WWT Slimbridge     From Middle Point this morning five Turnstones, three Sanderlings, a Knot, 60 Ringed Plovers and 45 Dunlins. (Ian Ralphs). Also a juvenile Yellow-legged Gull. (Paul Masters). Three Greenshanks (2 on the Rushy and 1 from Robbie Garnett hide), a Spotted Redshank on South Lake, six Ruff on the Rushy, five Green Sandpipers from Hogarth hide, a very showy juvenile Sparrowhawk hunting around the Kingfisher hide and then perched in front of the Martin Smith hide late afternoon, and the Black Swan still on South Lake. (Caroline Quinn).

Black Swan by Caroline Quinn

Greenshank by Caroline Quinn

Sparrowhawk by Caroline Quinn

Awre     On the river mostly distant, a Common Crane, a Great White Egret, 53 Avocets, two Ringed Plovers, an adult Mediterranean Gull, probably the same juvenile Yellow-legged Gull and a Redstart in the bushes. (Dan Watson).

Gloucester     From Alney Island to Over two Kingfishers, two Buzzards, two Green Woodpeckers, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Grey Heron, a Little Egret and lots of dragonflies including 4+ Southern Migrant Hawkers. (Paul Clark).

Huntley     At 5:50pm four Hobbies over the house together hawking insects. (Derek Summers).

Awre     A juvenile Yellow-legged Gull, two Ringed Plovers, 53 Avocets, c20 Dunlins, three Common Sandpipers, a Great White Egret, a Common Crane, a Redstart and three Willow Warblers today. (Dan Watson).

Guscar Rocks/Aylburton Warth     This morning birds included three Snow Geese, 14 Canada Geese, two female Shelducks and 11 ducklings, 25 Mallards, two Little Egrets, three Grey Herons, a Cormorant, a Peregrine, an Oystercatcher, 435 Curlews (107 at Guscar, 328 at Aylburton), four Common Sandpipers, a summer plumage adult Turnstone, a Skylark, ten Swallows, a Meadow Pipit and 50+ Carrion Crows at Guscar. (Mike Smart).