Eastleach Downs     The first-summer LONG-TAILED SHRIKE present again today again along the minor road near https://maps.app.goo.gl/2DtRwdBHmTe3Wio89?g_st=iw . (Ian Sherriffs).

Please do not park on verges, block gates or roads at this busy harvest time. Park in the car park at https://maps.app.goo.gl/iUUEaCKtkdimNaMRA?g_st=iw The car park will be open 5am to 8pm tomorrow, £5 for charity in the collection box, which will be inside the car park on the left attached to a wooden post. (MK).

Long-tailed Shrike by Rachel Thomas

Long-tailed Shrike by Steve Money

Long-tailed Shrike by Steve Money

Sharpness     A GLOSSY IBIS flew N over the river at 11:28am high up, a garden tick. (Oliver Paisey).

Saul Warth     Early morning to high tide, 90 Curlews, 26 Avocets, two Oystercatchers, five Little Egrets, five Grey Herons, a Blackcap, four Whitethroats, a Lesser Whitethroat, a Willow Warbler, four Chiffchaffs, a Reed Bunting and two Clouded Yellows. (MK).

Clouded Yellow by Mike King

Willow Warbler by Mike King

Coombe Hill Meadows    Eight White Storks circling over at 9:46 this morning, then flew S. (John Casswell/David Douglas). Also this morning two Buzzards, two Bullfinches, three Redstarts, a Greenfinch, a family of four Whitethroats, three Shovelers, lots of Swallows and House Martins. Also 6+ Southern Migrant Hawkers, three Migrant Hawkers, two Brown Hawkers. 5+ Willow Emerald Damselflies and two Hornet Mimic Hoverflies. (Paul Clark).

White Stork by David Douglas

White Stork by David Douglas

WWT Slimbridge     Two SANDWICH TERNS flew S past Middle Point going fast down river at 9:40am. A Wheatear on the fence at Middle Point and the escaped female Greater Flamingo off of the point. Two Greenshanks on the Tack Piece. At least three Spotted Redshanks on the Rushy, also two Common Terns and a juvenile Little Grebe. (Ian Ralphs). The WOOD SANDPIPER still on the Tack Piece. (Paul Rich). A second year Mediterranean Gull in the gull flock off of Middle Point. (Ian Hull).

Elmore Court      In the rewilding area early this morning birds included two Whinchats with six Stonechats, a Willow Warbler, four Nuthatches and three Grey Herons and two Foxes in a recently cut field. (Steve Pullen).

Halmore     This morning around the fields off Slimbridge Lane three Whitethroats, two male Bullfinches, a Greenfinch, four Linnets, two Mistle Thrushes, three Buzzards and male and female hunting Kestrels. (Chris Newton).

Little Farmcote    A Wheatear on the Winchcombe Way (Salt Way) at SP047284. (Rob Crofton).

Awre     This evening 11 Dunlins and two Common Sandpipers. The escaped female Greater Flamingo, seven Whimbrels and 400+ Curlews on the Slimbridge side. (Dan Watson).

Edge     At Rudge Hill N.R. a family of Spotted Flycatchers, a juvenile Whitethroat, a Willow Warbler, Buzzards over and a Mistle Thrush. Butterflies included Clouded Yellow, Small Heath, Brown Argus, Gatekeeper, Large White, Small Copper, Common Blues, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood and a Silver washed Fritillary in Stockend Wood. (Paul Sutton).

Spotted Flycatcher by Paul Sutton

Eastleach Downs     The first-summer LONG-TAILED SHRIKE present again today again along the minor road near https://maps.app.goo.gl/2DtRwdBHmTe3Wio89?g_st=iw . (Mark Dowie).

Please do not park on verges, block gates or roads at this busy harvest time. Park in the car park at https://maps.app.goo.gl/iUUEaCKtkdimNaMRA?g_st=iw The car park will be open 5am to 8pm tomorrow, £5 for charity in the collection box, which will be inside the car park on the left attached to a wooden post. (MK).

