Bishops Cleeve     A Hobby harassing Swifts over the old Rectory today. (Graham Baker).

WWT Slimbridge     The BLACK-WINGED STILT on the Rushy again today. Also two Spotted Redshanks. At least four Garganeys on the Top New Piece from Zeiss hide this morning. At least seven Green Sandpiper, a Common Sandpiper and three Little Ringed Plovers on the Tack Piece. (Martin McGill/Sam Walker). A Mediterranean Gull on South Lake this morning. (Nigel Young).

Mediterranean Gull by Nigel Young

Frampton pools     Two Spotted Flycatchers, four Goldcrests, two Coal Tits, two Treecreepers, a family of Chiffchaffs, five Common Terns, two Great Crested Grebes, two Lesser Whitethroats and six Linnets. (Steve Pullen).

Hardwicke     A Red Kite flew E towards Quedgeley from Hardwicke Tanker bay at 1pm. (Julian Long).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This evening a Mute Swan, a Canada Goose, a Wigeon, at least four Teal, at least 12 Gadwalls (eight nearly full-grown ducklings), seven Shovelers, a Grey Heron, a Little Egret, a Water Rail singing again at dusk, a juvenile Coot, an adult Oystercatcher with a chick, 21 Lapwings, a Little Ringed Plover, a Green Sandpiper, two Curlews, an adult and a fledged juvenile, came in to roost, a Barn Owl hunting, ten Swifts and at least 300 Jackdaws in a noisy roost beyond the Long Pool in tall willows. (Mike Smart).

Stonehouse    A Little Egret in a tree at the Ocean. Near Bonds Mill on a Buddleia bush half way from Hoffman’s Dam to Bonds Mill, at least 50 Red Admirals, 11 Commas, various Whites, a Holly Blue, a Brimstone, Peacocks and many different types of Bee. Along the adjacent stretch of canal, a few Emperors, male and female, ten Migrant Hawkers, Gatekeepers, Meadow Browns, Beautiful Demoiselles, Common Blue and Blue-tailed Damselflies. (Paul Sutton).