WWT Slimbridge    This morning the Ross’s Goose on the Tack Piece, which has now been present in the Frampton/Slimbridge area for 3 years, six Little Ringed Plovers, 70+ Black-tailed Godwits, four Green Sandpipers, an Egyptian Goose with six goslings and a pair of Common Cranes with two juveniles (view from Hogarth hide) on South Lake. (MK/Magnus Carter). This afternoon the summer-plumaged Spotted Redshank and four Ruff (2 white and 2 black in partial summer plumage) from Zeiss hide this afternoon. (Magnus Carter). A breeding plumaged Little Egret at Martin Smith hide. (Lisa Presland).

Black-tailed Godwit by Mike King

Juvenile Common Crane by Mike King

Egyptian Goose & goslings by Mike King

Ross’s Goose by Mike King

Little Egret by Lisa Presland

Frampton pools     At Court Lake a Spotted Flycatcher with young, nine Little Egrets, 16 Coots, 13 Moorhens and 12 young, a Great Crested Grebe and three young, 89 Mute Swans and six cygnets, 55 Barnacle Geese and six goslings and 52 Greylags and nine goslings. (Nick Goatman).

Halmore area     Late this evening at least two Little Owls in the Slimbridge Lane area. (Chris Newton).

Little Owl by Chris Newton

Whitminster     A Red Kite following a tractor in the field below Highfields garden centre at 12:15pm. (MK). Still present at 4:50pm. (Terry Stevenson).

Over     A Red Kite over the A40 at Over Farm at 7:30am today. (Martin Drew).

Hucclecote    This morning in the garden an adult female Mallard with a juvenile male. Yesterday three Mallards, an adult female and a juvenile male and female, a juvenile Goldfinch on a seed feeder and two Herring Gulls chased off the pigeons and ducks. (Harold Smith).

Mallards & Feral Pigeon by Harold Smith

Forest of Dean     This afternoon 4+ Ringlet butterflies at Forge Hill. (Chris Sullivan).