WWT Slimbridge     A drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL on the Rushy lower pond at 8am, present throughout the day. Also at least six GARGANEYS on site today. (Martin McGill). Also a first-summer LITTLE GULL today. (Jonathan Bull). Two Little Ringed Plovers on the Rushy. (John Fletcher).

Green-winged Teal by Mike King

Coombe Hill Meadows     A SPOONBILL from 8:30-8:47am then flew off S. Also a Cuckoo showing well. (Jeremy Holland). Three Guineafowl in the brown stubble field by the bridge. (Dawn Ballinger).

Tewkesbury     At Lower Lode two Mute Swans, four Canada Geese, a Grey Heron, a Cormorant, a Great Crested Grebe, a Buzzard, 40 Lesser Black-backed/Herring Gulls, a Cuckoo, 5+ Sand Martins, two Redstarts, two Whitethroats, two Treecreepers and a Reed Bunting. (Mike Smart).

Minsterworth Ham     Five Canada Geese, five Mallards, a Peregrine with prey, two Curlews and a Whimbrel. (Mike Smart).

Frampton    Three Hobbies high over Court Lake this afternoon and two Common Terns on the Sailing Lake. (John Fletcher).

Saul Warth     Nine Bar-tailed Godwits, two Whimbrels, four Oystercatchers and a pair of Mandarins on the footpath to Hock Ditch. (Mark Hobson).

Painswick Beacon     434 Swifts N in 4 hours late afternoon. (John Fleming).

WWT Slimbridge    On South Lake this morning at least 3/4 2cy Mediterranean Gulls coming and going along the causeway. Also around the hides a Cuckoo, a Great White Egret, a pair of Common Cranes with two chicks and a pair of GARGANEYS. (Neil Smart).

Arlingham     The white winged large gull again following a plough at Arlingham at 3:40pm viewed from Newnham side. Presumably the Iceland Gull that’s been in the area. Too far away to be sure at SO708127. (Lewis Thomson).

Barnsley Warren     A pair of Redstarts at Winterpool at the east end of the Warren. (Ian Ralphs).

Roel Gate    At midday three male Reeves’s Pheasants approaching Roel Gate from the W in fields on the left. (Jane Bailey/John Casswell).

Reeves’s Pheasants by Jane Bailey

Minsterworth Ham     This morning a Mute Swan, two Shelducks, two Mallards, a Buzzard, three Curlews, a Whimbrel, a Redstart singing, 2+ Blackcaps, at least one Whitethroat and at least two Chiffchaffs. Birds feeding on field very recently cut for silage included 15 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 15+ Herring Gulls, 15+ Carrion Crows and 20+ Jackdaws. (Mike Smart).

Redmarley D’Abitot     A Cuckoo calling every day in the area between Redmarley Woods and Ketford Woods since the 25th April. (Jeff Wheeler).

Sherborne     This afternoon at the water meadows a distant Cuckoo calling and near the barn opposite the car park a Little Owl. (John Pike).

Bourton-on-the-Water     An Oystercatcher seen calling loudly over the house this afternoon. ( John Pike).

Cirencester     A Grey Wagtail in the River Churn near Waterloo car park and a Little Egret flying over Stratton meadows. (Felicity Cobb).

Sharpness/Berkeley shore     A pair of EIDERS, first found by Matt Hobbs and Oscar Dewhurst off of Severn Beach, South Glos, arriving off of Sharpness at 11am and remaining in the Sharpness/Berkeley area until 1:35pm. (Andy Jordan/Paul Taylor).

Eider pair by Paul Taylor

Coombe Hill Meadows    The WOOD SANDPIPER showed well in front of hide early morning until spooked by Hobby. Also a Cuckoo. (Chris Downward). Also a Common Sandpiper and a Hairy Dragonfly. (Ian Ralphs).

Frampton    At Splatt Bridge this morning, the Grasshopper Warbler reeled for 10 minutes at 8:30am, four Yellow Wagtails, two Whimbrels, three Redshanks, a trickle of Swallows N, six Swifts, two Common Terns over the canal and two over the river. (Gordon Hodgson). Up to four Hobbies high over Court Lake this afternoon. (Roy Shilham).

WWT Slimbridge     Two Great White Egrets on the Tack Piece from Martin Smith hide and a Red Kite over the centre heading N. (Helen Bojaniwska). A SPOONBILL, two Whimbrels, two Golden Plovers, a Curlew and five Wheatears from the Summer Walkway/Middle Point early morning. (Ian Whitehouse/Rob Emery).

Highnam Woods     Two Nightingales singing well just N of the car park, one seen briefly. (Tim Thompson).

