Coombe Hill (30 May 2011, contributed by Mike Smart) One Quail singing just off the reserve to the north east. A Mute Swan with four small cygnets on the scrape,…

Gloucester (23 May 2011, contributed by Gordon Avery) A Peregrine seen high over Gloucester Docks in the afternoon at about 2.00.

Walmore Common (14 May 2011, contributed by Andy Jayne) There were 2 Whimbrels and a pair of Cuckoos at Walmore Common this evening.

Coombe Hill and Ashleworth (10 May 2011, contributed by Mike Smart and Les Brown) There was a flock of 12 Whimbrel feeding quietly in long grass quite difficult to see…

Coombe Hill (7 May 2011, contributed by Les Brown) The highlights of a morning visit were a Wood Sandpiper, 3 Whimbrel, 4 Little Egrets and a Yellow Wagtail

Coombe Hill (30 April 2011, contributed by Mike Smart and Les Brown) One pair of Canada Geese with six tiny goslings, female on island still sitting; three pairs of Shelducks,…

Brickpits north of Gloucester (27 April 2011, contributed by Mike Smart) There is some really good habitat along the Severn north of Gloucester, in overgrown brickpits and neighbouring meadows. Yesterday…

Severn Vale (23 April 2011, contributed by Mike Smart and Les Brown) Two Little Egrets on Horsebere Brook, Twigworth this morning. Two Hobbies catching high-flying insects over Ashleworth at midday…

Yewtreebrake, FoD (23 April 2011, contributed by Andy Jayne) In the Yewtreebrake area today there were two singing male Firecrests, four Wood Warblers, two Tree Pipits, four Siskins and two…

Ashleworth (20 April 2011, contributed by Ken Cservenka) From the hide at Ashleworth Ham: a calling male Cuckoo and a male Redstart singing from the tall bare trees in the…

Coombe Hill (22 April 2011, contributed by Mike Smart) This evening there were: 6 Greylags, 28 Canada Geese, 2 Egyptian Geese, 3 Shelducks, 4 Teal, 2 Gadwall, 2 Shoveler, 1…