WWT Slimbridge     The WOOD SANDPIPER on the Top New Piece from Zeiss hide for most of the day, but also on the Tack Piece. Also a SPOONBILL from Zeiss hide, a Redstart along the Summer Walkway, a recently fledged juvenile Kingfisher on South Lake and the Ruddy Shelduck/hybrid on the estuary. (Neil Smart/Dot Jones/Paul Masters/Andy Jordan/Ian Ralphs).

Frampton     On the Sailing Lake early morning an adult Yellow-legged Gull, four Common Terns, 50+ Sand Martins, a Willow Warbler singing, five Swallows and a Yellowhammer. (Nick Goatman).

Breadstone    c8 Spotted Flycatchers in the woods this afternoon. Also many Southern Hawkers. (Sam Walker).

Didmarton     5+ Spotted Flycatchers, including at least two juveniles in Hinnegar Wood, also two Green Woodpeckers, 10+ Chiffchaffs and a juvenile Goldcrest. (Terry Grant).

Sharpness     A Whinchat 1km S of the picnic area today. (Sam Walker).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning a female Redstart, two Bullfinches, a Curlew, two Willow Warblers, two Chiffchaffs, five Grey Herons, a Red Kite, a Buzzard and ten Swallows. Also a Hornets nest. (John Casswell).

Ashleworth Ham     This evening six Mallards, two Grey Herons, one catching and eating a young eel from the small pool remaining and an adult Buzzard on top of a pylon.  (Andy & Sue Gibbons).

Stonehouse     Between Stanley Downton-Bond’s Mill a Greenfinch and juveniles, Goldfinch and juveniles, Goldcrest and a juvenile, Chiffchaff and a juvenile, c20 Long-tailed Tits, many Dunnocks and a juvenile, a Whitethroat, two Buzzards, two Grey Herons, four Little Egrets, a Dipper at Bond’s Mill, 15 Swallows, nine House Martins and a Weasel near the sewage works. (Paul Sutton).

Forest of Dean     At Mitcheldean House Martins are now feeding a second brood. Also two Buzzards seen most days. (Chris Keeling).

Cam     A Red Kite over this afternoon. (Terry Webb).

Hasfield Ham     CES ringing session today caught 67 birds including an adult Redstart, a Sedge Warbler, six Whitethroats, four Blackcaps, a Lesser Whitethroat, four Willow Warblers, two Chiffchaffs, five Reed Buntings, 28 Long-tailed Tits and four Bullfinches. Also two Ravens flying over. (Mike Smart/Mervyn Greening).

WWT Slimbridge     A WOOD SANDPIPER from Stephen Kirk hide this morning. Two Curlew Sandpipers and two Garganeys from Zeiss hide. (Tim Jukes/Dot Jones/Ian Hull).

Wood Sandpiper by Mike King

Sharpness    A Whinchat, a Garden Warbler and a Yellow-legged Gull this morning. (Andy Jordan).

Frampton pools      A Green Sandpiper, a Great White Egret, three Common Terns, two Swifts, five Lesser Whitethroats, three Reed Warblers, 45 Chiffchaffs, 11 Blackcaps, two Willow Warblers, 30+ Sand Martin and 20+ House Martin. (Nick Goatman).

Coombe Hill Meadows    Six Teal, two Gadwalls, 100 Mallards,  25 Grey Herons, 20 Little Egrets, three Great White Egrets, a Cormorant, 80 Lapwings, three Snipe, a Green Sandpiper, two juvenile Yellow Wagtails, a Cetti’s Warbler, a Reed Warbler and two Reed Buntings calling. (Mike Smart).

Upper Rissington     A Grey Partridge and three large young, two Red Kites, two Buzzards, a Kestrel, three Yellowhammers, a Bullfinch, four Meadow Pipits and two Linnets. (Harvey Sherwood).

WWT Slimbridge     A young Cuckoo being fed by Reed Warblers on the canoe safari trail this afternoon. (Terry Fenton). Two moulting breeding plumage Curlew Sandpipers on the Top New Piece this morning with 84 Dunlins. (Martin McGill).

