Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Tresham     c100 Golden Plovers feeding in the fields, also five Corn Buntings and a Red Kite today. (Paul Rich).

Bisley     A Dipper on the stream in the Toadsmoor Valley this afternoon. (Martine Fenn).

WWT Slimbridge    The WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER and two Ringed Plovers on the Dumbles. (Magnus Carter). The drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL on the Top New Piece from Zeiss hide again. (Warren Gill). 13 Bewick’s Swans on the Rushy. (Roy Kinchin). Chavenage Lane … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER on the Estuary Tower scrape and two Grey Plovers. The drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL on the Top New Piece from Zeiss hide. (Ian Hull/Mark Dowie). Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning two Canada Geese, 500+ … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge    On South Lake the juvenile SPOONBILL, a female Goldeneye and four Avocets today. (Slimbridge Sightings).

WWT Slimbridge     The drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL from Robbie Garnett hide. (Paul Masters). The SPOONBILL on South Lake and a Turnstone on the Tack Piece. (Dot Jones). Leckhampton     Two male Blackcaps in the garden feeding on suet today. (Chris … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER on the Tack Piece late morning but elusive. (Ian Hull). The drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL from the Van den Bovenkamp hide. (Jonathan Bull). A Coal Tit from Kingfisher hide, a site scarcity, and the SPOONBILL … Continue reading →

Lydney     Late news for yesterday afternoon, a male HEN HARRIER over fields and the embankment S of Harbour Lane then flew E over the estuary. Also a very late SWALLOW. (Matt Griffiths). WWT Slimbridge     The drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL … Continue reading →

Sharpness     From the picnic area on this morning’s rising tide a female COMMON SCOTER flew down river and then came back up on the tide. Also two Common Sandpipers, two Grey Herons, a Rock Pipit, two Curlews, 18 Redshanks, a … Continue reading →

Coombe Hill Meadows     Four KITTIWAKES grounded in the murk/snow briefly from the hide at 10:10am, then flew S at 10:20am. (Ian Hull). In bleak conditions birds also included 80 Shovelers, 45 Pintails, eight Tufted Ducks, a Water Rail, a … Continue reading →