Cleeve Hill     Up to seven RING OUZELS today, also four Wheatears, a male Stonechat, a Raven, a Sparrowhawk, two Red Kites and many Skylarks and Meadow Pipits. (Mark Dowie/Steve Rickard/Roberta Goodall/Duncan Dine/Rob & Petra Crofton/MK & BK). Including a ringed female RING OUZEL left leg, red above (BTO or white) right leg, blue, yellow, blue. (Steve Rickard).

Ring Ouzel by Mark Dowie

Ring Ouzel by Mike King

Ring Ouzel by Mike King

Ringed Ring Ouzel by Steve Rickard

Wheatear by Mike King

Halmore     In the woods today a male Goshawk over, two Red Kites, four Buzzards, a Sparrowhawk, a Swallow, several Treecreepers, Nuthatches and Goldcrests, and a Grey Heron and a pair of Shelducks on a pond. Also many Brimstones and Orange Tips, several Peacocks, three Holly Blues and a Comma. (Chris Newton).

Goshawk by Chris Newton

Forest of Dean     Two singing Tree Pipits at Staple Edge today. (Mark Hobson).

Elmore Court    This afternoon in the rewilding area a male REDSTART briefly, a male Wheatear, two pairs of Stonechats, several Skylarks, a pair of Mallards with 2 tiny ducklings, four Lapwings chased off a Red Kite and three Buzzards displaying. (Steve Pullen).

Ashleworth Ham     Five Egyptian Geese seen from the Ham Road at the entrance to Stonebow Farm on the grassy bank of the small farm pond. From the GWT hide this afternoon 41 Teal, eight Tufted Ducks, six Wigeon, 32 Mallards, five Shovelers, four Pintails, four Gadwalls, two Shelducks, nine Mute Swans, two Canada Geese, three Greylags, three Coots, a Moorhen, seven Lapwings, three Grey Herons, two Little Egrets and a Great Spotted Woodpecker. (John Fletcher).

Egyptian Geese by John Fletcher