Gloucester     A male BLACK REDSTART seen and heard singing from the top level, north corner of Kings Walk car-park at 8:35pm this evening. (Andy Jayne).

WWT Slimbridge     On the Tack Piece a CURLEW SANDPIPER, c150 Ringed Plovers, 90 Dunlins and a Sanderling. (Ian Hull).

Saul Warth     130 Dunlins, 25 Ringed Plovers, an Avocet, an Oystercatcher, a Whimbrel, three Common Cranes, six Skylarks and arrivals of 50+ Swallows, 10+ House Martins and 20+ Sand Martins. (MK).

Swallows & Sand Martin by Mike King

Frampton pools     A Spotted Flycatcher, a Hobby, the first Tawny Owlet of the year, 22 Chiffchaffs, 26 Blackcaps, a Garden Warbler, three Whitethroats, two Cetti’s Warblers, 10+ Reed Warblers, a Cuckoo, a Shelduck and 20+Swifts today. (Nick Goatman/Paul Masters/Andy Chapman). Also at the sailing lake a Reed Bunting, a few Reed Warblers and four Common Terns. Also a Peregrine high over the Three Horseshoes pub at 4pm. (Harrison Rowsell).

Coombe Hill Meadows      A QUAIL calling intermittently from the scrape field this morning. (Ian Hull/Steve Brown). At midday it was calling very close to the concrete bridge. (Les Ditchburn).

Gloucester     A male BLACK REDSTART singing loudly from the rooftops in Gloucester city centre near The Cross at 10:30am. (Steve Pullen).

Saul Warth     Between 6:15-9am at high tide 40 Shelducks, a summer plumaged Grey Plover, 200+ Dunlins, 200+ Ringed Plovers, 7+ Sanderlings, a Whimbrel, six Curlews, four Oystercatchers, two Common Cranes, two Little Egrets, a Cuckoo heard, a Sand Martin, two House Martins, 30 Swallows, a Raven and a Meadow Pipit, scarce this spring. (MK/Gordon Hodgson).

WWT Slimbridge     A Sanderling from Robbie Garnett hide. A Marsh Harrier, two Roe Deer and a Fox on the Top New Piece. (Molly Gould).

Ashleworth Ham     A CES ringing session caught 52 birds including three Redstarts, 16 Sedge Warblers, a Blackcap, nine Whitethroats, two Goldfinches and five Reed Buntings. Other birds in the area included six Mute Swans, 50 Greylags and a pair with four goslings, 30 Canada Geese, four Egyptian Geese, a pair of Shelducks with seven ducklings, two drake Gadwalls, 30 Mallards, a drake Pintail, two Grey Herons, three Coots, three Lapwings, a Cuckoo, 6+ Skylarks, five Sand Martins, a Redstart, four Sedge Warblers, six Whitethroat, a Lesser Whitethroat, two Chiffchaffs, a Raven and two Reed Buntings. (Mike Smart).

Apperley     A QUAIL calling at Haw Bridge first thing this morning. (Robin Lewis).

Saul Warth     Between 6:15-8:45am at high tide 55 Shelducks, two Turnstones, 11 Knot, 200+ Dunlins, 200+ Ringed Plovers, 25+ Sanderlings, a Redshank, three Bar-tailed Godwits, two Whimbrels, seven Curlews, seven Oystercatchers, a Common Crane, a Cuckoo heard, a Grey Wagtail, two House Martins, 20+ Swallows and a Roe Deer. (MK).

WWT Slimbridge     On the Rushy 63 Avocets and three 2nd calendar year Mediterranean Gulls. (Paul Clark).

Forest of Dean     At Beechenhurst two Wood Warblers, a Pied Flycatcher and two Redstarts heard singing. Also a Coal Tit and a Nuthatch. At Brierley Crossbills and Siskins heard. Two Bullfinches at Ruspidge Halt. (Steve Brown).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning two Mute Swans, 40 Greylags, two Canada Geese, two Egyptian Geese, a drake Gadwall, 30 Mallards and a female with 5 ducklings on the canal, a drake Shoveler, a Grey Heron, five Coots and a pair at Wharf with 2 young, two Oystercatchers with 3 chicks, five Lapwings, a male Ruff in full breeding plumage with shiny black ruff, four Redshanks, 5+ Skylarks, five Swallows, ten Sand Martins, four Yellow Wagtails, 3+ Redstarts, a Cetti’s Warbler, 5+ Sedge Warblers, 5+ Whitethroats, three Blackcaps, 3+ Chiffchaffs and 3+ Reed Buntings. (Mike Smart).

