Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Saul     The juvenile SHAG emerged from roost at 7:40am, splashed and preened for 5 minutes then flew S along the canal. (Steve Brown). It was back at the Shipton Mill jetty near Cadbury Bridge (Fretherne Bridge) this afternoon. (Eric … Continue reading →

Chapman’s Cross     The GREAT GREY SHRIKE c1.5mls SW of Sapperton SW of Chapman’s Cross along Emmerson Lane at SO 93149 01379 again between 11:15-11:35am then flushed by the farmer on a quad bike and not relocated by 1:15pm. Also … Continue reading →

Chapman’s Cross     A GREAT GREY SHRIKE c1.5mls SW of Sapperton SW of Chapman’s Cross along Emmerson Lane cSO934012. (per Paul Marshall). Calmsden    In fields just N of Calmsden on the road to Chedworth at SP048095 nine Grey Partridges … Continue reading →

Sharpness     A BLACK REDSTART still at the end of Dock Road early afternoon. (Paul Taylor). WWT Slimbridge     A BITTERN from Zeiss hide again today. (Tom & Greg Mabbett/Della & Hayden Lack). 52 Bewick’s Swans on the Rushy this … Continue reading →

Sharpness     Two BLACK REDSTARTS, male and female, at the end of Dock Road today. (Paul Cousins). Pics by Paul. Ozleworth     At the junction of the A4135 and the B4058 late morning 600 Golden Plovers and 14 Lapwings in … Continue reading →

Tewkesbury     A Short-eared Owl flying above fields off Walton Cardiff Lane early this morning. A Cormorant also landed in same fields. A Curlew low over Tewkesbury Nature Reserve heading across the bypass towards Coombe Hill. (Pete Long). WWT Slimbridge     A … Continue reading →

Sharpness     A BLACK REDSTART again along Dock Road at 11:40am on the NedWest building. (Vic Polley). WWT Slimbridge   A Bar-Headed Goose flew into the Rushy this morning. Also 850+ Golden Plovers in front of the Robbie Garnett hide. (Paul … Continue reading →

Sharpness     A BLACK REDSTART at the end of Dock Road today. (Andy Jordan). Snowshill     The GREAT GREY SHRIKE still along hedgerows near the village today. (Duncan Dine). Forest of Dean    At Woorgreens Lake 35+ Snipe circling the … Continue reading →

Purton     At low tide today, c150 Wigeon, 300 Common Gulls, c150 Lapwings over, three Grey Herons and three Cormorants. (Chris Newton). Frampton     Five Egyptian Geese from Splatt Bridge this afternoon. The SHAG this morning fishing midway between Cadbury … Continue reading →

Saul     A juvenile SHAG on the canal seen close to Cadbury Bridge at midday. (Marc Freebrey). Later seen at 4:30pm circling over the canal and marina and then headed S, possibly to Gardner’s pools. (Roberta Goodall). The SHAG has … Continue reading →