Forest of Dean     At Nagshead a Garden Warbler, a Goldcrest, three Treecreepers, two pairs of Redstarts, a Song Thrush, four Nuthatches and a Weasel. (Tim Thompson).

Cotswold Water Park East     An OTTER at Pit 125, also Common Terns, Great Crested Grebes, a Cormorant and a Grey Heron. (Ian Davies).

Gloucester     A Peregrine drifted over Abbeymead at 6pm. (Ken Hurcombe).

Bisley     This afternoon male and female Yellowhammer, seven Linnets, two Swallows, a House Martin, a Song Thrush, three Chaffinches, two Blackcaps and 45 Rooks. (John Fletcher).

Walmore Common     A Great White Egret today. (Andy Jayne).

Coombe Hill Meadows    This morning a Whimbrel and a Cuckoo. (Jeremy Squire). The WOOD SANDPIPER still today. (Les Ditchburn).

WWT Slimbridge     The immature SPOONBILL on the Top New Piece from Zeiss hide. (Dot Jones).

Frampton     On the Sailing Lake seven Common Terns and a first summer LITTLE GULL. On Court Lake three Hobbies, five Swifts and a Common Sandpiper. (Nick Goatman).

Tidenham    In the Tidenham Chase area a Goshawk, a pair of Ravens with 2+ large young, four Garden Warblers, four Stonechats, a Wheatear and six Tree Pipits. Also a Slow Worm. Nearby at Oakhill Wood two singing Firecrests and c30 Crossbills including at least two juveniles. (Andy Jayne).

Arlingham     A white winged large gull following a plough at Arlingham viewed from Newnham side. Presumably the Iceland Gull that’s been in the area. Too far away to be sure at SO708127. (Lewis Thomson).

Twyning     An OSPREY seen from the car earlier today, low over the road exactly where the M5 goes over the River Avon northbound between junction 8 and 9 just in Glos. (Tom Mabbett).

Edge     At Rudge Hill N.N.R. this afternoon a Cuckoo, a Willow Warbler, four Meadow Pipits, two Skylarks, a Green Woodpecker, two Song Thrushes, five Blackcaps, seven Chiffchaffs and a Buzzard. (John Fletcher).

Ashleworth Ham     This morning a Constant Effort Site ringing session with a catch of 30 birds including three Sedge Warblers, a Lesser Whitethroat, six Whitethroats, two Blackcaps, five Chiffchaffs and four Reed Buntings. Also a Red Kite, a Curlew roosting at first light, a Cuckoo and several Redstarts singing. (Mike Smart/Mervyn Greening).

Minsterworth Ham     Two Mute Swans, two Shelducks, five Mallards, a Red Kite, a Buzzard, four Curlews, a Whimbrel, a Little Owl, a Wheatear, three Blackcaps, two Lesser Whitethroats, at least two Whitethroats, at least three Chiffchaffs and a Yellow Wagtail. (Mike Smart).

Winchcombe     A juvenile Sparrowhawk in a birch tree this evening. (Andrew & Gill Worthington).

Rodborough Common     This morning a male Wheatear. Also good numbers of Dingy Skippers and Green Hairstreaks and c4 Duke of Burgundy butterflies. (Rob & Petra Crofton).

Green Hairstreak by Petra Crofton

Duke of Burgundy by Petra Crofton

Dingy Skipper by Petra Crofton

Stratton    Tonight at 10pm a reeling Grasshopper Warbler on Bathurst Estate farmland. (Ken Cservenka).

Frampton    Two Common Sandpipers, two Common Terns and a Cuckoo this morning. (David Smith).

WWT Slimbridge     The immature SPOONBILL from Zeiss hide, a pair of GARGANEYS on the Bottom New Piece and two Common Crane chicks hatched at Zeiss hide. (Slimbridge Sightings). A LITTLE GULL on South Lake again. (Roberta Goodall). Two Little Ringed Plovers, a Green Sandpiper, three Wheatears and two Common Cranes. (David Smith).

Cotswold Water Park East      A Bar-tailed Godwit and a Common Sandpiper at Pit 132. (John Edwards).

Coombe Hill Meadows    A WOOD SANDPIPER at lunchtime. (Chris Downward). At least five singing Lesser Whitethroats along the towpath. many Sedge Warblers singing, a Red Kite over and a Cuckoo showing well. (Les Ditchburn). This evening three Great White Egrets, ten Yellow Wagtails and two Curlews and a Greenshank, a Dunlin and a Whimbrel dropped in after dark. (Jeremy Squire).

