WWT Slimbridge     A Water Rail in front of Robbie Garnett hide today and two Egyptian Geese on South Lake. (Terry Stevenson). Two GLOSSY IBISES on the Tack Piece and three SPOONBILLS from Middle Point. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Water Rail by Terry Stevenson

Chavenage Lane area     20+ Red Kites, three Kestrels, a male Goshawk and 140+ Goldfinches. (Terry Grant).

Cleeve Hill     In 6 hours four Wheatears, 17 Stonechats, three Lesser Redpolls and a Golden Plover over N and two Corn Buntings at the Dew Pond. (Ian Ralphs).

Chedworth Airfield    A Wheatear this afternoon. (Duncan Dine).

Ashleworth Ham     A ringing session caught 65 birds including ten juvenile Chiffchaffs, 21 Long-tailed Tits, a Goldcrest, a Jay and four Reed Buntings. On the Reserve two Canada Geese, four Mallards and ten Skylarks moving SW. (Mike Smart/Ashleworth ringing team).

Haw Bridge     Six Cattle Egrets this morning. (Robin Lewis).

Awre    32 Ruff on the foreshore and several Mistle Thrushes this morning. (Andy Jayne).

Chavenage Lane area     A Harrier sp, 5+ Red Kites 140+ Skylarks and near Barton End, 11 Stonechats. (Terry Grant).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Two Kestrels, a Red Kite, a Sparrowhawk, a Buzzard, a Hobby hawking insects. Also Chiffchaffs, Goldcrests, a Bullfinch, a Reed Bunting and a Green Woodpecker. (Les Ditchburn).

Tewkesbury     A Siskin flew N along the Mill Avon at 1:30pm. (Ian Ralphs).

Aylburton Warth     On a very low high tide, birds included 200 Canada Geese, three Teal, four Mallards, five Grey Herons, two Ringed Plovers, a Grey Plover, a Dunlin, 154 Curlews, a Bar-tailed Godwit, a Black-tailed Godwit, two Redshanks, 300 Black-headed Gulls, 50 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 50 Herring Gulls, 20 Skylarks, two Swallows, two Stonechats, 40 Starlings, 50 Jackdaws and 50 Carrion Crows. (Mike Smart).

Saul Warth     A PALLID HARRIER flew W at 9am, 97 Curlews, 71 Avocets, a Bar-tailed Godwit, four Grey Plovers, 200+ Dunlins, 29 Shelducks, 175 Teal, five Pochards, 2nd record for the patch, first on the river, 21 Common Cranes, a Hobby, two Grey Wagtails, five Chiffchaffs, a Lesser Whitethroat, two Blackcaps, a Goldcrest, three Stonechats, 10+ Swallows, 10+ House Martins, 30 Linnets and three Reed Buntings. (MK).

Pallid Harrier by Mike King

Pochards by Mike King

WWT Slimbridge     From Middle Point at least two BEARDED TITS calling in front of the Shepherd’s Hut either side of the path. A Peregrine on the mud, two Great White Egrets, a Little Egret, a Grey Plover heard, three Wheatears and two Stonechats. (Nick Baker/Steve Brown). Three BITTERNS from Zeiss hide this morning and a GLOSSY IBIS from Martin Smith hide. On the Rushy a Green Sandpiper, four Snipe and a Sparrowhawk. From Robbie Garnett/Stephen Kirk hides 60+ Wigeon. On South Lake a Grey Wagtail and a Cattle Egret. Seven Ruff from Zeiss hide. 15 Chiffchaffs near the Eider pen, a Black Swan and a female Pintail on Big Pen. (Tan Grigg/Heather England/Steve Pullen/Luke Clarke/Huw Jones).

Glossy Ibis by Luke Clarke

Shepherd’s Patch     33 Cattle Egrets in the field opposite the car park at 7am. (Steve Brown).

Nailsworth     22 House Martins flew south at 8:57am. (Terry Grant).

Chavenage Lane area     25+ Ravens, three Red Kites, 80+ Skylarks in one field and 30+ in another. (Terry Grant).

Cheltenham     The white Sparrowhawk around Eagle Tower today and also 2+ Peregrines. (Steve Money).

