Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Churchdown     An OSPREY seen heading N over the M5 near junction 11 at 6:30pm. (Darcia Gingell). Tresham area     A QUAIL calling at 8:20 this evening. (Paul Rich). Windrush     A QUAIL calling briefly just after midday W of … Continue reading →

Clapton-on-the Hill     A QUAIL calling in a barley field near The Fork, near Clapton-on-the Hill, by the track that runs down past Haycroft Bottom, cSP158164. (John & Viv Phillips). Whitminster     A QUAIL flew over calling at 10:55pm. (Richard … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean    Two Spotted Flycatchers, a Tree Pipit and a Marbled White butterfly today on the edge of Blaize Bailey. (Dave Smith). At 12.30pm a Red Kite soaring in circles on the S side of St Briavels village, … Continue reading →

Coombe Hill Meadows     A GLOSSY IBIS from Grundon hide at 9:10am, still present at 8pm at least. Also a Snipe, two Curlew, five Oystercatchers, four Green Sandpipers, seven Little Egrets, three Grey Herons, six Teal, two Wigeon, a Tufted Duck with … Continue reading →

Stinchcombe Hill     Two Spotted Flycatchers this evening and at least 30 Swifts hunting over the woods above Dursley. (James Robinson).

Symonds Yat     From Yat Rock viewpoint today the resident Peregrine pair and another Peregrine on Great Doward Hill nearby, a Red Kite, a Hobby, a male Sparrowhawk, Buzzards, two Ravens, Swallows, Swifts, House Martins and Sand Martins, Chiffchaffs, a … Continue reading →

Cheltenham     The adult NIGHT HERON flew in to the island of the boating lake at Pittville Park at SO 94920 23492 at 5:05am, then showed well fishing along the island edge until 6am at least. It was then seen … Continue reading →

Cheltenham     An adult NIGHT HERON on the island of the boating lake at Pittville Park at SO 94920 23492 at 8:30am, but not seen again until 8:44pm. Also a Common Sandpiper and a Kingfisher. (John Sanders). NH pics by … Continue reading →

Frampton pools     Around the pools this evening a Hobby, a Great White Egret, ten Little Egrets, a Yellow-legged Gull, five Common Terns and five chicks, 12 Swifts, 126 Mute Swan, 34 Barnacle Geese, 72 Greylags and 22 Canada Geese. … Continue reading →

Frampton     Early morning a the Sailing Lake a Green Sandpiper, a Yellow-legged Gull, five Common Terns, 20+ Swifts, five Sand Martins, a Curlew, 12 Pied Wagtails (10 juvs) and a Grey Wagtail. (Nick Goatman). Edge     At Rudge Hill … Continue reading →