Purton     A WOODLARK over N at 8:05am. An OSPREY flew N at 10:30am mobbed by gulls. (Francis Steuck).

Frampton     An adult LITTLE GULL on the Sailing Lake at lunchtime. (Nick Goatman).

Slimbridge     At Shepherds Patch the GLOSSY IBIS again by the Dutch barn next to the canal at SO 72740 04303. Please park sensibly roadside or in the free car park before the bridge SO 72895 04128. (Paul Masters).

WWT Slimbridge    At least one Willow Warbler, a Chiffchaff, a Little Ringed Plover, 90+ White-fronted Geese and 17 Golden Plovers from the Estuary Tower this morning, also a Snipe at Knott Hide and the SPOONBILL on the Tack Piece. (Paul Masters). A Jack Snipe from Knott hide. (Kenny Hills). Two Pink-footed Geese in the Ox Piece and two Greenland White-fronted Geese on the Bottom New Piece. (Slimbridge Sightings). Two pairs of Little Ringed Plovers on the Rushy this morning. A pair of Greylags with goslings on the Rushy. The GLOSSY IBIS in front of the Zeiss hide this afternoon. Three Snow Geese and a Great White Egret from the Estuary Tower. A pink adult summer Black-headed Gull on South Lake. (John Bromley).

Adult Black-headed Gull by John Bromley

Chavenage Lane area     At least three pairs of Stonechats, a female from one of the pairs was food carrying, two Red Kites, 260+ Fieldfares, 80+ Linnets, 50+ Stock Doves and 1800+ Woodpigeons. (Terry Grant).

Avening     Three Red Kites together in the Star Farm area. (Terry Grant).

Tresham     Two Red Kites today. (Terry Grant).

Aylburton Common     A Red Kite, several Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps and a male Bullfinch today. (Martin Vaisey).

Bullfinch by Martin Vaisey

Purton     Five ARCTIC SKUAS heading towards Slimbridge at 9:48am. Also a Goosander, two Mediterranean Gulls, a Swallow, four Sand Martins, a Redwing, three White Wagtails and 667 Meadow Pipits all heading NE.  (Francis Steuck/Andy Jordan).

Arctic Skuas by Andy Jordan

Frampton     On Court lake 35 Sand Martins, two Swallows, two Oystercatchers, 45 Barnacle Geese, a Ross’s Goose and 42 Curlews over. (Nick Goatman).

Charlton Kings     A Swallow over high today. (Tom Mabbett).

Ashleworth Ham     This afternoon a ringed Curlew, six Little Egrets, four Gadwalls, 29 Shovelers, 115 Teal, eight Pintails and 61 Wigeon. (John Fletcher).

Hucclecote     A Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming in a large Oak tree at 7am. (Harold Smith).

Cleeve Hill     A BLACK REDSTART in the pylon enclosure this morning and 29 Redwings over. (Greg Mabbett).

Selsley Common     First Wheatear on the Common this afternoon. (Colin Greenfield).

Awre    A calling Little Ringed Plover flew N upriver at 3:15pm. (Andy Jayne).

Daglingworth     30 Fieldfares over, heading N and four Bramblings still. (Andrew Morrison).

Slimbridge     At Shepherds Patch the GLOSSY IBIS again by the Dutch barn next to the canal at SO 72740 04303. Please park sensibly roadside or in the free car park before the bridge SO 72895 04128. (Jeremy Holland).

WWT Slimbridge     A pair of Little Ringed Plovers on the Rushy. (Lise Presland).

Aylburton     A Red Kite over this morning flying SW towards Alvington. (John Meadows).

Gloucester     A Red Kite over Abbeymead Avenue just before noon today. (Simon Hart).

Mitcheldean    Two Buzzards clashing talons over fields this afternoon. (Chris Keeling).

Frampton     Three LITTLE GULLS still on the Sailing Lake at 3pm. (Greg Mabbett). They headed off high NE at 3:45pm. (Nick Goatman).  A male Red Crested Pochard on Court Lake. (Tim Thompson). Also today three Oystercatchers, 37 Chiffchaffs, 13 Blackcaps, three Fieldfares, five Cetti’s Warblers, 113 Tufted Ducks, eight Teal, a Ross’s Goose, 134 Barnacle Geese, 42 Greylags, 14 Canada Geese and two Ravens. (Nick Goatman).

