Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Cotswold Water Park East     A drake FERRUGINOUS DUCK on Pit 125, Bowmoor Sailing Lake and also Pit 126 again today. A PINK-FOOTED GOOSE flew over Pit 126 with Greylags possibly landed on Pit 114. Also a female SCAUP and … Continue reading →

Cotswold Water Park East     A drake FERRUGINOUS DUCK on Pit 125, Bowmoor Sailing Lake this morning before relocating to Pit 126 to sleep, present until early afternoon at least. Also a female SCAUP and two drake Red Crested Pochards … Continue reading →

Ashleworth Ham     The drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL showed well in front of the hide at 12:30pm. (John Sanders). Pic by John. Guscar Rocks     On this morning’s tide, an Avocet, two Bar-tailed Godwits, seven Oystercatchers, two Redshanks, 15 Dunlins and … Continue reading →

Frampton     A BITTERN at the back of Court Lake this morning. (Mark Hobson). Two male Goldeneyes on the Sailing Lake, a male Mandarin on Court Lake and the regular Tawny Owl roosting. (Seb Buckton). Also around the pools another … Continue reading →

Cotswold Water Park West     The drake RING-NECKED DUCK still at the north end of Pit 16 this morning. (Andy Jayne). Sharpness     A Ruff this morning and a BLACK REDSTART still. 100 Dunlins and 40 Meadow Pipits feeding/balancing on … Continue reading →

May Hill     Four Crossbill flew over the top of May Hill this afternoon. (Rob Guest). Frampton     A Woodcock flew down Frampton Green late morning. (Gordon Hodgson). Stroud     Five Hawfinches briefly in the Churchyard off Horns Road/Bisley Road … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     From the Holden Tower three DARK-BELLIED BRENT GEESE, a Red-breasted Goose, a Canada Goose, 54 White-fronted Geese and 223 Barnacle Geese all sitting out a blizzard on the Dumbles this morning. No sign of the Brents this afternoon … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The GLAUCOUS GULL on the estuary again today viewed from Holden Tower. Also a Goshawk sat on a post then flew S towards Zeiss hide. (Slimbridge Sightings). Cotswold Water Park West     On Pit 16 the drake RING-NECKED DUCK … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     A first winter ICELAND GULL at 3:40pm. It flew off at about 3:55pm. (Terry Grant). Cotswold Water Park West     A BITTERN at Shorncote Reedbed today. Also three Water Rails, a Sparrowhawk, a Snipe, a Grey Wagtail, … Continue reading →

Cotswold Water Park East     At Whelford Pools a CATTLE EGRET flew in and landed under the Cormorant roost at 1:30pm on Pit 111b. Also 30+ Tufted Ducks, three Wigeon, 10+ Coots, two Mute Swans, two Great Crested Grebes, 10+ Cormorants nest building … Continue reading →