WWT Slimbridge     The leucistic Marsh Harrier, the SPOONBILL, the Pink-footed Goose of unknown origin and the Ross’s Goose about the grounds today. A BITTERN flew into Island reed bed from Zeiss hide at 10am. On the Rushy a Garganey, two Greenshanks and two Spotted Redshanks. Three Green Sandpipers and a Snipe in front of the Robbie Garnett hide and two Common Sandpipers at Middle Point. (Slimbridge Sightings/Oliver Paisey/Steve Kear/Paul Masters).

Saul Warth     Early morning two Little Egrets, 50 Shelducks, 50 Curlews, a Peregrine causing havoc, a Sparrowhawk, four Kestrels, a male Wheatear, 11 Pied Wagtails, six Yellow Wagtails, 80 Goldfinches, six Greenfinches, a Lesser Whitethroat and four Chiffchaffs. 100+ Swallows on wires in Saul village. (MK).

Wheatear by Mike King

Curlew by Mike King

Cleeve Hill     This evening a SHORT-EARED OWL quartering West Down and Dry Bottom. Also 50+ Swallows heading south. (Stuart Galey).

Frampton     From Splatt Bridge this morning three Marsh Harriers, a Peregrine, a Hobby, two Snipe and seven Yellow Wagtails through and a few in with the cattle. (Gordon Hodgson).

Tresham     Early morning four Whinchats. (Paul Rich).

Stroud    At Fromebanks two Dippers, two Grey Wagtails, a Grey Heron and a Kingfisher. Nearby two Otters on the canal. (Mike Davis).

Forest of Dean     This morning on Cannop Upper Pond six female Mandarins and a juvenile male Mandarin, c80 Mallards, four Little Grebes, a Moorhen, two juvenile Moorhens, three Coots, two Cormorants and a Nuthatch on the bird table. (Chris Keeling).

Guscar Rocks     15 Mallards, two Little Egrets, two Grey Herons, a Sparrowhawk, a Buzzard, 170 Ringed Plovers, 35 Dunlins, 400 Curlews, two Redshanks, ten Swallows, a Yellow Wagtail, four Chiffchaffs, 40 Carrion Crow and five Jackdaws. (Mike Smart).

Cotswold Water Park East     Three Hobbies hunting dragonflies today. (Duncan Dine).

Hobby by Duncan Dine

Gloucester     From Alney to Over this morning a Buzzard, a Green Woodpecker, 4+ House Martins, a Kingfisher and 2+ Chiffchaffs. Also a White-legged Damselfly and 3+ female Brown Hawkers egg laying. (Paul Clark).

Walmore Common     This afternoon a male Marsh Harrier, a Red Kite, an adult Goshawk, a Sparrowhawk, 4+ Buzzards, four Kestrels and a Hobby. Also a Redstart, three Whinchats and a Wheatear.(Andy Jayne).