Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Purton     A COMMON SCOTER just S of Tite’s Point at 5:30pm about to head up on the tide. (Andy Jordan). Berkeley shore     Birds today included a drake COMMON SCOTER flew upriver at 9:35am, four Common Sandpipers, 83 Redshanks … Continue reading →

Chavenage Lane area     Early afternoon a CORNCRAKE called briefly as the fields were being mowed. It didn’t call again after 2:15pm. Also 8+ Red Kites, at least 18 Buzzards, four Kestrels and a Hobby. Also, a small movement of … Continue reading →

Tidenham Chase An influx of 40+ Willow Warblers today. Also four Buzzards, a Green Woodpecker, five Stonechats and a Tree Pipit. (Andy Jayne). Forest of Dean    A juvenile Marsh Harrier at Stowe Green Quarry today. Also three Teal, two … Continue reading →

Elmore Court     In the rewilding area between 6am-7am from Broadmeadow Bank, 2+ Whinchats with 2+ Stonechats, a Greenshank, 4+ Green Sandpipers, 6+ Teal, two Little Grebes, a Great White Egret, a Little Egret, four Grey Herons, two Red Kites, … Continue reading →

Frampton     At the sailing lake this afternoon the adult Yellow-legged Gull, 15+ Yellow Wagtails, all females and juveniles, in the 1st stubble field on the left after the lake but hard to see on the ground. Good numbers of … Continue reading →

Frampton    From Splatt Bridge early morning two Kingfishers and three Grey Herons. At the Sailing Lake, two Yellow Wagtails and 4+ Willow Warblers. Also 150+ Woodpigeons, 20+ Stock Doves, 100+ Rooks and 25+ Greylags feeding in the recently harvested … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge    Two large flocks of at least 140 terns, briefly feeding and resting on the channel off of Middle Point this morning, mostly Arctic Terns but including 19 BLACK TERNS including adults and juveniles, then they climbed high … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A SPOONBILL on the Top New Piece viewed from the Estuary Tower. A Greenshank and two Spotted Redshanks on the Rushy. (Slimbridge Sightings/Roberta Goodall). Saul Warth     At high tide five Grey Herons, three Little Egrets, three … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     From Middle Point this morning five Turnstones, three Sanderlings, a Knot, 60 Ringed Plovers and 45 Dunlins. (Ian Ralphs). Also a juvenile Yellow-legged Gull. (Paul Masters). Three Greenshanks (2 on the Rushy and 1 from Robbie Garnett … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A BITTERN showed really well in the reed bed to the left of the Van de Bovenkamp hide until it flew into the reed bed. Also the Pink footed Goose of unknown origin. (Oliver Paisey). 25+ Swifts … Continue reading →