Chaceley     In meadows along the River Severn N of Haw Bridge a QUAIL calling. (Mike Smart).

WWT Slimbridge     The WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT showed well at Middle Point this morning and again this afternoon. (Tan Grigg/Mark Hobson).

Frampton     Around the pools a Tawny Owl, six Common Terns, seven Swifts, five House Martins, two Swallows, a Sand Martin, 1+ Spotted Flycatcher, three Whitethroats, 28 Blackcaps, 19 Chiffchaffs, 10+ Reed Warblers, four Cetti’s Warblers and three Coal Tits and young. (Nick Goatman). Along the canal and on the flashes early morning seven Barnacle Geese flew S, 25+ Shelducks, a male Shoveler, a Little Egret, 4+ Redshanks, three Oystercatchers, a Lapwing, a Common Tern, a male Cuckoo and four Cetti’s Warblers. (MK).

Tawny Owl by Nick Goatman

Epney     A drive-by Little Owl early morning, the first sighting here since 17th February. (MK).

Little Owl by Mike King

Coombe Hill Meadows     Birds today included c30 Mute Swans, five Greylags, eight Canada Geese, a Wigeon, three Teal, at least five Gadwalls, at least 60 Mallards and at least five broods of ducklings, a male Shoveler, a male Garganey, an immature Great White Egret, three Grey Herons, at least 15 Coots and broods of two chicks on the reserve and five on the canal. Waders included a pair of Oystercatchers with three chicks, c8 Avocets, a Little Ringed Plover, c45 Lapwings and four chicks, a Curlew and a Redshank. Also a Cuckoo, c5 House Martins, two Swifts and song from Skylark, Redstart, Sedge Warbler, Blackcap, Chiffchaff and Reed Bunting. Also a Fox took an adult Coot. (Mike Smart/Sarah Townsend).

Forest of Dean     At Nagshead Spotted Flycatcher, a male Pied Flycatcher and a Redstart at the Lower hide. Also at least four Great Spotted Woodpeckers and numerous Nuthatches. (Sarah Townsend/Robin Nelson). Three Goosanders (1 juv) still at Cannop Ponds. (Robin Nelson).

Spotted Flycatcher by Sarah Townsend

Stanley Downton     Birds today included two Red Kites, three Buzzards, a Kestrel, a male Sparrowhawk, a Greenfinch, a Goldfinch, a Linnet, a Blackcap, a Goldcrest, several Swifts, five Swallows, two House Martins, a Pied Wagtail, a Whitethroat, a Raven and a Grey Heron. (Paul Sutton).

Whittington     A Marsh Fritillary at Prestbury Hill Butterfly Reserve today. (Ken Heron & Jenny Jones).

Marsh Fritillary by Ken Heron