Little Gull by Greg Mabbett

Berkeley shore & Pill     Early morning two Jack Snipe still with seven Snipe and two Dark-bellied Brent Geese. Small numbers of Goldfinches and Meadow Pipits heading NE. (Paul Taylor).

WWT Slimbridge     From Estuary Tower 204 White-fronted Geese, three Greenland White-fronted Geese, two Pink-footed Geese and two Little Ringed Plovers. A Willow Warbler singing in the Estuary Tower bushes at lunchtime. A 3rd calendar year Mediterranean Gull on South Lake and a Green Sandpiper from Hogarth hide. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Aylburton Common     This morning birds included two Buzzards, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Jay, a male Blackcap, two Chiffchaffs, three Song Thrushes and a small flock of finches including eight Goldfinches, two Chaffinches and two Linnets. (John Meadows).

Forest of Dean     At Brookend a Red Kite gliding towards Lydney at 4:30pm above the lane to Woolaston Station (as was). (Ian Gorton).

Cheltenham    At Pittville Park, Long-tailed Tit and Nuthatch nest building, a Great Crested Grebe on a nest, a Treecreeper, two Grey Herons, a few Coots, Moorhens, Mallards on the water and a noisy Brambling giving itself away high in an oak. (Tom Mabbett).

Stonehouse     Seven Buzzards and two Ravens circling and displaying very high over the garden at Bridgend. (Paul Sutton).

Coombe Hill Meadows     From the Grundon hide a pair of GARGANEYS showing but slightly hidden on Short Pool early afternoon. (Les Ditchburn). Also today four Mute Swans, a Greylag, six Shelducks, 50 Wigeon, 200 Teal, 30 Mallards, five Pintails, 20 Shovelers, a Great White Egret, four Little Egrets, two Grey Herons, 15 Coots, a Little Ringed Plover, 15 Lapwings, two Dunlins, two Snipe, four Black-tailed Godwits, two Curlews, a Redshank, five singing Skylarks, at least 15 singing Chiffchaffs and c5 singing Reed Buntings. (Mike Smart/James Darke).

Cobney Meadows     Three Canada Geese, two Gadwalls, 20 Teal, six Mallards, 20 Snipe, six Curlews, two Carrion Crows and a Raven. (Mike Smart).

Cleeve Hill     A female BLACK REDSTART in a small quarry with two trees roughly above the main drive from the Rising Sun before you draw level with Thrift Wood. (Paul Pickering). Two Red Kites and a Kestrel this morning. (Eric Harris).

Stinchcombe Hill     A male Wheatear on the 5th fairway, ten Chiffchaffs singing, a Brambling N and a Meadow Pipit in song flight. (James Robinson).

WWT Slimbridge     Two SPOONBILLS and three Snow Geese on the Tack Piece. On South Lake 103 Avocets 103 and a female Goldeneye. 197 White-fronted Geese, two Greenland White-fronted Geese, two Pink-footed Geese and the Ross’s Goose from the Estuary Tower. Two Ruff from Zeiss hide. Two Little Ringed Plovers on the Rushy. Also seven Cattle Egrets around today. (Paul Grennard/Dot Jones/Helen Bojaniwska/Mike Davis).

Frampton     At Splatt Bridge this morning, a Great White Egret, a Pintail, five Teal, 20 Curlews, ten Redshanks, two Oystercatchers, seven Pochards, five Lapwings, a few new-in Chiffchaffs and a Mink. (Gordon Hodgson). At the pools four LITTLE GULLS still feeding at 6:30pm. Also 30 Chiffchaffs, 17 Blackcaps, three Meadow Pipits, five Cetti’s Warblers, ten Teal, eight Gadwalls, 100 Tufted Ducks, the Ross’s Goose and 122 Barnacle Geese. (Nick Goatman/Keith Davies/Colin Greenfield).

Leckhampton Hill     c224 Golden Plovers in the crop field on the W side of the Hartley Lane upper car park. (Sam Walker).

