Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Gloucester     At Horsbere Flood Storage Lake this evening a GREAT WHITE EGRET, a Kestrel, a pair of Buzzards and a Grey Heron. (Andy Watts).  Nailsworth     410+ House Martins, 25+ Swallows, seven Swifts and a Sand Martin flying S up … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A juvenile Wood Sandpiper and four Ruff on South Lake today. From Zeiss hide seven Sanderlings, three Turnstones, 112 Ringed Plovers, 183 Dunlin, a Knot, a Redshank, a Greenshank, 36 Black-tailed Godwits, 41 Avocets and a SPOONBILL … Continue reading →

Quedgeley     A Raven in Aldi car park at 12:30pm. (Matt Lathan). Minchinhampton    On the polo ground this evening a Yellow Wagtail with 12 Pied Wagtails and 19 Common Gulls and ten Black headed Gulls. (Seb Buckton). Ozleworth    … Continue reading →

Frampton     On the Sailing Lake this evening three Arctic Terns (1 ad, 2 juvs), five Common Terns (3 ads, 2 juvs), 40+ Swifts, a male Wigeon, 14 Gadwalls, four Teal, the adult Yellow-legged Gull and a Kingfisher. (Nick Goatman). … Continue reading →

North Cotswolds     A juvenile Hobby sunbathing today. (Richard Tyler). Pic by Richard. Richard Tyler Photography Ebley     On Doverow Hill this morning a young Tawny Owl calling and an adult seen later roosting in a tree, a family of Buzzards … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     From Zeiss hide two juvenile/female Garganeys today. (Ian Hull). Saul Warth     This afternoon a Little Egret, four Turnstones, 100+ Curlews, 16 Dunlins, a Common Sandpiper, a Kestrel, two Redstarts, 6+ Yellow Wagtails, three Whitethroats, a Chiffchaff, a … Continue reading →

Sharpness     Still two GANNETS this morning both of which flew N past SARA. Also a Grey Seal today. (Andy Jordan). Saul Warth     A GANNET flew N over Fretherne church at 8:23am. Also this morning the first returning Wheatear, … Continue reading →

Severn Estuary     Between Lydney Harbour, Sharpness and Saul Warth at least six GANNETS and at least three STORM PETRELS this afternoon over high tide. (Paul Rich/Andy Jordan/Andy Jayne/Roberta Goodall/MK/Mark Hobson). Storm Petrel pic by Andy Jordan, Gannet pic by … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     From Zeiss hide a Wood Sandpiper, a juvenile Little Ringed Plover, a Snipe, eight Avocets, 128 Lapwings, a Black-tailed Godwit, two Green Sandpiper and a Ruff. On the Rushy ten Green Sandpipers and a Ruff and on … Continue reading →

Saul Warth    Just after high tide, a Common Sandpiper, seven Black-tailed Godwits on The Noose, a Green Sandpiper and two Grey Herons by Frampton breakwater, two adult Common Terns, 12+ Yellow Wagtails with the cows and two Redstarts and … Continue reading →