Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Newnham-on-Severn    The eight Pink-footed Geese again today on the river opposite White Hart pub, but equally visible from Arlingham Warth. Probably feeding on stubble fields on the Arlingham side when not on the river. (Mike Davis). Frampton     On … Continue reading →

Newnham-on-Severn    The eight Pink-footed Geese again today on the river opposite the Silver Fox cafe/White Hart pub, but equally visible from Arlingham Warth. Probably feeding on stubble fields on the Arlingham side when not on the river. (Paul Masters/Les … Continue reading →

Arlingham     Eight PINK-FOOTED GEESE again on the sands opposite the White Hart pub at 2:40pm. Also a Little Egret, three Grey Herons, a Cormorant, 92+ Canada Geese, 22 Lapwings, two Golden Plovers, two Peregrines, three Kestrels, 50+ Stock Doves, … Continue reading →

Newnham-on-Severn     Eight unringed PINK-FOOTED GEESE on the sands this afternoon. (Terry Grant). Forest of Dean     A female Goosander flew over Crabtree Hill this morning. (Terry Grant). Cotswold Water Park West     At Shorncote Reedbeds between 5pm and dark six … Continue reading →

Hawling area     A female Merlin at 11am today. (Terry Clarke). Pic by Terry. Cleeve Hill     Three RING OUZELS (Ad male, ad female & 1st winter male) 100 metres above the Washpool in hawthorns still this morning. Also c100 … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A juvenile White-fronted Goose on the Dumbles this morning, first of the winter, probably Greenland race. (Martin McGill). Also an Osprey reported flying down river at 10:15am. (Slimbridge Sightings). Frampton     A Firecrest on the Perryway side of … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge   A Marsh Harrier from Zeiss hide, also six Common Cranes and a Peregrine. (Chris Keeling). Minchinhampton Common     Three Golden Plovers roosting on the common at midday, there were 36 there on 10th October. (Terry Grant). Pic by Terry.  Maisemore  … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean     Two Bramblings NE of Salutation this morning. (D Clarke). Cleeve Hill     Three RING OUZELS (Ad male, ad female & 1st winter male) 100 metres above the Washpool in hawthorns still this morning. (Dave Pearce). Coombe … Continue reading →

Cleeve Hill     Three RING OUZELS (Ad male, ad female & 1st winter male) 100 metres above the Washpool in hawthorns. Earlier a female Merlin on an enclosure fence post. (Les Ditchburn). WWT Slimbridge    Two RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS heading S … Continue reading →

Cheltenham   At 3:15pm a Peregrine on top of one of the spires at Christchurch, another Peregrine lower down on an adjacent spire and a third Peregrine flew overhead, turned and chased off a Sparrowhawk. (David Norman). Stroud    Today along the River Frome at … Continue reading →