … Continue reading →

Cleeve Hill     This morning a RING OUZEL, a Tree Pipit, 27 Chiffchaffs, two Siskins, a Swallow and a small movement of Skylark SW. (Ian Ralphs). Also a Wheatear on the Golf Course. (Dave Pearce). Halmore     Four Buzzards including … Continue reading →