Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Gloucester     The PENDULINE TIT at Plock Court, Longford still this morning at SO837204. Wellies essential currently. Please keep a reasonable distance from the bird to allow it to feed in the ponds. (Derek Julian). Cotswold Water Park East     In the … Continue reading →

Gloucester     The PENDULINE TIT at Plock Court, Longford still today until 12:30pm at least at SO837204. Wellies essential currently. Please keep a reasonable distance from the bird to allow it to feed in the ponds. (Gordon & Margaret Avery/Bob Shiret). Pics … Continue reading →

Harnhill     A Great Bustard with a blue ring on its right leg, presumably from the Salisbury Plain introduction scheme at first in a field at SP062003. It flew to the field on the opposite side of the “road” to St … Continue reading →

Gloucester     The PENDULINE TIT at Plock Court, Longford still today until 2pm at least at SO837204. Wellies essential currently. Please keep a reasonable distance from the bird to allow it to feed in the ponds. (Toby Phelps). WWT Slimbridge     Two … Continue reading →

Gloucester     The PENDULINE TIT at Plock Court, Longford still today at SO837204. Wellies essential currently. Please keep a reasonable distance from the bird to allow it to feed in the ponds. (Matt Pringle). Cotswold Water Park East     The female/immature SCAUP … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean     A male LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER seen and heard drumming at Nagshead this morning. Also c20 Hawfinches at Parkend by the cricket pitch in Crown Lane. (Thomas Winstone). In the Crabtree Hill area today the GREAT GREY SHRIKE … Continue reading →

Ashleworth Ham     A GREAT GREY SHRIKE sat atop a willow along the main ditch opposite the hide in Meerend Thicket at 8:30am. The 3rd for Glos this year. Other birds today included a Cormorant, five Mute Swans, 250 Canada … Continue reading →

Great Barrington     A GREAT GREY SHRIKE near a barn with log piles along the track from Barrington Bushes trig point SP209163. Please note the Barn is on private land but can be viewed from the public footpath one field over. Also … Continue reading →

Cotswold Water Park West     The GREAT NORTHERN DIVER showing well at Pit 16 today accessed from the industrial park road (The Mallards) and park in Nightingale Way SU051965 to view pit. (Duncan Dine). Pic by Duncan. Cotswold Water Park East  … Continue reading →

Cotswold Water Park East     A first-winter SCAUP on Pit 125 today. (Kim Milsom). Ashleworth Ham     The drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL in front of the hide at 1pm, first sighting since 31/12/17. (Ian Hull). Gloucester     The PENDULINE TIT at … Continue reading →