WWT Slimbridge     From Estuary Tower a Greenshank on the Dumbles scrape and a Sanderling with 25 Dunlins and 51 Ringed Plovers on the estuary. Four Swallows from Kingfisher hide. (Slimbridge Sightings). On South Lake ⁦106 Avocets and 617 Black-tailed Godwits, also three Lesser Redpolls feeding on the ground at the Sanderson Bridge, and several Willow Warblers around the grounds. (Paul Masters).

Painswick     A FIRECREST in the garden at 8:45am. (Rob Crispin).

Forest of Dean     A male Crossbill at Woorgreens today. (Sarah Townsend). A Coot on Woorgreens Lake today, very scarce now. (Frank Williams).

Nailsworth     Three Red Kites and 20+ Siskins on garden feeders. At Barton End two Red Kites and a male Peregrine. (Terry Grant).

Foss Cross     c180 Golden Plovers circling at altitude over flooding arable fields E of Foss Cross at SP075095. (Harvey Sherwood).

Quedgeley    A Ring-necked Parakeet in the garden with a purple ring on the left leg. (Paul Masters).

WWT Slimbridge     The drake GARGANEY with 60 Teal from Robbie Garnett hide.  (Slimbridge Sightings).

Coombe Hill Meadows    408 Black tailed Godwits and three Ruff today. (Duncan Dine/Ian Hull).

Frampton pools     A pair of Pochards, two White Wagtails with 96 Pied Wagtails, two Ravens, a Ross’s Goose, a juvenile male Goldeneye, 100+ Sand Martins, a Swallow, a Willow Warbler, 20 Chiffchaffs, six Blackcaps and 32 Curlews over. (Nick Goatman).

Tewkesbury     At Mythe Brook a Swallow, 22 Sand Martins, a Great White Egret, two Curlews, 40 Wigeon, seven Shovelers, two Chiffchaffs, a Green Woodpecker and a Red Kite. (Dan Gornall).

Cheltenham     A Red Kite over Warden Hill at 1:14pm. (Eric Harris).

Nailsworth     A Red Kite and 12+ Buzzards today, and a Greenfinch nesting in the garden. (Terry Grant).

Chavenage Lane area     A SHORT-EARED OWL (presumably the same bird as yesterday), hunting at 1:30 pm, a Red Kite, 50+ Fieldfares, a male Wheatear and 20+ Sand Martins with two House Martins flying W at 2pm. (Terry Grant).

Halmore     A Sparrowhawk in the garden today. (Chris Newton).

Sparrowhawk by Chris Newton

Frampton     Around the pools at lunchtime ten Sand Martins, a White Wagtail with 25 Pied Wagtails on Court field,95 Tufted Ducks, three Buzzards, two Oystercatchers, two Cormorants, six Great Crested Grebes, two Meadow Pipits, 48 Barnacle Geese and a Ross’s Goose. (Nick Goatman).

WWT Slimbridge     The drake GARGANEY on the Tack Piece. Four Willow Warblers along the South Finger Walkway. Two Mediterranean Gulls on South Lake. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Nailsworth     Three Red Kites today. (Terry Grant).

Chavenage Lane area     A SHORT-EARED OWL flew N, being mobbed by a Red Kite at Barton End. The owl doubled back with the Kite still chasing it and eventually appeared to land in a field  off Chavenage Lane after the Kite came under attack from a Crow. Also, a male Wheatear at Barton End. (Terry Grant).

Frampton     An ALPINE SWIFT over the pools at 5:30pm for about 10 minutes but may have been present earlier as a swift sp was reported. Earlier a COMMON TERN, a Willow Warbler, a Swallow, 150+ Sand Martins, a first-winter Mediterranean Gull, five Common Gulls and 100+ Black-headed Gulls. (Nick Goatman).

Alpine Swift by Gordon Hodgson

WWT Slimbridge     A drake GARGANEY and a Little Ringed Plover on the Rushy. An Egyptian Goose on the Tack Piece. From Estuary Tower the drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL on the Severn with 16 Teal, also a Sanderling. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Forest of Dean    On May Hill (SO 961211) this afternoon five Mistle Thrushes, a pair of Crossbills and a Roe Deer. (Eden Tanner).

