Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Saul Warth     At high tide at dawn in icy conditions a close Dark-bellied Brent Goose until 11am at least, seven Shelducks, seven Lapwings, 90 Curlews, 100 Dunlins, four Fieldfares, a Chiffchaff and a Little Egret and 11 more opposite … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge    On the Tack Piece 40 White-fronted Geese, 19 Bewick’s Swans and the Pink-footed Goose of unknown origin. Also a Water Rail at Willow hide, a Marsh Harrier over Tack Piece and two more over the Top New … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     Winter geese and swan arrivals slowly increasing, now 28 White-fronted Geese and 13 Bewick’s Swans today. (Slimbridge Sightings). Saul Warth     Early morning  post-tide 48 Shelducks, ten Wigeon, 160 Curlews, 30 Dunlins, 55 Lapwings, three Common Sandpipers, … Continue reading →

Frampton pools     A RICHARD’S PIPIT flew over low calling heading SE at 9:30am. This evening 51 Cattle Egrets, three Great White Egrets and 31 Little Egrets roosted at Court Lake. Around the pools two Bramblings, three Siskins, five Chiffchaffs, … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A BITTERN from Zeiss hide and a two Marsh Harriers from the Estuary Tower. (Dot Jones). Three Snipe and a Cetti’s Warbler on the scrape from Martin Smith hide. 52 Black-tailed Godwits, 25 Redshanks, a Spotted Redshank, … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge    From Estuary Tower five Marsh Harriers sat on the Dumbles at 11:05am. From Zeiss hide earlier a BITTERN flew towards Van de Bovenkamp hide and disappeared into the reeds. A Chiffchaff singing at Hogarth hide. (Ian Hull).

WWT Slimbridge     A female Goosander landed on South Lake at 11:15am. (Geoff Moyser). Two redhead Goosanders briefly on the Top New Piece at 11:30am. (Tan Grigg/Paul Masters). From Estuary Tower, birds included three Marsh Harriers, two Peregrines on the … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A male MERLIN from the Estuary Tower at 2:40pm flew low carrying prey towards Zeiss hide. Also around the Trust today up to 2000 Golden Plovers, 1000 Dunlins, 25 Black-tailed Godwits, ten Snipe, ten Ruff, 44 Redshanks, … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A MERLIN on the Tack Piece fence and 13 White-fronted Geese on the Tack Piece. At least eight Sanderlings and a Little Stint with the Dunlin flock on Dumbles. A YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER from the Estuary Tower again. … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A MERLIN showed very well from Estuary Tower, after an early morning chase after Skylarks. (Ian Hull/Geoff Moyser). At high tide six Sanderlings and three Little Stints amongst a 900 strong Dunlin flock. Two Mediterranean Gulls on … Continue reading →