Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Lydney     A MANX SHEARWATER drifted upriver past Lydney Harbour at 4pm. Also south of the harbour five Ringed Plovers, nine Sanderlings and 12 Black-tailed Godwits. (Andy Jayne). Sharpness     At Coastguards from dawn to 9:30am four Arctic Terns, first … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A GLOSSY IBIS still around the grounds today. From Middle Point 150-200 Dunlins and Ringed Plovers, a Turnstone, a Bar-tailed Godwit, a Knot, 1+ Little Stint, 25 Sanderlings, two Curlew Sandpipers, two Greenshanks, two SPOONBILLS and an … Continue reading →

Sharpness     An intermediate juvenile LONG-TAILED SKUA drifted up on the river viewed from Coastguards early afternoon. It was last seen from Lydney at 2:25pm. (Andy Jordan). Also 2-3 MANX SHEARWATERS, a LITTLE TERN, two Arctic Terns and two Common … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     On the Top New Piece from Zeiss hide a GLOSSY IBIS, a BITTERN, a Great White Egret, three Cattle Egrets, a Hobby, a juvenile Curlew Sandpiper, nine Wigeon and a Pintail. Five SPOONBILLS around the site. From … Continue reading →

Frampton     A LITTLE TERN on the sailing lake at 6pm until 7:50pm at least. Access tomorrow near impossible due to the Frampton Country Fair. (Nick Goatman). Sharpness     A MANX SHEARWATER floated upriver past SARA at 11:25am. (Oliver Paisey). … Continue reading →

Sharpness     A MANX SHEARWATER off of SARA at 10:36am, it flew down river ditched in at SARA and drifted up on the flooding tide. Possibly the same as the Lydney bird. (Steve Rickard). Manx Shearwater by Steve Rickard Lydney  … Continue reading →

Sharpness     From SARA this morning a MANX SHEARWATER flew upriver at 10:15am, presumably the same bird seen off of Middle Point and Saul Warth later, possibly 2 birds involved. Also a Goosander, two Hobbies, a Kestrel, a Red Kite, a … Continue reading →

Cotswold Water Park West     Three BLACK TERNS late afternoon on Pit 57, but flew off S when the weather cleared. (David Creber). Cotswold Water Park East     A Knot on Pit 132 this afternoon. (Ian Sherriffs). Sharpness      … Continue reading →

Berkeley shore     The GLOSSY IBIS still at the Pill, with a Whinchat and a Mediterranean Gull nearby. (Andy Jordan). WWT Slimbridge     From Zeiss hide 50+ Avocets, a BITTERN, four SPOONBILLS, 1+ Curlew Sandpiper, a Great White Egret, two … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     On the Top New Piece from Zeiss hide two juvenile Curlew Sandpipers, a BITTERN and four SPOONBILLS. On the Rushy at least two Garganeys, five Knot, six Spotted Redshanks and ten Ruff. (Paul Masters/Martin Price/Slimbridge Sightings). Saul … Continue reading →