Crossbill by Eden Tanner

Purton     Two Willow Warblers, 13 Chiffchaffs and 20 Sand Martins late morning. (Francis Steuck).

Cleeve Hill    32 Golden Plovers near the masts, many in full breeding plumage. (Helen Bojaniwska).

Witcombe Reservoirs     A male Wheatear today. (Duncan Dine).

Coombe Hill Meadows     c320 Black-tailed Godwits, two Oystercatchers, two Curlews, two Dunlins, a Ruff, five Redshanks and three brief Sand Martins. (Andy Jayne).

WWT Slimbridge     The drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL displaying to Eurasian Teal on the Bottom New Piece. First summer male Goldeneye and 797 Black-tailed Godwits on South Lake. A Red Kite over S at midday. A Willow Warbler singing in the Duck Decoy. (Slimbridge Sightings). An adult Mediterranean Gull on South Lake and nine Little Egrets on the Top New Piece. (Ian Sherriffs).

Frampton pools     A WHITE WAGTAIL on Court field this evening, and around the pools two Oystercatchers, a Ross’s Goose, 20 Barnacle Geese, 65 Tufted Ducks, two Shovelers, four Siskins, 12 Chiffchaffs, four Blackcaps, three Stock Doves, four Buzzards, two Mandarins and a Treecreeper. (Nick Goatman).

Cleeve Hill     A male Wheatear this morning. Also Meadow Pipits, Skylarks and a Raven. (Les Ditchburn/Ian Sherriffs/Alan McIlquham).

Hawling     A Barn Owl, a Red Kite, c150 Golden Plovers  and a Roe Deer today. (Alan McIlquham).

Barn Owl by Alan McIlquham

Sharpness     Early evening a GREY SEAL swimming against the tide. Also a Reed Bunting, Rock Pipits and a Small Tortoiseshell. (Clare Glanville).

Nailsworth     Two Swallows flying N at 6:15pm. (Terry Grant).

Edge     At Rudge Hill NNR this afternoon two Nuthatches, two Green Woodpeckers, two Buzzards, three Chiffchaffs and a Song Thrush. (John Fletcher).

WWT Slimbridge     A SPOONBILL around the grounds. (Mark Hobson). A Little Ringed Plover on the Rushy and 12 Ringed Plovers from Estuary Tower. A Swallow and a Sand Martin feeding over South Lake. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Frampton     On the flashes N of Splatt Bridge 50+ Curlews, nine Bar-tailed Godwits, 11 Oystercatchers, six Redshanks, a Great White Egret, 83 Shelducks, 15 Gadwalls, five Pintails, a 2nd calendar year Mediterranean Gull, 400+ Black-headed Gulls and a Skylark singing. (Gordon Hodgson/Dot Jones).

Stinchcombe Hill     A male and a female Brambling and two Siskins around the feeders. (James Robinson).

Elmore     At the Elmore Court Rewilding Project from the public footpath along Broadmeadow Bank Ditch three Green Sandpipers and four Grey Herons this afternoon. (Steve Pullen).

Highnam     Two Buzzards, two Shelducks, a Kestrel, a Skylark singing, a Green Woodpecker, two Mute Swans and 60+ Linnets along the cycle path and near the flooded River Leadon this evening. (Clare McLeod).

Brimscombe     From the garden a Red Kite circling low with a Buzzard at 2pm. (Nikki Smith).

Gretton     A male Pheasant exploring gardens and bird feeders. (Roger Wasley).

Pheasant by Roger Wasley

Cleeve Hill     Three male RING OUZELS this morning at 9:15am. (Greg Mabbett). No sign this evening but two Wheatears SE of the masts. (Mark Hobson).

Ring Ouzel by Greg Mabbett

Chedworth     Two Wheatears late afternoon on the Airfield. (David Creber).

Frampton     On the flashes N of Splatt Bridge early morning 80+ Curlews, 21 Oystercatchers, eight Bar-tailed Godwits, four Black-tailed Godwits, six Redshanks, 18 Gadwalls, a pair of Shovelers, 250+ Black-headed Gulls, 12 Common Gulls, four Sand Martins and 10+ Chiffchaffs. Also a SPOONBILL and a Great White Egret in flight over the 100-Acre. (Gordon Hodgson).

