Forest of Dean    No sign of shrike sp from dawn-10:30 in the Woorgreens/Crabtree Hill area. Five Crossbills, 20+ Lesser Redpolls, 20+ Siskins, 50+ Goldfinches, four Stonechats, six Jays, seven Mistle Thrushes and three Ravens. (MK). A Marsh Tit at Cannop ponds. (Les Ditchburn).

Crossbill by Mike King

Lesser Redpoll by Mike King

Upper Cam     A male Reeves’s Pheasant with a male Pheasant in a sheep field this afternoon. (Nigel Tucker).

WWT Slimbridge     At Middle Point at 9:30am the SPOONBILL over, a Peregrine, Dunlin, Curlew, Little Egret and a Reed Bunting. (Jeremy Holland).

Frampton pools     A Lesser Redpoll, nine Chiffchaffs, a Red Kite, two Water Rails, two Cetti’s Warbler, nine Jays, two Grey Wagtails, two Pochards, 16 Tufted Ducks, three Wigeon, 28 Gadwalls, two Kestrels and 24 Collared Doves around the farm. (Nick Goatman).

Charlton Kings     A Hawfinch migrating high overhead this morning. (Tom Mabbett).

Witcombe Reservoirs     A Shoveler, a Fieldfare, a Grey Wagtail, a White Wagtail, a Little Grebe, a Grey Heron, 33 Coots, two Great Crested Grebes, 26 Mallards, two Pheasants and a first-winter Black-headed Gull. (Eric Harris).

Forest of Dean    A shrike sp seen again today briefly at 9:30am at SO 63393 13065 by the ringing team, and thought to be probably juvenile Woodchat. (Rob Husbands/Harriet Robins/Gareth Jones).

WWT Slimbridge     Birds today included a Marsh Harrier from Zeiss hide, Peregrine, Water Rail, Spotted Redshanks, Greenshank, Little Stint, the Ross’s Goose, Snipe and Great White Egret. (Chris Newton/Dursley Birdwatching Club/Dot Jones). From Hogarth hide a Grey Heron, c70 Lapwings, c50 Teal, six Shovelers, eight Ruff, six Gadwalls and 12 Black-tailed Godwits. On South Lake two Cattle Egrets, c30 Teal, c50 Tufted Ducks, 12 Pochards, a Little Grebe, a Great Crested Grebe and ten Mallards. (Dave Tait).

Cattle Egrets by Dave Tait

Marsh Harrier by Chris Newton

Great White Egret by Chris Newton

Berkeley     A female Merlin at the Pill this morning. (Andy Jordan). On the flood plain by the by-pass a Grey Heron, Mallards, Canada Geese and two distant Buzzards over Bushy Grove. (Paddy Doyle).

Bourton-on-the-Water     A Cetti’s Warbler singing at the south pits this morning. (Andy Lewis).

Cheltenham     A Peregrine on St Gregory’s Church this morning. (Eric Harris).

Winchcombe     Two Green Woodpeckers heard calling from the garden and a Tawny Owl calling at night. (Andrew Worthington).

Saul Warth     A Stonechat this afternoon. (Nigel Young).

Stonechat by Nigel Young

Halmore     A male Yellow Wagtail on a phone wire this morning, a feeding flock of c25 Pied Wagtails, c15 Meadow Pipits and c250 Canada Geese flew W. (Chris Newton).

Forest of Dean    A shrike sp at Kensley today just by 90 degree bend in the tarmac road at Crabtree Hill but bad light prevented ID. Also 20 Greenfinches, 40 Lesser Redpolls, 12 Crossbills, 20 Linnets, 20 Siskins, a Chaffinch, 20 Goldfinches and 12 Meadow Pipits. (Rob Husbands).

Stinchcombe Hill     25+ Redwings, a Sand Martin with two House Martins heading S and a Firecrest in the bonfire copse. (James Robinson).

WWT Slimbridge     A Bittern flew into the reedbed between Van den Bovenkamp hide and Kingfisher hide. On the Rushy three Spotted Redshanks, a Greenshank, ten Redshanks, 15 Black-tailed Godwits, c50 Teal and an Avocet. From Zeiss hide three White-fronted Geese, the SPOONBILL and two Great White Egrets. 11 Grey Plovers, three Little Stints and a Wheatear at Middle Point. The Ross’s Goose still on the Dumbles. South Lake 52 Black-tailed Godwits and two Mediterranean Gulls. A Water Rail on the Holden Walkway. (Dot Jones/Ian Ralphs/Geoff Moyser/Mike Davis/Dave Tait).

