Cleeve Hill     At Wardens’ Wood this morning a Cuckoo, two Chiffchaffs, a Blackcap, two Willow Warblers, a Garden Warbler, a Yellowhammer and a Long-tailed Tit. (Cottia Howard).

Rodborough Common     This morning a late female Wheatear on the Common. (Rich Hearn).

Framilode Passage     Four Common Cranes flew S at considerable height circled and apparently landed in fields in the Boxbush/Westbury-on-Severn area. (Terry Grant).

Frampton     At least three Hobbies over Court Lake this morning and at Splatt Bridge, a Cuckoo calling and three Whimbrels feeding in the marshy grassland next to the N reedbed in the afternoon. (Terry Grant). Later around the pools nine Hobbies, ten Common Terns, a Cuckoo, a Common Sandpiper, a Marsh Harrier, a Lesser Whitethroat, the Ross’s Goose and two Swifts. (Nick Goatman).

Hobby by Terry Grant

Nailsworth     A male Peregrine circling the town at 12:45pm. (Jake King).

Chedworth     The first three Swifts today, the same arrival date for 3rd successive year. (Harvey Sherwood).

Cheltenham     A Grey Wagtail on top of the shop this morning and again at lunchtime at Boots Corner. (Howard Taylor).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning 5:15-8:10am birds included 18 Mute Swans, 17 Gadwalls, three male Shovelers, a pair of Tufted Ducks, a pair of Wigeon, five Shelducks, a Little Grebe, five Avocets, 32 Black-tailed Godwits, two Redshanks, four Lapwings, two Oystercatchers, three Little Egrets, three Grey Herons, a Peregrine, a Sparrowhawk, a Cuckoo, a Lesser Whitethroat, four Whitethroats, 6+ Reed Warblers, 6+ Sedge Warblers, a Cetti’s Warbler, two Chiffchaffs, a Swallow, a male Bullfinch and two male Reed Buntings. (MK).

Little Egret by Mike King

Twigworth     A Barn Owl flew over the road at Orchard Park at 5:05am. (MK).

WWT Slimbridge     A drake GARGANEY on the Rushy this morning. The female Red Crested Pochard in the Decoy again. Two Mediterranean Gulls on South Lake. (Slimbridge Sightings/Roger & Sheila Wasley).

Mediterranean Gull by Roger Wasley

Gloucester     In the City an Oystercatcher again feeding on the grass verge at SO8349918690 on the left just after the station by the new construction site on Bruton Way at 8:45am. (MK).

Cheltenham   Before noon, a female Peregrine on a Christ Church spire was joined by a male on an opposite spire. A Grey Heron in the trees on the island on the Park Campus lake. (David Norman).

Grey Heron by David Norman

Edge     At Rudge Hill this morning a Garden Warbler singing, several Willow Warblers, and a few Whitethroats. (Ian Elphick).

Ashleworth Ham     This afternoon birds included a Curlew, five Grey Herons, two Little Egrets, seven Greylags and six small goslings, six Mallards and three ducklings, two Shelducks, two Shovelers, a Gadwall, a Coot, two Chaffinches, a Whitethroat, two Swallows and eight Sand Martins. (John Fletcher).

Frampton     A Cuckoo at Splatt Bridge today. (Nigel Young).

Cuckoo by Nigel Young

WWT Slimbridge     The female Red Crested Pochard in the Decoy again, three Mediterranean Gulls on South Lake, a Cuckoo flew past the Hogarth hide and a Garden Warbler singing along track. 2+ Sanderlings and three Bar-tailed Godwits at high tide. (Magnus Carter/Paul Masters/Paul Rich/MK).

Mediterranean Gull by Mike King

Cleeve Hill    Near to the masts four Ravens, a Red Kite, a Kestrel, four Stonechats (2m, 2f), two Linnets, a Cuckoo, many Skylarks singing, two Willow Warblers and male and female Yellowhammer. Also 1000’s of St Mark’s Flies. (Alan Hooper).

Stonechat by Alan Hooper

Forest of Dean     Two Tree Pipits, a male Redstart, a Wood Warbler and a Blackcap in the Crabtree Hill area. (Geoff Fawcett). A Common Crane briefly at 4pm in Littledean in the field to the side of Littledean Jail. (Beverly Stacey).

Highnam Woods     A Red Kite, a Goshawk, two Ravens, a Marsh Tit, four Treecreepers, a Spotted Flycatcher, four Mistle Thrushes and two Nightingales. Also four Yellow Wagtails in fields on the E side. (Andy Jayne).