WWT Slimbridge    45+ KITTIWAKES from Middle Point this morning. Also a LITTLE TERN, a LITTLE GULL, a Mediterranean Gull, two Ruff, five Whimbrels, c30 Bar-tailed Godwits, a Common Sandpiper, a Spotted Redshank, two Turnstones, a SPOONBILL and a Cuckoo. (Andy Jayne/Neil Smart/Mark Dowie). A Garden Warbler singing by the Robbie Garnett hide. (Andy Jayne). A first summer LITTLE GULL on the Rushy at 9:30am. Two Lesser Whitethroats singing and Cattle Egret with cows between the Trust and Shepherd’s Patch at lunchtime. (James Robinson).

Frampton     On the Sailing Lake an ARCTIC TERN, four Common Terns and a Yellow Wagtail. At Court Lake two Hobbies, a first summer LITTLE GULL, a Peregrine over and the Ross’s Goose on Court field. (Nick Goatman).

Gretton     A Grasshopper Warbler reeling this afternoon at 3:30pm N of Gretton at SP014313 (where the footpaths cross), seen briefly in flight three times. (Tim Hutton).

Cobney Meadows     A male Whinchat today. (Dan Gornall).

Whinchat by Dan Gornall

Cleeve Hill     On the Bill Smyllie butterfly reserve three Cuckoos and 10+ Skylarks. Four Wheatears in the field adjacent to the masts. Several Willow Warblers, four Whitethroats, five Buzzards and two Red Kites. (Alan Hooper). At least 12 Wheatears and a pair of Stonechats this evening. (Tom Mabbett).

Gloucester     A Tawny Owl at Horsebere Brook Flood Storage Area. (Alan Hooper).

Stinchcombe Hill     Spotted Flycatchers back this evening. (James Robinson).

Hazlecote Farm     Two Red Kites today. (Terry Grant).

Nailsworth     Two Hobbies flew N this evening. (Terry Grant).

Ashleworth Ham     Birds included a colour-ringed Curlew “AJ” , male and female Teal, 16 Mallards, five Canada Geese, six Greylags, three Grey Herons, two Pied Wagtails, a Lapwing, three Mute Swans, two Moorhens, two Blackcaps, two Swallows, two Chiffchaffs, a Stock Dove, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, two Red-legged Partridges, a Jay and a Buzzard. (John Fletcher).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Five Mute Swans, four Greylags, 11 Canada Geese and a pair with five goslings, a Shelduck, a female Wigeon, six Teal, 5+ Gadwall, five Shovelers (4m, 1f), four Tufted Ducks, five Cormorants, a Great White Egret, a Little Egret, two Grey Herons, a Sparrowhawk, a Hobby, five Coots, four Avocets, two Oystercatchers, six Lapwings, three Little Ringed Plovers, a Whimbrel over, three Curlews, four Redshanks, a Ringed Plover, a Dunlin, a Snipe, a Cuckoo singing all day, several Swallows, a Sand Martin, at least ten Pied Wagtails, at least three Yellow Wagtails, at least three singing Redstarts, at least two Cetti’s Warblers, two Reed Warblers, large numbers of Sedge Warblers, Whitethroats and Blackcaps, two Lesser Whitethroats, 2+ Willow Warblers, lots of Chiffchaffs, two Yellowhammers and several Reed Buntings. (Mike Smart).

Berkeley shore    Two ARCTIC SKUAS (1 pale phase) past Berkeley Power Station at 10:57am. (Paul Taylor).

Purton    Two LITTLE GULLS (ad and 2cy) flew N and five SANDWICH TERNS flew S early morning. (Francis Steuck).

WWT Slimbridge     A SHORT-EARED OWL on the Dumbles at 10am. A SPOONBILL at Middle Point. (Roy Kinchin). 5+ Turnstones, 40+ Bar-tailed Godwits and c50 Dunlins at the river’s edge and two summer plumage Golden Plovers on the Dumbles and a Cuckoo calling seen from Estuary Tower. (Magnus Carter).

Saul Warth    At least ten Whimbrels, a male Wheatear, two Oystercatchers, a Little Egret, 100+ hirundines and five Swifts feeding over sewage works and a Lesser Whitethroat. (Sam Walker).

Frampton     The Grasshopper Warbler still in Splatt Bridge N reedbed this morning. (Jeremy Squire).

