Bird Watching in Gloucestershire

[jcd123]

Hi All

I live in Gloucester..for my sins...I want to go out and take some pics of Birds
what are the best places to go in my area please.

I am not after anything in particular just some different spieces from what I see in my Garden

Thanks

John

ps Would love to see some owls

[GuyF]

Hi John,
I don't know whether you've visited before, but you may be close to the WWT Slimbridge reserve which is excellent for birds. It has a good collection of exotic birds which are easy to photograph, but it also attracts thousands of wild birds, especially in the winter when there are big flocks of Bewick's Swans among other birds. There should be some good photo opportunities there
Guy

[Tursiops2]

Hi John
WWT Slimbridge would be an obvious choice if you haven't already been.
Slimbridge - Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT)

[jcd123]

Thanks
I am about 20 mins drive from Slimbridge so ill pop down and have a look

John

[John]

Hi John

This is the site you want to use.

The Gloster Birder

It gives you some excellent sites. One I can recommend is one I know as Ashleworth Ham (Severn Hams on the Gloster Birder site).

It is an excellent venue, especially in Winter as vast amounts of Wildfowl congregate there, and it's free, unlike Slimbridge. Slimbbridge is always worth a visit but don't ignore some of these hidden jewels in your county.

John

[jcd123]

Thanks John

Ill have a look at the site

John