Sunday 28th July 2024

Tresham    Early morning a calling QUAIL, a Whinchat, five Corn Buntings, two Stock Doves, two Whitethroats, a Greenfinch and a Little Owl. (Paul Rich).

Saul Warth     34+ Avocets, 60+ Curlews, three Oystercatchers, a Little Egret, a Kestrel, a Buzzard, 14 Goldfinches, five Swallows, four Reed Warblers, two Whitethroats, two Blackcaps, two Chiffchaffs and two Goldcrests. Also an Emperor, a Black-tailed Skimmer, a Common Darter and 20+ Gatekeepers. (MK).

Emperor dragonfly by Mike King

Edge     At Rudge Hill NR this morning a Buzzard, a Red Kite, a Kestrel, a Hobby and a Peregrine. Also three Chalkhill Blues. (Tim McGrath). This afternoon a Spotted Flycatcher and three Red Kites. (Mark Hobson).

Stinchcombe Hill     A recently fledged Cuckoo and 50+ Swifts. Also Chalkhill Blue butterflies. (James Robinson).

Nailsworth     80+ Swifts recorded flying S and SW in several short counts. (Terry Grant).

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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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