Little Witcombe     A Swallow this morning. (Cottia Howard/Caroline Hope).

Halmore     This morning in the fields seven Chiffchaffs, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers, a Song Thrush and a singing Mistle Thrush. Around local woods two Song Thrushes, a Nuthatch, two Ravens, two Buzzards and two male Brimstones. (Chris Newton).

Brimstone by Chris Newton

Barton End lay-by     At least seven Wheatears (5 males, 2 females) and two Red Kites. (Terry Grant).

Nympsfield     A Barn Owl hunting at dusk at the junction of Bath Road and the B4058. (David Price).

Witcombe Reservoirs     A Red Kite, a Buzzard, two Stock Doves, nine Great Crested Grebes, 12 Cormorants, two Grey Herons, a Chiffchaff and two Greenfinches. (Eric Harris).

Brimscombe     From the garden this afternoon a Red Kite, a female Sparrowhawk, a Raven over Stringers Wood being mobbed by Crows and several Buzzards displaying. (Nikki Smith).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Two Mute Swans, two Greylags, five Canada Geese, two Shelducks, 262 Wigeon, 12 Gadwalls, 150 Teal, 30 Mallards, ten Pintails, 75 Shovelers, 12 Tufted Ducks, two Grey Herons, a Little Egret, a Little Grebe, 30 Coots, four Oystercatchers, six Lapwings, four Curlews, three Redshanks, two Skylarks, two Cetti’s Warblers, two Blackcaps, 6+ Chiffchaffs and two Reed Buntings. (Mike Smart).

Cobney Meadows     Five Canada Geese, nine Shelducks, five Wigeon, three Gadwalls, four Pintails, two Oystercatchers and two Curlews. (Mike Smart).

Frampton     Four Cattle Egrets flew N at Fretherne Bridge at 6:15am. Along the canal and on the flashes an adult KITTIWAKE briefly with 500+ Black-headed Gulls, a Great White Egret, five Bar-tailed Godwits, seven Redshanks, 80+ Curlews, a male Pintail, 18 Gadwalls, five Shovelers, 25+ Fieldfares, a Redwing, ten Chiffchaffs, a Cetti’s Warbler, five Sand Martins and a Kingfisher. (MK). Around the pools 100+Sand Martins, 101 Tufted Ducks, a juvenile male Goldeneye, two Teal, four Grey Herons, 108 Pied Wagtails and the Ross’s Goose has taken up residence on Court Lake middle island. (Nick Goatman).

Great White Egret by Mike King

Chavenage Lane area     A male Peregrine on a kill, 40+ Fieldfares, 32 Stock Doves and two Wheatears (m & f) at nearby Barton End. (Terry Grant).

Tresham     600+ Golden Plovers, all flying SSW, with the exception of 110 roosting in a field. (Terry Grant).

Minchinhampton Common     Two Wheatears today. (Keith & Lyn Perkins).

Cleeve Hill     Two Wheatears by the radio masts at 12:45pm. (Jeremy Holland).

Netheridge Farm    A Mediterranean Gull over E at the Barn Owl Centre this morning, a patch tick. (Mark Hobson).

Tewkesbury     A Red Kite drifted low over Morrison’s supermarket at 2pm. (Les Ditchburn

Cheltenham     A drake Mandarin back at Park Campus today. (Jeremy Holland). Also Long-tailed Tit and  Nuthatch. Two Siskins in Warden Hill and a Muntjac off Shurdington Road. (Eric Harris).

Ashleworth Ham     A Mute Swan, two Greylags, six Canada Geese, 50 Wigeon, two Gadwalls, 25 Teal, 40 Mallards, six Pintails, two Shovelers, two Oystercatchers, a Blackcap and two Chiffchaffs singing. A Chiffchaff at Haw Bridge. (Mike Smart).

Hasfield Ham      A Snipe, a Curlew, ten adult Lesser Black-backed Gulls and five adult Herring Gulls on floodwater, two Chiffchaffs and nine Carrion Crows. (Mike Smart).

Saul Warth     At high tide this morning a Ringed Plover, four Bar-tailed Godwits, three Black-tailed Godwits, 120+ Curlews, a Redshank, 12 Oystercatchers and a Dunlin. (MK).

