Frampton At the flashes and reedbed N of Splatt Bridge two Great White Egrets, a Crane, two drake GARGANEYS, three Whimbrels, four Redshanks, a male Whinchat, a Kingfisher, two Swifts, 60+ Sand Martins, 2+ House Martins, 10+ Swallows and good warblers numbers including two Lesser Whitethroats, two Whitethroats and two Cetti’s Warblers. (Martin Wightman/MK). At Court lake three Hobbies, two Common Sandpipers, two drake Mandarins, a Grey Heron, an Oystercatcher, the Ross’s Goose, a House Martin and a few Sand Martins. South of the Sailing Lake, two Yellow Wagtails, a Sedge Warbler and a Reed Bunting. (Nick Goatman/Mark Roberts/Terry Grant).

Whimbrel by Mike King
Saul Warth Pre-high tide this morning five Avocets, 30+ Whimbrels, 30+ Black-tailed Godwits, six Bar-tailed Godwits, 6+ Curlews, a Yellow Wagtail through and a Roebuck. (MK).
Newnham-on-Severn A female Pied Flycatcher and three Willow Warblers at The Green this morning. Also a garden Garden Warbler. (Lewis Thomson).
Forest of Dean At Nagshead three Pied Flycatchers (2m, 1f), male and female Redstart, a Garden Warbler, two Firecrests and a Bat sp flying around over the pond. (John Fletcher/Andy & Sue Gibbons/Paul Dunham/Ian Hull/Paul Rich). A WOOD WARBLER at Crabtree Hill. (Paul Rich). At Parkend a Mistle Thrush and three Pied Wagtails from Crown Lane, a Dipper briefly and two Grey Wagtails along Cannop Brook behind the Fountain Inn. At Cannop Stoneworks 1+ Nuthatch and a male Siskin. At Woorgreens Lake a Grey Heron and a Jay. On Crabtree Hill several Willow Warblers and a singing Tree Pipit heard, and a Wild Boar seen. (Andy & Sue Gibbons). Three Buzzards and a Red Kite thermalling over the fields in lower Mitcheldean. (Chris Keeling).

Firecrest by John Fletcher
Lydney Harbour This afternoon two Magpies attacking a Grass Snake. The snake got away. (Eden Tanner).

Magpie & Grass Snake by Eden Tanner
Half a mile W of Lydney harbour a Wheatear on the rocks this afternoon. (Steve Young).

Wheatear by Steve Young
Highnam Woods Three Nightingales singing today. (Paul Rich/Mark Dowie/Paul Dunham/Ken Heron). A Lesser Spotted Woodpecker calling, two Firecrests and a a Great Spotted Woodpecker heard. (Ken Heron).

Nightingale by Paul Dunham
WWT Slimbridge A Hobby over the Rushy heading N at 1:40pm. (James Robinson). Three Greenshanks on the Tack Piece. (Magnus Carter).
Rodley Two Whinchats, five House Martins and four Swallows at Rodley sands this morning. (David Smith).
Chedworth A male Redstart on the lawn briefly this morning in Field Road. (Chris Berens).
Cleeve Hill This morning four Wheatear on the wall E of the masts and a Tree Pipit further down the hill. (Les Ditchburn).
Ashleworth & Hasfield Hams In Stank Lane at least seven Redstarts, numerous Willow Warblers and Chiffchaffs, four Whitethroats, four Sedge Warblers and six Reed Buntings. On Ashleworth Ham two Curlews, an Egyptian Goose came in to roost, an Oystercatcher, four Shelduck, 40+ Sand Martins with a few Swallows and House Martins, eight Tufted Ducks, 16 Teal, 18 Shovelers and two Little Egrets. (Richard Humphrey/Mark Dowie).

Redstart by Richard Humphrey
Coombe Hill Meadows Four Little Egrets, three Grey Herons, six Redshanks, 11 Black-tailed Godwits, two Oystercatchers, two Great Crested Grebes, a Little Grebe, hundreds of Black-headed Gulls, a Tawny Owl heard, a Sedge Warbler, a Whitethroat and two Redstarts on the N towpath near the car park. (Eric Harris). Also today seven Mute Swans, ten Canada Geese, 15 Shelducks, four Wigeon, at least ten Gadwalls, 30 Teal, 30 Mallards, at least one female with small ducklings, 20 Shovelers, six Tufted Ducks, a Red Kite, 30 Coots, a Little Ringed Plover, ten Lapwings, two Dunlins, two Curlews, 15 Black-tailed Godwits, five Lesser Black-backed Gulls, at least 50 Sand Martins and a Cetti’s Warbler. (Mike Smart).
Charlton Kings A Red Kite mobbed by Crows over Little Herbert’s Road/ Sapperton allotments this afternoon. (Rose Lennard).
Cheltenham A Raven circling over Pittville Park this morning. (Steve Emerson).

Raven by Steve Emerson
Quedgeley A Linnet and a Cormorant over at Waterwells. (Howard Taylor).
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