Fairford     A Wheatear N of Fairford at SP16610199 feeding in field by the footpath. Also a Corn Bunting. (Dr Paul Tubb).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning a Cuckoo, 1+ Redstart, 2+ Cetti’s Warblers and singing Sedge Warblers, Blackcaps, Whitethroats and Chiffchaffs. In the evening five Mute Swans, 12 Canada Geese, including a pair with five small goslings, a pair of Shelducks, a female Wigeon, six Teal, two pairs of Gadwalls and five males, 25 Mallards and 1 duckling, three male Shovelers, two pairs of Tufted Ducks, a Grey Heron, a female Sparrowhawk, five Coots, four Avocets, two Oystercatchers, c6 Lapwings, at least two Little Ringed Plovers, six Curlews came in to roost; at least, three Redshanks, a Cuckoo, five Pied Wagtails, two Yellow Wagtails and two Lesser Whitethroats. (Mike Smart).

Forest of Dean    An escaped Harris Hawk with jesses on sitting in a tree the garden at Upper Etloe, Blakeney for most of the morning. (Adrian Bluett). A pair of Redstarts at Nagshead today. (Alan McIlquham).

Redstarts by Alan McIlquham

Westonbirt Arboretum     A male FIRECREST singing in full view in Silkwood today. (Megan Adamou).

Berkeley     A CORN BUNTING just N of the Pill briefly this morning and a Whinchat. Over 1000 hirundines N, five Mediterranean Gulls, four Bar-tailed Godwits, seven Whimbrels, three Wheatear and three Yellow Wagtails. (Andy Jordan). From 10:30am three Bar-tailed Godwits, 16 Whimbrels, two Curlews, two Common Sandpipers, a Tree Pipit, a Swift and c300 Swallows streaming NE. (Paul Taylor).

Purton     A female COMMON SCOTER N upriver at 12:49pm. Also seven ARCTIC TERNS, a Yellow-legged Gull, a Mediterranean Gull, a SPOTTED FLYCATCHER, 2000 hirundines, mostly Swallows, nine Swifts, 14 Yellow Wagtails, two Tree Pipits, 170 Goldfinches, 20 Siskins and 11 Jays. (Francis Steuck).

Witcombe Reservoir     A BAR-TAILED GODWIT, a Swift with Sand Martins and Swallows and a Common Sandpiper. (Eric Harris/John Elliott/Andy Jayne/Les Ditchburn).

Bar-tailed Godwit video grab by John Elliott

Saul Warth     Four ARCTIC TERNS off of the Warth at 9am. Also 900 Swallows NE till 11am and lower numbers of House Martins and Sand Martins, five Whimbrels, a Bar-tailed Godwit, three Mediterranean Gulls (ad & 2 x 2cy) 60 Linnets, a Yellow Wagtail, two Swifts and a Wheatear. (Gordon Hodgson).

WWT Slimbridge      An ARCTIC SKUA NE past Middle Point and inland over Saul Warth at 3pm. At least five Turnstones today with the wader flock. (Slimbridge Sightings). A drake GARGANEY on the Rushy this morning. (Paul Masters). A LITTLE GULL on the Rushy and four Wheatears and male and female Whinchats from the summer walkway this afternoon. (Lee Gardiner).

Coombe Hill Meadows     A WOOD SANDPIPER, a Whimbrel, two Curlews, a Greenshank over, 15 Yellow Wagtails (including Grey-Headed, an odd Yellow-headed and a Channel type female) and a Great White Egret. (Jeremy Squire).

Awre     A Cuckoo, two Yellow Wagtails, six Wheatears, two Reed Warblers, three Lesser Whitethroats, four Whitethroats, a Ringed Plover, four Oystercatchers, a Little Egret, a Peregrine and steady stream of Swallows N. (Lewis Thomson).

Forest of Dean    Four male and three female Pied Flycatchers at Nagshead this morning. (Tim Salkeld).

Frampton     Two Common Terns on the Sailing Lake. (Ken Hurcombe/Paul Seligman).

Ryeford     A Reed Warbler on the canal at Ryeford double lock this morning. Also a Dipper on the river nearby. (Simon Spedding).

Berkeley shore    Two DARK-BELLIED BRENT GEESE flew S past the shore at 6:46am. (Paul Taylor).

Cotswold Water Park West     A BLACK TERN on Pit 41. (Jon Mercer).

Lydney    Three Commic Terns and a LITTLE TERN flew down river at New Grounds, also three Dunlins and two Oystercatchers. A Bar-tailed Godwit, a Whimbrel flew upriver. (Dan Watson).

