Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Forest of Dean     In the Yew Tree Break/Crabtree Hill area early evening two Whinchats, two Redstarts, five Tree Pipits, four Spotted Flycatchers, five Whitethroats, seven Blackcaps, three Willow Warblers, four Chiffchaffs, three Hawfinches, seven Crossbills, nine Stonechats and two … Continue reading →

Hock Ditch to Arlingham     Six Grey Herons, four Little Egrets, an adult Yellow-legged Gull, a Redstart, a Wheatear, 140+ Goldfinches, two Reed Warblers, two Whitethroats, four Chiffchaffs and seven Mistle Thrushes. (MK). Pic by Mike. Coombe Hill Meadows    … Continue reading →

Barnsley     An adult OSPREY flew NE just E of Barnsley late morning. (Richard Tyler). Pics by Richard. Cleeve Hill     From the West Down car park an OSPREY in the dead tree 200m to the SW at 8:30am, then … Continue reading →

Bibury     A juvenile Peregrine this morning near Bibury having a spat with a juvenile Hobby. (Richard Tyler). Pics by Richard. Saul/Frampton     From Cadbury Bridge to Splatt Bridge two Redstarts, 12+ Yell Wagtails, a Grey Wagtail, a Wheatear, 19 … Continue reading →

Saul/Frampton     At Hock Ditch this afternoon an adult Wheatear and a juvenile Whinchat. (Mike Davis). From Cadbury Bridge to Splatt Bridge early morning today two Green Sandpipers, two Cetti’s Warblers, three Redstarts, 10+ Yellow Wagtails, four Kestrels, a Little … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     At high tide today 20 Shelducks, 30 Curlews, a Little Egret, a Grey Heron, a Kestrel, a pale Buzzard, six Mistle Thrushes, 12 Goldfinches, two Linnets, a Lesser Whitethroat, 6+ Yellow Wagtails and a Meadow Pipit. (MK). … Continue reading →

Nailsworth     Belated news of an OSPREY yesterday flying W at 6:55pm over Windsoredge. Today between 5:55-7:05pm) at least 810 Swifts moving S, many high up, with at least 200 House Martins. (Terry Grant). Gloucester     At Horsbere Flood Storage … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     From Zeiss hide a Marsh Harrier, a Spoonbill, a Peregrine, 7+ Knot, seven Ruff, six Common Cranes, a Greenshank and a Common Tern. On the Rushy a Ruff, a Greenshank and two Snipe. On South Lake a Common Tern, … Continue reading →

Sharpness     A GUILLEMOT floated up between Berkeley Pill and the docks at 10:40am. (Geoff Moyser). A juvenile SHAG on the river but flew S at 11:15am. Also a Garden Warbler in the bushes by the picnic site car park. … Continue reading →

Berkeley shore/Pill     This morning two Turnstones, a Black-tailed Godwits, two Oystercatchers, 17 Redshanks, three Common Sandpipers, three Wheatears and a Reed Warbler. (Paul Taylor). A Whinchat this morning just N of Berkeley Pill, Sharpness side. (Andy Jordan). WWT Slimbridge  … Continue reading →