Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Cotswold Water Park West     At Pit 57 three BLACK TERNS this afternoon. (Dave Soons). Also at Pit 57 at least one ARCTIC TERN, Common Terns, two Hobbies and a Little Egret, at Pit 44 a Swift over and at Pit 41 two … Continue reading →

Cleeve Hill     Four RING OUZELS and a Fieldfare around the heather enclosure. Also three Buzzards and many Linnets. (Rose Lennard). Guscar Rocks     Four Oystercatchers, four Ringed Plovers, 14 Whimbrels, three Curlews, two Bar-tailed Godwits, two Redshanks and a Yellow Wagtail … Continue reading →

Rodley    A RICHARD’S PIPIT in the fields by the Severn at Lower Dumball at 10am today. Almost certainly the same one present both sides of the river since last autumn. (John & Viv Phillips). Also a Whinchat at Lower Dumball today SO7311. … Continue reading →

Cleeve Hill    Five RING OUZELS, three pairs of Stonechats, 5+ Skylarks, 11+ Meadow Pipits, a Cuckoo, three Willow Warblers, 7+ Linnet, a Mistle Thrush, three Song Thrushes and three pairs of Yellowhammers. (Les Waring). Pic by Les. Frampton    Five BLACK TERNS, a LITTLE … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge    The redhead SMEW on the Rushy still today. (Slimbridge Sightings). Two LITTLE TERNS reported NE. (RBA). A SPOONBILL from Robbie Garnett hide. (Andy Jordan). Sharpness     Six ARCTIC TERNS NE over Coastguards and a Red Kite between Sharpness and Purton. (Paul … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge    A redhead SMEW on the Rushy still today, also a first-summer and a second-summer Mediterranean Gull and a LITTLE GULL at lunchtime. Along the summer walkway three Wheatears, a Whinchat and two reeling Grasshopper Warblers again this morning. … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A male Whinchat, three Wheatears, a Grasshopper Warbler (2 reported) and a Common Sandpiper at Mid Point this morning. Also the redhead SMEW on the Rushy and a LITTLE GULL on South Lake. (MK/Slimbridge Sightings). Pic … Continue reading →

Cleeve Hill     This morning six RING OUZELS (3m,3f), later there were eight, on the slopes E of the Washpool. Also Red Kite over, four Willow Warblers and three Chiffchaffs. Also two Wheatears on the Gallops. (Jon Mercer/Les Ditchburn/Chris Moore/Roy … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge    A redhead SMEW and a LITTLE GULL on the Rushy still today. Along the summer walkway at least eight Wheatears, three Whinchats, a reeling Grasshopper Warbler and two Sedge Warblers. (Slimbridge Sightings). Saul Warth     This evening three Bar-tailed Godwits, seven … Continue reading →

Cleeve Hill    A male RING OUZEL at the top end of the Washpool Valley this morning. (Ian Hull) and a pair of RING OUZELS this afternoon. (Martin Greenish). WWT Slimbridge    A redhead SMEW on the Rushy still today until midday at … Continue reading →