Stonehouse     At Ryeford two Buzzards, 8+ Chiffchaffs singing, Wrens, Long-tailed Tits, a Dipper and a Grey Heron. Also a Brimstone, a Small Tortoiseshell, a Holly Blue and a Small White. At Stanley Downton a male Kestrel, three singing Chiffchaffs, a Grey Heron, small numbers of Chaffinches and Long-tailed Tits, two Buzzards and a Raven. (Paul Sutton).

Chiffchaff by Paul Sutton

Walmore Common    Two WHITE STORKS circling above the Common at 10:48am, they were heading NE. Presumably the two that were reported at Rockhampton, South Glos yesterday. (Luke Clarke, age 10).

White Storks by Luke Clarke

White Storks by Luke Clarke

Framilode Passage     An adult ICELAND GULL flew upriver at 2:15 pm. At least one Yellow-legged Gull at Epney and a Red Kite also flew upriver. (Terry Grant).

Frampton     A male and female GARGANEY on the scrape at the rear of the northern reedbed at Splatt Bridge this morning, also 20+ Redshanks and 40+ Skylarks flying around. Around the pools 21 singing Chiffchaffs and a Cetti’s Warbler. (Terry Grant).

Berkeley shore     A Dark-bellied Brent Goose just S of the Power Station at 8am. (Paul Taylor).

WWT Slimbridge     Two SPOONBILLS and a Great White Egret feeding on the Bottom New Piece late morning. (Ian Hull). 199 White-fronted Geese, two Greenland White-fronted Geese, two Pink-footed Geese, 23 Avocets and a Little Ringed Plover from the Estuary Tower. Six Cattle Egrets, two Little Grebes, a Great Crested Grebe and a female Goldeneye on South Lake. (Dot Jones/Jonathan Bull/Tim Jukes). Two separate Red Kites seen this morning and another seen late afternoon, all between the A48 and Woolaston Station (as was), at Brookend. Also the 4th consecutive day of a singing Chiffchaff in the garden. (Ian Gorton).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Early morning a Little Ringed Plover, three Dunlins, two Redshanks, eight Black-tailed Godwits, five Curlews, four Lapwings, two Reed Buntings, five Grey Herons, a Great White Egret and eight Little Egrets. (Jeremy Holland/Andy Langley).

Forest of Dean     In Speech House conifers three Goldcrests, five Coal Tits, a Treecreeper, three Chiffchaffs and a Blackcap singing. At New Fancy View Blackcap and Chiffchaff singing, Siskins over, a male Sparrowhawk, two Ravens, a pair of Goshawk and a Green Woodpecker calling. At Parkend a Hawfinch and a pair of Chaffinches. At Nagshead a pair of Great Spotted Woodpeckers, a male Grey Wagtail, four Nuthatches, three Song Thrushes, two Buzzards, Siskins over, five Mallards and two Greylags. (Jake King/John Fletcher). At New Fancy View four Buzzards, a Raven, a Sparrowhawk, two Chiffchaff, 5-6 Goldfinches. At Nagshead two Greylags, a pair of Mallards, a Wren, a Dunnock, three Coal Tits, a Sparrowhawk, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, two Goldcrests and two Nuthatches heard. (Luke Clarke, age 10).

Painswick Beacon     Near the Rococo Gardens at 3:15pm a Brambling in the woods and two Redwings flying over. (Rob & Petra Crofton).

Highnam Woods     A Nuthatch and a Comma amongst commoner species today. (Justin Collinge).

Nuthatch by Justin Collinge

Comma by Justin Collinge

Cotswold Water Park West     An adult LITTLE GULL on Pit 9 this evening. (Nigel Gardener).

Slimbridge     At Shepherds Patch the GLOSSY IBIS again by the Dutch barn next to the canal at SO 72740 04303. Please park sensibly roadside or in the free car park before the bridge SO 72895 04128. (Andy Jordan).

WWT Slimbridge     A Jack Snipe from Martin Smith hide. (Terry Stevenson).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This evening a Little Ringed Plover, a White Wagtail with seven Pied Wagtails, two Great White Egrets, seven Little Egrets, three Black-tailed Godwits, three Dunlins and nine Curlews into roost. (Dan Gornall). Also two Great Black-backed Gulls. (Les Ditchburn).

