Dave Soons

A wanna be professional wildlife photographer but in the meantime I make paving slabs for Aggregate Industries

[Dave Soons @spooner40]

After being battered by gale force winds and severe hail storms in the 5 hours hiding in a bush my patience finally paid off with this stunning Hen Harrier #stoppedbreathing @BBCSpringwatch @BirdGuides @RareBirdAlertUK @Natures_Voice @_WildlifeUK_ #glosbirds

[Dave Soons @spooner40]

@peninsulabirds @PembsBirds Yes, I did steve. I had some very good sessions with him. Good to see harriers are back a Dowrog. Hopefully the male Pallid might turn again... 🤞🏼

[Dave Soons @spooner40]

@AFTVMedia 😂😂😂

[Dave Soons @spooner40]

@utdmax0 Owen

[Dave Soons @spooner40]

@DaveCollins82 Still a very good camera as is the 7d mark2...

[Dave Soons @spooner40]

@LFC Why post it, wait for the var check first!!

[Dave Soons @spooner40]

Hen harrier hunting in the shrike field just now #glosbirds

[RareBirdAlertUK @RareBirdAlertUK]

Montagu's Harrier could decline by another 59% in Spain https://t.co/5Z9l5hDRmK

[Dave Soons @spooner40]

@Wildwood_photos @grok It's by Alan McFadden from Scottish bird photography hides

[Dave Soons @spooner40]

@NoahBai14527125 That's great news as I'm going there on Sunday and doing 3 peligic trips plus a couple of days birding on land, I can't wait!!

[Phil Gower @philjgower]

Was great to see the Long-tailed Shrike and some old friends on Friday and to get some video footage:
https://t.co/s4pW29wE3R

[Dave Soons @spooner40]

@thefremantledoc Thanks Neil

[Dave Soons @spooner40]

I finally managed to get out and see the Long-tailed shrike, and it put on a small performance catching a beetle of some sort. Thanks to all involved in making this twitch run very smoothly. #glosbirds #birdguides #bbcspringwatch
#rba

[ITV News West Country @itvwestcountry]

Hundreds of 'twitchers' have flocked to see a rare bird in Gloucestershire. It's the first recorded sighting in England of a long-tailed shrike, a species normally found across central and eastern Asia.
Watch the full report on ITVX: https://t.co/DIZsajvzp1
Picture from Richard Tyler.

[Dave Soons @spooner40]

@PeterMo03067857 I would have paid two hundred euros to see a wallcreeper...

[Dave Soons @spooner40]

@chazaustin10 How Spence was picked in front of Trent is beyond me!!

[Dave Soons @spooner40]

At least I can say I've seen a Quail now, it was calling so close to the track it then flew up in front of me. #glosbirds

[Dave Soons @spooner40]

Two Quail, possibly three calling from field next to farm track on Chapel Lane, North Cerney #glosbirds

[Dave Soons @spooner40]

@markjleitch Cracking photo, Mark