Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Frampton pools     Two OSPREYS still on Court Lake, two Hobbies, two Peregrines, the adult Yellow-legged Gull, 53 Gadwalls, five Shovelers, 12 Mistle Thrushes, 100+ Sand Martins, 40+ House Martins and 20+ Swallows today. (Nick Goatman/Mark Dowie/Paul Masters/Steve Pullen). One … Continue reading →

Frampton     An OSPREY on Court Lake from 9:12am until 10:15am when it was pushed off it’s perch by the adult Yellow-legged Gull. (Nigel Young/MK). Two OSPREYS from 11:20am until 2pm at least. Also a Peregrine and Hobby. (Martin Price/Chris … Continue reading →

Frampton     An OSPREY over Court Lake at 6pm and a Garganey by the reed bed. (Nick Goatman). Witcombe Reservoirs     An unconfirmed fisherman’s report of an OSPREY early afternoon. (per Rich Baatsen). Painswick     Migration watch this morning at … Continue reading →

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 →