WWT Slimbridge     A GARGANEY on the Dumbles scrape from Estuary Tower this morning. (Martin McGill). A summer plumaged Spotted Redshank and four male Ruffs in various states of moult from Discovery hide. A juvenile Barn Owl from Kingfisher hide. (Paul Masters).

Garganey by Paul Masters

Haw Bridge East     A QUAIL heard and seen really well again this morning at 4:30am. It’s in the rough field with the pylon and the sheep in by the river. SO 84485 26353 (Robin Lewis).

Saul Warth     At 6am no tide, fewer birds in the heat, 29 Avocets, 51 Curlews, seven Oystercatchers, 67 Shelducks, two Little Egrets, five Grey Herons, three Kestrels, four Skylarks, a Grey Wagtail, a Cuckoo calling, four Whitethroats and a Lesser Whitethroat. Also an Emperor dragonfly hunting Meadow Browns. (MK).

Emperor by Mike King

Kingswood (W of Wotton)     A Grasshopper Warbler this morning reeling in the hedgerow near the Ash Path, a patch tick. (Tom McCarthy).

Gloucester     This afternoon a flock of at least 50 screaming Swifts over Kingsholm. (Bryony Fulcher).

Saul Warth     At 6am no tide, 21 Avocets, 46 Curlews, 37 Black-tailed Godwits, 11 Oystercatchers, 140 Shelducks, a Little Egret, four Grey Herons, three Common Terns, four Kestrels, six Swallows, a Grey Wagtail, a Chiffchaff, four Whitethroats and a Lesser Whitethroat. Also the first Ringlet butterflies. (MK).

Ashleworth Ham     From the GWT hide this afternoon a Cattle Egret, a Common Sandpiper, a Grey Heron, two Shelducks, four Coots, two Lapwings, six Greylags, eight Mallards, two Mute Swans, seven Jackdaws, two Blackcaps, two Chiffchaffs and a Buzzard. (John Fletcher).

Cattle Egret by John Fletcher

Haw Bridge East     A QUAIL heard and seen really well this morning. It’s in the rough field with the pylon and sheep in by the river. SO 84485 26353 (Robin Lewis).

WWT Slimbridge     From the Estuary Tower two juvenile BITTERNS showing well in the open at the Pillbox end of the pool today. (Nigel Young).

Halmore     A Hobby perched in a tree off Slimbridge Lane late this evening. (Chris Newton).

Hobby by Chris Newton

Saul Warth     At 6am no tide, 52 Avocets, 47 Curlews, seven Oystercatchers, 176 Shelducks, a Great White Egret, a Little Egret, four Grey Herons, three Kestrels, five Swallows, five Mistle Thrushes, two Grey Wagtails, three Chiffchaffs, six Whitethroats and a Lesser Whitethroat. Also two Small Skippers. (MK).

Frampton    From Splatt Bridge early morning, the Grasshopper Warbler was still reeling intermittently and seen distantly on the edge of the reedbed from the gate. Also a Stonechat, a Great White Egret and two Lapwings. (Steve Pullen).

North Cerney     A QUAIL seen flying from the field next to the farm track on Chapel Lane early morning. (Dave Soons).

Ashleworth & Hasfield Hams     Two Mute Swans, a pair of Shelducks with seven ducklings, 40 Mallards, a drake Tufted Duck, a Little Egret, a Grey Heron, five Coots, an adult Lapwing and a juvenile, a Green Sandpiper, a Cuckoo, a Reed Warbler, a Lesser Whitethroat, a Blackcap and two Reed Buntings. (Mike Smart).

Upton St Leonards     A Red-legged Partridge in the garden at 8am. (Chris Hebbron).

North Cerney     A QUAIL calling before 7:15am at the junction of Chapel Lane and the farm track, also three Corn Buntings, a Bullfinch, several Yellowhammers, a Red Kite, a Buzzard and a Great Spotted Woodpecker. (Steve Brown). Later today 2-3 QUAIL at the same spot this evening. Additional to earlier reports a Whitethroat and a Grey Heron flew over. (Richard Williams/Ken Hurcombe/David Creber). Also this morning a QUAIL calling from the field below the cricket pitch on the other side of the valley. (Terry Fenton).

