Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Frampton     Two LITTLE GULLS on the sailing lake at 6pm. (Nick Goatman). Elmore Court    At the Rewilding Project from the public footpath along Broadmeadow Bank a WOOD SANDPIPER, a first for the site. Also two Teal, three Green … Continue reading →

Hasfield Ham     An OSPREY again this morning on the river below Norton Hill on the Hasfield side. (Robin Lewis). Ashleworth     An OSPREY over Ashleworth Quay area at 5:40pm then flew towards Ashleworth Ham and seemed to drop down … Continue reading →

Cleeve Hill    In bushes near the masts at 12:30pm a WRYNECK, two Whinchats, a Wheatear, Stonechats and a small fall of Chiffchaffs and Willow Warblers. (Mark Dowie). Record shot of the Wryneck by Mark Dowie WWT Slimbridge     Eight … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     From Middle Point at GREAT SKUA flew SW at 10:36am. (Francis Steuck). A COMMON SCOTER drifting downstream at 10:42pm and three more flew downriver. A BLACK TERN flew upriver and later a SANDWICH TERN flew upriver. (Paul … Continue reading →

Purton     This afternoon a first-winter CASPIAN GULL loitering around Tites Point/Purton area (four fly-bys in two hours). A Little Stint amongst 160 Ringed Plovers and 50 Dunlins and a Hobby marauding the steady NE passage of hirundines. (Francis Steuck). … Continue reading →

Bourton-on-the-Water     A juvenile OSPREY flew south over Bourton Pits this afternoon, not the Ready Token bird. (Richard Tyler). Osprey by Richard Tyler Hasfield meadows     This morning an OSPREY on the river, a Wheatear and three Snipe. (Robin Lewis). … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     Early morning pre-high tide 12 species of wader, a Curlew Sandpiper, a Little Stint, a summer plumage Grey Plover, a Sanderling, a Knot, a Common Sandpiper, a Greenshank, four Turnstones, 96 Ringed Plovers, 25 Dunlins, 18 Avocets, … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge    From Middle Point a Wheatear, three SANDWICH TERNS flew upriver at 815am. A Cattle Egret in the Goose House Ground. 15 SANDWICH TERNS flew downriver at 8:55am and three more at 9:42am. A BITTERN from Zeiss hide … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge    Three juvenile Curlew Sandpipers and two Spotted Redshanks on the Tack Piece this morning. On the Rushy a Spotted Redshank and three Greenshanks. An adult SPOONBILL on the Top New Piece. A BITTERN early on then flew … Continue reading →

Fairford      The OSPREY still in the Fairford area today. (Richard Tyler). Osprey by Richard Tyler Frampton     A Garden Warbler this morning, just south of Saul Lodge. Also a Stoat took a Woodpigeon high in the hedgerow. (Gordon … Continue reading →