Halmore     A Cuckoo calling tonight from Lip Lane at 8:30 pm and 9pm. Also a Cuckoo calling at Breadstone at 9am. (Chris Newton).

Cheltenham     A Peregrine panicking the Feral Pigeons over Albion Street this morning. (Howard Taylor).

Northleach     A  Swift with House Martins over the town today. (Harvey Sherwood).

Frampton pools     150+ Swifts, a Crossbill over, eight Hobbies, three Mediterranean Gulls, a Marsh Harrier, eight Common Terns, a Common Sandpiper, a male Goldeneye, four Yellow Wagtails, 100+ House Martins, 80+ Swallows, 150+ Sand Martins, four Shelducks and two Oystercatchers today. (Nick Goatman).

Coombe Hill Meadows     20 Mute Swans, three Little Egrets, an Oystercatcher, two Redshanks, a Cuckoo, Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, Chiffchaff and Blackcap today. (Eric Harris). Also today a Curlew, Little Egret, Ringed Plover and Little Ringed Plover and many Skylarks. (Sarah Townsend).

Redshank by Sarah Townsend

WWT Slimbridge     At high tide from birds included two Grey Plovers, two Turnstones, four Bar-tailed Godwits, five Sanderlings, 260 Dunlins and 97 Ringed Plovers. On South Lake five second calendar year Mediterranean Gulls and the female Red-crested Pochard in the Duck Decoy. On the Rushy a Little Ringed Plover and a drake Pochard early morning. (Martin McGill). From Knott hide, a Little Grebe with two chicks, Reed Warblers, Sedge Warblers, two Reed Buntings, Willow Warbler and Blackcap. Two singing Cetti’s Warblers along the South Finger. From Kingfisher hide, two Kingfishers. (Chris Newton).

Little Grebes by Chris Newton

Reed Warbler by Chris Newton

Shepherds Patch to Purton     Along the canal this morning 5+ Gadwalls, two pairs of Tufted Ducks, Sedge Warblers, a Common Crane, a pair of Oystercatchers, Blackcaps and a Cuckoo calling. (Mike Davis).

Saul Warth      Early morning two Bar-tailed Godwits, two Grey Plovers, 200+ each of Dunlins and Ringed Plovers, an Oystercatcher and a Curlew. Two Lesser Whitethroats along the canal. (MK).

Cleeve Hill     A Cuckoo today. (Mark Dowie).

Forest of Dean     A Woodcock over the garden in Cinderford at 8:55pm. (Owen Follis). Two pairs of Pied Flycatchers and a pair of Redstarts today. (Geoff Fawcett). At Clearwell/Newland on farmland in the Rookery Lane area 12 Swallows, a Swift, a Whitethroat, a pair of Yellowhammers, five Skylarks, a pair of Linnets, a Red Kite and three Fallow Deer. (Alan Waterman).

Yellowhammer by Alan Waterman

Frampton     The WHITE STORK flew low S over the garden in the village at 2:45pm. It continued S and was last seen over Falfield. (Gordon Hodgson). At least five Hobbies at Court Lake this morning. (Paul Rich). A Sedge Warbler singing in scrub at Church End this evening. (per Sue Spurr).

White Stork by Gordon Hodgson

WWT Slimbridge    A WHITE STORK circled over the Rushy at 2:10pm and headed NE towards Frampton. (Slimbridge Sightings). A GARGANEY from the Estuary Tower on the Tack Piece. (Esther Rumsey). From Middle Point this morning two Sanderlings with a large Ringed Plover and Dunlin flock on the Dumbles. Three Grey Plovers, 12 Bar-tailed Godwits and four Great Crested Grebes on the river. (Jeremy Holland). The female Red Crested Pochard still on South Lake. (Alan McIlquham).

Garganey by Steve Pullen

Coombe Hill Meadows     Today a WOOD SANDPIPER still from Grundon hide. Also today birds included a White-fronted Goose, two Redshanks, a Curlew, two Lapwings, three Oystercatchers, 20 Gadwalls, ten Shelducks, two Shovelers, four Wigeon, a Teal, 12 Mallards, seven Mute Swans, 14 Canada Geese, four Little Egrets, four Grey Heron, 17 Coots, two Swallows, two Swifts, two Cuckoos heard, two Lesser Whitethroats, six Sedge Warblers, three Cetti’s Warblers, three Blackcaps, three Chiffchaffs, three Whitethroats, a Willow Warbler, a Reed Warbler, four Linnets and two Reed Buntings. (David Lawrence/Mark Hobson/Simon Bradfield).