WWT Slimbridge     At 9am two juvenile BITTERNS showing at the end of the pillbox reedbed viewed from Estuary Tower. (Mike Davis). This afternoon a Spotted Redshank and a Green Sandpiper from Zeiss hide. Also a Green Sandpiper on the Tack Piece and a BITTERN out in the grass from Estuary Tower. (Steve Pullen).

Gloucester     The male BLACK REDSTART still singing from the top of Kings Walk car park in the city centre this morning, then seen briefly on Lloyds Bank rooftop a short while later. viewed from New Inn Lane. (Steve Pullen).

Forest of Dean     At Nagshead a pair of Hawfinches, a Crossbill, nine Spotted Flycatchers, three Firecrests, four Nuthatches, a female Redstart and a Mandarin. (Oliver Paisey).

Saul Warth     At 6:45am, no tide, 56 Avocets, 30 Black-tailed Godwits, 21 Curlews, nine Oystercatchers, 223 Shelducks, three Little Egrets, four Kestrels, three Swallows, four Skylarks, two Grey Wagtails and a Lesser Whitethroat. Also six Marbled Whites, a Small Tortoiseshell and two Thick-legged Flower Beetles. (MK).

Foss Cross     Two Grey Partridges this morning. (Ken Hurcombe).

Rendcomb     Two fledgling Grey Wagtails attended by the adults, a Bullfinch, a Green Woodpecker, two Ravens and a Red Kite. (Steve Brown).

Cowley     Between the river bridge and Park Farm a Firecrest, a Treecreeper, a Spotted Flycatcher, a Coal Tit and a Grey Wagtail. (Steve Brown).

Prestbury     At 3:45pm today a Redshank flew over calling. (Ken Heron).

North Cerney     2-3 QUAIL calling from the field next to the farm track on Chapel Lane this evening. (Dave Soons).

Hasfield Ham     Two QUAIL calling this afternoon. (Mike Smart).

Bourton Downs    At least two QUAIL calling in fields near the Downs this morning. (Sheep’s Head Nature).

WWT Slimbridge     From the Estuary Tower birds today included a SPOONBILL, a juvenile Marsh Harrier, two juvenile Stonechats, the Corn Bunting distantly and two BITTERNS briefly. (Paul Clark). A Green Sandpiper from Robbie Garnett hide. (Steve Rickard).

Saul Warth     At 6:30am low tide 46 Avocets, three Bar-tailed Godwits, 25 Curlews, four Oystercatchers, 285 Shelducks, two Little Egrets, four Cormorants, a Marsh Harrier, two Kestrels, 20 Stock Doves, two Swallows and a Grey Wagtail. (MK).

Haresfield     Opposite the garden centre this morning six Yellow Wagtails, two males and four juveniles, three Yellowhammers, five Greenfinches, six Skylarks, five Linnets, two Buzzards and a Great Spotted Woodpecker. (Steve Pullen).

Sapperton area     A walk from the Daneway Inn to Sapperton tunnel, Sapperton village and on to Daneway Banks today. At Sapperton, at least six Swifts, a Goldcrest, a Firecrest and a Blackcap. At Daneway Banks, three Large Blue butterflies and another nearby in Siccaridge woods. (John Holland).

Ashleworth Ham     Today’s CES ringing session caught 120 birds with only 13 retraps including ten Redstarts, 12 Sedge Warblers, nine Blackcaps, 30 Whitethroats, ten Chiffchaff, a juvenile Willow Warbler, 14 Long-tailed Tits, a Treecreeper and 14 Reed Buntings. Around the reserve two Grey Herons, a Red Kite, a Peregrine, a Sparrowhawk, a Lapwing, a Curlew, two QUAIL calling, two Cuckoos, many Skylarks, a Reed Warbler, a Sedge Warbler, many Whitethroats, 1-2 Chiffchaffs and many Reed Buntings. (Mike Smart/Ashleworth ringing team).

