Frampton     At Splatt flashes and canal three Whimbrels, ten Black-tailed Godwits, three Curlews, six Oystercatchers, a Great White Egret, three Little Egrets, a drake Shoveler, a Whitethroat, a Lesser Whitethroat, five Cetti’s Warblers, two Sedge Warblers, a Reed Warbler, two Blackcaps, four Chiffchaffs, seven Sand Martins, three Swallows, a Mistle Thrush and a male Reed Bunting. (MK). At the sailing lake this morning, a Common Tern, two Common Sandpipers, four Oystercatchers, a Reed Warbler, two Willow Warblers, six Blackcaps, four Cetti’s Warblers and six Stock Doves and another Common Sandpiper and two more Oystercatchers on Court Lake. (Steve Pullen/Mike Davis).

Whitethroat by Mike King 

Highnam Woods     Two Nightingales singing, a Green Woodpecker, four Ravens, a Marsh Tit, 13 Willow Warblers, 13 Chiffchaffs, 14 Blackcaps and a Garden Warbler. Also Orange Tip, Speckled Wood and Peacock butterflies and a few Smooth Newts. (Stephen Curtis & Carol Rushton/Mike Davis).

Maisemore Ham     An adult summer LITTLE GULL, five Egyptian Geese, six Shelducks, three Oystercatchers, a Common Sandpiper, two Cetti’s Warbler and a Lesser Whitethroat. Earlier at the River Leadon flood two Shovelers, 16 Tufted Ducks, three Common Sandpipers and c25 Black-tailed Godwits flew over. (Andy Jayne).

WWT Slimbridge     The near summer-plumaged Spotted Redshank on the Rushy today. (Andy Jordan). Three MEDITERRANEAN GULLS on South Lake. (Mark Dowie).

Netheridge Farm    At the Barn Owl Centre this morning two Tawny Owlets, a Lesser Whitethroat, two Whitethroats, two Willow Warblers, a pair of Jays and dozen of Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps. (Mark Hobson).

Forest of Dean     At Edge Hills this morning four Tree Pipits, five Willow Warblers, three Chiffchaffs, nine Blackcaps, a pair of Bullfinches, seven Linnets, two Ravens, 10+ Siskins and a Grey Heron over. (Owen Follis).

Tidenham Chase     Birds included a Whitethroat, three Tree Pipits, Linnets, three Stonechats (2m, 1f), a Mistle Thrush, Willow Warblers, Blackcaps, Chiffchaffs, a Firecrest heard, a Sparrowhawk, Buzzards, a Goshawk and two Grey Herons. Also Holly Blue, Brimstone, Peacock and Orange Tip butterflies and Early Purple Orchid. (Martin Vaisey/Steve Thorogood).

Hardwicke     This morning along the canal between Hardwicke and Moreton Valence, two Whitethroats, two Lesser Whitethroats and lots of Blackcaps, Chiffchaffs and Song Thrushes in song. (Paul Masters).

Prestbury     At 10:55am a Curlew flew over the house heading NNE. (Ken Heron).

Cheltenham    This afternoon a Greylag with eight goslings by the Park Campus lake and a Nuthatch. Also a Goldcrest in a garden at Park Campus. (David Norman). The male Mandarin at Park Campus appears to have paired up with a female Mallard again. (Jeremy Holland).