Purton    No sign of the Common Scoter at by the timber ponds but at 1:05pm a RICHARD’S PIPIT flew over calling frequently in the direction of the ships graveyard where it may have landed but not subsequently relocated. Also a large number of Fieldfares and Redwings flew west. (Terry Grant).

WWT Slimbridge     The WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER from Zeiss hide today and later on the Tack Piece. (Gordon Youdale/Slimbridge Sightings). The immature SPOONBILL was on South Lake early afternoon, it flew there from the estuary late morning. Also a Kingfisher at South Lake and two Cattle Egrets from Zeiss hide, later on South Lake. 11 Bewick’s Swans on the Rushy mid-morning.  (Jon Mercer).

Spoonbill by Jon Mercer

Bewick’s Swans by Jon Mercer

Sharpness    The male BLACK REDSTART was on the tallest building in the docks again today in Dock Road, catching flies in the sun and not seen lower than c25m. In the same area a Rock Pipit and three Linnets. (Terry Grant/Chris Newton).

Black Redstart by Chris Newton

Black Redstart by Terry Grant

Saul Warth     This morning two Little Egrets, 52 Shelducks, three Curlews, a Rock Pipit, two Meadow Pipits, a Grey Wagtail, a male Wheatear (12th day), a Stonechat, two Reed Buntings, a Chiffchaff and  a Common Darter in the sluice. (MK).

Wheatear by Mike King

Wheatear by Mike King

Tresham     Early morning nine Golden Plovers, six Corn Buntings, four Stonechats and five Red-legged Partridges. (Paul Rich).

Epney     A Hawfinch flew over N calling, also 70 Curlews and a Kingfisher this morning. (Jeremy Squire).

Coombe Hill Meadows     A Great White Egret, two Cattle Egrets and two Ruff this lunchtime. (Jeremy Squire).

Stonehouse     In the Bond’s Mill area at 11am three Kingfishers, two males and a female, a male Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Buzzard, a Cormorant flew along the canal and a pair of Jays. (Paul Sutton).

Kingfisher by Paul Sutton

Horsley     Four Red Kites flying over fields this afternoon. (Terry Grant).

Cheltenham     A Mandarin at Hatherley Park today. (Eric Harris).

Longney Crib     This afternoon three Little Egrets, two Lapwings, five Mallards, male and female Stonechat, 50 Rooks, 18 Carrion Crows, nine Redwings, 35 Fieldfares, 21 Jackdaws, two Ravens. 13 Starlings, five Pied Wagtails, three Goldfinches, a Song Thrush, 350+ Black-headed Gulls, 70+ Lesser Black backed Gulls, four Herring Gulls, a Great Black-backed Gull and 200+ Wood Pigeons. (John Fletcher).

Gloucester     At Horsebere Brook FSA six Reed Buntings, two Stonechats, eight Meadow Pipits, a Grey Heron, c10 Chaffinches and flocks of Goldfinches this morning. (Gary Smithson).

Stonechat by Gary Smithson