Cuckoo by Terry Fenton

Epney     Today the TURTLE DOVE still in gardens behind the Anchor Inn at 11:35am. Please park sensibly by the entrance opposite the seawall or on the road without blocking access and not in the pub unless you are using it. Thank you. (MK).

Turtle Dove by Mike King

Saul Warth     At high tide, wader numbers continue to decline, a Black-tailed Godwit, 12 Avocets, seven Oystercatchers, 100+ Curlews, five Little Egrets, two Grey Wagtails and a juvenile Stonechat along Hock Ditch. (MK).

Stonechat by Mike King

Walmore Common     Two Whinchats this afternoon. (Andy Jayne).

Selsley Common/Penn Wood area     Seven Spotted Flycatchers, including at least two juveniles, two Marsh Tits in the wood and a loose flock of nine Ravens over high NE. (Duerden Cormack).

Sharpness     Along the seawall this afternoon three Lapwings, three Redshanks, a Little Egret, two Kingfishers in the basin and a Common Sandpiper. (Clare Glanville).

Stinchcombe Hill     At lunchtime a Swift and a first winter Wheatear. Also Chalkhill Blues, Six-spot Burnets and Painted Ladies. (James Robinson).

Westrip     Six Swifts over at 3:15pm. (MK).

Aylburton Warth     This morning a pair of Shelducks with seven ducklings, a Buzzard, a Kestrel, two Dunlins, two Sanderlings, 455 Curlews (six colour rings red from 2010 to 2013), a Whimbrel, a Green Sandpiper, two adult Common Gulls, 100 Black-headed Gulls, 10+ Skylarks and 5+ Meadow Pipits. (Mike Smart).

Frampton     At the Sailing lake up to six Lesser Whitethroats, a Sparrowhawk over, an adult and a juvenile Green Woodpecker, a Kingfisher, Pied Wagtail juveniles and two Grey Wagtails. (Paul Sutton).

Sparrowhawk by Paul Sutton

Coombe Hill Meadows    Four Sedge Warblers at the Snipe Pool, three Reed Buntings and a Buzzard from Grundon hide, a Whitethroat and a Kingfisher along the canal. Also Common Blue Damselfly, lots of Common and Ruddy Darters, a Black-tailed Skimmer, Brown Hawkers, Emperors and four Southern Hawkers (1 female & 4 males). (Alastair Robinson).

Southern Hawker by Alastair Robinson

Coombe Hill Meadows     c50 Yellow Wagtails and a Wheatear this morning. (Ian Hull).

Saul Warth     At high tide 19 Avocets, 30 Black-tailed Godwits, 12 Oystercatchers, 103+ Curlews, 57 Shelducks and two Kestrels. (MK).

Epney     The TURTLE DOVE still at 1:40pm but distant from the road behind the horse paddocks. Please park sensibly by the entrance opposite the seawall or on the road without blocking access and not in the pub unless you are using it. Thank you. (MK).

Frampton     A TURTLE DOVE, presumably the Epney bird, at 2:20pm at the junction of Bridge Road and Lake Lane. (Gordon Hodgson).

Purton     Between 5:45-830am vismig included three Sand Martins, two Swifts, two Redshanks, an Oystercatcher and a Common Tern all flew S and three Teal flew N upriver. Also a juvenile Yellow-legged Gull amongst large gulls on the river before flying off S. Also a Redstart and three Willow Warblers. (Francis Steuck).

Forest of Dean     At May Hill early this afternoon a Tree Pipit, six Stonechats, 2+ Ravens, a Swift and a distant juvenile Goshawk. (Duerden Cormack). At Cannop ponds two Kingfishers, 12 juvenile Mandarins and a Lesser Black-backed Gull at lower pond and two Grey Herons, two Little Grebes and two Mandarins at upper Pond and c15 Grey Wagtails at both ponds. (Alan Waterman).

WWT Slimbridge     A Whinchat along the fence line out to Middle Point. High tide counts, 20 Little Egrets, 80+ Curlews, 50+ Dunlins, a Bar-tailed Godwit and a Ross’s Goose with the Barnacle Goose flock. (Neil Smart).

Sharpness     A juvenile Whinchat between Sharpness and Berkeley Pill this morning. (Andy Jayne).