Saul Warth     At high tide 40 Shelducks, two Avocets, three Oystercatchers, 120 Curlews, a Cetti’s Warbler and seven Buzzards together. Four pairs of Mandarins on Saul Lodge pond. (MK).

Frampton     On Splatt flashes two Little Egrets, 13 Redshanks, a male Kestrel and two Ravens over the pools. (MK).

The Camp     At Nottingham Scrubs 2+ Marsh Tits, two Long-tailed Tits, singing Chiffchaffs and Nuthatches and a pair of Stonechats. Also Brimstone and Peacock butterflies. (Paul Masters).

Cotswolds     A Goshawk today. (Richard Tyler).

Goshawk by Richard Tyler

Dowdeswell Reservoir     A Chiffchaff and a Grey Wagtail today. (Eric Harris).

Edge     At Rudge Hill NNR and surrounding woodland and fields five Nuthatches, three Mistle Thrushes, a Song Thrush, two Ravens, a Jay, nine Jackdaws and two Buzzards. (John Fletcher).

Gotherington     Two Ravens over the garden this afternoon, a new garden bird. (Paul Griffiths).

Dursley     Garden birds today included a Moorhen, a Raven and a Little Egret. Also a Water Vole swimming downstream in River Cam. (Magnus Carter).

Frampton     Two LITTLE GULLS from 11:30am until early afternoon at least. (Nigel Tucker/MK). The Ross’s Goose early morning with 129 Barnacle Geese, 56 Tufted Ducks, six Great Crested Grebes, four Cormorants, two Gadwalls, two Siskins and five Chiffchaffs. (Nick Goatman).

Little Gull by Jonathan Bull

Cotswold Water Park East     A drake Garganey at Whelford pools today. Also two Blackcaps, two Chiffchaffs and two Goosanders. 11 Red Crested Pochards on Pit 126. (Ian Davies/Pete & Martine Fenn/Ian Sherriffs).

Garganey by Pete Fenn

WWT Slimbridge     A SPOONBILL, a pair of Garganeys, a Dark-bellied Brent Goose and three Snow Geese from Robbie Garnett hide. From the Estuary Tower 202 White-fronted Geese, two Greenland White-fronted Geese and two Pink-footed Geese. (Martin McGill/Paul Rich/Jonathan Bull).

Coombe Hill Meadows     A pair of Red Crested Pochards this morning. (Roy Kinchin). This evening a Great White Egret, 108 Black-tailed Godwits, two Red Crested Pochards again, three Dunlins and nine Curlews. (Jeremy Squire).

Forest of Dean     At Blaize Bailey a Goshawk and three Buzzards circling together over the forest. Also a pair of Grey Wagtails, two Ravens and a singing Blackcap. (David Smith).

Chavenage Lane area     A female Wheatear, three pairs of Stonechats, a Red Kite, 52 Stock Doves and a Little Owl. (Terry Grant).

Ashleworth Ham     This afternoon birds included four Mute Swans, 15 Greylags, three Canada Geese, four Tufted Ducks, 16 Shovelers, 13 Pintails, 49 Teal, 68 Wigeon, two Shelducks, five Gadwalls, 25 Mallards, a Little Grebe, nine Coots, three Moorhens, seven Curlews, two Lapwings, a Snipe, four Little Egrets, five Grey Herons, a Cormorant, two Stock Doves, a Jay, three Long-tailed Tits, two Pied Wagtails, four Great Spotted Woodpeckers, three Chiffchaffs, a Buzzard and a Sparrowhawk. Also a Roe Deer. (John Fletcher).

Jay by John Fletcher

Curlew by John Fletcher

Cobney Meadows    Four Canada Geese, six Teal, two Grey Herons, a Little Egret, six Buzzards soaring, two Curlews, 20 Fieldfares and Redwings mixed, four Chiffchaffs singing and three Reed Buntings singing. At Leigh Meadows a Buzzard, 15 Snipe, a Curlew and two Chiffchaffs. (Mike Smart).

Churchdown     A female Siskin and a male and female Brambling in the garden today. (Ingrid & Colin Twissell).

Cheltenham     At Naunton Park, at 9am a singing WILLOW WARBLER moving through back gardens, a Blackcap, a pair of Siskins and a Buzzard over. Nearby a Raven. (Steve Brown).