Bar-tailed Godwits by Mike King

Frampton    On the flashes N of Splatt Bridge, a Peregrine hunting, male Tufted Duck, five Redwings, a Grey Wagtail and four Sand Martins. Any early Skylark nests were flooded. (MK). This morning at the pools a Blackcap was singing at the S end of Court Lake and 60+ Sand Martins at 10:30am. (Roy Bircher).

Redwing by Mike King

Skylark by Mike King

WWT Slimbridge     On South Lake 133 Avocets and 500+Black-tailed Godwits this morning. A Swallow and 19 Sand Martins over South Lake late afternoon. Two Great White Egrets on the Bottom New Piece. From the Estuary Tower a Marsh Harrier hunting the fields, five Mediterranean Gulls, ten Grey Plovers, six Bar-tailed Godwits, eight unringed Cranes and seven Dunlins. (Neil Smart/Paul Masters/Andy Chapman/Slimbridge Sightings).

Aylburton Warth     Over high tide a Little Ringed Plover, a Golden Plover, a Snipe, pairs of Oystercatchers and Lapwings, c200 Curlews, five Redshanks, adult and second-summer Mediterranean Gulls, c1000 Common Gulls, 40 Shelducks and two Sparrowhawks. (Andy Jayne).

Nailsworth     Five House Martins flew N at 1pm, 450+ Common Gulls flew S, 7+ Buzzards, a Red Kite and three Sparrowhawks, two males chasing each other and a female in the garden and 20+ Siskins on the feeders. A Willow Warbler just outside the garden. (Terry Grant).

Gloucester     A Peregrine circling over Wotton Pitch this morning. (Howard Taylor).

Standish     A Red Kite over the M5 at 1pm. (Jamie Warren).

Hasfield Ham      Two pairs of Curlews (one of the males Blue Red Red, which has returned every spring since it was ringed on the estuary in 2010). Also at least 147 Carrion Crows. (Mike Smart).

Maisemore     From Court Lake and upstream from the weir this afternoon birds included two Tufted Ducks, 14 Mallards, two Canada Geese, two Mute Swans, four Coots, four Moorhens, a Grey Heron, a Cormorant, two Buzzards, a Nuthatch, two Chaffinches, eight Goldfinches, a Green Woodpecker, five Skylarks, two Song Thrushes and three Chiffchaffs. (John Fletcher).

WWT Slimbridge    A WILLOW WARBLER singing in the NE corner of the Tack Piece at 10:20am. (Martin McGill). On the Dumbles at high tide six Bar-tailed Godwits, a Little Ringed Plover and a Ringed Plover. Still 196 White-fronted Geese on the Tack Piece. (Slimbridge Sightings). A pair of Goldeneyes on the Long Ground Pool. (Ian Hull).

Saul Warth     At 6:30am a male Wheatear, five Bar-tailed Godwits, 12 Oystercatchers, five Dunlins, 120+ Curlews, 12 Common Gulls, seven Pintails, a Great Crested Grebe on the river, a calling Red-legged Partridge, a Sand Martin and two Chiffchaffs. (MK).

Wheatear by Mike King

Frampton     Along the canal and flashes N of Splatt Bridge 26 Shelducks, 27 Gadwalls, six Shovelers, a female Teal, a pair of Pintails, a Little Egret, a male Reed Bunting, 4+ Chiffchaffs, a Cetti’s Warbler and a Redwing by Fretherne bridge. (MK).

Cirencester     Four Hawfinches in Abbey Grounds car park at 11:15am. (Malcolm Royal).

Thrupp     A pair of Buzzards chasing a Red Kite, a pair of Mandarins between Griffin’s Mill lock and Ham Mill lock. Also Goldcrests, a Jay, a pair of Grey Wagtails and the female Goosander at Bowbridge. (Paul Sutton).

Mandarins by Paul Sutton

Stroud     A pair of Grey Wagtails and a Dipper on the Frome behind Lodgemore. (Paul Sutton).

Grey Wagtail by Paul Sutton

Cam Green     A Little Owl a regular garden visitor this month, usually around midday. Also a Brimstone in the garden. (Brian Kings).

Dudbridge     Two Peregrines over at 12:30pm. (Steve Pullen).