Kilkenny     At Kilkenny watchpoint today at least three calling Green Woodpeckers, a few Painted Ladies and Chalkhill Blue butterflies. Other butterflies included Common Blue, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White, Small Skipper, Comma, Ringlet and Small Tortoiseshell. (Keith White).

Bourton-on-the-Water     Two Yellowhammers, 63 Linnets, five Goldfinches, three Swallows, two Red Kites, a Green Woodpecker and nine Red-legged Partridges. Near Marsh Farm a Hobby, eight Goldfinches, four Great Spotted Woodpeckers, a Sparrowhawk, a Red Kite, a Tawny Owl calling, a Buzzard, 26 Swallows and a Green Woodpecker heard. (John Fletcher).

Stonehouse     A Kingfisher at the Ocean this afternoon with a Little Egret, two more Little Egrets in the field below St Cyr’s Church. A  a Yellow-bellied Slider on the canal. Also Ruddy and Brown Hawkers, Emperor dragonflies, Common and Blue-tailed Damselflies and Red Admirals, Gatekeepers and Small Skippers. (Paul Sutton).

Kingfisher by Paul Sutton

Twyning     At Upham Meadow a Buzzard, 150 Rooks, 20 Jackdaws and 30 Carrion Crows. (Mike Smart).

Ashleworth Ham     This evening a Teal, ten Mallards, a Grey Heron and a Green Sandpiper. (Mike Smart).

Epney     Today the TURTLE DOVE purring unseen in strong winds from gardens behind the Anchor Inn 10:30am and again at 12:55pm. Showing again this evening at 7:33pm. Also 2+ Long-tailed Tits. Please park sensibly by the entrance opposite the seawall or on the road without blocking access and not in the pub unless you are using it. Thank you. (Steve Pullen/Carol Rushton/Stephen Curtis/MK).

Long-tailed Tit by Mike King

Saul Warth     At high tide 30 Avocets, 12 Black-tailed Godwits, a Bar-tailed Godwit, three Oystercatchers, 60+ Curlews, a Common Sandpiper, three Kestrels and five Little Egrets. (Neil Smart/MK).

Purton     A SANDWICH TERN flew upriver at 8:10am. Also a COMMON SEAL feeding by the sea wall N of the ships graveyard. (Duerden Cormack).

Frampton     At the Sailing Lake early afternoon 32 Swifts, 16 Sand Martins, 12 Swallows, eight House Martins, the adult Yellow-legged Gull, four Common Terns, two Lesser Whitethroats, a Mistle Thrush and two Cetti’s Warblers. (Nick Goatman).

Hawling     Eight Corn Buntings in the triangle area at midday and two Yellowhammers and two Skylarks. (Steve Pullen).

Corn Bunting by Steve Pullen.

Roel Gate     At Roel Hill farm, no sight or sound of the Quails but three Corn Buntings, six Yellowhammers, 20+ Linnets, two Skylarks, eight Stock Doves, a Green Woodpecker, male and female Kestrels and with two juveniles, a Red Kite hunting low over the hedgerows and three Buzzards. (Steve Pullen).

WWT Slimbridge     An adult Barn Owl showed for ten minutes this afternoon at the Kingfisher hide nest box. Three seen earlier outside the nestbox. (Kenny Hills/Terry Stevenson).

Forest of Dean     Ten Mandarins this morning at Cannop Upper Pond. Also three Grey Wagtails (1 ad, 2 juvs) and two Nuthatches at the bird table. (Chris Keeling).

Bourton-on-the-Water     Around Field Barn Park camp site birds included 27 Linnets, six Goldfinches, eight Swallows, a Sparrowhawk, two Ravens, three Red Kites, three Great Crested Grebes, 19 Mallards, four Coots, ten Canada Geese and two Cormorants. (John Fletcher).

Purton     At dusk a hunting Kestrel, c15 Swallows, a Swift, five Little Egrets, a Cormorant, two Grey Herons and c40 Curlews. (Chris Newton).

Tewkesbury     At Cowfield Farm a Clouded Yellow butterfly today. (Les Ditchburn).

Epney     Today the TURTLE DOVE for its 22nd day still in gardens behind the Anchor Inn at 6pm. Also a Stock Dove. Please park sensibly by the entrance opposite the seawall or on the road without blocking access and not in the pub unless you are using it. Thank you. (Emily Morozow).

