Rodborough common late afternoon stroll. Early purple orchids, pasqueflower. A few butterflies on the wing Green Hairstreak , Duke of Burgundy, Small Blue, Brown Argus, Small Heath, Orange Tip, Dingy Skipper and a Cistus Forester

Just to get in on the autumnal migration thing. First step over the threshold this morning to hear 18 redwing over. Two other flocks of c60 and 20 before I’d reached the end of the road. Rodborough, Stroud #glosbirds

Epic #GlobalBigDay with ⁦Nigel Sluman⁩ Cley /Titchwell / Frampton Marsh Roseate Tern / Sooty and Manx Shearwater /Arctic and Great Skua /Grey Phalarope/ Lesser Yellow Legs amongst the highlights.

Top drawer birding day - Spurn delivers. Rough-legged buzzard, SEO, Hen harrier, Osprey, Red-flanked Bluetail, Ring Ouzel, American Wigeon, Velvet Scoter, woodcock 1000s winter thrushes With Matt Pringle Malcolm Royal Richard Williams thanks to Spurn Bird Observatory

Running out of superlatives for Yorkshire trip. Waxwing, Merlin, Red-headed bunting, Siberian Stonechat, Twite, Jack Snipe, hawfinch, wheatear, barn owl, SEO, Hen Harrier. ⁦Matt Pringle⁩ ⁦Richard Williams⁩ ⁦Malcolm Royal⁩

way home from 4 sublime days at Yorkshire.Topped off with puffin, pallid harrier and fabulous views of R-L buzzard 125 species for trip. Massive thanks 2 ⁦Richard Williams⁩ ⁦Matt Pringle⁩ ⁦Malcolm Royal⁩ for company & skills. ⁦Spurn Bird Observatory⁩ 4 hospitality.

GND still present on Sailing lake. In last knockings of day. #GlosBirds #BadLightStopsPlay

2 of the now 8 Bussage waxwings thanks ⁦Martine Fenn⁩ #glosbirds

#glosbirds

Fabulous to see the waxwings on Rodborough Common this morning ~35. Thanks to ⁦Andrew Jordan⁩ and ⁦@GilesDiggle⁩ for directions. Also got to tick ⁦Lise 👩🏻📸🦢💕⁩ #glosbirds

The ~30 strong waxwing flock entertaining the crowds on Rodborogh Common. #glosbirds

‘Otter and ‘otter - 🦦 went in search of dippers. When these 4 guys went bobbing down river. Stones throw from centre of Stroud.

A bracing crossing to Scillies today. Great to see so many Manx Shearwater streaming past. Snow bunting a surprise bonus on our first Bryher walk.

Spring Scillies trip.

River Frome Stroud this lunchtime - lots of spring activity everything in full voice or in pairs #tistheseason 2 Kingfisher (this one fishing) 2 grey wag 2 blackcap 2 treecreeper you get the picture. #glosbirds

It might be the 4th year the Bluethroat has been present. But it’s the first time I got to see it. From shepherds hut 12:20 #glosbirds

Not much better on a spring morning than a wood warbler in full song #glosbirds FoD this morning

Pretty Funky. #aurora

Bumper year for Marsh Fritillary at Strawberry Banks ⁦𝙱𝙲 𝙶𝚕𝚘𝚞𝚌𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚛𝚎⁩ loads on the wing today.

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