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 and showing well. (Della & Hayden Lack/Tim Jukes/Mark Rosher).

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 Mark Rosher

WWT Slimbridge     Two Garganeys on the Rushy this morning. (Ian Hull).

Walmore Common     A Cattle Egret, six Lapwings, two Snipe, eight Sedge Warblers, five Willow Warblers, six Whinchats, two Stonechats, a Yellow Wagtail and three Reed Buntings today. (Andy Jayne).

Saul Warth     At 6:15am low tide 88 Curlews, a Whimbrel, a Green Sandpiper heard, ten Avocets, two Great White Egrets, two Little Egrets, 14 Grey Herons, the escaped Greater Flamingo, three Chiffchaffs, three Whitethroats, two Blackcaps, six Skylarks and 23 Goldfinches. (MK).

Greater Flamingo by Mike King

Frampton pools     A Green Sandpiper on the sailing lake, a Great White Egret, four Cattle Egrets including a juvenile, five Little Egrets, five Grey Herons, two Spotted Flycatchers, two Lesser Whitethroats and an adult Yellow-legged Gull. (Nick Goatman).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Along the canal up to the bridge a Green Woodpecker and a Great Spotted Woodpecker. Butterflies included Clouded Yellow, Red Admiral and Small Tortoiseshell. Odonata included Southern Hawker, Brown Hawker, Southern Migrant Hawker, Migrant Hawker, Black-tailed Skimmer, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common and Ruddy Darter. (Keith White).

Winchcombe     A confiding young Wheatear at Winchcombe Cricket Club this afternoon. (Roger Wasley).

Wheatear by Roger Wasley

Tresham     Four Wheatears, two Yellow Wagtails, three Whitethroats and a Corn Bunting today. (Paul Rich).

Ashleworth Ham     A CES ringing session caught 60 birds today including three Sedge Warblers, two Blackcaps, 15 Whitethroats, a Lesser Whitethroat, five Chiffchaffs, a Willow Warbler, a Kingfisher, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Treecreeper, five Bullfinches, two Goldfinches and five Reed Buntings. Other birds on the reserve included three Grey Herons, a Great White Egret, a Peregrine, a Skylark, ten House Martins and five Ravens. (Mike Smart & Ashleworth ringing team).

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 and showing well. (Roy Shilham/Christopher Teague/Jon Mercer).

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 Roy Shilham

WWT Slimbridge     On the Rushy today a Wood Sandpiper, three Greenshanks, two Spotted Redshanks, a Ruff, a Redshank, a Black-tailed Godwit, a Snipe, two Common Terns, two Garganeys and a Sedge Warbler. On the Tack Piece a very brief Goosander (Andy Jayne), a Golden Plover, five Green Sandpipers, two Ruff, two Avocets and a Little Ringed Plover. A family of five Stonechats on the cross-fence off the Summer Walkway and three Sanderlings from Middle Point. A Mediterranean Gull on South Lake. (Andy Jayne/Paul Clark/Paul Masters/Roberta Goodall/MK).

Garganeys by Paul Clark

Wood Sandpiper by Mike King

Common Tern by Mike King

Saul Warth     At 6am low tide 96 Curlews, a Whimbrel heard, ten Black-tailed Godwits, 13 Avocets, two Great White Egrets, two Little Egrets, 11 Grey Herons, the escaped Greater Flamingo, 10+ Chiffchaffs, a Willow Warbler, two Whitethroats, five Skylarks and three Grey Wagtails. (MK).

Norton/The Leigh Water Meadows     At 10am today a Grey Heron, a Kestrel, a Cormorant, 20+ Skylarks, 24+ Linnets, 16+ Swallows, a Pied Wagtail and a Green Woodpecker. (Shaun Curtis).

Elmore Court     In the rewilding area today a pair of Ravens, two Whinchats with six Stonechats, five Green Woodpeckers and at least 40 Mistle Thrushes. (Steve Pullen).

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 Ralphs).

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 Ian Ralphs

Saul Warth     At 6am low tide 89 Curlews, a Whimbrel, 14 Black-tailed Godwits, 15 Avocets, three Oystercatchers, six Ringed Plovers, two Dunlins, a Turnstone, a Great White Egret, three Little Egrets, the escaped Greater Flamingo, two Common Terns, a Peregrine, an unseasonal Rock Pipit, six Swallows, a Skylark, a Lesser Whitethroat, two Whitethroats, two Chiffchaffs and a pair of Greenfinches scarce here. (MK).

Greenfinch & Lesser Whitethroat by Mike King

WWT Slimbridge     The Wood Sandpiper still on the Tack Piece today. (Terry Stevenson).

Frampton pools     Around the pools today 67 Chiffchaffs, two Willow Warblers, 15 Blackcaps, seven Whitethroats, 20 Swifts, 45 Sand Martins, four House Martins, eight Swallows, two Spotted Flycatchers, 93 Mallards, a Teal, 212 Coots, a Little Grebe, eight Great Crested Grebes with five young, a Great White Egret, two Sparrowhawks, five Buzzards, a Yellow-legged Gull and five Common Terns. (Nick Goatman).

