Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Forest of Dean    A male PIED FLYCATCHER at Nagshead early morning, viewed from the roped path to Lower Hide. Also 2+ Hawfinches on the Short Trail. (Lewis Thomson). 1 possibly 2 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS between Speech House Hotel and New … Continue reading →

Frampton    On the flashes N of Splatt Bridge a LITTLE GULL this morning and again this evening until dusk. In between it was on the Sailing Lake. (Gordon Hodgson/Geoff Moyser/Andy Lodge/John Overfield/MK). A GRASSHOPPER WARBLER heard reeling briefly mid-way between … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge    A WHITE STORK flew high heading NE just N of the centre at 2pm.  (@slimbridge_wild). A REED WARBLER singing from the Knott Pool reedbed today. (In Focus). No further sign anywhere today. Ten Mediterranean Gulls this morning, an … Continue reading →

Poulton    Belated news of a HOOPOE in a non-birders private garden briefly yesterday but no further sign. (per Richard Baatsen). WWT Slimbridge    A sub-adult LITTLE GULL on South Lake this afternoon. (Martine Fenn/@slimbridge_wild). An OSPREY flew W from the canal … Continue reading →

Wed 6th Apr 2016 Ashleworth Ham    A male REDSTART at Stank Lane today. Also a Red Kite and probably the same bird seen at Coombe Hill. (Ian Hull). A drake Mandarin, two Swallows and a good passage of Sand Martins … Continue reading →

Cleeve Hill    This morning six RING OUZELS, a Wheatear, a Curlew, a Willow Warbler, at least four Chiffchaffs and a Short-eared Owl mobbed and driven off by two Buzzards SO995255. (Peter Rodgers/Roy Shilham/Ian Hull/Jon Mercer/Chris Stott/Alan Baxter). Also six Bramblingsin … Continue reading →

Aylburton Warth    This evening two male Yellow Wagtails, 12 White Wagtails and a Tree Pipitover. Also two WHOOPER SWANS still, 14 Golden Plovers and two Wheatears. (Lewis Thomson). Snowshill    Three Wheatears in the area this evening. (Richard Tyler). Pic by … Continue reading →

Cleeve Hill    At least six RING OUZELS and seven Wheatears today. Also today a Curlew, aSiskin, four Stonechats, 2+ Chiffchaffs, a Fieldfare and a Green Woodpecker. (MK/Ian Ralphs/Paul Taylor/Richard Baatsen/Mark Coller/Mick Colquhoun). This evening a Swallow flying N at 5pm … Continue reading →

Cleeve Hill    At 8am six female RING OUZELS flew from the gorse next to the masts to a nearby tree then on towards the Bill Smyllie reserve, five more RING OUZELS (3 males) at 9:30am foraging in the Washpool valley … Continue reading →

Frampton    Between Splatt Bridge and Saul Warth this morning a Willow Warbler, three Cetti’s Warblers, eight Chiffchaffs, 31 Pintails and 57 Wigeon. (Gordon Hodgson). Forest of Dean    At Woorgreens Lake this evening two Tree Pipits together (1 colour-ringed), aWillow Warbler, … Continue reading →