Cleeve Hill Late morning eight RING OUZELS (3m, 5f), still present at 5:30pm in the heather enclosure. Also five Wheatears, a White Wagtail, two Mistle Thrushes and 4+ Stonechats. (Oliver Paisey/Mark Hobson). Early morning a Wheatear, a singing Garden Warbler, Willow Warblers, Stonechat, Skylarks and Meadow Pipits. (Tom Mabbett).
Cotswold Water Park West A LITTLE TERN briefly on Pit 201c this morning at 10:20am then flew south. (Roger Gillespie).
Coombe Hill Meadows An early silent CUCKOO, three Redstarts, a Sedge Warbler, two Little Egrets, a Redshank, two Oystercatchers, a Lapwing, a pair of Wigeon, two Swallows, a pair of Green Woodpeckers, a pair of Great Spotted Woodpeckers, two Willow Warblers and two Whitethroats. (Paul Masters/MK). Also today six Mute Swans, two Greylags, nine Canada Geese, four Shelduck, eight Gadwalls, 6+ Teal, ten Mallards, a Shoveler, eight Cattle Egrets, a Great White Egret, two Grey Herons, eight Lapwings, two Curlews, two Redshanks, ten Skylarks, 3+ Blackcaps, 5+ Chiffchaffs and five Reed Buntings. (Mike Smart/Ian Ralphs/Greg Mabbett/PM).

Cuckoo by Mike King

Redstart by Mike King
WWT Slimbridge A four Yellow Wagtails on the Tack Piece. Also the Tundra Bean Goose. Also a Common Sandpiper on South Lake and two Spotted Redshanks on the Rushy. (Dot Jones/Paul Clark/Martin Price). An Arctic Tern reported through South Lake at 3pm per RBA.
Highnam Woods A Nightingale seen today on the path up from the hide but not singing. (Mark Hobson).
Westonbirt Arboretum Two male crossbills in the Silkwood this morning, one singing. Also 20+ Siskins. (Jon Haw).
Brockworth An adult male Siskin eating sunflower seeds from a feeder in the garden, the first since the mid 1980’s. (Dave Goodwin).
Dowdeswell Reservoir A pair of Great Crested Grebes, a few Swallows, House Martins and the first Reed Warbler singing. (Tom Mabbett).
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