Saul Warth At high tide early morning 23 Bar-tailed Godwits, seven Black-tailed Godwits, two Whimbrels, a Curlew, two Grey Plovers, 1 in summer plumage, three Oystercatchers, 22 Dunlins, 16 Ringed Plovers and a Common Sandpiper. Also 43 Shelducks, 14 Swallows, 15 Sand Martins, a House Martin, a Lesser Redpoll and four Skylarks. (MK/Greg Mabbett). 82 Bar-tailed Godwits feeding off the Warth late morning. (Gordon Hodgson).
Frampton A pair of Avocets on Splatt flashes today. (Mark Watkins). Around the pools a Nuthatch singing, the first Moorhen chicks, a MEDITERRANEAN GULL, a Whimbrel, a Common Sandpiper, four Oystercatchers, three Reed Warblers, two Sedge Warblers, three Whitethroats, a Lesser Whitethroat, eight Sand Martins, a House Martin, seven Swallows, 33 Blackcaps, 27 Chiffchaffs, eight Cetti’s Warblers and two Kingfishers. (Nick Goatman). A Cuckoo calling from distance S of the 100-Acre, heard from the Cambridge Arms bridge at 8pm. (Brian Kings).
Quedgeley A singing Willow Warbler at the levelling pool at Marham Drive, Kingsway this morning. (Mark Hobson).
Bourton Downs This morning two Wheatears, two Willow Warblers, three Skylarks, four Linnets, two Red Kites, three Buzzards, a Raven and a Sparrowhawk. (Paul Masters).
WWT Slimbridge From Estuary Tower two Swifts flew NE, a Red Kite and a Wheatear. On South Lake two Little Ringed Plovers, the Spotted Redshank and two MEDITERRANEAN GULLS. (Slimbridge Sightings). The SPOONBILL on South Lake getting mobbed by gulls at at 10:45am. (Tan Grigg).
Purton An adult LITTLE GULL, a Swift, a Hobby, five Whimbrels, five Lesser Redpolls and a Yellow Wagtail through today. (Francis Steuck).
Ashleworth Ham Eight Whimbrels dropped in at 12:15pm. Also a Whitethroat, five singing Redstarts, two singing Lesser Whitethroats and a Great White Egret. (Duncan Dine).
North Cerney A pair of Garden Warblers on Chapel Lane today. (Dave Soons).
Forest of Dean A Cuckoo heard today in Serridge Enclosure near Drybrook Junction at 11am. (Martin & Jenny Green). A pair of Hawfinches on Popes Hill bird table today. (Harvey Sherwood).
Barrow Wake Early morning singing birds included three Tree Pipits, a Linnet and a Willow Warbler. (Steve Brown).
Cotswold Water Park West At Pit 43 six Garden Warblers, three Cetti’s Warblers and a Whitethroat. (Steve Brown). Two GRASSHOPPER WARBLERS reeling earlier. (Roger Gillespie per Steve Brown).
Chedworth Down the minor road from the old airfield to Cassey Compton and along the old railway towards, the Roman Villa, a Firecrest, two Red Kites, a Buzzard, three Ravens, a Jay, a singing Tree Pipit, two Marsh Tits and a Mistle Thrush. (Steve Brown).
Chavenage Lane At least four Wheatears (1m, 3f) in a field with probably more hidden over a dip. Also two Red Kites. (Terry Grant).
Gloucester This morning at Robinswood Hill at 5:25am two male Tawny Owls calling against each other. (Ian Elphick). At Sandhurst pits today two Mute Swans, two Egyptian Geese on wet maize stubble, five Mallards, a Little Grebe, a Cetti’s Warbler, a Lesser Whitethroat, a Whitethroat and three or four each of Blackcaps and Chiffchaffs singing. (Mike Smart).
Edge At Rudge Hill at 6:15pm a Peregrine flew across fast towards Painswick Beacon. (Ian Elphick).
Breadstone Late afternoon in Breadstone woods, four Commas, three Holly Blues, two Speckled Woods, four Orange Tips and a Small White. (Brian Kings).
Cheltenham At Benhall Park a drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker and a few singing Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps. Butterflies included Orange Tip, Holly Blue, Speckled Wood, Peacock, Small White and Large White. Also a swarm of Honey Bees on Libertus Road. (Keith White).