Elmore     At the Elmore Court Rewilding Project from the public footpath along Broadmeadow Bank Ditch birds today included an Oystercatcher, five Canada Geese, a Wheatear, probably Greenland, two Sedge Warblers, a Lesser Whitethroat and a pair of Ravens. (MK).

Sedge Warbler by Mike King

Highnam Woods    This morning three Nightingales singing. (Simon Bradfield).

Forest of Dean     At Nagshead a pair of Pied Flycatchers and Mandarin today. A Redstart and many Tree Pipits at Crabtree Hill. (Simon Bradfield). Also at Nagshead a roosting Tawny Owl and a Redstart. At Cannop Ponds a pair of Grey Wagtails at the sluice gates. (Roger & Sheila Wasley). At Woorgreens a Cuckoo, several Garden Warblers, 6+ Wood Warblers in surrounding woods and seven male Tree Pipits. (Rob Husbands).

Tawny Owl by Roger Wasley

This afternoon at Woorgreens a pair of Crossbills feeding three fledglings. (Eden Tanner).

Crossbills by Eden Tanner

Nailsworth     60+ Swifts milling over the valley this evening, most then slowly moving N. Also a Red Kite and a pair of Kestrels, the male displaying. (Terry Grant).

Edge     At Rudge Hill NNR late afternoon male and female Bullfinch, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers, a Willow Warbler, a few of each Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps heard, three Song Thrushes, a Kestrel and two Buzzards. (John Fletcher).

Rodborough Common     A male Redstart heard this morning. (Colin Greenfield).

Aylburton Common     A pair of Bullfinches in the garden feeding on Goat Willow this afternoon. (Martin Vaisey).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Early this morning a reeling Grasshopper Warbler by the car park. (John Casswell). Other birds today included two WOOD SANDPIPERS still, a Little Ringed Plover, a Ruff, 4+ Redshanks, an Oystercatcher, two Curlews, a pair of Little Grebes, three Little Egrets, eight Grey Herons, a Common Tern, a Sedge Warbler, three Reed Warblers, 2+ Whitethroats, 1+Cetti’s Warbler, a Swift, a Cuckoo, a male Bullfinch and two Reed Buntings. (Paul Masters/Ian Ralphs/John Casswell/Christopher Widdowson/Sam Walker).

WWT Slimbridge    From the Estuary Tower this morning eight Grey Plovers, three Sanderlings, two Turnstones and a brief, distant WOOD SANDPIPER. (Andy Jayne/Paul Rich). A WOOD SANDPIPER, presumably the same bird, from Zeiss hide at 4:30pm. (Slimbridge Sightings). The female Red Crested Pochard still on South Lake today. (Jeanne Vitkovskis). Also a drake Mandarin on South Lake and the Common Crane pair at Zeiss hide have hatched a chick. (Molly Gould). A Mediterranean Gull on the wader scrape from Hogarth hide. (Julian Gould).

Red Crested Pochard by Mike King

Tresham     This afternoon along the Monarch’s Way to Kingston’s barn, a Yellow Wagtail, a female Wheatear and a singing Corn Bunting. (Vic Polley). This evening three Yellow Wagtails, three Wheatears and two Corn Buntings. (Paul Rich).

Cleeve Hill     Two Wheatears on the golf course and a Cuckoo calling this morning. (Duncan Dine).

Frampton     Five Common Terns, an Oystercatcher and three Swifts early morning. (MK/Molly Gould). A Hobby over Court Lake this morning. (Jake King).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This afternoon two WOOD SANDPIPERS, a Ruff, two Black-tailed Godwits, three Little Egrets and the White-fronted Goose and two pairs of Wigeon still. Also a Cuckoo calling and a Lesser Whitethroat singing near the Wharf until 4pm at least. (Jeremy Holland/Richard Price/David Creber/Chris Moore/Alan McIlquham). A male Redstart at 1:30pm. (Nigel Young).

Wood Sandpiper by Mike King

Ruff & Wood Sandpiper by Mike King

White-fronted Goose with Greylag by Mike King

Frampton     On the Sailing Lake an adult LITTLE GULL until late afternoon at least, seven Common Terns, two Oystercatchers, 40+ Swifts, 20+ Swallows, 100+ Sand Martins and five House Martins. (Nick Goatman). Six Hobbies hawking low over Court Lake at 2pm. (Colin Greenfield).