White Sparrowhawk by Steve Money

White Sparrowhawk by Steve Money

Peregrine by Steve Money

Painswick    A Red Kite taking food put out for other birds from the lawn for the last month.  (Katherine Dawton).

Stonehouse     This afternoon in  the woods above Stanley Downton sewage works, c40 House Martins. Along the Stroudwater canal in the Bond’s Mill area, two male Kingfishers, Chiffchaffs, a pair of Jays, a Cormorant and a Willow Emerald damselfly, a patch tick. (Paul Sutton).

Willow Emerald damselfly by Paul Sutton

WWT Slimbridge     From Zeiss hide the Tundra Bean Goose, two BITTERNS at midday, 14 Grey Plovers flew N, two Great White Egrets and a Cetti’s Warbler. (Mike Davis/Oliver Paisey/Dot Jones). 28+ Cattle Egrets flew into the approach fields this afternoon. (Oliver Paisey).

Saul Warth     Early morning no tide 61 Curlews, 67 Avocets, two Bar-tailed Godwits, eight Grey Plovers, 16 Shelducks, 133 Teal, eight Wigeon, a Hobby, a Peregrine, a Grey Wagtail, seven Pied Wagtails, three Yellow Wagtails, six Chiffchaffs, a Lesser Whitethroat, three Blackcaps, three Goldcrests, three male Stonechats, 50 Linnets and a flock of 150 Swallows flew south. (MK).

Lesser Whitethroat by Mike King

Woodchester Park     This afternoon two Red Kite, a Goshawk, six Buzzards, a Hobby, a Sparrowhawk, 50+ House Martins, six Crossbills, 25+ Siskins, eight Ravens and seven Mistle Thrushes. (Tim McGrath).

Newnham-on-Severn     Two Ring-necked Parakeets behind the Silver Fox café at 10am. (David Smith).

Nailsworth     A spectacular northerly movement of 3350+ hirundines, the vast majority of them House Martins, past Windsoredge between 12:05 and 12:50pm. Also a Hawfinch flew north and two Red Kites circled the valley. (Terry Grant).

Chavenage Lane area     At least 15 Red Kites, 10+ Buzzards and a female Marsh Harrier today. (Terry Grant).

Hasfield    200+ Goldfinches feeding on the seed heads of hawkbit at Stank Lane, Also a female Pintail on the river. (Robin Lewis).

WWT Slimbridge     Three SPOONBILLS from Middle Point this morning. Two GLOSSY IBISES on the Top New Piece from Zeiss hide. Three BITTERNS in the reed bed in front of Zeiss hide. (Tim Jukes/Oliver Paisey/Dot Jones).

Saul Warth     At high tide at 11am 62 Curlews, 74 Avocets, a Bar-tailed Godwit, three Black-tailed Godwits, four Grey Plovers, two Common Sandpipers, nine Little Egrets, a Great White Egret, 50 Shelducks, 105 Teal, 17 Wigeon, a  female Pintail, a male Marsh Harrier, two Hobbies, two Buzzards, two Kestrels, 6+ Chiffchaffs, a Lesser Whitethroat, a Goldcrest, five Meadow Pipits, a Skylark, 45 Linnets, a male Stonechat and three Reed Buntings. (MK).

Meadow Pipit by Mike King

Avocets by Mike King

Longney Crib     Mid afternoon 53 Lapwings, a Common Sandpiper, a Little Egret, two Grey Herons, five Cormorants, three Mallards, two Pied Wagtails, two Ravens and two Great Black-backed Gulls. (John Fletcher).

Berkeley shore     This afternoon a Green Sandpiper, three Curlews, two Turnstones, eight Cormorants, eight Chiffchaffs, two Blackcaps, two male Greenland Wheatears, two Swallows, 50+ House Martins and 90 Linnets. (Thomas McClung).

Leckhampton     A Grey Heron west over Old Station Drive. A Great Spotted Woodpecker calling repeatedly in Treelands Close. A Raven over (daily, four together yesterday). At Burley Fields lake a Green Woodpecker and a Great Spotted Woodpecker. (Steve Brown).

