WWT Slimbridge     The male WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT showed well at Middle Point at 8:30am with lots of singing and chasing Reed Buntings. A BITTERN flew N over the grounds and then out over Rushy late morning. (Ian Hull). The BLACK-WINGED STILT on South Lake and a Green Sandpiper on the Rushy. (Slimbridge Sightings). From Martin Smith hide today, two Cuckoos, one a calling male, flew several times between the hide area and the Rushy, perching in bushes. Also several Sedge Warblers including juveniles, two Reed Warblers, three Reed Buntings, a Buzzard over and a very late male Brimstone. (Chris Newton).

Bluethroat by Mark Dowie

Sedge Warbler by Chris Newton

Coombe Hill Meadows     At first light this morning five Mute Swans, two Canada Geese, a Shelduck, a female Mandarin, a male Wigeon, five Teal, 12 Gadwalls, 100 Mallards and at least two broods of ducklings, two Cormorants, a Great White Egret, a Little Egret, two Grey Herons, a QUAIL gave a couple of bursts of song just as it was getting light, but not heard again afterwards. An Avocet still incubating on island and another pair with four chicks, a pair of Oystercatchers with two chicks, c9 Lapwings and a fledged chick and group of two chicks not yet flying, at least three Redshanks, two Little Ringed Plovers, 13 Curlews in the roost all left before 5 am, a Black-tailed Godwit, song from Cuckoo, Redstart, Cetti’s, Sedge and Reed Warbler, Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiffchaff and Reed Bunting. (Mike Smart).

Bourton-on-the-Water     A Swift at Bourton pits this afternoon. (Richard Tyler).

Swift by Richard Tyler