Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Painswick Beacon     Birds this morning included 145 Common Gulls, 190 Swallows, 67 Meadow Pipits, ten Siskins, two Yellow Wagtails , three Tree Pipits, four Crossbills and a Corn Bunting. (John Fleming). Rodborough Common     Two Redstarts, 140 Meadow Pipits, … Continue reading →

Down Hatherley     A noisy Ring-necked Parakeet at Down Hatherley Church, 5:30-6pm. (Terry Fenton). WWT Slimbridge    A FULMAR flew down river past Holden Tower this morning. (John Budd). An OSPREY flew S down river viewed from Holden Tower at 8am … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean     A juvenile Wheatear on the patio and water feature for half an hour today. A garden first. (Peter Boorman & Lynne Mayers). Pic below. Wotton-Under-Edge     Two Spotted Flycatchers in the garden at Kingswood at … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean     Around Crabtree Hill  this afternoon two Peregrines, a Goshawk, a Hobby, two Buzzards, six Goldcrests, a Spotted Flycatcher, a Jay heard, a male Stonechat, two Treecreeper and five Swallows. (John Fletcher/Martin Greenish). WWT Slimbridge     Highlights today included four Sanderlings, a Knot, 13 … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     At high tide this morning a flypast of 100 Dunlins and two Ringed Plovers, a Wheatear and three Grey Wagtails at Hock Ditch and five Chiffchaffs in the hedgerows. (MK). Pic by Mike. Frampton pools   … Continue reading →

Painswick Beacon     Birds today between 10:30am-1:20pm included 4450 House Martins, 438 Swallows, three Sand Martins, 15 Common Gulls, a Tree Pipit, eight Buzzards, two Sparrowhawks, a Hobby and a Crossbill all SW. (John Fleming). Hardwicke     A male Whinchat and a … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     At high tide this morning six Wheatears and a Peregrine. (Paul Rich). Pics MK. Fretherne to Arlingham      From Hock Ditch to Hope Pill from midday, six Wheatears presumably the same as at Saul earlier, … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A female/eclipse male GARGANEY on the Top New Piece viewed from Zeiss hide today. Also a juvenile Wood Sandpiper from Robbie Garnett hide. (John Budd). Berkeley shore     An adult Yellow-legged Gull and 12 Wheatears late … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     A GUILLEMOT off of the Warth close in from 5:45pm until 7:20pm at least, when it had become very distant. (Paul Rich). This morning an Avocet and a Wheatear. (Gordon Hodgson). Pic by Mike. Walmore Common … Continue reading →

Frampton pools     This evening a CATTLE EGRET, a GREAT WHITE EGRET, five Little Egrets, four Grey Herons, four Green Sandpipers, two Kingfishers, 18 Teal and a Shoveler. (Nick Goatman). WWT Slimbridge     On the Rushy a CATTLE EGRET at … Continue reading →