WWT Slimbridge     The BLACK-WINGED STILT around the grounds still today. This afternoon it was on the Tack Piece and showing well. (Slimbridge Sightings). The male WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT reverted to type singing and calling sporadically between 8:30-11:45am and showing once in flight at 10am at Middle Point. It did a few brief display flights between 1:30-2pm but did not perch in view between 8:30am-2pm. It was not seen again by 3:30pm and as far as I know there are no later reports. Also a passing Marsh Harrier. (MK).

Black-winged Stilt by Mark Coller

Black-winged Stilt by Andy Jordan

Black-winged Stilt & Avocet by Mike King

Forest of Dean     At Nagshead this morning six Spotted Flycatchers, five Firecrests and a Pied Flycatcher. (Nigel Sluman).

Frampton     Around the pools a Little Grebe with three young, two pairs of Mute Swans with 11 cygnets, five Hobbies, a Sparrowhawk, five Common Terns, two Oystercatchers and ten Shelducks over. (Nick Goatman).

Cleeve Hill    At the Bill Smyllie reserve a singing Tree Pipit, several singing Willow Warblers and Blackcaps. and a Buzzard. Butterflies included many Small Blues, Small Heath, Marsh Fritillary, Dingy Skipper, Brimstone and Common Heath and Cinnabar moths. (Keith White). Also a Wood Tiger moth. (Duncan Dine).

Stonehouse     A Red Kite over the house at 11am at Bridgend. (Paul Sutton).

Shab Hill     c20 Skylarks, c10 Yellowhammers, a Kestrel and a Whitethroat today. (Simon Hart).

Norton     A pair of Ravens with two fledged juveniles today. (David Lawrence).