Mike Dobson

Another first for our Cheltenham garden but is it possible to tell whether this an Essex or Small Skipper? #BCGlos

Not a great photo, taken in my Cheltenham garden today, but can anyone confirm this is a female Red-veined Darter or suggest an alternative? #gloswildlife

@duncan_dine Being somewhat ignorant on damselflies, I hadn't realised that counts as early. Here's one of a pair from 12 April also in a Cheltenham garden

Nice surprise in our Cheltenham Gloucestershire garden just know ( still in April ) large Red Damselfly

At 12.45, two ravens circling and calling over our Pittville garden before continuing southwards, a garden first. #glosbirds

@duncan_dine @duncan_dine Interesting. Think we're in an adjacent part of Cheltenham to you and also had our first Brown Argus a week ago. Either you've got ours or they're spreading

After they equalised added Meadow Brown and first ever garden Brown Argus 👊

Sat in Cheltenham Gloucestershire back garden with a coffee mentally getting ready for the footy #Semifinal , in ten minutes 7 species of Butterflies inc Brimstone , Holly Blue , Red Admiral , Gatekeeper , Speckled Wood , and large ,Small Whites , That will do , @BC_Glos

As part of Saturday's #OxfordOpenDoors event, the Oxford Northumbrian Pipers groups will be performing on the Lower Gallery at 14.00 & 15.30. Hear them playing live and then pop down to the Old Library to cast your vote for Plastic Fantastic! bit.ly/2lWmgj4

Anyone know what this is? Size maybe 45-50 mm prob with clear wings seen on edge of Lineover Wood in Gloucestershire so limestone #30DaysWild

@TomMabbett It was up on the flat top just beyond the sheep by the masts

@cheltcyclist Wow. Hen Harrier! Where abouts was it hunting? Very nice. I was up there then but missed it.

Cleeve Hill 18.45 ring-tailed hen harrier hunting E of radio masts. Also on Bill Smyllie cuckoo briefly seen and heard plus two kestrels hunting. #Glosbirds

Red kite soaring over Pittville for at least 5 mins around 11.30, occasionally mobbed by gulls.#glosbirds

@liz_dobson Good luck with the interview!

Red kite hunting in fields S of Gotherington at around 1410 today @GlosterBirder @glosraptors

@glosterbirder 3 red kites together N of A40 at turning for Windrush at 11:20 this morning

@liz_dobson Nice one!

@ervovan Relieved to hear you made it back eventually

@liz_dobson Well done. 5 km in the freezing cold is worth at least 10km in the summer!

Must be Autumn. First Mistle Thrush of the season in our Pittville garden this morning - eating the mistletoe aptly enough #GlosBirds

@liz_dobson What's that? Digging up trendy hand-thrown pots?

Just failed to complete annoying survey from @cyclingweekly - no box for none but still wants answers! #baddesign

@liz_dobson Is that because you're out there providing extra custom??