Haresfield     Opposite the garden centre late morning five Yellow Wagtails, three Yellowhammers, three Skylarks, 40+ Swifts, a Green Woodpecker, two Jays, two Red Kites, two Buzzards, a Kestrel, a Sparrowhawk and three Roe Deer. (Steve Pullen).

Frampton     Around the pools three Common Terns, a Garden Warbler and two Cuckoos. (John Barnett). This evening a Hobby on Court Lake and 15 Swifts. (Nick Goatman).

Twyning    Two Cuckoos calling together along the Avon towards Twyning this morning. (Sarah Loaring).

Leckhampton     A Red Kite drifting W continually calling, two Swifts flew east diverting briefly to harass the Kite. (Steve Brown).

Coombe Hill Meadows     A QUAIL calling for about 45 minutes mid-morning both from the Snipe Pool field and later around the main scrape. (Ian Ralphs/Martin McGill/Jeremy Squire). Also this morning nine Mute Swans, a Canada Goose, 19 Greylags, a Shelduck, 32 Mallards and at least 3 broods of ducklings, two pairs of Tufted Ducks, two drake Shovelers, a drake Pintail, four drake Gadwalls, a Teal, a Curlew, a pair of Oystercatchers with 3 young, eight Lapwings, four Redshanks, a Little Ringed Plover, a Snipe, six Grey Herons, two Great White Egrets, a Little Egret, eight adult Coots and four adult Moorhens both with young on the canal, a Lesser Black-backed Gull, a Cuckoo calling, a Cetti’s Warbler, three Reed Warblers and 21 singing male Sedge Warblers. (Ian Ralphs).

WWT Slimbridge    This morning four first summer Mediterranean Gulls on the Rushy causeway. (Tim McGrath). From Zeiss hide a BITTERN flew and landed in reedbed left of Van De Bovenkamp at 11:15am then flew towards the Kingfisher hide at 11:56am. Also a Ruff, a Sparrowhawk, a Red Kite and two Buzzards. From Estuary Tower earlier the DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE and the Tundra Bean Goose still. (Oliver Paisey/Dot Jones/Tim Jukes).

Saul Warth     Between 6:15-9:15am at high tide 40 Shelducks +3 ducklings, three Turnstones, four Knot, 200+ Dunlins, 200+ Ringed Plovers, 25 Sanderlings, three Bar-tailed Godwits, a Whimbrel, ten Curlews, four Oystercatchers, a Whitethroat, four Skylarks, three House Martins, a Sand Martin and 20+ Swallows. (MK/Gordon Hodgson).

Sanderlings by Gordon Hodgson

Whitethroat by Mike King

Whimbrel by Mike King

Frampton     A Spotted Flycatcher, five Common Terns, a Garden Warbler and a Cuckoo around the pools this morning. (Nick Goatman/Mike Davis).

Ashleworth & Hasfield Hams     This morning eight Mute Swans, four Greylags, four Canada Geese +4 goslings, two pairs of Shelducks +7 ducklings. 15 Mallards +1 duckling, three drake Gadwalls, three Grey Herons, a Little Egret, a Coot, a Moorhen, a Peregrine and a Cuckoo. (Mike Smart).

Cobney Meadows     Two Mute Swans, three Greylags, 15 Canada Geese, a drake Mandarin, 30 Mallards, a Little Egret, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, two Swifts, two Redstarts, a Reed Warbler, 2+ Sedge Warblers, four Blackcaps and two Chiffchaff. (Mike Smart).

Leigh Meadows     Ten Mallards, three Grey Herons, a Little Egret, a Red Kite, a Buzzard, a Swift, two Skylarks, two Yellow Wagtails, two Redstarts, 2+ Sedge Warblers, two Blackcaps and a Reed Bunting. (Mike Smart).