Guscar Rocks/Aylburton Warth     At high tide 110 Canada Geese, five Wigeon, 11 Teal, two Mallards, a Little Egret, three Grey Herons, a Cormorant, a Sparrowhawk, an Oystercatcher, 220+ Curlews, a Bar-tailed Godwit, 15 Redshanks, a Turnstone, 1000+ Black-headed Gulls, ten Lesser Black-backed Gulls, five Common Gulls, ten Skylarks, two Pied Wagtails, five Meadow Pipits, three Chiffchaffs and 20 Linnets. (Mike Smart).

Stonehouse to Ebley     This morning at Ebley wharf, a Kingfisher, at Ryeford double lock a Grey Wagtail. This afternoon at Stonehouse a Kingfisher between Boakes Drive and St Cyr’s church. Yesterday and the previous day, three Kingfishers between the Ocean and Bond’s Mill and a Cormorant. (Paul Sutton).

Kingfisher by Paul Sutton

WWT Slimbridge     From Middle Point a COMMON SCOTER drifted down river at 11:20am. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Saul Warth     This morning 103 Curlews, seven Bar-tailed Godwits, three Black-tailed Godwits, three Grey Plovers, two Ringed Plovers, two Little Egrets, ten Grey Herons, 11 Common Cranes, 66 Shelducks, 20 Teal, 40 Wigeon, three Gadwalls, a Hobby, a Peregrine, a Chiffchaff, 11 Meadow Pipits, two Stonechats and a Reed Bunting. (MK).

Frampton     From the canal towpath at Splatt Bridge a male Marsh Harrier and two Red Kites over the foreshore, three Stonechats (1m, 2f) and eight Long-tailed Tits. On the sailing lake a Black Swan. (Terry Grant). On Court Lake a Black-tailed Godwit, three Water Rails, 32 Wigeon, 28 Teal, 15 Shovelers, 45 Gadwalls and a Great White Egret. (Nick Goatman).

Haresfield     Opposite the garden centre at first light, a Little Owl heard, three Yellowhammers, two Green Woodpeckers, eight Chiffchaffs, 15 Meadow Pipits and a Roe Deer. (Steve Pullen).

WWT Slimbridge    From Zeiss hide two GLOSSY IBISES, two SPOONBILLS, 110 Black-tailed Godwits and a Spotted Redshank. 170 Black-tailed Godwits on South Lake. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Saul Warth     97 Curlews, 50 Avocets, nine Bar-tailed Godwits, six Black-tailed Godwits, a Common Sandpiper, two Grey Plovers, three Ringed Plovers, three Little Egrets, five Grey Herons, 80 Shelducks, 30 Teal, 25 Wigeon, a Marsh Harrier, a first-winter Mediterranean Gull, three Chiffchaffs, two Blackcaps, 69 Swallows, 19 Meadow Pipits and two Reed Buntings. (MK).

Shepherd’s Patch     32 Cattle Egrets in field before The Tudor Arms opposite the car park this morning. (Paul Masters/Andy Chapman/Mike Davis).

Frampton pools     A Wheatear on Court field, 58 Swallows, two Great White Egrets, 48 Mallards, 12 Shovelers, four Grey Herons, four Little Grebes, five Great Crested Grebes, 22 Cormorants, 21 Teal, eight Wigeon, 21 Tufted Ducks, 52 Gadwalls, two Canada Geese, 12 Meadow Pipits and a Grey Wagtail today. (Nick Goatman).

Ashleworth Ham     A ringing session this morning caught 36 birds including three juvenile Stonechats, a Blackcap, six Chiffchaffs, a Goldcrest, four Goldfinches, a Bullfinch and nine Reed Buntings. On the reserve three Mute Swans, Mallards calling, a Grey Heron, ten Skylarks, 20 Swallows and a Raven. (Mike Smart/Ashleworth ringing team).

WWT Slimbridge    From Zeiss hide on the Top New Piece two Curlew Sandpipers, four SPOONBILLS and two GLOSSY IBISES. On South Lake three Spotted Redshanks. (Slimbridge Sightings/Paul Rich). From Middle Point between 12:30-1pm two Wheatears and a male Stonechat on the cross fence.  Also five Sanderlings feeding together on the estuary. From Zeiss hide at 3pm c15 Ruff. (Andy & Sue Gibbons).

