WWT Slimbridge     No sign of the Bluethroat today. An immature SPOONBILL flew N past Middle Point at 9:50am. Three Green Sandpipers on the Tack Piece. Two summer-plumaged Spotted Redshanks and three summer-plumaged male Ruffs on South Lake. (Duncan Dine/Paul Masters/MK).

Spotted Redshank by Bob Shiret

Green Sandpiper by Geoff Bryant

Daneway Banks     Six Large Blue butterflies, a Green Woodpecker and a Marsh Tit on the feeders at the Daneway Inn. (Duncan Dine/Paul Masters/MK).

Marsh Tit by Mike King

Large Blue by Mike King

Coombe Hill Meadows     A Hobby hunting over the scrapes late morning was chased off by a Lapwing. Also three Redshanks, a Green Sandpiper, two adult Little Ringed Plovers with one fledged chick, two adult Avocets with one fledged chick, a pair of Mute Swans with seven large cygnets, eight Lapwings, two Oystercatchers, a juvenile Pied Wagtail, a juvenile Yellow Wagtail, a Sand Martin with the House Martins and Swifts hawking over the scrapes, six Little Egrets and three Grey Herons. On the canal path several singing Sedge Warblers, a singing Garden Warbler, a singing Willow Warbler, a singing Lesser Whitethroat, nine Whitethroats, six Bullfinches and a Kingfisher near the car park at lunchtime. (Caroline Quinn).

Twyning     at Upham Meadow two adult Curlews, a Swift, several Skylarks singing, four Carrion Crows, two adults and two juveniles begging for food and a Corn Bunting still. (Mike Smart).

Guscar Rocks     Two pairs of Bar-headed Geese, eight Shelducks, two Oystercatchers, a Lapwing, a Redshank and 130 Curlews. (Mike Smart).