Frampton     At the Sailing Lake early morning a Redshank on the Sailing Club jetty. Also a Yellow-legged Gull still, two Kingfishers, a Cetti’s Warbler, four Common Terns and 60+ Mute Swans. (MK). Later a Great Crested Grebe with two young, seven Common Terns, four Lesser Whitethroats, a Garden Warbler, two Ravens, eight House Sparrows, five Blackcaps and two Chiffchaffs. The Redshank was on Court Lake tonight on the top island on the S side. (Nick Goatman).

Redshank by Mike King

Yellow-legged Gull by Mike King

Saul Warth     Approaching high tide this morning 20 Avocets, ten Black-tailed Godwits, a Bar-tailed Godwit, three Redshanks, 25 Dunlins, 67 Curlews, eight Oystercatchers, nine Little Egrets, a female Marsh Harrier hunting, three Kestrels, 20 Goldfinches, some sunbathing, 3+ Chiffchaffs, a Willow Warbler and a Lesser Whitethroat. (MK).

Juvenile Goldfinch sunbathing by Mike King

Lesser Whitethroat by Mike King

Eastleach     A pair of Grey Wagtails at the river bridge at midday today. Also heard calling Raven, Green Woodpecker, Nuthatch and juvenile Buzzard. (Alan Williams).

Cheltenham    Two Swifts very high over Oakley today at 5:30pm. (Howard Smith). At the Park Campus two female Mandarins, a Kingfisher and three Greylags. (Eric Harris).

Guscar Rocks     This morning 36 Canada Geese, four Bar-headed Geese and two Snow Geese, 310 Curlews and a Whimbrel. (Mike Smart).

Breadstone     In the woods 5-10 Spotted Flycatchers this morning. Also Long-tailed Tits, Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Swallows and a Nuthatch. (Mike Davis).

Dursley     A Red Kite over the town centre at 5pm. (Shane Long).

Daneway Banks     A Clouded Yellow butterfly today. (Dan Haines).

Epney     Today the TURTLE DOVE for its 21st day still in gardens behind the Anchor Inn at 10:45am. Please park sensibly by the entrance opposite the seawall or on the road without blocking access and not in the pub unless you are using it. Thank you. (Paul Rich).

Frampton     A TURTLE DOVE in the garden at 11:55am and seen later in Lake Lane and The Oval. Presumably this is the Epney bird and probably the first for Frampton since 2003. (Gordon Hodgson).

North Cerney     A QUAIL singing from the track to Conigree Wood, off of Chapel Lane. Also a male Redstart. (Dave Soons).

WWT Slimbridge    A juvenile Mediterranean Gull on the Rushy⁩ this morning. Also here an Avocet, an Oystercatcher, two Green Sandpipers, a Spotted Redshank, 15 Redshanks, two Ruff, a Black-tailed Godwit, a Grey Heron and a Grey Wagtail. At Middle Point over high tide 24 Avocets, two Common Terns, a Sanderling, an Oystercatcher, 18 Little Egrets, 12 Black-tailed Godwits and the juvenile Ruddy Shelduck or hybrid. (Paul Masters/Mark Hobson). Three eclipse GARGANEYS on the Top New Piece viewed from Zeiss hide. Eight Turnstones off of Middle Point at 9am. The adult Barn Owl showing well at the nest box at the Kingfisher hide. (Roberta Goodall).

Mediterranean Gull by Paul Masters

Mediterranean Gull by Mark Hobson

Frampton     At the Sailing Lake early morning a Yellow-legged Gull and five Common Terns. (Paul Rich).

Yellow-legged Gull by Paul Rich

Saul Warth     Over the hightide a Turnstone, five Sanderlings and three Knot. (Paul Rich).

Forest of Dean    A Green Sandpiper calling over W at Woorgreens Lake at 7:30am. Also ten Crossbills. (Frank Williams).

