Purton    A GREAT SKUA flew around Tites Point heading towards Slimbridge at 4:15pm, then sat on the river off of Tites Point at 5pm, then flew downriver at 5:16pm. (Richard Hearn). A Curlew Sandpiper feeding around the N end of the Ships Graveyard. Also 58 Ringed Plovers, a juvenile Sanderling, 19 Dunlins, two Greenshanks and seven Black-tailed Godwits. Also a SHAG (presumably the Sharpness bird), a Tree Pipit, three Grey Wagtails, three Garden Warblers, 400 House Martins, 200 Sand Martins and 75 Swallows. (Francis Steuck).

WWT Slimbridge     A probable VELVET SCOTER with two COMMON SCOTERS off of Mid Point at 10:35am. All three flew S past Purton, and no further sign today. (Dave Creber). The GREAT WHITE EGRET from Knott hide again today. Also a Kingfisher. (Matt Lathan). 

Saul Warth     This morning a Hobby, a Kestrel, a Chiffchaff singing, a female Blackcap, a Redstart, a Wheatear, 10+ Meadow Pipits, two Yellow Wagtails, adult and juvenile Whinchat, a male Stonechat, a Swallow, eight House Martins and two Sand Martins. This afternoon at high tide on the top shelf near Hock Ditch. 100+ Curlews, 27 Black-tailed Godwits, 18 Ringed Plovers, a Dunlin and two Sanderlings. Also six Cormorants and 50+ House Martins. (Gordon Hodgson/MK). At Hock Ditch late morning three Little Egrets, two Green Woodpeckers, two Little Owls, a Buzzard and a Peregrine. (Mike Davis).

Whinchat by Mike King

Redstart by Mike King

Hobby by Mike King

Kestrel by Mike King

Sharpness     A SHAG on the mud off of SARA this morning. (Andy Jordan).

Berkeley shore     A Greenshank in the Pill with the Redshank flock, also three Common Sandpipers. (Paul Taylor).

WWT Slimbridge     The GREAT WHITE EGRET from Knott hide again today. Also a Kingfisher. (Matt Lathan). 

Rodborough Common     A male Redstart at 10:30am. (Richard Hearn).

Stinchcombe Hill     This morning a Tree pipit, two Spotted Flycatchers, a Whitethroat and a Marsh Tit. (Phil Pope).

Sherborne Water Meadows     A Little Owl, a Spotted Flycatcher and Siskins today. (Tom Mabbett).

Forest of Dean     A Hobby over the garden in Littledean today. (Dan Watson).

Lydney Harbour     150 Canada Geese, 30 Barnacle Geese and two Bar-headed Geese today. (Eden Tanner).

Bar-headed Geese by Eden Tanner

Draycott     A female Bullfinch feeding young on Honeysuckle berries in the garden this morning. (Hanna Middleton).

Awre     This morning 53 Curlews, three Whinchats, three Wheatears, two Spotted Flycatchers and a Mediterranean Gull. (David Smith).

Coaley     Between 2-3pm a passage of several hundred Swallows and House Martins with at least ten Swifts and a Hobby over Coaley. (Paul Skirrow).

Frampton    Two Swifts over Court Lake this afternoon. (Martin McGill).

Chedworth     A pair of Hobbies migrating S at midday amidst an agitated hirundine flock. (Harvey Sherwood).