Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Purton     At 7:20pm tonight a Black Tern migrated downriver past the Purton ships graveyard. (Brian Kings). Saul Warth     At high tide this afternoon three Ringed Plovers, three Common Terns (2 juvs), 80+ distant Curlews and a … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge    The adult CATTLE EGRET on the Rushy at 4:45pm today. (Kenny Hills). Pic by Kenny. Frampton     On the Sailing Lake a Yellow-legged Gull, 13 Common Terns (8 juvs), six Swifts and 20+Swallows this morning and this … Continue reading →

Barnsley Warren SSSI     This morning a female Sparrowhawk chasing Swallows, two Stock Doves, two Green Woodpeckers, a Redstart singing briefly and a female seen, a singing Willow Warbler, several singing Yellowhammers, three Bullfinches and flocks 20+ each of … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge    A CATTLE EGRET on the Rushy today from 10:35am. (Paul Daunter). Also a Marsh Harrier, 30+ Dunlins, a Garden Warbler, a Lesser Whitethroat, a Pochard, two Common Terns and a juvenile Kingfisher. (Tom Weston-McClung). Newbridge     Late … Continue reading →

Sharpness    An adult LITTLE GULL and a juvenile Mediterranean Gull at SARA this evening, although distant on a sand bar. (Andy Jordan). Tewkesbury     A Whinchat amongst vegetation on the uncut area of the Ham. (Bernard Michaux). WWT Slimbridge … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge    A PECTORAL SANDPIPER on the Top New Piece again today viewed from Zeiss hide. Also a Little Stint, a Greenshank and an adult Yellow-legged Gull. (Roberta Goodall et al). Pic by Paul Taylor. Sharpness     A KITTIWAKE … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge    A PECTORAL SANDPIPER on the Top New Piece tonight seen on the DBWPS evening safari, view from Zeiss hide. (Roberta Goodall). Twyning     A GREAT WHITE EGRET at the Fleet at 5pm. (Georgie Thwaites). Brockworth   … Continue reading →

Purton     A Short-eared Owl flying over grassland by the river. 3 Shelduck flying downriver and a male Goosander, also two Curlews and two Oystercatchers. (Chris Newton). Chavenage Green     A Spotted Flycatcher 300m up the road to Cherington … Continue reading →

Coombe Hill Meadows     At 8pm nine Green Sandpipers and two Little Ringed Plovers. (Les Ditchburn). Forest of Dean     A Hobby over Woorgreens Lake at 11:45am today. (Frank Williams). A Red Kite over a newly mown field at the … Continue reading →

Berkeley shore     A Yellow-legged Gull, two juvenile Stonechats, four Common Sandpiper, a Kingfisher and a Swift today. (Paul Taylor). Epney     A Yellow-legged Gull by the river S of Epney again this afternoon. (Jeremy Squire). Cotswold Water Park East … Continue reading →