Newent     A NIGHTJAR sat on a garden birdbath all day until 6pm at least. (Helen Lister).

Nightjar by Helen Lister

WWT Slimbridge     The WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT showed at 9am and 9:15am on the far edge of the reeds left of path at Middle Point. (MK). Then it showed on and off from 11:15am until 2:15pm at least when it was singing. (Paul Masters/Jake King/Steve Pullen). Also this morning from Middle Point a Marsh Harrier, two Black Swans, three Egyptian Geese, the Snow Goose, a Swift, 16+ Swallows, 6+ House Martins, Cuckoo and Lesser Whitethroat heard, a Reed Warbler moving along the hedge line and a Yellow Wagtail. (Paul Masters/MK). A LITTLE TERN fishing over the main river channel at 1:15pm, then lost to view. (Slimbridge Sightings). At Middle Point from 2:30pm a SHORT-EARED OWL patrolled the area for 30 minutes at least. (Steve Pullen).

White-spotted Bluethroat by Paul Masters

Coombe Hill Meadows     Today four GARGANEYS (3m, 1f), 50 Gadwalls, four Whimbrels, four Cattle Egrets, three Great White Egrets, two Black-tailed Godwits, a pair of Great Black-backed Gulls and a Cuckoo. (Duncan Dine/Andy Jayne).

Garganey by Duncan Dine

Longney Sands     18 Whimbrels still this afternoon. (Jeremy Squire).

Forest of Dean     At Nagshead today a male Pied Flycatcher, three male Blackcaps, two Nuthatches, three Treecreepers and 20+ Blackbirds. (Jack Green).

Pied Flycatcher by Jack Green

Barnsley Warren SSSI     Approached from the Fosse Way, two Red Kites, two Buzzards, three Corn Buntings, three Yellowhammers, a Whinchat, three Wheatears, three Redstarts, a Lesser Whitethroat, four Lapwings and several Blackcaps and Willow Warblers. Just outside the SSSI boundary two Goshawks heard and two more Redstarts. (Steve Brown).

Chedworth     At the disused airfield a Wheatear, a Yellow Wagtail and two Lapwings today. (Steve Brown).

Frampton     At Court Lake two Hobbies, Blackcaps and Chiffchaffs, an Oystercatcher, the Ross’s Goose, three pairs of Great Crested Grebes and a pair of Mandarins. (Paul Sutton).

Ross’s Goose by Paul Sutton