WWT Slimbridge An OSPREY flew across the Severn towards Awre from WWT at 8:05am. A Turnstone at Middle Point at high tide. Two LITTLE TERNS fishing off Middle Point at midday. (Martin McGill). The second-calendar year LITTLE GULL around the hides and two drake GARGANEYS on the Top New Piece. (Roberta Goodall).
Saul Warth At high tide an OSPREY flew upriver at 8:12am and disappeared behind Hock Cliff chased by ten Shelducks, seen first at WWT by Martin McGill. Also three Bar-tailed Godwits, distant small waders estimated 150+ Dunlins, 100+ Ringed Plovers, seven Curlews, a Common Sandpiper, 55+ Shelducks, four Oystercatchers and just 2 Swallows. (MK/Greg Mabbett).
Purton A second calendar year ICELAND GULL on the falling tide seen from the ships graveyard at 11:40-11:58am before it flew NW over the river. Also two Mediterranean Gulls (2cy & 3cy), a Hobby and two Lesser Whitethroats. (Craig Brookes). Seven Spotted Flycatchers in this morning. (Francis Steuck).
Coombe Hill Meadows A Spotted Flycatcher this morning. (Ian Hull).
Stinchcombe Hill Three Wheatears and a Spotted Flycatcher this afternoon.
Redmarley D’Abitot A Cuckoo still calling in Redmarley Woods today (Jeff Wheeler).
Aylburton Warth/Guscar Rocks This morning at high tide 22 Shelducks, two Mallards, two Grey Herons, a Buzzard, a Peregrine, four Oystercatchers, two Lapwings, six Ringed Plovers, 240 Dunlins, 26 Curlews, eight Redshanks, a Common Sandpiper, 58 Herring Gulls/Lesser Black-backed Gulls, mainly immatures, at least five singing Skylarks, a Yellow Wagtail, two Meadow Pipits, a Cetti’s Warbler, three Reed Warblers and 10+ Linnets. (Mike Smart).
Highnam Woods Four Nightingales heard two each side of main path. Small White and Holly Blue butterflies. (Stephen Curtis & Carol Rushton).
Newnham-on-Severn 30 House Martins, two Swifts and two Black-headed Gulls today. (Stephen Curtis & Carol Rushton).