Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Frampton     A Great White Egret in the garden pond at 9am. (Nick Goatman). Wotton-Under-Edge     Eight Crossbills in Westridge Wood at 11am. (Tim Thompson). Rodborough Common     Garden birds today included a female Blackcap, a Goldcrest, a Nuthatch, six … Continue reading →

Walmore Common     37+ White-fronted Geese this afternoon. (Dan Watson). WWT Slimbridge     A Little Stint on the Tack Piece this morning. (Paul Masters). A juvenile Bewick’s Swan 314T and adult chaperone XCP landed on The Rushy at this morning. … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge    From the Estuary Tower a Dark-bellied Brent Goose on the Dumbles. 64 White-fronted Geese on the Tack Piece and a hunting Peregrine. 39 Bewick’s Swans on the Rushy. (Slimbridge Sightings). A Great White Egret from the Decoy … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL from Robbie Garnett hide at 8:30am. On the Rushy 35 Bewick’s Swans, eight Ruff and 63 Redshanks. (Martin McGill). Sharpness     Two SHAGS still present on SARA pool this morning and later along … Continue reading →

Tewkesbury     Belated news of a BLACK REDSTART captured on the Peregrine nest tray on Tewkesbury Abbey on the 19th at 12:37pm. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crTvZ9stdvI (David Bagley). Black Redstart videograb Sharpness     Two SHAGS at SARA still present on the canal or in … Continue reading →

Sharpness     This morning the two SHAGS at SARA still present on the canal or in the marina. Also two Kingfishers, a male Marsh Harrier and 8+ Dunlins. (Oliver Paisey/Ian Ralphs/Paul Masters). 12 Snipe among the rocks and seaweed east … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL on South Lake from Discovery Hide at 3pm before being flushed. (Ella Slinn). Also on South Lake two Cattle Egrets and 12 Avocets. Two Firecrests still along the Estuary Tower walkway today. 25 … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The Dark-bellied Brent Goose on the Dumbles and the Pink-footed Goose, of unknown origin, with the feral goose flock. A Little Stint from Estuary Tower. 26 Bewick’s Swans at the early swan feed at the Rushy and … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The Dark-bellied Brent Goose on the Dumbles late morning. A probable Cape Shelduck on the Tack Piece. (Paul Masters). Two FIRECREST in the Decoy, two Avocets, three Egyptian Geese and 21 Cattle Egrets on South Lake. Two … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A male and a female FIRECREST active together today and seen taking grubs along the Estuary Walkway amongst Goldcrests, Chiffchaffs and Long-tailed Tits, mainly between Stephen Kirk hide and Knott hide. 29 Bewick’s Swans on site today. … Continue reading →