Thursday 21st July 2016

Eastleach Martin     Four QUAIL calling from a wheat field N of the village this morning. Two close to the gate at SP20650754 and two further along the road northwards close to the field edge. Also two Ravens, two Linnets, a Corn Bunting and several Yellowhammers. (Alan Williams).

Ashleworth Ham      Buzzards, Sedge and Reed Warblers, two juvenile Stonechats, Swifts and a family of Lesser Whitethroats today. Also Small, Large and Green-veined Whites, Meadow Brown, Gatekeepers, Red Admiral and Peacock, Small, Essex and Large Skipper butterflies, Scorpion Flies, Meadow Grasshoppers and Dark Bush Crickets. (Chris & Phil Andrews).

Tirley     30+ House Martins over the village and ten Swallows flew straight through SW.  (Mark Grieve).

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About The Gloster Birder

My name is Mike King and have lived all my life in Gloucestershire. I am happiest birding around Frampton but I especially love Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. I have birded all over Europe, in the U.S.A. and Canada, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Costa Rica, Belize, Madeira, Mexico, Grand Cayman, Dominican Republic, The Gambia, the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana, Tanzania, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey and most recently Thailand.
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