Chaceley Meadows     Two Redstarts, a Garden Warbler, a Lesser Whitethroat and four Linnets today. (Mike Smart).

Saul Warth     Between 6-9am at high tide a SPOONBILL, which flew back to WWT at 6:10am, three Mandarins (2m, 1f), 40 Shelducks, a Turnstone, four Knot, c150 Dunlins, c300 Ringed Plovers, 24 Sanderlings, three Bar-tailed Godwits, seven Whimbrels, ten Curlews, six Oystercatchers, a Common Tern, four Skylarks, 100 House Martins, a Sand Martin and 20 Swallows. (MK).

WWT Slimbridge    This afternoon five first-summer Mediterranean Gulls on the Rushy. (Tim McGrath). A Common Crane and one chick on South Lake today. The Dark-bellied Brent Goose and the Tundra Bean Goose on the Dumbles. The BITTERN flew into the Pill Box pool reedbed. (Roberta Goodall). Also at least 20 Avocets on the Rushy and 20+ around the reserve. Many Reed Warblers and a Sedge Warbler from Zeiss hide, with more Sedge Warblers around the reserve. A Ruff, a distant Marsh Harrier, a Buzzard with a vole and c30 Black-tailed Godwits from Zeiss hide. (Paul Sutton).

Reed Warbler by Paul Sutton

Forest of Dean     At Nagshead this morning, a pair of Spotted Flycatchers, at least six Pied Flycatchers, a Redstart heard, a Firecrest, a Siskin and two Garden Warblers. (Steve Rickard).

Lydney     Two Common Terns over the Boating Lake at 8:30am today. (Ian Rogers).

Gossington     A Barn Owl over the A38 near Gossington at 11pm. (Chris Newton).

Winchcombe     A Cuckoo heard calling this afternoon. (Andrew Worthington).

Longney Crib     Late afternoon a Redshank, an Oystercatcher, a Common Sandpiper, three Shelducks, five Mallards, two Grey Herons, two Cormorants, seven Sedge Warblers, three Swallows, nine Sand Martins, a Buzzard, a Kestrel, 100+ corvids mixed Rooks and Crows and 35 Lesser Black-backed Gulls. (John Fletcher).

Forest of Dean     Last night the first Nightjar churring and wing clapping back at a traditional site. Also a Woodcock and two juvenile Tawny Owls calling. (Dominic Godfrey).

Stonehouse    A Common Tern over the Ocean/canal this morning just after 8am. (Simon Spedding).

Saul Warth     Between 6:15-8:15am post tide 34 Shelducks, two Sanderlings, 400 flighty small waders comprised c150 Dunlins and c250 Ringed Plovers, two Bar-tailed Godwits, 11 Curlews, 12 Oystercatchers, a Marsh Harrier, a Great White Egret, three Skylarks and 24 Swallows. (MK).

Frampton    From Splatt Bridge early this morning, three Cuckoos including a female chasing each other around the edge of the 100- Acre, four Common Cranes, five Swifts, a Redshank, two Oystercatchers, a Kingfisher and a Lesser Whitethroat. (Steve Pullen). At the pools this morning ten Oystercatchers, five Common Terns, a Garden Warbler and a Cuckoo calling. (Nick Goatman).

WWT Slimbridge    A BITTERN seen from the Estuary Tower flying down past the Zeiss hide again. A Mediterranean Gull on the Rushy this morning and a Lesser Whitethroat singing in the hedge by the Rushy. (Ian Ralphs).

Norton & The Leigh Meadows     At 9am 10+ Greenfinches, 5+ Blackcaps, 5+ Chiffchaffs, four Skylarks, three Yellow Wagtails, two Linnets, 20 Mallards, a Grey Heron, a Whitethroat, a Reed Bunting and a Raven. (Shaun Curtis).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This afternoon 10+ Sedge Warblers, four Chiffchaffs, two Blackcaps, four Skylarks, a Grey Heron, 40+ Mallards, 25+ Canada Geese, 15+ Greylags, four Lapwings, a drake Pintail, a drake Gadwall, a Little Ringed Plover, a Redshank, two Pied Wagtails, two Yellow Wagtails, a Redstart, a Mute Swan, an Oystercatcher, a Curlew, two Buzzards, a Kestrel and a Red Kite. (Shaun Curtis).