Ashleworth Ham     CES ringing session caught 68 birds including a Sedge Warbler, eight Whitethroats, five Blackcaps, a Garden Warbler, two Willow Warblers, six Chiffchaffs, three Song Thrushes, eight Long-tailed Tits, four Bullfinches and a Goldfinch. On the reserve a Whimbrel, a Green Sandpiper and a male Sparrowhawk. (Mike Smart/Mervyn Greening).

Cotswolds     At Lineover Woods car park a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Nuthatch and a Coal Tit. At Yanworth a Red Kite, a Green Woodpecker, a Great Spotted Woodpecker and two Yellowhammers. At Rendcomb, a Dipper and a Grey Wagtail from the bridge. (Steve Brown).

Nailsworth     Between 3:50-5:15pm, a Hobby, 23 Swifts, a Red Kite and 1200+ Woodpigeons flying N, also a garden juvenile Green Woodpecker. (Terry Grant).

Green Woodpecker by Terry Grant

Cambridge     A Barn Owl flew over the A38 near Elm Farm at 12:15am. (Donna Cook).

Longborough     NW of Stow two QUAILS calling in cereal fields at Hans Hill Farm at SP167296 and SP162299. (Andy Lewis).

Epney     Today the TURTLE DOVE for its 20th day still in gardens behind the Anchor Inn. Please park sensibly by the entrance opposite the seawall or on the road without blocking access and not in the pub unless you are using it. Also do not park in the private residents car park at Longney Crib. Thank you. Also a Peregrine and five Curlews. (Mark Hobson/Paul Masters/Ian Davies).

Frampton pools     Two Great White Egrets, an adult Yellow-legged Gull, a Green Sandpiper, 12 Blackcaps, 20 Chiffchaffs, a Whitethroat, 20+ Sand Martins, a Little Grebe,  a new brood of five Tufted Ducks, 120 Barnacle Geese, the Ross’s Goose, two Ravens and six Common Terns today. (Nick Goatman). Also a Hobby hawking over the field next to the Sailing Lake. (Greg Anderson).

Saul Warth     Pre-high tide this morning 14 Avocets, 12 Dunlins, a Sanderling, six Oystercatchers, six Little Egrets, two Grey Herons, c60 Shelducks, c90 Curlews, three Kestrels and six Swallows. (Paul Masters/Mark Hobson). Later five Common Sandpipers, a Grey Plover, a Bar-tailed Godwit, 16 Oystercatcher and two Mediterranean Gulls. (Terry Grant).

Painswick     Today between 8am and 11am, 675 Swifts over the house. Also a Red Kite circling overhead at 10:40am. (John Fleming).

Tewkesbury     At Upper Lode birds included a Kingfisher, a Green Woodpecker, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Chiffchaff, a Blackcap, a Chaffinch, a Greenfinch, a Goldfinch, a Swallow, a Swift and a Cormorant. Also a Banded Demoiselle. (Les Ditchburn).

Epney     This morning the TURTLE DOVE for its 19th day still in gardens behind the Anchor Inn from 6:45am. Please park sensibly by the entrance opposite the seawall or on the road without blocking access and not in the pub unless you are using it. Also do not park in the private residents car park at Longney Crib. Thank you. (MK/Alan Daniells/Ian Davies).

Turtle Dove by Alan Daniells

Saul Warth     At high tide this morning 22 Avocets, a Little Stint with 35 Dunlins, three Common Sandpipers, 12 Oystercatchers, 74 Curlews, a Redshank, 25 Shelducks and nine Little Egrets. Also 2+ Chiffchaffs, a Willow Warbler, a Grey Wagtail and a Kingfisher heard at the sewage works.(MK/Mike Davis). A SPOONBILL at 11:25am. (@Esther_Is_Wild).

Painswick     A passage of 3450 Swifts today over the house and also a Hobby. Yesterday (28th) a passage of 1760 Swifts over the house and the day before (27th) a passage of 1520 Swifts over the house. (John Fleming).

Nailsworth     450+ Swifts flying south between 6:15pm and 6:50pm. (Terry Grant).

Cam     At least 15 Swifts up high this morning. (Mike Davis).

WWT Slimbridge   Two Great White Egrets over the Rushy, the Ruddy Shelduck or hybrid and eight 8 Little Ringed Plovers on South Lake, a Goshawk from Estuary Tower, two SPOONBILLS from Middle Point, a Redstart and a Green Woodpecker on the Summer Walkway, a Red Kite over the centre and 24 Mandarins on the Decoy. (Tim Jukes).

