Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Saul Warth     At high tide this morning a Crossbill heard, the first returning Wheatear, a Whinchat, two Stonechats, a Whitethroat, a Chiffchaff, a Reed Bunting, two Grey Wagtails, a female/immature Marsh Harrier hunting the shoreline, two Buzzards, a female … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     This morning at high tide best birds were a female Redstart, 2+ Stonechats, a Whinchat, a Lesser Whitethroat, 11 Little Egrets, an adult Yellow-legged Gull and five Ravens. Also a COMMON SEAL briefly surfaced close inshore twice … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     At high tide a Whinchat, a Stonechat, a Lesser Whitethroat, two Grey Wagtails, a Willow Warbler, two Chiffchaffs, 16 Goldfinches, a Kestrel and four Buzzards. On the river an adult ARCTIC TERN, 110 Curlews, ten Dunlins, 12 … Continue reading →

Frampton pools     A SPOTTED CRAKE seen briefly this evening. Also seven Little Egrets, four Common Terns and a juvenile Sparrowhawk. (Nick Goatman). Cirencester     A Wood Warbler today flycatching in the north edge of Moss’s Copse, Cirencester Park, SO9902. … Continue reading →

Frampton pools     Two Whinchats, a Stonechat, 45 Chiffchaffs, 17 Blackcaps, five Willow Warblers, a Garden Warbler, 11 Whitethroats, two Yellow Wagtails, nine Reed Warblers, a Green Sandpiper, a Yellow-legged Gull and five Common Terns today. (Nick Goatman). At 7:44am … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     On the Rushy 200+ Black-tailed Godwits, seven Dunlins, five Green Sandpipers, a Little Egret and two Knot. From Stephen Kirk hide, two Greenshanks and a Kingfisher in front of the new Sand Martin Bank and two Green Sandpipers. On … Continue reading →

Stinchcombe Hill     This morning a juvenile Pied Flycatcher and a juvenile Spotted Flycatcher on 17th tee bushes. Good numbers of Chiffchaffs with smaller numbers of Willow Warblers, also a Nuthatch, a Garden Warbler, Coal Tits, Goldcrests and a family party … Continue reading →

Frampton     On the Sailing Lake today at least six Common Terns, several Buzzards, juvenile Pied Wagtails, a Whitethroat, a Great Spotted Woodpecker and a Green Woodpecker. (Paul Dunham). Pic by Paul. Nailsworth     560+ Swifts moving S down the … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     This afternoon from Zeiss hide a Greenshank, often obscured by vegetation along the nearside bank; also two GARGANEYS at the far end of the channel seen from the S side of the hide at 2:30pm, then swimming … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge    A WOOD SANDPIPER until 4:15pm at least on the Rushy, also 12 Green Sandpipers. A CATTLE EGRET on South Lake at 4pm, also a Little Ringed Plover, 12 Ruff (2 Reeves), the adult Spotted Redshank, 54 Redshanks, … Continue reading →