Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Cotswold Water Park West     Two HONEY BUZZARDS over Lower Moor farm at 3:30pm heading N towards Cirencester. (Dave Soons). Pic by Dave. Highnam Woods     This morning at 10am two Nightingales in full song. Also a Marsh Tit,  a … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A female RED-NECKED PHALAROPE at Mid Point from 9am until 3pm at least. (Scott Petrek). At 11am a GULL-BILLED TERN was off Mid Point later relocating to the ploughed field inside the sea wall until 11:50am when … Continue reading →

Frampton pools     Two BLACK TERNS on the Sailing Lake at 6pm, until 7:45pm at least. (Shane Long). Also eight Common Terns, 150+ Swifts, 20+ House Martins, 15+ Sand Martins, 30+ Swallows, a Kingfisher, a pair of Gadwalls, a Little Grebe, … Continue reading →

Rodborough Common     A WOOD WARBLER still singing regularly but unseen in woods close below Winstones ice cream shop. (Colin Greenfield). Highnam Woods     Five Nightingales still singing this morning. (Dave Owen). Coombe Hill Meadows     A Little Ringed Plover, two Redshanks, an Oystercatcher, … Continue reading →

Cotswold Water Park West     At Pit 57 a BLACK TERN, 18+ Common Terns and three Arctic Terns. (Terry Grant). At Shorncote reed beds this afternoon at Pits 85A and B seven Common Terns, three Gadwalls, two Shelducks, a Little Egret, three Grey Herons, two Cormorants, … Continue reading →

Seven Springs     At least one BEE-EATER flew over calling at 7:30am at SO9716. It was heard only but not seen. (Terry Fenton). Winchcombe     A QUAIL heard calling at 3:30am for about 30 seconds distantly. (Steve Owen). Aylburton     A … Continue reading →

Coombe Hill Meadows     Three Little Ringed Plovers still. Also a Cuckoo. (Paul Rich). Crickley Hill     A Peregrine swooping on Jackdaws today. (Sam Walker). Rodborough     A Wood Warbler by Winstones Ice cream shop on the Common again this afternoon. … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean     At Parkend two female Crossbills (1 ad, 1 juv) and Siskins calling. Also two female Broad-bodied Chasers and Green-veined, Large White and Speckled Wood butterflies. (Chris & Phil Andrews). Symonds Yat     From Yat Rock viewpoint the … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A first-summer LITTLE GULL on the Rushy this lunchtime. This morning two summer plumaged Grey Plovers and three Sanderlings on the river off of Mid Point. (Slimbridge Sightings). Coombe Hill Meadows     A WOOD SANDPIPER this morning. (Graham Smith). … Continue reading →

Cleeve Hill     A BLACK REDSTART on a fence next to the radio masts this afternoon. (Alex Barclay). Pics by Alex. Belas Knap     Three male Redstarts singing from treetops along the footpath to the barrow at midday. (MK). Pic … Continue reading →