North Cerney     A QUAIL calling next to the farm track gateway on Chapel Lane this morning again. (Dave Soons).

WWT Slimbridge    A CORN BUNTING distantly on a hedge two fields north from Estuary Tower this morning and a Grasshopper Warbler reeled briefly. (Oliver Paisey). A juvenile BITTERN showing on and off in the Knott hide reed bed from Estuary Tower this morning and the female BITTERN spent most of the morning in the reeds at Van de Bovenkamp hide. Three Green Sandpipers and a drake Wigeon from Martin Smith hide and a Scarce Chaser near the new Estuary Tower walkway gate. A Little Ringed Plover and 40 Black-tailed Godwits on South Lake. A Curlew and three Lapwings on the Tack Piece, including the leucistic bird, and 30 Lapwings and 22 Redshanks from Zeiss hide. A Jay flew north over the car park at 8am. (Oliver Paisey/Mike Davis/Steve Huggins/Les Ditchburn/MK).

Green Sandpipers by Mike King

Frampton     A female Cuckoo called a few times near Splatt Bridge this morning and a male calling from the other side of the canal. The Grasshopper Warbler was reeling again. (Steve Pullen).

Coombe Hill Meadows    This morning three Buzzards, a Red Kite, two Curlews, two Oystercatchers, two Redshanks, four Yellow Wagtails, three Reed Buntings, three Sedge Warblers, a Reed Warbler, two Redstarts and 6+ Skylarks. Also 6+ Emperor Dragonflies, 6+ Scarce Chasers, 6+ Black-tailed Skimmers and 4+ Broad-bodied Chasers. (Paul Clark).

Cotswold Water Park East     Seven Red Crested Pochards and a Cattle Egret flew by at Whelford Pools this afternoon. (Steve Huggins).

North Cerney     A QUAIL calling from the field at the top of Chapel Lane, also three male Corn Buntings singing along the farm track to Conigree Woods. (Dave Soons).

WWT Slimbridge     The female BITTERN seen flying in and out of the Knott hide reedbed viewed from Estuary Tower and a juvenile BITTERN in the reedbed. Also today around the grounds a Mediterranean Gull, a male Marsh Harrier, a Bar-tailed Godwit, a leucistic Lapwing, a Dunlin, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Little Egret from Martin Smith hide and a juvenile Barn Owl showing in the nestbox from Kingfisher hide. (Oliver Paisey/Terry Grant/Martin Price/Terry Stevenson).

Saul Warth    10am-midday over high tide, quiet again, 260+ Shelducks including three ducklings, five Oystercatchers, 14 Curlews, two Buzzards, a Marsh Harrier, two Kestrels, eight Swallows and two Sand Martins. Eight species of butterfly today including Marbled White, Painted Lady and Small and Large Skipper. (MK).

Coombe Hill Meadows     A Hobby, a Green Woodpecker, a pair of Oystercatchers with two chicks, a Little Ringed Plover with two chicks, a Mute Swan with six cygnets. Also on site Reed Bunting, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Chiffchaff, Redstart and Lapwings. (Les Ditchburn).

Kingswood     In and from the garden today a family group of five Chiffchaffs passed through, five Kestrels, a Dipper, a Kingfisher and a few Hummingbird Hawk Moths. (Tom McCarthy).

Saul Warth     7-10am two Little Egrets, 20 Avocets, 11 Curlews, seven Oystercatchers, six Barnacle Geese flew S, 184 Shelducks including ten ducklings, a male Marsh Harrier, 14 Swallows and five Sand Martins. (MK).