Little Gull by Gordon Hodgson

WWT Slimbridge     On South Lake a Little Ringed Plover at 2:30pm, a Common Sandpiper, a female Red Crested Pochard, 58 Black-tailed Godwit,19 Ruff, a pair of Great Crested Grebes and two Mediterranean Gulls. (Ian Hull). At Middle Point (Summer Walkway now open) two Whimbrels, a Wheatear and two Whinchats. (Amy Harley/Martin Price/Steve Pullen). From Knott hide a pair of Little Grebes with three chicks. (Dot Jones). At high tide 145+ Dunlins, 25+ Ringed Plovers, two Sanderlings, a Whimbrel, a Curlew, two Oystercatchers and four Redshanks. (Neil Smart). A Cuckoo today from the Van de Bovenkamp hide. (John Elley).

Cuckoo by John Elley

Forest of Dean     A Whitethroat, Tree Pipits and a male Redstart on Crabtree Hill this morning. (Geoff Fawcett). At least three and possibly four Woodcocks, including a bird on the ground this evening at Crabtree Hill, but no Nightjar yet. (Frank Williams).

Gloucester     An Oystercatcher again on a grass island feeding well along Bruton Way by the construction site at 10:25am (6th reported sighting). (Andrew Bluett).

Churchdown     This evening two Lesser Whitethroats singing in a thick hedge by the railway line at the foot of Churchdown Hill S of John Daniels Way. (Rob Crofton).

Coombe Hill Meadows     A WOOD SANDPIPER, two Curlews, two Oystercatchers, five Redshanks, a Whimbrel, a Greenshank, a Ringed Plover, a Little Ringed Plover, a Reed Warbler and a Little Owl. (Ian Hull).

Forest of Dean     Early morning at Nagshead a pair of Pied Flycatchers, four Garden Warblers, a Firecrest, a Tawny Owlet, a Hawfinch, a Siskin, a drake Mandarin, two Greylags, a Treecreeper and two Ravens. On Cannop Upper pond a drake Gadwall, a drake Mandarin and two Little Grebes. In Speech House woods three male Pied Flycatchers, a Wood Warbler, a Treecreeper and a Siskin. At Crabtree Hill a Wood Warbler, a Garden Warbler and a Tree Pipit. Also a Large Red Damselfly. (Paul Masters/MK). Later at Nagshead a male Redstart. (Angela Carswell). A Red Kite flew N over Haywood plantation, Cinderford at 7:30am. (Owen Follis).

Pied Flycatcher by Mike King

Wood Warbler by Mike King

Tawny Owlet by Mike King

WWT Slimbridge     On South Lake a female Red Crested Pochard, a drake Goldeneye, four Mediterranean Gulls, 95 Black-tailed Godwits, 20+ Ruff, three Common Sandpipers and 62 Avocets and a Greenshank from Hogarth hide. (Slimbridge Sightings/Mike Davis).

Tresham     Two Marsh Tits and a Raven and seven Buzzards together on the ground. (Dan Fletcher).

Longlevens    A Red Kite flew over very low at 1:20pm heading E towards Cheltenham. (Dave Stone).

Saul     A Cuckoo calling for c20 minutes intermittently between Saul Junction and Whitminster Church from 3pm. (Tanya Allen).

Longney     Around the orchards this morning two Lesser Whitethroats, five Whitethroats, five Reed Warblers and two Sedge Warblers by the river, four Buzzards, four Stock Doves and two Skylarks. (Steve Pullen).

Leckhampton     Around the meadow bordered by Kidnappers Lane, a Lesser Whitethroat, several singing Blackcaps and two females seen, two Chiffchaffs, 4+ singing Greenfinches, two Ravens and a Green Woodpecker calling in the smallholdings. Also two Holly Blues, three Speckled Woods and several Orange Tip butterflies. (Steve Brown).

Forest of Dean     At Nagshead four Pied Flycatchers, four Siskins, two Garden Warblers, four Mandarins and a Sparrowhawk. At New Fancy View seven Crossbills, a Cuckoo, three Siskins, a Garden Warbler, a Swift, two Swallows, two Sand Martins and a Lesser Whitethroat. At Woorgreens 2 possibly 3 Wood Warblers. (Nigel Sluman). A SPOTTED FLYCATCHER at Nagshead this afternoon. (Terry Stevenson).

Garden Warbler by Nigel Sluman

Highnam Woods     At lunchtime a Nightingale, a Garden Warbler and a pair of Bullfinches. (Nigel Sluman).

Frampton     At the Sailing Lake early morning an Arctic Tern, seven Common Tern, a female Marsh Harrier, two Oystercatchers and four Shelducks. (Nick Goatman).

Charlton Kings Common     A Tree Pipit, two Yellowhammers, three Willow Warblers,
a Chiffchaff, a small party of Linnets and two Swallows through. (Steve Brown).

