Forest of Dean    At Flaxley/Hope Woods this afternoon three Hawfinches including a juvenile, a singing male Firecrest, a Wood Warbler, three Garden Warblers, five Spotted Flycatchers and three Crossbills. (Andy Jayne).

Ashleworth Ham     A ringing session this morning caught 90 birds the highlights being five Redstarts (1 ad, 4 juvs), seven Sedge Warblers, 13 Blackcaps, nine Whitethroats, four Lesser Whitethroats, four Willow Warblers, eight Chiffchaffs and a juvenile Reed Bunting. Still song from a Cuckoo, a Reed Warbler, a few Sedge Warblers, a Lesser Whitethroat, Willow Warbler and several singing Reed Buntings. (Mervyn Greening/Mike Smart).

Cirencester     At Sisters Wood two families of Whitethroats being fed by adults, a Wren family with four juveniles being fed, at least two Blackcap families, two Chiffchaffs and a Goldcrest heard. (Chris Snook). Pic by Chris.