Sharpness     A drake COMMON SCOTER came up on the tide at 8:57am and stayed off the picnic site for a few minutes before heading S. Also two Common Sandpipers, 21+ Redshanks and three Curlews. (Oliver Paisey).

Saul Warth     Early morning to high tide, an escaped female Greater Flamingo (from Birdland, Bourton), 105 Curlews, the first returning Whimbrel, 28 Avocets, a Black-tailed Godwit, two Oystercatchers, two Dunlins, a Great White Egret, three Little Egrets, five Grey Herons, four Buzzards, two Kestrels, a Grey Wagtail, a Blackcap, two Whitethroats and a Reed Bunting. (MK). Also a Peregrine and a Clouded Yellow butterfly. (Martin Wightman).

Greater Flamingo by Mike King

Whimbrel by Mike King

WWT Slimbridge     The SPOONBILL on the Rushy again. Also three Spotted Redshanks and two Common Terns. A WOOD SANDPIPER, two Greenshanks, three Little Ringed Plovers and at least ten Green Sandpipers on the Tack Piece. (Terry Stevenson/Steve Pullen).

Chepstow    Two BLACK STORKS flew over Thornwell and over the river Wye N towards the Forest of Dean in Glos late afternoon. They were not relocated. (Polly Goldsworthy).

Black Stork by Polly Goldsworthy

Gretton      A newly-fledged House Martin grounded on the lawn this evening. (Roger Wasley).

House Martin by Roger Wasley

Eastleach Downs     The first-summer LONG-TAILED SHRIKE present again today again along the minor road near https://maps.app.goo.gl/2DtRwdBHmTe3Wio89?g_st=iw . (Andy Jordan).

Please do not park on verges, block gates or roads at this busy harvest time. Park in the car park at https://maps.app.goo.gl/iUUEaCKtkdimNaMRA?g_st=iw The car park will be open 5am to 8pm tomorrow, £5 for charity in the collection box, which will be inside the car park on the left attached to a wooden post. (MK).

WWT Slimbridge    Middle Point had 18 Ringed Plovers on the receding tide and along the fence a Lesser Whitethroat, a Whitethroat, three juvenile Stonechats and a Chiffchaff.
A WOOD SANDPIPER, three Little Ringed Plovers, a Meadow Pipit and 6+ Yellow Wagtails on the Tack Piece. Three Greenshanks and two Spotted Redshanks on the Rushy. (Paul Masters/Paul Clark/Terry Stevenson).

Saul Warth     On a low high tide early morning 28 Avocets, 135 Curlews, two Oystercatchers, a Redshank, a neck collared Barnacle Goose present all month, six Little Egrets, four Grey Herons, a Peregrine killed a Black-headed Gull, a Grey Wagtail, four Whitethroats, three Chiffchaffs, 16 Swallows and  a Reed Bunting. (MK).

Elmore Court     In the rewilding area this morning, birds included a Tree Pipit, first for the site, 30+ Mistle Thrushes, a Grasshopper Warbler heard, two Stonechats, 10+Sedge Warblers, four Buzzards, three Grey Herons and four Foxes. (Steve Pullen).

Ashleworth Ham     A CES ringing session caught 143 birds including four Redstarts, a Reed Warbler, 14  Sedge Warblers, a Blackcap, 28 Whitethroats, four Chiffchaffs, two Willow Warblers, 52 Goldfinches and 16 Reed Buntings. Other species on the reserve included two Peregrines and two Ravens. (Mike Smart & Ashleworth ringing team).

Prestbury     A Clouded Yellow butterfly at Noverton Farm this morning. (Ken Heron).

Eastleach Downs     The first-summer LONG-TAILED SHRIKE present again today again along the minor road near https://maps.app.goo.gl/2DtRwdBHmTe3Wio89?g_st=iw . (Paul Masters/Mike Smart).

