Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Gloucester     At 2pm 11 WAXWINGS in the park adjacent to Abbeydale community centre. From the community centre walk past the children’s play area, the birds were in the trees in the eastern corner of the park, near Longborough Drive. (Steve Parker). … Continue reading →

Mickleton    Belated news of an OSPREY headed N over Meon Hill, near Mickleton on the 25th March. (Louise Boxall). Frampton     Two CATTLE EGRETS and six Little Egrets on the flashes NW of Splatt Bridge at 11 am. (Andy & Sue Gibbons). … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The immature LITTLE GULL on and off on South Lake today, with a short visit to Frampton Sailing Lake early morning. (Nick Goatman). Also today the Dark-bellied Brent Goose still on the Dumbles, a pair of GARGANEY on … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The immature LITTLE GULL early morning on the Rushy and then not again until 3:45pm  when it returned to South Lake. Also the Dark-bellied Brent Goose on the Dumbles, two GARGANEYS, three Mediterranean Gulls and a Spotted … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     An immature LITTLE GULL feeding over South lake from 2:50pm. (Jon Mercer). The SPOONBILL seen around the grounds today, three second-summer Mediterranean Gulls and a drake GARGANEY on South Lake, a Willow Warbler singing along the Holden … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge    A SPOONBILL this afternoon on South Lake, also a Mediterranean Gull, a drake GARGANEY still, 180 Black-tailed Godwits, two Snipe and a Kingfisher. From Zeiss hide four Swallows, a Cetti’s Warbler, two Little Egrets and two Ravens. (John Fletcher/Roy Widgery). Pics by John. Five SANDWICH … Continue reading →

Cleeve Hill     A male RING OUZEL in the Washpool Valley this morning. (Mark Dowie). Saul    Five CATTLE EGRETS at Saul Lodge pond this afternoon with 15 Little Egrets. (Roy Widgery). WWT Slimbridge     Two second-summer Mediterranean Gulls displaying on South … Continue reading →

Cleeve Hill    A GREAT GREY SHRIKE in the Washpool Valley area at SO995256, also five Wheatears, two on the W slopes of the common at SO990253, three in a field by Wontley Gate at SP001246. (Roger Gillespie). WWT Slimbridge     … Continue reading →

Cotswold Water Park East    A drake SCAUP on Pit 104 at 6:30pm. (Duncan Dine). Aylburton Warth     Two Little Ringed Plovers, three Sand Martins, two Gadwalls, 25 Teal, 95 Golden Plovers and two Snipe today. (Lewis Thomson). WWT Slimbridge     An … Continue reading →

Stow-on-the-Wold     Surprisingly the BLUE ROCK THRUSH of unknown origin was relocated today between Stow and Maugersbury village in gardens. (Keith Jennings). WWT Slimbridge     From Holden Tower early morning the DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE still, a Peregrine, five Knot and four Dunlin flew … Continue reading →