Cotswold Water Park West     At the Gateway Centre, singing birds including Garden Warbler, Cetti’s Warbler, Blackcap, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler and Chiffchaff. Also a Great Crested Grebe with two well grown young and a Jay. (Steve Brown).

Cheltenham     At Sandford Park a male Mandarin on the Chelt. (Steve Brown).

Forest of Dean    In the Woorgreens/Crabtree Hill area a Wood Warbler, a Spotted Flycatcher, two Firecrests, a Grey Wagtail, four Tree Pipits, four Stonechats, two Garden Warblers, four Redstarts, four Buzzards, a Treecreeper, two Siskins and 15 Crossbills. In the Cannop Upper Pond area a Dipper, two Grey Wagtails and two Mistle Thrushes. At Parkend in Crown Lane two Hawfinches and five Mistle Thrushes on the cricket pitch. At Nagshead two Pied Flycatchers, two Hawfinches, a Redstart, two Firecrests, a Raven, a Sparrowhawk, a Mistle Thrush, two Siskins and a Garden Warbler. (Roger Gillespie/Ian Sherriffs/Paul Masters/MK). In Russells Inclosure two Wood Warblers, two Crossbills, a Redstart and a Raven. In the Soudley Ponds area two Firecrests, eight Mandarin some with ducklings, two Grey Wagtails, a Raven and four Little Grebes. (Roger Gillespie). This afternoon at Nagshead a Garden Warbler heard, a Nuthatch, a pair of Jays and a male Redstart. 3-4 Wood Warblers heard in Kensleyridge Inclosure. A Swift seen from Cannop Stoneworks.  Several House Martins above Silver Street, Littledean at 11 am. (Andy & Sue Gibbons).

Wood Warbler by Mike King

Spotted Flycatcher by Mike King

Crossbill by Mike King

Pied Flycatcher by Mike King

Frampton     Around the pools this evening two Spotted Flycatchers, a Hobby and 30+ Swifts. This morning eight Common Terns, a Common Sandpiper, a Garden Warbler, an Oystercatcher and a Yellow-legged Gull. (Nick Goatman).

WWT Slimbridge     A BITTERN showed well from Knott hide and the Estuary Tower this afternoon. (Terry Stevenson).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning a Red Kite, four Grey Herons, four Egyptian Geese, two Oystercatchers and three chicks, six Lapwings, three Stock Doves, three male Redstarts, five male Reed Buntings, a Reed Warbler, 12+ Sedge Warblers, five Chiffchaffs, four Whitethroats, three Shovelers and three Roe Deer. (Paul Clark).

Edge     At Rudge Hill N.R. today a Red Kite, a Buzzard, two Jays, a Song Thrush and a few Willow Warblers. Butterflies included Duke of Burgundy, Brown Argus, Painted Lady, Green Hairstreak, Small Heath and Small Copper, also a Common Heath, a Mint Moth and a Cardinal Beetle. (Paul Sutton).

Willow Warbler by Paul Sutton

WWT Slimbridge     Three first-summer Mediterranean Gulls on the Rushy today. (Ian Hull).

Saul Warth     Between 5:45-7:45am no tide, 68 Shelducks, four Sanderlings, 80 Dunlins, 160 Ringed Plovers, two Bar-tailed Godwits, 12 Curlews, four Oystercatchers, a Marsh Harrier, a Common Crane, and five distant at Middle Point, a Little Egret, a Cuckoo heard, a Grey Wagtail, four Skylarks, six Swallows, six House Martins and 25 Linnets. (MK).

Frampton     A Hobby flew over Watery Lane at 12:30pm today. Also 5+ Common Terns, a Yellow-legged Gull, 20 Sand Martins, ten Swifts, six Swallows, a Whitethroat and a family of Long-tailed Tits with several immatures. (Peter Bryant).

Hinton     A Cuckoo calling close to Kingshill Farm today. (Mike Fisher).

Aylburton     Two Red Kites 2 miles N of Hanley Farm Shop at 9:10am today. (Stephen Curtis).