Please do not park on verges, block gates or roads at this busy harvest time. Park in the car park at https://maps.app.goo.gl/iUUEaCKtkdimNaMRA?g_st=iw The car park will be open 5am to 8pm tomorrow, £5 for charity in the collection box, which will be inside the car park on the left attached to a wooden post. (MK).

Long-tailed Shrike by Paul Masters

WWT Slimbridge     On the Rushy a SPOONBILL, two Common Terns, three Spotted Redshanks, a Greenshank, 72 Black-tailed Godwit and two Ruff. On the Tack Piece a WOOD SANDPIPER, six Green Sandpipers and three Little Ringed Plovers. (Dot Jones/Merv Carlyon/Terry Stevenson).

Common Terns by Merv Carlyon

Wood Sandpiper by Merv Carlyon

Saul Warth     On a low high tide from 6:15am 23 Avocets, 114 Curlews, a Common Sandpiper, two Oystercatchers and 50 Dunlins and two Turnstones distant on the Noose, two Little Egrets, three Kestrels, two Ravens, two Mistle Thrushes, two Grey Wagtails, a Lesser Whitethroat, a Whitethroat, a Chiffchaff and a Blackcap. (MK).

Hempsted     Three Redstarts near Rea Lane today. Also a Great Black-backed Gull on a huge piece of driftwood, eight Yellow Wagtails over and two Foxes. (Andy Jayne).

Coombe Hill Meadows    Plenty of Emperor dragonflies, 4+ Southern Migrant Hawkers, two Southern Hawkers, a Migrant Hawker, two Brown Hawkers, a Kestrel and a family of four Sedge Warblers today. (Paul Clark).

Southern Migrant Hawker by Paul Clark

Eastleach Downs     The first-summer LONG-TAILED SHRIKE present again today again along the minor road near https://maps.app.goo.gl/2DtRwdBHmTe3Wio89?g_st=iw  Please do not park on verges, block gates or roads at this busy harvest time. Park in the car park at https://maps.app.goo.gl/iUUEaCKtkdimNaMRA?g_st=iw The car park will be open 5am to 8pm tomorrow, £5 for charity in the collection box, which will be inside the car park on the left attached to a wooden post. (MK). Also today two Whinchats, a Lesser Whitethroat, numerous Whitethroats, a Red Kite and a pair of Grey Partridges with 12 well developed young. (Terry Grant).

Long-tailed Shrike by Merv Carlyon

Long-tailed Shrike by Terry Grant

Hardwicke     A BLACK-WINGED STILT seen very well and was calling constantly as it flew over the Gloucester Sharpness canal tanker bay just N of The Pilot Inn, heading N towards Gloucester at 6am. (Julian Long).

Gloucester     A Ring-necked Parakeet at King George V park this evening. (Simon Hart).

Saul Warth     On a low water high tide at 6:15am 27 Avocets, 98 Curlews, four Black-tailed Godwits, six Dunlins, six Common Sandpipers together, a Ringed Plover heard, two Oystercatchers, a Little Egret, a Kingfisher flew through, a Yellow Wagtail, a Grey Wagtail, a Lesser Whitethroat, two Whitethroats, six Chiffchaffs, a Blackcap and 350+ Starlings. Also a Roe Deer and a Weasel. (MK).

WWT Slimbridge     From Robbie Garnett hide eight Green Sandpipers, three Little Ringed Plovers, a WOOD SANDPIPER, a Greenshank and a Common Sandpiper. A SPOONBILL, a Common Tern, a Spotted Redshank and a Little Egret on the Rushy. (Ian Hull/Heather England/Martin Price).

Kingscote     A pair of Spotted Flycatchers with a freshly fledged brood today. (Joshua Hamblin).

Eastleach Downs     The first-summer LONG-TAILED SHRIKE present again today again along the minor road near https://maps.app.goo.gl/2DtRwdBHmTe3Wio89?g_st=iw  Please do not park on verges, block gates or roads at this busy harvest time. Park in the car park at https://maps.app.goo.gl/iUUEaCKtkdimNaMRA?g_st=iw The car park will be open 5am to 8pm tomorrow, £5 for charity in the collection box, which will be inside the car park on the left attached to a wooden post. (MK).

