Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

WWT Slimbridge     An OSPREY flew N upriver at 10am. A juvenile Cuckoo still being fed by a pair of Reed Warblers near Willow hide in the canopy above the path. (Slimbridge Sightings). Upper Swell     A male Grey Wagtail carrying … Continue reading →

Highnam Woods     No sign of the Grasshopper Warbler between 5:30am and noon, but two Spotted Flycatchers and two Marsh Tits. (Martin Greenish/Les Ditchburn/MK). Pic by Mike. Prestbury     A Ring-necked Parakeet flew over at 7:19am. It has been present a … Continue reading →

Highnam Woods     Early morning a GRASSHOPPER WARBLER reeling and showing well. Also two Spotted Flycatchers, a Marsh Tit, a Blackcap, a Song Thrush and a Chiffchaff. (Chris Downward). WWT Slimbridge     Two Little Ringed Plovers on South Lake at … Continue reading →

Frampton     Around the pools early morning a Hobby, four Yellow Wagtails, 10+ Swifts, 20+ Swallows, a Lesser Whitethroat,16 Whitethroats, 19 Blackcaps, 15 Chiffchaffs, six Common Terns and three Oystercatchers. In the evening on Court Lake two GREAT WHITE EGRETS, two Little … Continue reading →

Coombe Hill Meadows     Three Greenshanks, three Green Sandpipers, three Little Ringed Plovers, a Common Gull and a Black-headed Gull today. Also a Small Red-eyed Damselfly. (Andy Pierce/Graham Riley). Newnham-on-Severn     A Red Kite over at 10:45am today. A Hummingbird Hawkmoth … Continue reading →

Symonds Yat     In the Yat Rock area the Peregrine pair, Buzzards, Ravens, a male Sparrowhawk, Swifts, Swallows, House Martins, a Grey Heron, a Blackcap, a Mistle Thrush and five Mandarins. Also a White-legged Damselfly, a Rose Chafer and Meadow Brown, … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean     The GOLDEN ORIOLE showed briefly at Spruce Ride today at SO628114 at 12:45pm but remained silent from 12:30 to 1:45pm. (Richard Mundy). Between 4– 8pm no Oriole but a Goshawk, a Spotted Flycatcher and three Hawfinches. … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean     No sign of the Golden Oriole at Spruce Ride today, birders on site until 1:30pm at least. Five Hawfinches including a juvenile at Spruce Ride and 11 Crossbills and a Garden Warbler nearby at Horse Lawn. (Andy … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean     The GOLDEN ORIOLE in the cherry trees along Spruce Ride, at the nearest point to Speech House lake gave two brief bursts of song at 12:30pm SO628113, but not seen. (Terry Fenton). This morning a Wood Warbler … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean     The GOLDEN ORIOLE still at Spruce Ride at SO629112 calling from 10am to 11:15am, seen at 11:05am. (Martin Harrison). Duntisbourne     Near Duntisbourne at 4pm c20 House Sparrows dusting and among them a TREE SPARROW at at … Continue reading →