Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Sharpness     A FULMAR heading up river over the picnic site at 4:30pm. Also a Common Sandpiper and a Raven. (Seb Buckton). WWT Slimbridge     The drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL still on the Top New Piece viewed from Zeiss hide today. … Continue reading →

Cotswold Water Park West    A Green Sandpiper and a Grey Wagtail still on the flooded field by the Roundhouse opposite the pub in Cerney Wick this afternoon. (Ian Sherriffs). The LESSER WHITETHROAT possibly of the Eastern race blythi still … Continue reading →

Daglingworth     The GREAT GREY SHRIKE at Park Corner in the old quarry at SO9667104334 still today. (Vic Polley). WWT Slimbridge     The drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL still on the Top New Piece viewed from Zeiss hide today. The CATTLE EGRET … Continue reading →

Winchcombe    A male Goshawk over Sudeley Castle being mobbed by Jackdaws. Also two Muntjacs. (Ken Heron/Jenny Jones). Cranham     A Marsh Tit singing in the walled garden at Prinknash Abbey this morning. (Seb Buckton). Cotswold Water Park West    … Continue reading →

Daglingworth     The GREAT GREY SHRIKE at Park Corner in the old quarry at SO9667104334 still today. Please park carefully. (Roberta Goodall/Roy Shilham). Harnhill    8 or 9 Grey Partridges in a field just outside the village at SP 06426 … Continue reading →

Sharpness-Berkeley Pill     Between Sharpness Coastguards and the Pill this morning a very elusive WATER PIPIT, five Rock Pipits, a Common Sandpiper, 15 Redshanks, 35+ Lapwings, 20 Snipe, 212+ Wigeon, six Teal, a Peregrine on the Power Station, five Skylarks, … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The adult drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL still from Zeiss hide this morning. (Liz Clipson/Dean Reeves). The CATTLE EGRET on South Lake at 10:10am. Also a drake Mandarin here. (Ken Mihill). A female Goldeneye on the Rushy. On the … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     Five Whooper Swans on the Tack Piece early morning then flew off N. (Paul Masters/Mark Hobson). The adult drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL still from Zeiss hide today, also a Cetti’s Warbler. From Willow hide a Water Rail, eight … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL again on the Top New Piece viewed from Zeiss hide today. Also a female Marsh Harrier, a Goshawk and a Peregrine. From Kingfisher hide eight Pink-footed Geese, 70+ White-fronted Geese and two juvenile … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL this afternoon from Zeiss hide with Eurasian Teal. (per John Budd). From Kingfisher hide eight Pink-footed Geese, 115 White-fronted Geese, two juvenile Greenland White-fronted Geese and a Bar-headed Goose. (Slimbridge Sightings). Pic by Paul … Continue reading →