Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Frampton     At the reed bed N of Splatt Bridge a WATER PIPIT, two Water Rails, five Snipe and two Green Sandpipers. Nearby two adult Bewick’s Swans flew towards WWT over Saul Warth. (Gordon Hodgson). A GREAT WHITE EGRET on Court Lake … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean     The GREAT GREY SHRIKE still in Russell’s Inclosure today at 4pm. (Lewis Thomson). WWT Slimbridge     On the Rushy a CATTLE EGRET this morning on South Lake and a GREAT WHITE EGRET over. (Slimbridge Sightings). At midday on South Lake 57 Knot, 100+ … Continue reading →

Cleeve Hill     The GREAT GREY SHRIKE still today favouring the high ground above the heather enclosure today. (Dave Pearce). Forest of Dean     The GREAT GREY SHRIKE at Russell Inclosure today from 3:30pm until dusk. (Lewis Thomson/Angela Carswell). At Parkend at midday three Hawfinches … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean     A GREAT GREY SHRIKE briefly at Crabtree Hill at 7:45am, but no sign since then. (Andy Jayne). Another or the same GREAT GREY SHRIKE at 1pm in the new clearing along the cycle track between Burnt Log and … Continue reading →

Frampton     An exceptionally late Whitethroat and a Fieldfare ringed today. (Maurice Durham). Purton     At the Timber Ponds a BITTERN showing well from 4:30–5pm at the edge of the reeds on the NE side of the inlet having two poles at … Continue reading →

Slimbridge      The six CATTLE EGRETS presumably roosted on South Lake, WWT again. They were relocated in Slimbridge village in the field immediately adjacent to the A38 roundabout, park in the car park at the Legion Shop, and not outside the school. They … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF heard and seen briefly at Knott Hide again this morning, then headed off towards the Duck Decoy again. (Slimbridge Sightings). A female Marsh Harrier from Holden Tower at 3:20pm flying upriver and then again at 3:35pm when it … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge/Slimbridge village     Six CATTLE EGRETS were on South Lake again this morning. They flew off to Slimbridge village as usual to the field immediately adjacent to the A38 roundabout opposite the school and remained there for much of the day. They were back … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge/Slimbridge village     Six CATTLE EGRETS were on South Lake again early morning. They flew off at 8:39am and were relocated in Slimbridge village in the field immediately adjacent to the A38 roundabout opposite the school and remained there for … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge/Slimbridge village     Six CATTLE EGRETS were on South Lake again. They flew off just after 9:25am  (Slimbridge Sightings/Tom Weston-McClung) and were relocated in Slimbridge village in the field immediately adjacent to the A38 roundabout. (MK). They were back at Patch … Continue reading →