Frampton Two LITTLE GULLS on the sailing lake at 6pm. (Nick Goatman).
Elmore Court At the Rewilding Project from the public footpath along Broadmeadow Bank a WOOD SANDPIPER, a first for the site. Also two Teal, three Green Sandpipers, two Grey Herons, three Little Egrets, six Buzzards, three Kestrels, two Hobbies, two Ravens and 50+ House Martins. (Andy Jayne).
WWT Slimbridge The leucistic Marsh Harrier showed well this morning from the Kingfisher hide. Also a BITTERN flew from the reedbed in front of the Van de Bovenkamp hide and flew off high up-river. (Nigel Gardener).

Leucistic Marsh Harrier by Nigel Gardener
Saul Warth Four hazy Whinchats on dock in the Warth field, two Wheatears still on the rocks, a Hobby hunting and a Small Tortoiseshell the best. Also six Pintails, 130+ Shelducks, a Kestrel, three Buzzards, a Greenshank calling, 35+ Curlews, four Dunlins, 24 Little Egrets, two Chiffchaffs, ten Pied Wagtails, two Swallows, two House Martins and a Raven. (MK/Paul Sutton/Mike Davis).

Wheatears by Paul Sutton

Small Tortoiseshell by Mike King
Rodley/Epney A Hobby over Rodley and another over the Anchor Inn this morning. Lots of hirundines over the river and 26 Curlews on the river opposite. (Jeremy Squire). At Longney Sands five Common Sandpipers and 33 Lapwings on the Rodley side. (Andy Jayne).
Edge Two Spotted Flycatchers near cattle pen car park at Rudge Hill NNR SO847095 at 12:30pm. (Ian Elphick).
Sharpness From SARA this morning at 8:30am at least 35 Redshanks, a Curlew, a Black-tailed Godwit and a Peregrine being mobbed by corvids. (Mike Davis).
Cherington At the Lake and the very close two smaller ponds and surrounding woodland early afternoon two Little Grebes, 15 Mallards, five Moorhens, two Grey Herons, two Mute Swans, five Goldfinches and two Red Kites. (John Fletcher).

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