Stinchcombe Hill VisMig in 1 hour included 120 Meadow Pipits, 70 Linnets, five Siskins, 95 Pied Wagtails, a Grey Wagtail, a Yellowhammer, 21 Redwings, for Song Thrushes, two Blackbirds, a juvenile RING OUZEL by the 7th tee, a Wheatear, three Chiffchaffs, c100 Goldfinches and 60 Carrion Crows. (James Robinson).
Frampton to Saul Warth A Spotted Redshank flew N past Splatt Bridge. Also a Marsh Harrier flew S, two Stonechats, a Wigeon and two Pintails flew S. On the river 18 Grey Plovers, 22 Dunlins, five Black-tailed Godwits, two Avocets and a juvenile Peregrine. (Gordon Hodgson).
Saul Warth At high tide male and female Stonechat, 25+ Meadow Pipits, a Grey Wagtail, six Grey Plovers, 25+ Dunlins, 25+ Curlews, a Wigeon, four Grey Herons and three Little Egrets. (MK).
WWT Slimbridge A Greenshank from Zeiss hide. (Dot Jones). Also from Zeiss hide a female/juvenile Marsh Harrier, a Peregrine over, two Buzzards, 1-2 Grey Herons, two Black-tailed Godwits, 6+ Ruff, a Redshank, a Greenshank, seven Snipe, Lapwings and 12 Common Cranes. From Kingfisher hide two Bar-headed Geese with the feral Barnacle Geese. At Mid-Point at noon a Little Egret, a Curlew and three Meadow Pipits with a Grey Heron, two Ravens and a Kestrel over. On the Rushy two Black-tailed Godwits and three Snipe. From South Lake hide the juvenile Black Tern still, a Little Grebe, two Dunlins amongst the Godwits, a Snipe and eight Redshanks. (Alan McIlquham/Andy & Sue Gibbons).
Berkeley shore A Greenshank still in the Pill with c50 Redshanks. Also an adult Mediterranean Gull, two Wheatears, six Stonechats (1 male), two Rock Pipits and a Cetti’s Warbler heard. (Paul Taylor).
Minchinhampton A Corncrake calling briefly at 4pm at Hampton Fields next to the golf course (Minchinhampton Golf Club) along the lane to Cherington. (Terry Grant).
Nailsworth/Ruskin Millponds A Little Egret, a Dipper, a Siskin, a Grey Wagtail, three Nuthatches, nine Moorhens (two juveniles), a Coot, six Mallards, a Little Grebe pair with two juveniles, two Marsh Tits, six Long-tailed Tits, seven House Martins, a Buzzard and a Raven. Also two other Dippers, one pursued by a male Sparrowhawk, reported other birders. (Jake King).
Cherington At Cherington Lake and in surrounding woodland birds included two Kingfishers, a Marsh Tit, two Goldcrests, two Nuthatches, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, two Jays, two Buzzards, two Grey Herons, seven Long-tailed Tits, 41 Jackdaws, two Mute Swans and 37 Mallards. (John Fletcher).
Thrupp A male Goshawk circling over the lower slopes of Park Wood late afternoon. (Martin Wright).
Hucclecote A juvenile Sparrowhawk in the garden this afternoon, mobbed by five Carrion Crows and two Magpies, then flew out of sight. (Harold Smith).