Coombe Hill Meadows     Between 6am-10am three QUAIL calling, one N of Grundon faintly, one in the field next to the Grundon boardwalk and one S of canal calling loudly, the latter bird seen in flight at 9:35am. Also a Great White Egret, five Grey Herons, three Avocets, a Lapwing, two Curlews, an Oystercatcher, a Cuckoo, a Kingfisher, nine Reed Buntings, including two juveniles, 10+ Sedge Warblers, five Whitethroats, a male Yellow Wagtail, 10+ Swifts and a Bullfinch. (MK/Steve Brown/David Lawrence). Two QUAIL still calling at 4:30pm in fields S of the canal. (Steve Pullen).

WWT Slimbridge     The male WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT showed well on the Middle Point fence this morning at 9:45-10:15am. (Molly Gould/Jon Mercer). A SPOONBILL on South Lake best viewed from Hogarth hide early afternoon. (Molly Gould).

White-spotted Bluethroat by Jon Mercer

Barrow Wake     A Red Kite over this afternoon. (Christopher Teague).

Quedgeley     A Red Kite over the house high up heading N at 12:30pm. (Paul Masters).

Twigworth     A Red Kite over at 10:19am. (MK).

Saul Warth    At Hock Ditch 5+ Curlews, three Kestrels, 24+ Shelducks and a pair of Oystercatchers and lots of Swallows. (Mike Davis).

Tresham     Early morning two Yellow Wagtails, four Corn Buntings and a Whitethroat. (Paul Rich).

Gloucester     Around Port Ham and Lower Parting this morning two adult Great White Egrets feeding amongst the sedge in the filled rhines, a new species for the site, a Hobby flew N and two Cuckoos. (Gord Avery).

Forest of Dean     At Cannop Upper Pond, two clutches of Mallard juveniles, 3 three and four, and a small duckling with a female, a female Mandarin and a Marsh Tit on the bird table. A Jay at Speech House near the stained glass window. (Chris Keeling).