Elkstone     A BLACK REDSTART on the roof of Elkstone Studios (GL53 9PQ) early afternoon. (Greg Mabbett).

Frampton pools     A Great White Egret, seven Chiffchaffs, two Cetti’s Warblers, eight Siskins, 54 Pied Wagtails, 221 Coots, 26 Greylags, 11 Great Crested Grebes, 28 Cormorants, 23 Moorhens, the adult Yellow-legged Gull, 103 Tufted Ducks, 35 Gadwalls, ten Wigeon, 16 Shovelers, six Teal and a Water Rail today. (Nick Goatman).

Saul Warth     At high tide a redhead Goosander, a scarce patch bird, 27 Shelducks, 67 Curlews, a Common Sandpiper, 90 Lapwings S in three flocks, five Dunlins, a Little Egret, a Peregrine, a Kestrel, a Buzzard, a Sparrowhawk, a pair of Ravens, 23 Meadow Pipits, a Reed Bunting and two Stonechats. (MK).

Common Sandpiper by Mike King

Sharpness     Birds today included a Cetti’s Warbler calling in gardens, the pair of Peregrines, the male caught prey, two Red Kites, three Great Black-backed Gulls, three Wigeon, two Curlews, two Chaffinches, 22 Linnets, 15 Goldfinches and 19 Cormorants. (Oliver Paisey).

Cassey Compton     5+ Red Kites, three Buzzards, a Peregrine on a distant pylon, ten Long-tailed Tits, two Marsh Tits, a Coal Tit, small numbers of Fieldfares and Redwings. Also both a Mistle Thrush and a Song Thrush singing and 1000+ Woodpigeons and a few Stock Doves. (Steve Brown).

Berkeley shore     WeBS count this morning birds included 48 Wigeon, 157 Mallards, six Teal, 26 Redshanks, 35 Lapwings, three Snipe, 57 Dunlins, a Common Sandpiper, 43 Common Gulls, a Peregrine on the power station, a Chiffchaff, 30+ Meadow Pipits, a Rock Pipit and two Ravens. (Jon Haw).

Westbury-on-Severn     A SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF again today at Westbury STW. Confirmed as tristis as it was recorded singing https://xeno-canto.org/955351  There is a public right of way along the east side of the STW, and it is associating with the border fence line, occasionally popping up into the pine trees.(Dan Watson).

Siberian Chiffchaff by Dan Watson

Forest of Dean     At Cannop Ponds three Ravens, three Jays, six Nuthatches, eight Chaffinches, two Coal Tits, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Song Thrush, a Dipper, two pairs of Wigeon, two Mute Swans, three Little Grebes, 42 Mallards, a pair of Mandarins, 11 Tufted Ducks, nine Moorhens and c20 Coots. (Carol Rushton/Stephen Curtis).

Lydney Harbour     Two Redshanks, a Curlew and a steady stream of Black-headed Gulls flying upstream. (Carol Rushton/Stephen Curtis).

Andoversford     This afternoon 25 Red Kites circling near the traffic lights on the A40. At least ten more over nearby fields. (Paul Sutton).

Gloucester     WeBS count at Horsebere Brook FSA birds included two Mute Swans, nine Mallards, five Teal, a Grey Heron, a Cormorant, two Moorhens, two Coots, four Stonechats and a Greenfinch. (Gord Avery).

Witcombe Reservoirs     WeBS count today birds included two pairs of Mute Swans, 339 Mallards, 16 Tufted Ducks, a Little Grebe, four Great Crested Grebes, five Cormorants, nine Moorhens, five Coots, a Buzzard and three Bullfinches. (Gord Avery).

Highnam Woods     Birds today included a Marsh Tit, three Coal Tits, a Nuthatch, three Long tailed Tits and a Treecreeper. (John Fletcher).

Marsh Tit by John Fletcher