Frampton     A Grasshopper Warbler reeling almost constantly for 20 minutes from the reeds at Splatt Bridge early this morning but not visible at all. (Steve Pullen). Around the Pools a Spotted Flycatcher, four Common Terns, a Yellow-legged Gull, a Lesser Whitethroat, four Whitethroats, 12 Chiffchaffs, 21 Blackcaps, five Oystercatchers, six Swifts, 100 Sand Martins, 24 Swallows, six House Martins, a Great White Egret, 35 Mute Swan and ten cygnets, 26 Greylags and four goslings, two Canada Geese and four goslings, eight Great Crested Grebes and one chick, 63 Coots and eight young, six Moorhens and one chick and Coal Tits with young. (Nick Goatman).

WWT Slimbridge     Two juvenile BITTERNS showing in the Knott hide reed bed viewed from the Estuary Tower. (Oliver Paisey).

Saul Warth     Early morning to high tide, fairly quiet, two Little Egrets, four Grey Herons, 30 Avocets, ten Curlews, a Bar-tailed Godwit, six Oystercatchers, 189 Shelducks including eight ducklings, a Marsh Harrier, two Kestrels, a Swallow and a Linnet. Also the first Marbled White and first patch dragonflies, two male Emperors. (MK).

Highnam     From from Highnam Court to Highnam Woods a Hobby, three Spotted Flycatchers, three Yellow Wagtails and a Nightingale heard calling and then seen briefly in the wood. Also a Spotted Flycatcher, a singing Yellowhammer near Lassington Wood and a Scarce Chaser at the Over canal. (Andy Jayne).

Minchinhampton     At Hampton Fields early this morning six Corn Buntings, five male Yellowhammers, 10+ Skylarks, 10+ Linnets, a Nuthatch and a Buzzard. (Steve Pullen).

Newent     A Spotted Flycatcher using a swallow cup  for its nest in a private wood today. (Alan Hooper/Rick Benson-Bunch).

Spotted Flycatcher by Alan Hooper

Rodborough Common     Meadow Pipits finding caterpillars and grasshoppers to feed their broods and Skylarks singing from the low hawthorns today. (Nigel Gardener).

Meadow Pipit by Nigel Gardener

Skylark by Nigel Gardener

Stroud     A Privet Hawk Moth in a private garden today. (Terry Grant).

Privet Hawk Moth by Terry Grant

Coombe Hill Meadows     Late news of a male PIED FLYCATCHER, the first for the reserve on the 13th, but no further sign that day or since. (Nick Hughes).

Pied Flycatcher by Nick Hughes

WWT Slimbridge     A QUAIL calling on the Dumbles this morning. (per Ian Hull).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning a QUAIL calling in the distance mid morning and later calling intermittently from the field between Broadmere and the towpath. Two Coots with a juvenile by the Wharf, a Curlew, two Yellow Wagtails, 3+ Sedge Warblers, 2+Whitethroats.2+ Blackcaps, a Chiffchaff and 3+ Reed Buntings. (Mike Smart/Ian Ralphs).

Tresham     A QUAIL calling again this evening. (Paul Rich). 9+ Red Kites, 15+ Corn Buntings and a Yellow Wagtail today. (Terry Grant).

Saul Warth     Early morning high tide two Little Egrets, three Grey Herons, 27 Avocets, six Curlews, five Oystercatchers, 209 Shelducks including 16 ducklings, a Marsh Harrier chased off patch by Oystercatchers, a Kestrel with rodent prey, 19 Stock Doves, 11 Swallows, two Sand Martins, six Skylarks and two male Reed Buntings. (MK).

Marsh Harrier chased by an Oystercatcher by Mike King

Tewkesbury     Along the Tewkesbury-Ashchurch cycle path a Garden Warbler seen and heard this morning. (Les Ditchburn).

Hardwicke     At the tanker bay just N of The Pilot Inn at 5am a Tawny Owl flew over. Later a Cetti’s Warbler calling, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Sparrowhawk, a Kingfisher, two Chiffchaffs and a Whitethroat. (Julian Long).

Frampton     A Cuckoo heard, the Ross’s Goose and the Bar-headed x Snow Goose hybrid on Court Lake. Also a Common Tern at Splatt Bridge. (Sarah Townsend).