Shepherd’s Patch     At least 12 Cattle Egrets in the field before the Tudor Arms at 11am. (Andy & Sue Gibbons).

Saul Warth     85 Curlews, 40 Avocets, three Bar-tailed Godwits, a Common Sandpiper, a Snipe, two Ringed Plovers, first autumn Lapwing, two late Oystercatchers, five Little Egrets, 12 Grey Herons, 19 Common Cranes, six Cormorants, 66 Shelducks, 32 Teal, 20 Wigeon, two Hobbies, two Peregrines, four Chiffchaffs, five Swallows, 50 Linnets, a Reed Bunting and a Nuthatch, a scarce patch bird. (MK/Steve Kear).

Oystercatchers by Mike King

Kingswood    Over 250 Greylags flew in to roost and feed on the maize stubble in fields opposite Katharine Lady Berkeley’s School at 7pm. Also two Tawny Owls calling and two Little Owls. (Thomas McCarthy).

Cleeve Hill    Two Wheatears by the Radio Masts this afternoon. (Duncan Dine).

Wheatear by Duncan Dine

Berkeley shore     A Redwing flew S, 41 Turnstones, two Curlews, six Redpolls flew N, a Kingfisher, 39 Canada Geese, a Cetti’s Warbler, a Green Sandpiper, 12 Skylarks, four Reed Buntings, 30 Meadow Pipits, eight Swallows, 2000+ Common Gulls, a Great Black-backed Gull, 1000+ Black-headed Gulls and four Cormorants. (Thomas McClung).

Frampton pools    A Stonechat, two Skylarks, six Swallows, two Reed Buntings, many Chiffchaffs, a Buzzard, a Hobby, a Great White Egret and a Water Rail today. (Nick Goatman).

Tewkesbury     At Lower Lode brickpits this evening two Mute Swans, 50 Greylags flew S, ten Mallards, four Coots and a Cetti’s Warbler singing repeatedly from across the Severn
on the edge of Severn Ham. (Mike Smart).

Frampton     A blue-ringed OSPREY fishing at Court Lake at 4pm. (Steve Money). Pics by Steve.

WWT Slimbridge     Two GLOSSY IBISES on the Top New Piece until 11:35am at least. Two Garganeys and at least three Spotted Redshanks on the Rushy. Two Goosanders from Hogarth hide late morning. Three Wheatears, five SPOONBILLS and three Bar-tailed Godwits at Middle Point. (Slimbridge Sightings/Ian Hull).

Saul Warth     At high tide this morning 121 Curlews, 28 Avocets, two Knot, a Black-tailed Godwit, six Little Egrets, ten Grey Herons, nine Common Cranes, 35 Shelducks, three Teal, a Tufted Duck, unusual on the river, three Grey Wagtails, one singing, four Chiffchaffs, a Blackcap, a Stonechat, 14 Swallows, two Reed Buntings and five Skylarks. (MK).

Grey Wagtail by Mike King

Tufted Duck by Mike King

Coombe Hill Meadows    This afternoon 3+ Buzzards, a Peregrine, a Kestrel, a Raven, 12+ Swallows, three House Martins, a female Bullfinch, two Reed Bunting, a Southern Hawker, 12+ Migrant Hawkers, 10+ Common Darters and 8+ Willow Emerald damselflies. (Paul Clark).

Lydney Harbour to Aylburton Warth     A steady trickle of Swallows moving NE, totalling 460 during the day. Also three Snipe, eight Redshanks, two Kestrels, a Peregrine, a Kingfisher, five Sand Martins, a late Willow Warbler, two Whinchats, 14 Stonechats, two Wheatears and 80 Meadow Pipits. (Andy Jayne).

Cleeve Hill     This afternoon east from the aerials past the trig point to the fence three families of Stonechats, a Whinchat, a Willow Warbler and still several Meadow Pipits. (Keith White).

Newent    A pair of Ravens over today. (Barry Nicholson).