Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Stinchcombe Hill     A Wheatear, four Crossbills, a Tree Pipit, a Siskin and seven Ravens this morning. (James Robinson). Sharpness     At the picnic site clump this morning, a Redstart, a Whitethroat and a Garden Warbler. (Geoff Moyser). Frampton    … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     Seven ARCTIC SKUAS, five dark and two pale phase, off of Mid Point this morning at 7:30am. They eventually all flew down channel toward Purton. Also 30 Common Terns moved through. (Martin McGill). Awre   At 11:45am four … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge    At Mid Point at late morning an OSPREY flew S high up at 11:25am. Also ten Little Egrets, a Bar-tailed Godwit, ten Black-tailed Godwits, an Avocet, two Curlew Sandpipers, 50+ Ringed Plovers, two Dunlins, 186 Curlews, a … Continue reading →

Lydney harbour     This morning a Black-tailed Godwit, a Knot, seven Grey Plovers flew upriver, two Little Egrets, several Siskins and a Tree Pipit flew SW downriver and a wrecked GANNET on the Berkeley side of the Severn. (Dan Watson). … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean     A HONEY BUZZARD over New Fancy View today. (Rob Husbands per Rich Baatsen). Cotswold Water Park East     An OSPREY overhead at the NE end of Pit 132 for a few minutes at 3:30pm then headed … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     At the top of the tide this morning at 10am a SHAG on the river, trying hard to go back down against the wind. At high tide on the last bit of exposed mud 20+ Curlews, 10+ … Continue reading →

Lower Slaughter     A Hobby this morning. (Richard Tyler). Saul Warth     This morning before high tide 250+ Ringed Plovers, five Turnstones, two Sanderlings, a red Knot, three Black-tailed Godwits, 12 Avocets, 100+ Curlews, a Greenshank and a Little Egret. … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     At high tide this morning a juvenile Curlew Sandpiper, a Little Stint, a juvenile Greenshank, two juvenile Redshanks, a Common Sandpiper, 100+ Ringed Plovers, 20+ Dunlins, 10+ Sanderlings, nine Knot, 32 Black-tailed Godwits, two Turnstones, 12 Avocets, … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge      The CITRINE WAGTAIL flew over the visitor centre from South Lake direction towards the Rushy at 4:30pm, calling loudly. (James Robinson). From Mid Point at high tide a juvenile Curlew Sandpiper, five Knot, 18 Ringed Plovers, … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     No sign of the Citrine Wagtail all day today. A Yellowhammer along the Summer Walkway and the Spotted Redshank still on South Lake. (Les Ditchburn). Mid Point over high tide two Turnstones, 47 Ringed Plovers, 73 Curlews, … Continue reading →