Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Forest of Dean     At Nagshead a Pied Flycatcher, a male Redstart, a Hawfinch, a pair of Bullfinches and a female Great Spotted Woodpecker feeding young. (MK). Pied Flycatcher by Mike King Halmore     In the fields this evening two … Continue reading →

Eastleach     Four Corn Buntings in the fields NE of Eastleach this afternoon. (Martine Fenn). Huntley     A Hobby over at 6:35pm. (Martin Drew). Daglingworth     A Hobby this evening. Also three singing Corn Buntings and a Willow Warbler. (Andrew … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT showed briefly early afternoon at Middle Point. (Dot Jones). Frampton     From Splatt Bridge this morning on the flashes eight Great White Egrets with three Little Egrets, three Grey Herons, four Redshanks, two Lapwings … Continue reading →

Huntley     An OSPREY over N this evening. (Lewis Thomson). Frampton pools     A Great White Egret, 100+ Swifts, 50+ Sand Martins, a few Swallows and House Martins, a Cuckoo and six Common Terns this morning. This evening 200+ Swifts, … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     At high tide early morning four Turnstones, a Knot, a Grey Plover, a Bar-tailed Godwit, 32 Sanderlings, 60+ Ringed Plovers, 20+ Dunlins, six Curlews, two Oystercatchers, two Great White Egrets, a Little Egret and a Common Tern … Continue reading →

Turkdean area     A Tree Pipit, two Redstarts, two Corn Buntings, three Yellowhammers, 10+ Skylarks, a Garden Warbler and a Kestrel today. (Paul Masters). Forest of Dean     At Nagshead today two Pied Flycatchers, three Spotted Flycatchers, a Redstart and … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT showed for a few minutes at the back of the reedbed, singing, at Middle Point at 9am. (Paul Masters/Andy Chapman/Neil Smart). An OSPREY flew N towards Saul at 12:25pm. (Greg Anderson). Saul Warth    … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     This morning two red Knot, six Sanderlings, a Little Stint, ten Grey Plovers, 51 Dunlins, 72 Ringed Plovers, three Curlews and three Oystercatchers. Also three Great White Egrets on the Warth. (MK). WWT Slimbridge     Two drake … Continue reading →

Purton     A WOODLARK flew NE at 6:47am. Also this morning a Turnstone, 15 Sanderlings, a Little Ringed Plover, five Ringed Plovers, a Cuckoo, a Red Kite, a Yellow Wagtail and a Siskin. (Francis Steuck). WWT Slimbridge     The GLOSSY … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge    The WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT showed again this morning at Middle Point. A Cuckoo calling from the treeline opposite the Robbie Garnett hide. Another Cuckoo calling near Kingfisher hide. (Tim Jukes). Frampton     At the pools a Mediterranean Gull … Continue reading →