Saul Warth     Between 5:30-8:30am no tide, a pair of Mandarins, a pair of Gadwalls, 40 Shelducks, three Sanderlings, 80 Dunlins, 175 Ringed Plovers, five Avocets, 12 Curlews, three Oystercatchers, two Little Egrets, a male Marsh Harrier, 30 Swallows, six Sand Martins, a House Martin and three Roe Deer. (MK).

Frampton     Around the pools four Common Terns, 100+ Sand Martins, 20+ Swallows, a few House Martins, two Shelducks, a Garden Warbler and the Yellow-legged Gull again. (Nick Goatman).

Whitminster     A Common Crane over the A38 roundabout at Whitminster at 2:20 this afternoon. (Julian Gould).

Elmore Court    In the rewilding area this afternoon birds included a Cattle Egret amongst the Longhorn Cattle, a Cuckoo calling, two Red Kites over, a pair of Stonechats, three Lesser Whitethroats, a Bullfinch, four Lapwings and a Green Woodpecker. (Steve Pullen).

Hasfield & Ashleworth Hams     Two Mute Swans, six Greylags including four small goslings, two pairs of Shelduck and nine ducklings, four Gadwalls, 20 Mallards, a Grey Heron, a Little Egret, a Peregrine, two Coots, a Cuckoo, two Skylarks, 2+ Sedge Warblers, 2+ Whitethroats, 2+ Chiffchaffs and two Reed Buntings. (Mike Smart).

May Hill     Two Tree Pipits this morning. (Andy Chapman).

Quedgeley     Three singing Cetti’s Warblers between Rea and Sellars Bridge early morning. (Mark Hobson).

Hardwicke     A SPOONBILL flew over heading towards Quedgeley at midday. (Nigel Young).

Spoonbill by Nigel Young

Saul Warth     Between 5:45-8:30am no tide, a pair of Mandarins, 62 Shelducks and the first five ducklings, six Sanderlings, 116 Dunlins, 162 Ringed Plovers, five Avocets, a Whimbrel heard, two Curlews, six Oystercatchers, a Little Egret, a Goshawk, a Kestrel, four Swallows and three Reed Buntings. (MK).

Shelducks by Mike King

Forest of Dean     Early morning at Nagshead, a male and a female Pied Flycatcher, a male Redstart and a Garden Warbler. (Danny Sturgeon & Rosy Heywood). Later three Redstarts, 2 or 3 Pied Flycatchers, a Nuthatch visiting a nest box, five Garden Warblers, four Siskins and a Green Hairstreak. At Cannop Ponds 11 Mandarins, four Grey Wagtails including a juvenile, three Ravens and a Dipper. At Minsterworth a Hobby over the A48 at 8pm and further on a Sparrowhawk being mobbed. (Stephen Curtis & Carol Rushton). A male Hawfinch seen under yew trees near the cricket pitch at Parkend today. (Oliver Densumbe).

Higham Woods     Two Nightingales heard, two Green Woodpecker, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers and two Garden Warblers. (Stephen Curtis & Carol Rushton/Mark Hobson).

Norton/The Leigh Meadows     Along the meadows down to the river this morning 10+ Chiffchaffs, 20+ Sedge Warblers, 15+ Blackcaps, 12+ Reed Buntings, eight Whitethroats, eight Skylarks, six Redstarts, six Linnets, four Yellow Wagtails, two Grey Herons, a Little Egret, two Swallows, four Sand Martins and 20+ Mallards. (Shaun Curtis).

Kempley    A Cuckoo calling at Kempley Green between midday and 1pm today. On the Kempley to Dymock Road between New Rock and Dymock a Skylark singing and opposite Pitt House Green nine Red Kites and a Buzzard over a silage field being cut. (Steve Watts).

Calcot    A pair of Mute Swans with seven, day-old cygnets on the River Coln near Calcot. A Great White Egret downstream at Winson. Also an Otter. (Andy Lewis).

Gloucester     At Horsbere Brook F.S.A. this afternoon four Sedge Warblers, a Reed Bunting, five Coots, four Moorhens, four Mallards, three Swallows, a male Blackcap, a Grey Heron, five Lesser Black-backed Gulls, two Mute Swans, 11 Magpies and a Kestrel. (John Fletcher).

Sedge Warbler by John Fletcher