Berkeley shore    Two ARCTIC SKUAS (1 pale phase) past Berkeley Power Station at 10:57am. (Paul Taylor).

Purton    Two LITTLE GULLS (ad and 2cy) flew N and five SANDWICH TERNS flew S early morning. (Francis Steuck).

WWT Slimbridge     A SHORT-EARED OWL on the Dumbles at 10am. A SPOONBILL at Middle Point. (Roy Kinchin). 5+ Turnstones, 40+ Bar-tailed Godwits and c50 Dunlins at the river’s edge and two summer plumage Golden Plovers on the Dumbles and a Cuckoo calling seen from Estuary Tower. (Magnus Carter).

Saul Warth    At least ten Whimbrels, a male Wheatear, two Oystercatchers, a Little Egret, 100+ hirundines and five Swifts feeding over sewage works and a Lesser Whitethroat. (Sam Walker).

Frampton     The Grasshopper Warbler still in Splatt Bridge N reedbed this morning. (Jeremy Squire).

Fairford     A Wheatear N of Fairford at SP16610199 feeding in field by the footpath. Also a Corn Bunting. (Dr Paul Tubb).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning a Cuckoo, 1+ Redstart, 2+ Cetti’s Warblers and singing Sedge Warblers, Blackcaps, Whitethroats and Chiffchaffs. In the evening five Mute Swans, 12 Canada Geese, including a pair with five small goslings, a pair of Shelducks, a female Wigeon, six Teal, two pairs of Gadwalls and five males, 25 Mallards and 1 duckling, three male Shovelers, two pairs of Tufted Ducks, a Grey Heron, a female Sparrowhawk, five Coots, four Avocets, two Oystercatchers, c6 Lapwings, at least two Little Ringed Plovers, six Curlews came in to roost; at least, three Redshanks, a Cuckoo, five Pied Wagtails, two Yellow Wagtails and two Lesser Whitethroats. (Mike Smart).

Forest of Dean    An escaped Harris Hawk with jesses on sitting in a tree the garden at Upper Etloe, Blakeney for most of the morning. (Adrian Bluett). A pair of Redstarts at Nagshead today. (Alan McIlquham).

Redstarts by Alan McIlquham