Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

WWT Slimbridge     The TEMMINCK’S STINT still on the Rushy today. A MERLIN on the Middle Point cross fence. A drake Goosander on the Top New Piece. 240 Avocets on the Dumbles at 9am. (Roberta Goodall/Paul Masters/Geoff Moyser). Seven White-fronted … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     Between 7-9:15am at high tide, 35 Black-tailed Godwits, 15 Curlews, 61 Lapwings flew S, a Grey Plover, a Common Sandpiper, eight Cormorants, 91 Shelducks, a female Wigeon, 24 Teal, five Grey Herons, eight Little Egrets, a Kestrel, … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     Between 7:15-9:45am high tide, a LEACH’S PETREL showed well on and off 8:20-9am, 20 Avocets, 58 Curlews, three Lapwings flew S, seven Grey Plovers, 60 Dunlins, ten Cormorants, 44 Shelducks, two Wigeon, ten Teal, five Grey Herons, … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The TEMMINCK’S STINT still on the Rushy today,  a YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER near the Willow hide, and two Marsh Harriers. (Terry Grant/Paul Masters). Temminck’s Stint by Terry Grant Temminck’s Stint by Terry Grant Shepherd’s Patch, Slimbridge     Three Cattle … Continue reading →

Gloucester     A BLACK REDSTART on the eastern corner of the Cathedral this morning. (Steve Pullen). Videograb from Steve to show perch it’s using. Black Redstart by Steve Pullen Berkeley shore     An immature male BLACK REDSTART on the seawall … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The TEMMINCK’S STINT still on the Rushy today. Two Egyptian Geese on the Tack piece this afternoon. Three Spotted Redshanks on South Lake. A Water Rail from Martin Smith hide and another along South Finger. (Dot Jones/Heather … Continue reading →

Cleeve Hill     The male SNOW BUNTING still today near where the Cross Dyke crosses the Winchcombe Way, map ref SO98742 26187 until 3pm at least. (Mark Dowie/Ian Ralphs et al). Also a Red Kite. (Ken Heron). Snow Bunting by … Continue reading →

Cleeve Hill     A SNOW BUNTING this morning at 10:30am just before the sheep wash track and just past where Cross Dyke crosses the Winchcombe Way at SO987262. (Sue Wadham). Snow Bunting (record phone pic) by Sue Wadham Gossington    … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     Between 7-9am no tide, 170 Avocets, 25 Curlews, 21 Shelducks, 28 Teal, three Stock Doves, a Little Egret, five Grey Herons, two Buzzards, two Chiffchaffs, ten Chaffinches and ten Linnets. (MK). WWT Slimbridge     The TEMMINCK’S STINT … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The TEMMINCK’S STINT still on the Rushy today. Also a Turnstone, a Common Gull, a Grey Wagtail and a Grey Heron caught a large fish. A Marsh Harrier from Van de Bovencamp hide. (Ian Ralphs/Roy Kinchin/Peter Rodgers). … Continue reading →