Slimbridge     At Shepherds Patch the GLOSSY IBIS again by the Dutch barn next to the canal at SO 72740 04303. Please park sensibly roadside or in the free car park before the bridge SO 72895 04128. (Roy Kinchin).

WWT Slimbridge     A SPOONBILL and a Little Egret from Martin Smith hide this morning.  (Roy Kinchin). Two Pink-footed Geese from the Estuary Tower. (Jake King). A male and a female Goldeneye in the Eider Pen this afternoon. (Jonathan Bull).

Forest of Dean     At Woorgreens today ten Crossbills over, 20 Lesser Redpolls, many Siskins, several Stonechats, Chiffchaffs, Meadow Pipits and a Blackcap singing. Goshawks from New Fancy View at midday. (Rob Husbands). In the woods N of New Fancy today, two Goshawks over together and another harassed by three Buzzards, six Goldcrests, a female Crossbill, a Grey Wagtail, at least 20 Chiffchaffs, 40 Siskins, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers, a Treecreeper and a pair of Greylags over. Also c15 Brimstones, three Commas, two Peacocks and a Red Admiral. (Chris Newton). A Treecreeper at Cannop Upper Pond, also nine Tufted Ducks and a Nuthatch calling. A Brimstone near Speech House. (Chris Keeling).

Goldcrest by Chris Newton

Sparrowhawk by Chris Newton

Purton    VisMig this morning included a female Marsh Harrier, 15 Magpies, a Grey Plover, a Brambling and two Lesser Redpoll this morning. Also eight Chiffchaffs. (Francis Steuck).

Cotswold Water Park West    A SCAUP still on Pit 65 and three Chiffchaffs, four Blackcaps and a male Brambling in the Lower Mill area. (Dave Creber).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Mid afternoon from Grundon hide three Little Ringed Plovers, 131 Black-tailed Godwits, six Little Egrets and two Oystercatchers. (John Fletcher). Also three Ruff, two Grey Herons, two Redshanks, a Buzzard, a Green Woodpecker and a singing Chiffchaff. (Jeremy Holland). Also a Curlew, a Goshawk and a Little Owl. (Paul Clark). In the evening nine Curlews, 15 Fieldfares over, two Chiffchaffs singing, c1000 Teal, c100 Wigeon, 40 Pintails and a Great White Egret. (Mike Smart).

Little Ringed Plover by John Fletcher

Highnam     Today near Highnam Church a Raven and a Red Kite. (Clare McLeod).

Stonehouse     At Bridgend a Red Kite over the garden going SW at 9:30am. Seen again in the distance (from the garden) over Stanley Downton at 3:30pm. A pair of Buzzards circled over at 10:30am, and another later. Also a Brimstone butterfly in the garden. (Paul Sutton).

Forest of Dean     Two SWALLOWS flew by late morning. (Roger Treeby). Two Hawfinches in forest adjacent to Dilke Hospital this morning. (David Smith). A colour ringed Dipper at Wenchford this morning, red over Blue on the right leg. (Derek Hale).

Dipper by Derek Hale

Saul Warth     A Wheatear at Hock Ditch at 12:50pm. Also three Grey Herons, a Little Egret, a distant Red Kite heading E, 28 Shelducks, six Curlews, ten Meadow Pipits and two Chiffchaffs singing. (MK).

Wheatear by Mike King

Frampton     A White Wagtail with 30+ Pied Wagtails on the S side of the Sailing Lake this evening. (Nick Goatman).

WWT Slimbridge     A SPOONBILL from Kingfisher hide. Eight Cattle Egrets on South Lake. From the Estuary Tower four Little Ringed Plovers over towards South Lake, and another calling in flight with a Ringed Plover over the Dumbles. (Slimbridge Sightings/Ian Hull).

Coombe Hill Meadows     From Grundon hide two Little Ringed Plovers, two Great White Egrets, seven Little Egrets and six Ruff. (Les Ditchburn).

Wotton-Under-Edge     A Goshawk high over the town mid afternoon. (Paul Rich).

Sudeley Castle     Two Grey Wagtails on the mud flats of the former lake this afternoon. (Peter Rodgers).