Gloucester     A male BLACK REDSTART high up on the SE side of the Cathedral this morning, also a Peregrine. (Steve Pullen).

Saul Warth     40 Pintails flew S, seven Shelducks, 98 Curlews, a Common Sandpiper, 230 Lapwings flew S, three Kestrels, a Little Egret, the male WHEATEAR still (16 days), four Stonechats, a Rock Pipit, a Reed Bunting, a Redwing, a Mistle Thrush and a Chiffchaff. (MK).

Kestrel by Mike King

WWT Slimbridge     The immature SPOONBILL on South Lake again today. A BITTERN from Kingfisher hide today. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Frampton pools     12 Chiffchaffs, one singing, a Skylark singing, two Lesser Redpolls, four Siskins, a Yellow-legged Gull, 34 Wigeon, 40 Gadwalls, 52 Tufted Ducks, 25 Shovelers, 27 Mallards, eight Pochards, four Teal, a Great White Egret, two Kingfishers, 215 Coots, 24 Moorhens, seven Great Crested Grebes and a Little Grebe. (Nick Goatman).

Guscar Rocks/Aylburton Warth     This morning on the WeBS count 12 Shelducks, 70 Wigeon, 50 Teal, five Mallards, 11 Grey Herons, 180 Lapwings, 50 Dunlins, a Snipe, 236 Curlews, 51 Redshanks, 290 Black-headed Gulls, five Herring Gulls, three Common Gulls, 15 Skylarks and ten Meadow Pipits. (Mike Smart).

Chavenage Lane     1000+ Redwings and 220+ Fieldfares feeding in fields, two Red Kites and two Stonechats. A large mixed flock of the thrushes flew off  WNW. (Terry Grant).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This afternoon 50+ Greylags, three Canada Geese, five Egyptian Geese, three Mute Swans, 100+ Shovelers, 100+ Pintails, 100+ Wigeon, 40+ Teal, 50+ Mallards, 12 Lapwings, 35 Snipe, three Little Egrets, a Great White Egret, three Grey Herons, a Marsh Harrier and a Sparrowhawk took a Snipe. (Eden Tanner).

Marsh Harrier by Eden Tanner

Great White Egret by Eden Tanner

Avening    11 Red Kites at Ledgemore Bottom, in two groups (5 and 6), one group possibly scavenging, the other riding a thermal with several Buzzards and Ravens. (Mike Kom).