Cotswold Water Park West     A Red Crested Pochard and three ducklings on Pit 32 today. (John Holland).

Nailsworth     Two Swifts, a Sparrowhawk family and a Jersey Tiger moth today. (Terry Grant).

Jersey Tiger by Terry Grant

WWT Slimbridge     A second-calendar year male MONTAGU’S HARRIER on the Dumbles from 8:30am showing very well until 10am when it flew N. It spent the rest of the day until early evening around Frampton 100-Acre and flashes and Saul Warth. (Ian Hull). Also today a Whimbrel on the river today, and around the grounds Yellow Wagtails, the Birdland escaped Greater Flamingo, a Wood Sandpiper, a Ruff, a Spotted Redshank and two Common Terns. (Mark Dowie/Ian Ralphs).

Montagu’s Harrier by Mark Dowie

Montagu’s Harrier by Mark Dowie

Montagu’s Harrier by Jon Mercer

Montagu’s Harrier by Jon Mercer

Greater Flamingo by Mark Dowie

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 . Also 15 Grey Partridges, a few Whinchats and a Clouded Yellow. (Adam Archer/Paul Sutton).

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 Sutton

Saul Warth     At high tide 40 Shelducks, 31 Avocets, three Oystercatchers, 16 Curlews, five Grey Herons, three Little Egrets, a Red Kite, a Buzzard, three Kestrels and 18 Swallows. (MK).

Frampton     Around the pools two Great White Egrets, a Hobby, a Whimbrel, Tufted Ducks with ducklings, Great Crested Grebes with chicks and three Common Terns. (Nick Goatman). From the towpath tonight two Whinchats, a Hobby, a Whimbrel and a Great White Egret. (Andy Jordan).

Cotswolds     At Chedworth Woods, along the road from Yanworth Mill towards Fosse Cross a family of 3/4 Spotted Flycatchers, 2/3 Coal Tits, two Bullfinches and a Buzzard. At Yanworth Mill c40 House Martins visiting nests and a juvenile Grey Wagtail from the bridge. Early along the track towards the Roman Villa three Spotted Flycatchers hunting from the fence, a Coal Tit dismantling a thistle seed head and both Nuthatches and Stock Doves heard. (Steve Brown).

Nailsworth     Four Swifts flying S and, in the garden, one of three young Sparrowhawks reared in a nearby nest, drinking and bathing in the garden pond. (Terry Grant).

Sparrowhawk by Terry Grant

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 . Also a Whinchat and a Wheatear. (MK).

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

Long-tailed Shrike by Mike King

Coombe Hill Meadows     This afternoon two Buzzards, a Kestrel, three families of Sedge Warblers, three Chiffchaffs, two Redstarts, a family of seven Pheasants, a family of four Reed Buntings and several families of Swallows. Also a Brown Hawker ovipositing and a male Southern Hawker. (Paul Clark). At midday along the canal Migrant Hawkers, Southern Migrant Hawkers, Emerald, Willow Emerald and Small Red-eyed Damselflies. (Ian Ralphs).

WWT Slimbridge     A BLACK TERN on the mud off of Middle Point early morning only. (Martin McGill). Wood Sandpiper and a Greenshank from Robbie Garnett hide and the escaped Birdland Greater Flamingo around the grounds. A Snipe on the Rushy. (Martin Price).

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 . Also two Whinchats, two Redstarts and c10 Grey Partridges. (Andy Jordan/Chris Snook/Richard Tyler).

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 Richard Tyler

Long-tailed Shrike by Andy Jordan

Long-tailed Shrike by Chris Snook

Saul Warth     From 6:15am 109 Curlews, a Whimbrel, 31 Avocets, 12 Dunlins, three Ringed Plovers, five Grey Herons, six Little Egrets, a Great Black-backed Gull caught and ate a Mole, three Whitethroats, a Lesser Whitethroat, two Chiffchaffs, eight Skylarks, a Yellow Wagtail and a Reed Bunting. The escaped Birdland Greater Flamingo distant at Middle Point. (MK).

WWT Slimbridge     From Stephen Kirk/Robbie Garnett hides a Wood Sandpiper, three Green Sandpipers, three Ruff, six Yellow Wagtails, two Avocets, House Martins and the escaped Greater Flamingo flew in from the river. From Middle Point 15 Curlews on the field, six Yellow Wagtails amongst the cattle, a Cormorant, a Little Egret, a Grey Heron, a Reed Bunting and a Reed Warbler with young calling. On the Rushy two Common Terns, a Greenshank, two Redshanks, three Spotted Redshanks, Lapwings, a Little Grebe, Goldfinches bathing and a Clouded Yellow. (Andrew & Gill Worthington/Martin Tayler). A Hobby hunting at Kingfisher hide. (Roberta Goodall).