WWT Slimbridge     A LITTLE TERN off of Middle Point. Two Spotted Redshanks on the Bottom New Piece distantly from Estuary Tower. (Mark Hobson). A WOOD SANDPIPER and an immature SPOONBILL around the grounds. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Purton     A drake COMMON SCOTER floating N upriver on the tide past Purton at 9:26am. Also two Whimbrels, three Dunlins, a Curlew, three Yellow Wagtails, two Jays, 16 Swallows, 18 House Martins, a Siskin, two Whitethroats and a Garden Warbler. (Francis Steuck).

Frampton pools     Three Common Terns, a Redstart, a Garden Warbler, a Whimbrel, six Lesser Whitethroats, 15 Whitethroats, 25 Chiffchaffs, 36 Blackcaps, ten Reed Warblers, four Sedge Warblers, seven Cetti’s Warblers, a Yellow Wagtail, two Oystercatchers, 100+ Sand Martins, 20+ Swallows, a House Martin and a Common Sandpiper today. (Nick Goatman).

Coombe Hill Meadows     A Mute Swan, seven Greylags, six Canada Geese, eight Teal, four Gadwalls, 20 Mallards, six Tufted Ducks, a Grey Heron, three Coots, four Oystercatchers, four Avocets, six Lapwings, at least three Little Ringed Plovers, two Curlews, at least three Redshanks, a Cuckoo, ten Swallows, five House Martins, five Sand Martins, a Redstart, at least one Cetti’s Warbler, a Reed Warbler, several singing Blackcaps, Whitethroats, Lesser Whitethroats and Chiffchaffs and two or three Reed Buntings. (Mike Smart).

Saul Warth     11 Whimbrels, 18 Bar-tailed Godwits, a Greenshank, 47 Ringed Plovers, a Sanderling, ten Dunlins, five Curlews, three Oystercatchers, two Common Terns and a Wheatear this morning. (Mark Hobson).

Cheltenham     A Common Sandpiper at Pittville Park. (Tom Mabbett).

Gloucester     A Swift over St. Lawrence Church, Barnwood. (Rob Crofton).

Frampton     A SANDWICH TERN over the village this afternoon; seemed to be flying from Sailing Lake to Hock Ditch area. (Gordon Kirk). A Blackcap in a Vicarage Lane garden and a Kingfisher perched at the Sailing Lake. (Sue Spurr). At the pools early morning a first summer LITTLE GULL still, a Common Tern, a Lesser Whitethroat, a Whitethroat, a Reed Warbler, a Sedge Warbler, a Reed Bunting and a Raven. (Nick Goatman). The Grasshopper Warbler still in Splatt Bridge N reedbed this morning. (Paul Masters/Gordon Hodgson). Two GLOSSY IBISES through Splatt with five Little Egrets, seemed to keep going high N. Also 28 Bar-tailed Godwits and a Greenshank. (Gordon Hodgson).

Saul Warth     A Whimbrel at high tide this morning. (Nigel Young).

Whimbrel by Nigel Young

Halmore     Two Whinchats in the hedges surrounding a local meadow today. Also two Cuckoos, a Hobby, a Kestrel, two Buzzards and nine Whitethroats. (Chris Newton).

Whinchat by Chris Newton

Windrush/Barrington     Today three Yellowhammers, a Blackcap singing , a Song Thrush singing, a Lapwing over arable fields pursued by a Red Kite, three more Red Kites, 2+ Buzzards, a Green Woodpecker, Chiffchaffs calling, a Grey Heron on a small pool and two House Martins. (Andrew & Gill Worthington).

Cleeve Hill     This morning three Red Kites, two Red-legged Partridges, a Stonechat, three RING OUZELS, a Cuckoo, three Swallows, a Yellowhammer, two Wheatears and two Mistle Thrushes. (Eric Harris).

WWT Slimbridge    From Zeiss hide three GARGANEYS, two Great White Egrets and a Green Sandpiper. (Jeanne Vitkovskis). 

Brimscombe     A FIRECREST in a rural garden today. (Tricia Watson).

Cotswold Water Park West    Four Hobbies feeding on insects over Swillbrook Lakes Pits 46/48 and a Cuckoo calling. (Jon Mercer).

Coombe Hill Meadows    A female GREY-HEADED WAGTAIL with 20 Yellow Wagtails this evening. (Jeremy Squire).

Cheltenham     A Great White Egret in the fields by the water ditches by the racecourse. (Richard Hirons).

Great White Egret by Richard Hirons

Chavenage Lane area     Two Hobbies circling together, gradually making their way N, also at least seven Whitethroats singing. (Terry Grant).

Tresham     Three Yellow Wagtails and a Red Kite, and another Red Kite at nearby Boxwell. (Terry Grant). Early morning four Yellow Wagtails, three Wheatears and two Corn Buntings. (Paul Rich).