Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

WWT Slimbridge    The SPOONBILL and the Spotted Redshank this morning on the Tack Piece. 249 White-fronted Geese on the Dumbles still this morning. (Neil Smart). Saul Warth    At high tide this morning in very rough conditions, two Black … Continue reading →

Purton     This morning a brief WAXWING, an early YELLOW WAGTAIL, 22 Sand Martins, two Rock Pipit amongst 100 Meadow Pipits, three Lesser Redpolls, 15 Siskins, a Redwing, 20 Chiffchaffs and a Willow Warbler. (Francis Steuck). Coombe Hill Meadows    … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A pair of GARGANEYS on the Rushy for most of the day. A SPOONBILL on the Tack Piece. Three Little Ringed Plovers on the Tack Piece and later the Estuary Tower scrape and two White Wagtails at … Continue reading →

Windrush    36 Corn Buntings and four Wheatears at Windrush airfield this afternoon. (Richard Tyler). Hazleton     On the approach road from the Salperton direction 50 Brambling still. (Richard Tyler). Brambling by Richard Tyler May Hill     2+ FIRECRESTS and … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL showed well from Van de Bovenkamp hide at 10am. (Paul Masters). Green-winged Teal by Paul Masters Belated news of a WHITE WAGTAIL on the Tack Piece yesterday 22nd (Caroline Quinn), still present today … Continue reading →

Berkeley shore     A Wheatear and eight Turnstones this morning. (Paul Taylor). WWT Slimbridge     The SPOONBILL showing well from Martin Smith hide at 12:30pm. (Caroline Quinn). A Bewick’s Swan on the Tack Piece. (Jonathan Bull). Frampton     Late afternoon … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL from Zeiss hide until early afternoon at least. (John Budd). A Little Ringed Plover on the Dumbles from the Estuary Tower. (Roberta Goodall). The adult SPOONBILL around the grounds again today. Also today … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL located again today on the Bottom New Piece from Zeiss hide. Also a SPOONBILL on the Tack Piece. (Gordon Youdale/Ian Hull). Six Cattle Egrets on South Lake this morning, but departed to the … Continue reading →

Coombe Hill Meadows     A drake GARGANEY this afternoon, but flushed by a helicopter to the field behind and remained out of sight. (Ian Hull). Charlton Kings    A WAXWING again today at the junction of Bradley Road and Cirencester … Continue reading →

Stroud     c30 WAXWINGS in trees by the allotment car park at Gainey’s Well at 5:40pm, near the Playhouse Recreation Park. Then flew towards the town centre after a few minutes. (Mrs Watts). Charlton Kings   A WAXWING at the junction … Continue reading →