Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Saul Warth     At high tide 94 Shelducks, two Little Egrets, 14 Curlews, five Whimbrels, seven Bar-tailed Godwits, two Ringed Plovers, seven Dunlins, six Oystercatchers, a Common Sandpiper, a Marsh Harrier chased N by an Oystercatcher, a Cuckoo calling, two … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The GLOSSY IBIS from Zeiss hide at 8:30am, also viewable from the Estuary Tower. (Geoff Moyser). Saul Warth     At high tide a pair of Mandarins, 98 Shelducks, two Little Egrets, four Bar-tailed Godwits, a Greenshank, five … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A WOOD SANDPIPER on the Tack Piece at 11:15am. (Paul Rich). Two drake GARGANEYS, a SPOONBILL and two Egyptian Geese also on the Tack Piece this morning. (Helen Bojaniwska). Coombe Hill Meadows     A WOOD SANDPIPER late … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     At 6:15am a Bar-tailed Godwit, four Curlews, a Whimbrel heard, three Oystercatchers, 40 Dunlins, six Ringed Plovers, a Little Egret, 41 Shelducks, a pair of Shovelers, a pair of Gadwalls, a Swallow and a Whitethroat. (MK/Martin McGill). … Continue reading →

Redmarley     Late news of a HOOPOE in a private garden in Compton Green yesterday 23rd at 4:40pm. (per Rich Baatsen). Frampton     Early morning from the towpath N of Splatt Bridge, the GLOSSY IBIS again, a Great White Egret, … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     The GLOSSY IBIS feeding close to the canal towpath just S of the Warth at lunchtime today. (Gordon Hodgson). Glossy Ibis by Gordon Hodgson WWT Slimbridge     The GLOSSY IBIS at 8:15am at the back of the … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A WOOD SANDPIPER on the Tack Piece today, until 4:20pm at least. A Spotted Redshank on the Top New Piece this morning and a GLOSSY IBIS until 7:45am when it flew off N. (Martin McGill). A Common … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     This afternoon ten Bar-tailed Godwits, 3/4 Whimbrels, 20 Dunlins, six Ringed Plovers, two SPOONBILLS through and at least three possibly five adult LITTLE GULLS and a Swift. (Gordon Hodgson). Also a Marsh Harrier hunting the private grounds … Continue reading →

Frampton     From Splatt Bridge at 8pm a GLOSSY IBIS flew over high heading towards WWT. (Paul Sutton). Glossy Ibis by Paul Sutton Hidcote     A Grasshopper Warbler this afternoon in the sheep field at Hidcote Manor NT. (Mark Hobson). … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     At high tide at midday 68 Shelducks, 60+ Bar-tailed Godwits, 13 Whimbrels, two Curlews, five Grey Plovers, ten Oystercatchers, a Redshank, a Common Sandpiper, 25 Dunlins, 11 Ringed Plovers, a Yellow Wagtail flew E, two Swallows, a … Continue reading →