Gloucestershire diary update 18-21 June 2007

Marbled Duck in Gloucestershire

Black-tailed Skimmer

21 June 2007 I walked to work as my car was being worked on at the garage but also did a breeding wader survey en-route. Next to the WWT 100 Acre viewing platform were resting Banded Demoiselle and three Ruddy Darters. Around the reserve a few Cuckoo are still vocal, one or two Black-tailed Godwit and up to 5 Green Sandpiper represent the migrants. I did note a single Dunlin at Frampton on Severn also and the Marbled Duck was still present, behaving very nervously and soon dissapearing into the hedge. The longest day of the year was celebrated by Dave Paynter ordering concrete for the Martin Smith Hide that was late arriving, we did not finish shovelling, barrowing and skimming until 8.00pm.

18-20 June 2007 Very little birding done recently as we have been busy at work preparing and systematically raising the floor levels in the hides. This is to make it easier for 45 angle scope users that do not want to use the twist around system found on the side of the scope.

Note; Northumberland 13-17 June 07 and Suffolk/Norfolk 23-27 May trip reports now online; see Trip Reports. Lesvos in May, Extremedura in April and June to follow. Nick Goatman's images of the Lesvos 10-17 May trip to be added to the gallery also.