Breadstone     c20 Spotted Flycatchers, mostly juveniles, in the woods this morning. Also c12 Long-tailed Tits, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers, two Coal Tits, a Treecreeper, a Goldcrest and a male Blackcap. (Chris Newton).

Spotted Flycatcher by Chris Newton

Gloucester    A Redstart along the Severn Way at Sudmeadow this morning, also two Green Woodpeckers, a Bullfinch, a Whitethroat, a Greenfinch and two Buzzards. (Paul Masters).

Stonehouse    A Kingfisher and a Little Egret at the Ocean. A Cetti’s Warbler at Bond’s Mill bridge. Also a Willow Warbler and Long tailed Tits, two more Little Egrets in a field behind Beard’s Mill, a Buzzard and a Grey Heron. (Paul Sutton).

Frampton     This evening three Common Terns on the Sailing Lake. From Splatt Bridge two Marsh Harriers over the 100-Acre field, two Hobbies flew towards the pools and two Kestrels. (Paul Sutton).

Forest of Dean     At midday on the top Cannop pond c8 Little Grebes, an adult and a juvenile Grey Wagtail, two Treecreepers and six young Wild Boar. (Dave Goodwin).

Maisemore     From Church Road, the Court lake and a mile upstream of the weir and upper parting this afternoon period nine Chiffchaffs including five juveniles, two Whitethroats, five Linnets, five Coots including three chicks, four Moorhens, 15 Mallards, two Greylags, a Grey Heron, a Green Woodpecker, a Lapwing, a Swallow, two Stock Doves and five Mute Swans with three cygnets. (John Fletcher).

Cleeve Hill     At the Bill Smyllie and Mast reserves today a Kestrel, two Red Kites, three Buzzards, two Ravens, and a Yellowhammer. Also two young Common Lizards. Butterflies seen included Chalk Hill Blues, a Wall, Painted Lady, Marbled Whites, Brimstone, Small Copper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Large White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper and Ringlets. (Chris & Phil Andrews).

Chalkhill Blue by Phil Andrews

Wall by Phil Andrews

Saul Warth     At high tide this morning a SANDWICH TERN at 8:30am, 16 Avocets, two Black-tailed Godwits, a Knot, seven Sanderlings, 70+ Dunlins, four Common Sandpipers, 14 Oystercatchers, 170+ Curlews, a Whimbrel, three Redshanks, 81 Shelducks including a pair with nine ducklings, two Marsh Harriers, three Great White Egrets and 15+ Little Egrets. Also 6+ Chiffchaffs, six Willow Warblers, a Lesser Whitethroat, 20+ Goldfinches and for House Martins at the sewage works. (Martin McGill/Duerden Cormack/MK).

Epney     This morning the TURTLE DOVE for its 18th day still in gardens behind the Anchor Inn from 6:38am. Please park sensibly by the entrance opposite the seawall or on the road without blocking access and not in the pub unless you are using it. Also do not park in the private residents car park at Longney Crib. Thank you. A Little Owl calling and seen just outside the village. (MK).

Little Owl by Mike King

Frampton    At the Sailing Lake on the south side three Lesser Whitethroats, five Blackcaps, two Greenfinches, 28 House Sparrows, a Kingfisher with a second brood of three young, 15 Swifts, 40+ Sand Martins, 20+ House Martins and 10+Swallows. (Nick Goatman).

North Cerney    A male Redstart and 2 juveniles in bushes above the River Churn at the back of North Cerney school. (Dave Soons).

WWT Slimbridge     A juvenile Redstart along the Summer Walkway this morning. (Mike Davis/Roberta Goodall). A summer plumaged Spotted Redshank on the Top New Piece. (Jane Shackleton). Also two GARGANEYS still on the Top New Piece and two SPOONBILLS, 376 Black-tailed Godwit and two Spotted Redshanks on the Rushy. (Roberta Goodall).

Tewkesbury     At 11am an Egyptian Goose on the banks of the River Avon by the Sailing Club. (Nige Murray).

Egyptian Goose by Nige Murray