Thursday 22nd June 2017

Forest of Dean     At Nagshead Chiffchaffs, Blackcaps, Willow Warblers and families of Redstarts, Goldfinches and Grey Wagtails. Other sightings included an Emperor Dragonfly, a Broad-bodied Chaser, Emerald, Common Blue, Azure and Large Red Damselflies, Meadow Brown, Ringlet and Red Admiral butterflies and a Longhorn Beetle. (Chris & Phil Andrews).

Symonds Yat     From Yat Rock the Peregrines with their juveniles, two Buzzards, Ravens, Jays, Swifts, Swallows and House Martins. Other sightings included a pair of White-legged Damselflies, Hummingbird Hawkmoths, a Green Orb Spider, Speckled Wood and Red Admiral butterflies. (Chris & Phil Andrews).

Longlevens     A Red Kite over at 4:40pm today. (Dave Stone).

Kingscote     A Barn Owl at 9:45pm near Newington Barn flew across from fields to the copse behind the Barn, over the car. (Paul Sutton).

Edge     Four Skylarks, three Pied Wagtails, a Yellowhammer, three Whitethroats, two Buzzards, two Swallows, three Chiffchaffs, eight Swifts, a Nuthatch, five Bullfinches and a Green Woodpecker. (Mark Grieve).

Daneway Banks     A Large Blue Butterfly, a Buzzard, two Chiffchaffs, six Swifts, two Blackcaps, a Nuthatch and a Stock Dove. (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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