Long-tailed Shrike by Mike King

WWT Slimbridge     On the Rushy his morning a SPOONBILL, three Common Terns, a Little Egret, a Ruff and a Spotted Redshank. Two WOOD SANDPIPERS, one on the Rushy and one on the Tack Piece and a Common Sandpiper and several Green Sandpipers. From Middle Point c100 Dunlins, three Knots, two Turnstones and at least one Sanderling. Two Little Ringed Plovers on South Lake today. A Great White Egret from Martin Smith hide. (Roberta Goodall/Heather England/Terry Stevenson).

Tresham     Late evening a large flock of at least 150 Corn Buntings going to roost. Also a Little Owl. (Paul Rich).

Forest of Dean     In the Woorgreens area 14+ Crossbills, two Tree Pipits, a Hobby, a Redstart and two Mandarins. Also an Emerald Damselfly. (Dan Watson).

Frampton pools     A Marsh Tit today. (Nick Goatman).

Eastleach Downs     The first-summer LONG-TAILED SHRIKE present again today again along the minor road at https://maps.app.goo.gl/2DtRwdBHmTe3Wio89?g_st=iw  Please do not park on verges, block gates or roads at this busy harvest time. Park in the car park at https://maps.app.goo.gl/iUUEaCKtkdimNaMRA?g_st=iw £5 for charity. The car park will be open 5am to 8pm Saturday and Sunday. Arrangements for next week to be advised if the bird is still present. (MK).

Stow-on-the-Wold     A Hobby near Stow today. (Richard Tyler).

Hobby by Richard Tyler

Saul Warth     Early morning, very low tide, four Knots, 31 Avocets, 21 Curlews, a Great White Egret, two Little Egrets, two Reed Warblers, two Whitethroats, a Lesser Whitethroat, a Blackcap, a Chiffchaff and eight Skylarks. Also the first Migrant Hawker here. (MK).

Migrant Hawker by Mike King

Westbury-on-Severn     Three Whinchats, a Yellow Wagtail, a Red Kite and an adult Yellow-legged Gull this morning. (Dan Watson).

Whinchats by Dan Watson

Frampton pools     A Hobby, four Great White Egrets, seven Little Egrets, seven Grey Herons, five Common Terns, six Swifts and an adult Yellow-legged Gull today. (Nick Goatman).

Forest of Dean     A Short-eared Owl at Staple Edge today at 10:30am. Also Crossbills and Tree Pipits. (Rob Husbands).

Ablington     A Hummingbird Hawk Moths today nectaring on Heather, one of many seen this week. (Roger Wasley).

Hummingbird Hawk Moth by Roger Wasley

Eastleach Downs     The first-summer LONG-TAILED SHRIKE was present all day again along the minor road at https://maps.app.goo.gl/2DtRwdBHmTe3Wio89?g_st=iw (Paul Taylor et al). Please do not park on verges, block gates or roads at this busy harvest time. Park in the car park at https://maps.app.goo.gl/iUUEaCKtkdimNaMRA?g_st=iw £5 for charity. The car park will be open 5am to 8pm Saturday and Sunday. Arrangements for next week to be advised if the bird is still present. (MK).

Long-tailed Shrike by Paul Taylor

WWT Slimbridge    A SPOONBILL on the Rushy, also a Spotted Redshank, four Ruff, 40 Black-tailed Godwits, a Common Tern, a Snipe and a Kingfisher. A WOOD SANDPIPER, a Common Sandpiper and seven Green Sandpipers on the Tack Piece. Three Yellow Wagtails and a Stonechat along the Summer Walkway. From Zeiss hide a BITTERN, a female Goshawk, a Red Kite, a Buzzard, two Kestrels, a male Marsh Harrier, a Cetti’s Warbler and 14 Common Cranes. (Oliver Paisey/MK).

