Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Leighterton     Along the Monarch’s Way two QUAIL calling at ST 83121 90585 at 9:20pm and at ST 83018 90675 at 9:35pm. Also 6+ Corn Buntings, Yellowhammer and Skylark. (Roger Gillespie). Uley     A Barn Owl quartering the fields near Uley this … Continue reading →

Aylburton Common    A Red Kite circling over the garden at 9:20am today. (Martin Vaisey/Beth Goldsworthy). Forest of Dean     A Red Kite over Mitcheldean at 1:30pm, also five House Martins. (Chris Keeling). A Red Kite flew low over Longhope village … Continue reading →

Leighterton     A QUAIL calling at 9:25pm heard from along Monarch’s Way near ST8303590662. (Paul Rich). WWT Slimbridge     A CATTLE EGRET flew over the Holden Walkway towards South Lake at 2:30pm. (Slimbridge Sightings). Forest of Dean     A pair … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     From Mid Point a Grey Plover, Curlews, Lapwings, a Whimbrel, Ringed Plovers, Dunlin and four Bar-tailed Godwits. (Les Ditchburn). Tewkesbury      A male Peregrine feeding two chicks on the Abbey tower, an Oystercatcher over the Ham, … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean     At Nagshead a Spotted Flycatcher and a male Pied Flycatcher. (Les Ditchburn). Hasfield     A daytime flying Barn Owl at the church at 4pm. (Ian Hull). Hartpury     A Red kite over the Orchard Centre at … Continue reading →

Leighterton     Along the lane between Leighterton and Didmarton a TURTLE DOVE flew S along the lane at 4:50pm. Also a Hobby here. (Terry Grant). Forest of Dean     A male and a female Cuckoo at Crabtree Hill this morning. … Continue reading →

Ashleworth Ham     This morning a Lapwing and two chicks, a Green Sandpiper, a Little Ringed Plover, a Pied Wagtail, a Grey Heron, four Canada Geese, 15 Mallards, a Swallow, a distant Curlew bubbling a very noisy Great Spotted Woodpecker family. (Les … Continue reading →

Frampton pools     A Great White Egret, a Cuckoo, six Common Terns, 100+ Sand Martins, 30+ Swifts and two Oystercatchers today. (Nick Goatman). Barnsley Warren SSSI     This morning at the Fosse Way end and surrounding farmland, five Redstarts (4 … Continue reading →

Leighterton    A QUAIL calling at 9:15pm heard from along Monarch’s Way near ST8325990648. (Paul Rich). Coates     Early this morning a LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER in flight close to the ride in Hailey Wood on the Bathurst Estate. On the … Continue reading →

Coombe Hill Meadows     This afternoon a Little Owl, a Yellowhammer, a Red Kite over and a pair of Oystercatchers with two chicks still. (Ian Hull). Also today 16 Mute Swans, a pair of Canada Geese still with five goslings, … Continue reading →