WWT Slimbridge     Up to six Green Sandpipers, five Ruff and a distant adult WOOD SANDPIPER on the Tack Piece this afternoon. (Terry Stevenson). On the Rushy at lunchtime birds included two Ruff, two Redshanks, a Spotted Redshank, a Common Sandpiper and a female Marsh Harrier. (Tim McGrath). On South Lake this morning birds included 186 Black-tailed Godwits, a Common Sandpiper, a Green Sandpiper, 15 Ruff, 20+ Redshanks, a pair of Common Cranes with two young, a Black Swan and a Gadwall family of eight ducklings. (Magnus Carter).

Gloucester    Around Sandhurst today a Shoveler, 18 Swifts, two recently fledged Sparrowhawks, a Red Kite, a Little Owl, three Kingfishers, two Green Woodpeckers, a Raven, a Lesser Whitethroat, two Treecreepers, two Spotted Flycatchers, a male Redstart, a Yellowhammer and two Reed Buntings. (Andy Jayne).

Standish     A family of Spotted Flycatchers in a garden this morning. (Roy Widgery).

Saul Warth     This afternoon 115 Curlews, three Oystercatchers, two Little Egrets, a Kestrel, a Raven heard, a Skylark, three Blackcaps singing, a Chiffchaff and 50+ Linnets on stubble across the canal from Saul Lodge. One each of Red Admiral and Gatekeeper today the only butterflies. (MK). On the tideline at Hock Cliff, 99 Avocets. (Les Ditchburn).

Ashleworth Ham     This afternoon birds included a Great White Egret, ring number AAR (this bird was at Ashleworth/CHM April to June 2022), four Mallards, two Greylags, two Grey Herons, a Buzzard and two Swallows. (John Fletcher).

Great White Egret by John Fletcher

Nailsworth     A trickle of Swifts flying SW and S all day, with 170+ between 8:30am and 12:20pm. Also two Red Kites circling over the valley, and an adult Yellow-legged Gull briefly in a field at Windsoredge. (Terry Grant). During a bat survey last night a Little Owl calling, along the cycle track at Watledge at 10pm. A juvenile Tawny Owl calling in Norton Wood, Windsoredge at 10:55pm. (David Bullock). A Whimbrel flew W-E calling from Windsoredge to Watledge at 11:04pm. (David Bullock/Jake King).