Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Cotswold Water Park (East)     At Pit 132 today a juvenile female Peregrine chasing a Hobby, also an adult female Peregrine, six Egyptian Geese, 102 Teal, ten Little Egrets, three Buzzards, 27 Lapwings, three Common Sandpipers, two Green Sandpipers, two Green Woodpeckers, two Lesser Whitethroats, … Continue reading →

Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning a Green Sandpiper, a Sedge Warbler, several Willow Warblers, Chiffchaffs and Whitethroats, a Redstart and close views of a female Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, in the first large Willow on the N side of the canal … Continue reading →

Westbury-on-Severn     A juvenile Marsh Harrier at Garden Cliff at 12:30pm it circled around a bit then drifted off high towards the NW. Also two Redstarts and a Yellow Wagtail in the same area. (John & Viv Phillips). Lower Slaughter     Two recently fledged … Continue reading →

Gloucester     At midday four Whinchats at Horsbere Brook Flood Storage Lake. (Martin Greenish). Epney     An adult Yellow-legged Gull in the roost opposite the Anchor Inn this afternoon. (Roberta Goodall). Brockweir     A female Pied Flycatcher in the garden for the last two … Continue reading →

Berkeley shore    A Yellow-legged Gull, three Wheatears, four Common Sandpipers, a juvenile Peregrine and 13 Greylags today. (Paul Taylor). Miserden     At Rough Bank SSSI two Spotted Flycatchers (one juv), eight Ravens, a family of Bullfinches and a Jay scolding a Little Owl, butterflies included an Essex Skipper, a Brown … Continue reading →

Eastleach     A large post-breeding flock of 54 Mistle Thrushes at Eastleach Downs Farm today. (Ian Ralphs). Frampton pools     This morning a Dunlin over, a Yellow-legged Gull, a Swift, four Lesser Whitethroats, 32 Chiffchaffs, three Willow Warblers, 12 Common Terns and three Grey Wagtails.  (Nick … Continue reading →

Brockeridge Common     A Whinchat and three Redstarts today. (Andy Jayne). Tirley     A Little Owl calling at 4:30am. Also male and female Redstart today. (Mark Grieve). Winchcombe     A Red Kite seen from Warden’s Way slowly drifting N over Round Hill (c.2 miles SE of … Continue reading →

Eastington (Cotswolds)     A Little Egret and a Common Sandpiper on the small lake at Upper End SP127139 this morning. (Robert Homan). Forest of Dean     This morning 6+ Swifts, 20+ House Martins, four Swallows, a Treecreeper, a Whitethroat, 3+ Willow Warblers and 2+ Chiffchaffs at Woorgreens … Continue reading →

Gloucester     At Horsbere Brook Flood Storage Lake today four Mute Swans (2 ads, 2 cygnets), 14 Mallards, three Grey Herons, a Little Egret, 16 Moorhens, 12 Coots, a Buzzard, a female Stonechat, 2+ Whinchats and a Raven. (Gord Avery). Two Common Terns flying high … Continue reading →

Leighterton     A female-type Black Redstart briefly at 10am on the side of the harrowed field immediately E of the entrance to Bennett’s Farm, but not relocated within the next hour. (Geoff Moyser). Tresham     A female/immature Whinchat and a Corn Bunting this afternoon … Continue reading →