Wood Sandpiper by Heather England

Spoonbill by Mike King

Common Tern by Mike King

Elmore Court     In the rewilding area early morning, birds included a Grasshopper Warbler heard, a Green Sandpiper and two families of Green Woodpeckers. (Steve Pullen).

Eastleach Downs     The first-summer LONG-TAILED SHRIKE was present all day again along the minor road at https://maps.app.goo.gl/2DtRwdBHmTe3Wio89?g_st=iw Please do not park on verges, block gates or roads at this busy harvest time. Park in the car park at https://maps.app.goo.gl/iUUEaCKtkdimNaMRA?g_st=iw £5 for charity. The car park will be open 5am to 8pm Friday, Saturday and Sunday. (MK). Also around the site today 14 Grey Partridges, a Whinchat and a Stonechat. (Roger Gillespie).

Saul Warth     Early morning, no tide, 51 Shelducks (25 juvs), 80 Avocets, four Oystercatchers, 20 Lapwings, 81 Curlews, 102 Black-tailed Godwits, two Sanderlings, 12 Dunlins, two Little Egrets, two Red Kites, 20 Swallows, four Mistle Thrushes, a Grey Wagtail and eight Pied Wagtails. (MK).

Red Kite by Mike King

WWT Slimbridge    Four red Knots on the Rushy at lunchtime today. Also Spotted Redshank, a leucistic Lapwing and Common Tern. (Roberta Goodall/Terry Stevenson).

Walmore Common     Two Wheatears, 20+ Yellow Wagtails, a Little Egret and a Red Kite at Walmore Common this morning. Nearby a Dunlin, five Common Sandpipers and a Little Egret at Westbury Strand. Single Jersey Tiger moths at both sites. A Ring-necked Parakeet at Quay Lane, Broadoak. (Andy Jayne).

Elmore Court     In the rewilding area this morning, two Whinchats with five Stonechats, a family of four Spotted Flycatchers, a Tawny Owl, five Green Woodpeckers, three Grey Herons, five Buzzards, a Sparrowhawk, two Ravens and good numbers of Reed Warblers, Sedge Warblers, Skylarks and Reed Buntings. (Steve Pullen).

Charlton Abbots     At Waterhatch two Green Woodpeckers calling, two Red Kites over and 25+ House Martins. Also butterflies included Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Comma and Red Admiral. (Andrew & Gill Worthington).

Winchcombe     In the garden today, a Treecreeper, 6+ Long-tailed Tits, a Red Kite over and seven Swifts overhead. (Andrew & Gill Worthington).

Eastleach Downs     The first-summer LONG-TAILED SHRIKE was present all day again along the minor road at https://maps.app.goo.gl/2DtRwdBHmTe3Wio89?g_st=iw Please do not park on verges, block gates or roads at this busy harvest time. Park in the car park at https://maps.app.goo.gl/iUUEaCKtkdimNaMRA?g_st=iw £5 for charity. (MK/Paul Masters). Also around the site today 16 Grey Partridges, a Whinchat, two Stonechats and two Clouded Yellows.

Long-tailed Shrike by Mike King

Long-tailed Shrike by Mike King

Long-tailed Shrike by Sarah Townsend

Stroud    A Dipper on the River Frome at Capels Mill today. (Terry Stevenson).

Ashleworth Ham     A ringing session early morning caught 83 birds including four Redstarts, a Reed Warbler, ten Sedge Warblers, three Blackcaps, 28 Whitethroats, three – Chiffchaffs, a Willow Warbler, three Long-tailed Tits, a Treecreeper and 12 Reed Buntings. Other species around the reserve included a Grey Heron, two Peregrines and three Ravens. (Mike Smart/Ashleworth ringing team).

Coombe Hill Meadows     A Southern Migrant Hawker just east of the first bridge at SO88172699. (Pete Churton).

Southern Migrant Hawker by Pete Churton

Cotswold Water Park East     6-8 Lesser Emperor dragonflies at Pit 132 today. (Duncan Dine).

Lesser Emperor by Duncan Dine