Wood Sandpiper by Martin Tayler

Ruff by Martin Tayler

Daglingworth     A flock of 30+ Corn Buntings this afternoon, also a female Redstart and two Grass Snakes. (Andrew Morrison).

Westbury-on-Severn    A Whinchat, a Stonechat and six Reed Buntings at Westbury Strand this morning. Also three Ring-necked Parakeets nearby at Quay Lane, Broadoak and a Yellow-legged Gull was on the river yesterday evening. (Andy Jayne). Also at Quay Lane two Yellow Wagtails, seven Cormorants and a Jersey Tiger moth. (Oliver Paisey).

Frampton pools     At the sailing lake Sail lake this morning a Peregrine, a Hobby, 15 Swifts, 12 House Martins, 40 Sand Martins, ten Swallows, six Lesser Whitethroats, three Whitethroat, an adult Yellow-legged Gull, four Common Terns and two Tufted Ducks with 1 and 2 ducklings. This evening at Court Lake three Great White Egrets, eight adult Little Egrets with three juveniles and 18 Cormorants in the roost. Also a baby Grass Snake. (Nick Goatman).

Elmore Court     In the rewilding area this afternoon, the pond at the top of the service road had a Green Sandpiper, a Grey Wagtail and a Buzzard. Around the fields two Whinchats, six Stonechats, four Reed Warblers, two Whitethroats, four Buzzards, a Skylark, nine Linnets, ten Goldfinches and a Reed Bunting. (Bridgette King/MK).

Green Sandpiper by Mike King

Whinchat by Mike King

Stinchcombe Hill     A Tree Pipit flew N over the Hill this morning. At least two Spotted Flycatcher families at the north end and the first two Common Gulls of the autumn arrived on Wednesday. (James Robinson).

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 . Also a Hobby through, a Wheatear in the field opposite the car park, 3+ Red Kites, a Whinchat, five Red-legged Partridges and eight Grey Partridges. (Paul Masters/Mark Hobson/Oliver Paisey).

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

Saul Warth     Between 6-9:30am 96 Curlews, a Whimbrel heard, 31 Avocets, two Oystercatchers, 17 Ringed Plovers, six Dunlins, two Great White Egrets, three Little Egrets, nine Grey Herons, 53 Shelducks, two Blackcaps, four Whitethroats, a Lesser Whitethroat, three Chiffchaffs, six Skylarks, two Swallows, a Sand Martin and four Yellow Wagtails. (MK).

Lesser Whitethroat by Mike King

Coombe Hill Meadows    At least 46 Cattle Egrets on the Long Pool this afternoon. Also a Great White Egret, 12 Little Egrets, four Green Sandpipers, two Reed Warblers, two juvenile Shovelers on the pool by the car park and three Southern Migrant Hawkers, a Willow Emerald damselfly and five Clouded Yellows. (Jeremy Squire). Along the canal only as far as the first bridge c10 Swallows, two House Martins, a female Shoveler, two Bullfinches, two Red Kites, male and female Redstart, a Green Woodpecker, a Greenfinch, a Kingfisher and a Hobby. Also dragonflies included c6 Ruddy Darters, four Southern Migrant Hawkers, an Emperor, three Scarce Chasers, a Willow Emerald Damselfly, two Migrant Hawkers, a Southern Hawker, a Brown Hawker, several Blue-tailed Damselflies and a Black-tailed Skimmer. (Rob Crofton & Andy Langley).

WWT Slimbridge     Waders off of Middle Point included two Turnstones, 34 Ringed Plovers, ten Dunlins, 14 Sanderlings and two Common Sandpipers. The escaped Greater Flamingo was on the river off Middle Point until high tide when it relocated to the Top New Piece. (Ian Ralphs). On the Rushy three Spotted Redshanks, a Greenshank, a Cattle Egret family, two adults with a juvenile and a Little Egret. A WOOD SANDPIPER, two Green Sandpipers and a Greenshank from Robbie Garnett hide. (Paul Clark/Martin Price).

Cleeve Hill     This morning, a circular walk from West Down car park two Stonechat families, two Yellow Wagtail over, two Redstart, a flock of c120 Linnets, a singing Corn Bunting, a Bullfinch, a Marsh Tit, a young Green Woodpecker, a Willow Warbler, a Sparrowhawk, two Red Kites and a Buzzard. (Tom Mabbett).

Dowdeswell Reservoir     This morning a singing Cetti’s Warbler (first ever singing), a Kingfisher, a family of Reed Warblers, two Chiffchaffs, four young Moorhens with an adult, a Grey Heron, a Great Crested Grebe still and two Painted Ladies. (Tom Mabbett).

Newnham-on-Severn    A Hobby chasing hirundines this evening at 9:15pm. (Dan Watson).

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). Also two Whinchats along the hedge line and a female Grey Partridge and three juveniles. (Mike White).

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).