Author Archives: The Gloster Birder

Coombe Hill Meadows     This afternoon a juvenile WOOD SANDPIPER, two Ruff, two Greenshanks, two Little Ringed Plovers, one a juvenile, a juvenile Redshank, a female Marsh Harrier and two Great White Egrets. (Ian Hull). WWT Slimbridge    From the … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The male WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT still at Middle Point showed well between 8:30-9:15am and again this afternoon until 3:20pm at least. (MK/Andy Jayne). On South Lake three Dunlins, a Green Sandpiper, 120+Black-tailed Godwits, 20+ Redshanks, a Spotted Redshank, … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     This afternoon two Black-tailed Godwits, two Lapwings, 80+ Curlews, two Oystercatchers, 50+ Shelducks, a Little Egret, two Swifts, three Sand Martins and two male Emperors. (MK). Frampton pools    This morning 200+Sand Martins, 20+ Swifts, a Hobby, … Continue reading →

Frampton     At Splatt Bridge this morning, two Common Sandpipers on the canal, five Bar-tailed Godwits flew N, a Black-tailed Godwit flew high S, 13 Curlews, 30+ Avocets over the estuary, a male Yellow Wagtail, four young Black-headed Gulls and … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The male WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT still at Middle Point today showing almost continuously 11am-1pm. Also a Red kite. (Tim Jukes/Oliver Paisey). A Common Sandpiper on the Rushy and six Green Sandpipers on the Tack Piece. (Dot Jones). On … Continue reading →

Saul Warth      At 7:30am at high tide 140+ Avocets, a Black-tailed Godwit, 75+ Curlews, two Lapwings, 15 Oystercatchers, 130+ Shelducks including ten ducklings, two Little Egrets, two adult Common Gulls, a Yellow Wagtail, a Lesser Whitethroat, a Sedge … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     At high tide at 6:30am a Great White Egret, two Little Egrets, three Grey Herons, two Great Crested Grebes on the river, 50+ Shelducks including 20 ducklings, a Common Tern and another on the canal, 130+ Avocets, … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge    This morning the Ross’s Goose on the Tack Piece, which has now been present in the Frampton/Slimbridge area for 3 years, six Little Ringed Plovers, 70+ Black-tailed Godwits, four Green Sandpipers, an Egyptian Goose with six goslings … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The male WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT still at Middle Point today. (Paul Sutton). A pair of Egyptian Geese with brood of seven goslings on South Lake. (Paul Masters). The summer plumage Spotted Redshank still on South Lake today. (Martin … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge    A GLOSSY IBIS flew over the car park heading N at 8am. (David Creber). The summer-plumaged Spotted Redshank still on South Lake. Two breeding plumage male Ruffs around the scrapes today. (Martin McGill). A BITTERN showing well … Continue reading →