Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Bussage     Late morning six WAXWINGS feeding and preening but disturbed by crows and flew off. (Mike Hudson). Waxwing by Annette Hudson Waxwings by Annette Hudson Forest of Dean    12 WAXWINGS at Pillowell School at 12:30pm then flew NE, … Continue reading →

Tidenham Chase     Three JACK SNIPE roosting this afternoon. (Steve Thorogood). Uley    In the Uley valley today a female Kestrel and a Grey Heron at Rockstowes, 16 Mandarins, 20 Mallards and four Teal on the pond north of Owlpen … Continue reading →

Fairford     18 WAXWINGS in the Eight Bells, Railway Inn area early morning, chased off berries by Mistle Thrushes, but have returned twice. No sign after 8:45am. (Mick Jones). Waxwings by Mick Jones WWT Slimbridge     15 Avocets on South … Continue reading →

Gloucester    A calling WAXWING flew low SW over Leven Close, Longlevens at 10:38am. (Andy Jayne). Cotswold Water Park East    A female GREATER SCAUP on Pit 116 Roundhouse Lake from the GWT hide and 14 Goosanders (10m, 4f) and … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean     c12 Crossbills drinking from a ditch at Crabtree Hill this morning. (Frank Williams). Five redhead Goosanders at Mallards Pike this morning. (Paul Masters). Saul Warth     At high tide this afternoon a Common Sandpiper and a … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean    This morning around Crabtree Hill several parties of Crossbills, a male Sparrowhawk, a minimum of 200 Siskins and a very vocal Raven being chased by a Goshawk. Also a JACK SNIPE on the 13th December. (Frank … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean    Three WAXWINGS flew over the garden calling at 1:15pm in direction of the Littledean Hill road. (Dan Watson). Saul Warth    Two Goosanders over, a Rock Pipit and two Chiffchaffs by the sewage works this morning. … Continue reading →

Cotswold Water Park East     On Pit 104 and the nearby River Coln 120 Wigeon, two Gadwalls, 18 Teal, three Shovelers, 30 Tufted Ducks, six Goldeneyes, 12 Goosanders, eight Great Crested Grebes, six Cormorants, a Grey Heron, two Red Kites, … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     At high tide this morning a juvenile KITTIWAKE through N, 11 Shelducks, seven Wigeon, seven White-fronted Geese flew S, 124 Curlews, nine Lapwings, a Common Sandpiper, a Rock Pipit, two Ravens, two Common Cranes over Awre and … Continue reading →

Cotswold Water Park East     At Pit 114 this morning the PINK-FOOTED GOOSE feeding alone in a field near the feral goose flock at SU1935498933. On the lake, a drake Goosander, a juvenile SCAUP, 70 Red Crested Pochards, 150 Pochards, … Continue reading →