WWT Slimbridge     A juvenile AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER on the Dumbles late afternoon, the first since 2007. (Martin McGill). On the Top New Piece 30+ Ruff and five Spotted Redshanks and a Garganey from Kingfisher hide. (Slimbridge Sightings). At Middle Point at 12:49pm two Carrion Crows chasing a LEACH’s PETREL. It stayed until 1:30pm when chased off by Herring Gulls. Also 13 Common Cranes, four Grey Plovers, 49 Golden Plovers, a Curlew Sandpiper, 47 Dunlins, two Great White Egrets, at least 26 Curlews and a Redshank. (Ken Heron). 18 Common Cranes spread out on the far side of the Estuary from Slimbridge this morning. (Neil Smart).

American Golden Plover by Martin McGill

Frampton     On Court Lake late afternoon the OSPREY still, ten Cattle Egrets, nine Little Egrets, a Kingfisher, nine Swallows, two Cetti’s Warblers and four male and two female Tawny Owls calling. (Nick Goatman).

Stinchcombe Hill     Early this morning 250+ Meadow Pipits, 56 Sylarks, 33 Linnets, 21 Siskins, three Grey Wagtails, a Crossbill, a Lesser Redpoll, five Swallows and two House Martins. Also a Painted Lady with many Red Admirals. (James Robinson).

Sharpness Docks to Berkeley Pill     This morning a Wheatear, three Stonechats, 30+ Redshanks, three Curlews and 30+ Wigeon. (Mike Davis/Heather England).

Forest of Dean    260+ Lesser Redpolls and 20 Crossbills at Woorgreens, a Goshawk, 21 House Martins and two Crossbills at New Fancy View and 22 Little Grebes and c40 Swallows at Flaxley Pool. (Andy Jayne). Two Goosanders on Steam Mills lake this morning. (Owen Follis).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This afternoon a Marsh Harrier, two Buzzards, two Grey Herons, a Little Egret, a juvenile Little Grebe and ten Swallows. Also a WILLOW EMERALD damselfly. (Paul Clark).

Chavenage Green     A female MERLIN, three Kestrels, a female Sparrowhawk, a Red Kite, 12 Red-legged Partridges and six Stonechats together (3m, 3f). (Terry Grant). Also this morning six Buzzards including four juveniles, a Raven, two Red Kites, two Kestrels, 12 Skylark, a Nuthatch, many Meadow Pipits and c20 Red Admirals. (Paul Sadley).

Red Kites by Paul Sadley

Nailsworth     A Wheatear and 60 Golden Plovers at Barton End. (Terry Grant).

Cheltenham     At the Griffiths Avenue Nature Reserve this afternoon a Raven, a Buzzard and a Nuthatch. Also a Red Admiral and a Speckled Wood. Nearby close to the railway station a Banded Demoiselle damselfly. (Keith White).

Witcombe Reservoirs     A pair of Mandarins today. (Eric Harris).

Saul Warth     Late morning nine Grey Herons, three Little Egrets, 134+ Curlews, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Jay, 12 Goldfinches, 22 Meadow Pipits, a Chiffchaff and a Migrant Hawker. (MK).

Migrant Hawker by Mike King

Tresham     Birds in the fields E of the village included several hundred Meadow Pipits, many Skylarks, two Stonechats, three Linnets, several Swallows, a Kestrel, a Buzzard, two Red-legged Partridges and a Stock Dove. (Chris Newton).