Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Newnham/Broadoak    Seven Ring-necked Parakeets between Broadoak and Newnham-on-Severn beside the A48 between 6:40-8am. Some were at Cliff House, the house with the SOLD sign on the left just before the Silver Fox café feeding on apples and visible from … Continue reading →

Tresham      Two QUAIL calling this evening at 9:30pm E of the village. (Paul Rich). Chavenage     A QUAIL calling faintly between 7:48-8am off of Chavenage Lane at ST 84805 95506. (MK). Newnham-on-Severn     A pair of Ring-necked Parakeets … Continue reading →

Chavenage Lane area     Birds included two QUAIL calling to each other in a wheat field, also many Corn Buntings, Yellowhammers, Linnets and Skylarks and several Whitethroats, including juveniles, W of Chavenage Green. (Chris Newton). Corn Bunting by Chris Newton … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The male WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT still in the reedbeds at Middle Point from the Shepherds Hut. Two summer plumaged Spotted Redshanks and two Little Ringed Plovers from Hogarth hide on South Lake. A Mediterranean Gull on the Rushy. A … Continue reading →

Tresham      A QUAIL calling again this evening at 9:30pm E of the village. (Paul Rich). Frampton pools     A female Redstart and a fly over Avocet this evening. (Nick Goatman). WWT Slimbridge     A Garganey on the Rushy … Continue reading →

Saul Warth    A drake COMMON SCOTER flew in from the N at 8:15am over the top of Hock Sluice and landed on the river N of Tites Point. Also at high tide a Common Tern, 600+ Black-headed Gulls, 80 … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge    The male WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT still in the reedbeds at Middle Point from the Shepherds Hut. Four Green Sandpipers and a Greenshank on the Tack Piece. An immature SPOONBILL and two Spotted Redshanks on South Lake from Hogarth … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge    The male WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT still in the reedbeds at Middle Point from the Shepherds Hut. On South Lake 86 Avocets and two Spotted Redshanks. An eclipse Garganey from Zeiss hide and a Hobby on the Dumbles scrape … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The male WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT still in the reedbeds at Middle Point from the Shepherds Hut. The SPOONBILL from Middle Point this morning. On South Lake 103 Avocets, two Spotted Redshanks, a Little Ringed Plover, a WOOD SANDPIPER … Continue reading →

Tresham      A QUAIL calling this evening. (Paul Rich). WWT Slimbridge     The male WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT still in the reedbeds at Middle Point from the Shepherds Hut. A Green Sandpiper on the Rushy, Garganey from Zeiss hide, a Spotted … Continue reading →