Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

WWT Slimbridge     The drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL on the Tack Piece for much of the day, best viewed from Estuary Tower. Also a Knot amongst 400+ Black-tailed Godwits, including a colour ringed bird, two Avocets, a Bewick’s Swan and the … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL on the Tack Piece early afternoon. (per Dot Jones). An adult Mediterranean Gull and 12 Cattle Egrets on South Lake this morning. (Andy Chapman). Male and female Kingfishers showing well all day from … Continue reading →

Cotswold Water Park West    Today five Goldeneyes and a Nuthatch at Pit 41. Seven Goldeneyes, the Golden Merganser hybrid, 90 Tufted Ducks, four Siskins and a Kingfisher at Pit 57. A pair of Goosanders, 22 Red Crested Pochards and … Continue reading →

Charlton Kings    Two WAXWINGS at the junction of Bradley Road and Cirencester Road at 2:15pm. 19 reported there Tuesday morning. (Becky & Duncan Dine). Waxwings by Duncan Dine Tidenham Chase     A JACK SNIPE still today. (Steve Thorogood). Frampton … Continue reading →

Shepherd’s Patch, Slimbridge    12 Cattle Egrets and ten Little Egrets today. (John Fletcher/Andy Jayne). WWT Slimbridge    On the Rushy two WHOOPER SWANS and ten Bewick’s Swans and also a Spotted Redshank. Around the reserve a Ringed Plover, two … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     Still 11 Bewick’s Swans this morning and two WHOOPER SWANS on the Rushy. A LITTLE RINGED PLOVER seen and a Bar-tailed Godwit joining the birds on the Tack Piece. (Neil Smart). A Scandinavian Rock Pipit on the … Continue reading →

Purton     This morning birds included a 2cy/1st-winter CASPIAN GULL feeding over tidal floods for a few minutes, then flew inland E with a mixed flock of large gulls, five Mediterranean Gulls, six Rock Pipits and 280 Chaffinches flew N. … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean     From New Fancy View c5 Greylags, a male Crossbill, eight Siskins and two Stock Doves in the morning. There again from 4-4:30pm 15 WAXWINGS flew up the valley and landed in a tree top, stayed for a … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean    This morning six Goosanders (1m, 5f), a male Teal at Woorgreens, at Nagshead lots of Siskins and a Goshawk. At Cannop ponds, ten Mandarins (8m, 2f), three Little Grebes, two Grey Wagtails and a Nuthatch. (Steve … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     Four LITTLE GULLS flew NW over the river viewed from Estuary Tower and a 5th flew NE. (William Lambourne). Two adult SPOONBILLS still today. (Dot Jones). Highnam woods     This afternoon two Marsh Tits, two Goldcrests, two … Continue reading →