Breadstone     In the woods today, a male Bullfinch, a Nuthatch, two Treecreepers, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers, a singing Mistle Thrush and many Chiffchaffs, also two Brimstones, two Speckled Woods, an Orange Tip and a male Holly Blue. (Chris Newton).

Ashleworth Ham     Late morning two Shelducks, a Great White Egret, seven Little Egrets and 13 Grey Herons. Also 9+ Mute Swans in a field beyond the willows and 1+ Curlew heard. (Andy & Sue Gibbons). Also today three Shovelers, three Gadwalls, an Oystercatcher, five Greylags, six Canada Geese, 17 Coots, 21 Mallards, a Shelduck, a drake Teal, two Chiffchaffs and two Swallows. (John Fletcher).

Maisemore     A Red Kite circling over the village at 5:45pm. (John Fletcher).

Twyning     Two Curlews on the Great Meadow, viewed from Dock Lane picnic site at Bredon, Worcs. (Andy & Sue Gibbons).

Cleeve Hill     In Warden’s Wood this morning five Willow Warblers, five Blackcaps, three Chiffchaffs, a Buzzard and a pair of Bullfinches. Also a Peacock, a Comma and a Holly Blue butterfly. On the Common near the pylons two Wheatears, two Whitethroats and a Red Kite. A small amount of Swallow passage N.

Dowdeswell Reservoir    A pair of Great Crested Grebes today. (Howard Taylor). At Arle Grove near Dowdeswell Wood a pair of Ravens and an Orange Tip butterfly. (Keith White).

Frampton     Four Hobbies over Court Lake today. (Paul Dunham). Later five Hobbies, two adult Mediterranean Gulls, nine Common Terns, an ARCTIC TERN and three Oystercatchers. (Nick Goatman).

Hobby by Paul Dunham

Highnam Woods     Two Nightingales today. (Paul Dunham/Terry Stevenson/Tom Berry).

Nightingale by Paul Dunham

WWT Slimbridge    An adult and a 2nd summer Mediterranean Gull and a drake Goldeneye on South Lake. (Magnus Carter). A Goshawk circling high over the Rushy being mobbed by Black-headed Gulls. (James Robinson).

Cleeve Hill     A breeding-plumage Golden Plover near the heather enclosure this morning. (Andy Lewis). This afternoon at least four Red Kites, two Buzzards, a Kestrel, Ravens, Skylarks, Meadow Pipits, a Marsh Tit, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Linnet flock, a Chiffchaff, a Willow Warbler and a Cuckoo. (Chris Moore).

Coombe Hill Meadows     A Peregrine, a Kestrel, a Little Owl, two Buzzards, 7+ Little Egrets, a Great White Egret, a Cuckoo, four Black-tailed Godwits, six Redshanks, two Oystercatchers, a Great Crested Grebe, many Sedge Warblers, three Whitethroats and two Lesser Whitethroats. (Paul Clark). The White-fronted Goose still this evening. (Ian Hull).

Hawling     This afternoon a Corn Bunting, four Yellowhammers, a Yellow Wagtail, a Willow Warbler singing, eight Linnets, four Whitethroats and four Red Kites. (Steve Pullen).

Badgeworth Court     On the footpath from Shurdington four Linnets, five Chiffchaffs, three Great Spotted Woodpeckers, two Goldcrests, two Swallows, a Song Thrush, a Whitethroat, a Blackcap, a Buzzard, a Stock Dove, a Grey Heron, two Roe Deer and an Orange Tip. (Howard Taylor).

Barnwood     A Hobby at 1pm flying high N over the garden at St Lawrence Church, Barnwood. (Rob Crofton).

Dursley     A Hobby over Whiteway Hill at 6:35pm. (Phil Pope).

Gloucester     An Oystercatcher beside Bruton Way at 10:45am today. This is the 4th sighting in the City. (Chris Sandys).

Ashleworth Ham     From the hide a Great White Egret, six Little Egrets, eight Grey Herons, eight Shovelers, 12 Gadwalls, six Teal, 32 Coots, a Shelduck, a pair of Lapwings and a Curlew. (Richard Humphrey).

Great White Egret by Richard Humphrey

Nailsworth     At midday today, 13 Buzzards circling together and a Grey Heron on a neighbouring roof in Worley being mobbed by gulls and Jackdaws. (Mike Kom).

Cheltenham     A Grey Wagtail on the River Chelt in Arle and a pair of Blackcaps
nearby. Over the Park Campus a Peregrine, a Buzzard and six large gulls disputing airspace high up. (Steve Brown).