Spotted Redshank & Greenshank by Dave Tait

Awre     This morning a Brambling, two Rock Pipits, a Wheatear, two Chiffchaffs, a Blackcap, a Stonechat, eight Reed Buntings, five Siskins, two Grey Wagtails, seven Pied Wagtails, 32 Skylarks, 75+ Meadow Pipits, five Song Thrushes, six Jays, five Little Egrets, two Lapwings, 29 Curlews, 14 Ringed Plovers and 70+ Dunlins. (Lewis Thomson).

Painswick Beacon     This morning three Hawfinches, eight Bramblings, 42 Redwings and 24 Jays S in small high groups. (Francis Steuck).

Gloucester     Three Little Egrets flew over at Over at 2pm. (Donna Cook).

Coombe Hill Meadows     17 Mute Swans, 527 Greylags, a Canada Goose, 24 Wigeon, six Gadwalls, 27 Teal, eight Mallards, three Shovelers, two Grey Herons, three Cormorants, five Moorhens, a Kestrel, a Snipe, a Kingfisher, small numbers of Skylarks passing over, at least four Stonechats, two Blackcaps in sub-song, a Chiffchaff and a Reed Bunting. (David Anderson/Mike Smart).

Ashleworth Ham     58 Greylags, a Wigeon, 20 Teal, a Gadwall, 290 Mallards, a Grey Heron, a Buzzard, two Snipe and a Chiffchaff singing. (Mike Smart).

Chavenage Lane/Calcot area     Ten Jays, five flew S, very high up, 19 Cormorants flew W, a Red Kite, nine Stonechats and 15+ Redwings over. (Terry Grant).

Tresham     Three Red Kites, 35+ Red-legged Partridges, a Grey Partridge and a Goshawk. (Terry Grant).

Tewkesbury     A Red Kite and a Buzzard circling together over the town centre at 2:30pm. (Les Ditchburn).

Avening     In the Star Farm area a Wheatear, 60+ Chaffinches, 120+ Yellowhammers and two male Stonechats. (Terry Grant).

Nailsworth     At Barton End three Stonechats and a covey of six Red-legged Partridges.(Terry Grant).

Forest of Dean     A Redwing calling over Crabtree Hill at 9:35am. (Frank Williams).

Saul Warth     At high tide four Grey Plovers, 79+ Dunlins, 14 Ringed Plovers, a Common Sandpiper, 50+ Curlews, a drake Wigeon, 62 Shelducks, six Grey Herons, 14 Little Egrets, ten Skylarks, 28 Meadow Pipits, six Mistle Thrushes, 60+ Goldfinches, a Chiffchaff, a pair of Stonechats and three Jays. (Nigel Cramp/Mike Davis/MK).

Frampton    Vis-mig slow at Splatt Bridge this morning, two Redwings, four Song Thrushes, six Jays, 189 Meadow Pipits, a Rock/Water Pipit, 17 Chaffinches, 11 Alba Wagtails, a Grey Wagtails, 45 Wigeon and 50 Swallows all S. Also 12 Little Egrets, two Grey Wagtails by the bridge and a Cetti’s Warbler. (Gordon Hodgson/Sue Beynon). At the Sailing Lake 12 Great Crested Grebes, a Yellow-legged Gull, two Tufted Ducks, a Cetti’s Warbler, 129 Greylags, 17 Mute Swans, a Grey Heron, four Cormorants and 40 Coots. (Sue Beynon).

WWT Slimbridge     From Middle Point 302 Curlews, eight Grey Plovers, five Bar-tailed Godwits, the SPOONBILL and a Great White Egret. On the Rushy two Spotted Redshanks and two Avocets. From Zeiss hide eight Greenshanks, c200 Dunlins and a Little Stint. A Cattle Egret, two Mediterranean Gulls and 59 Black-tailed Godwits on South Lake. Seven Ruff from Kingfisher hide. (Dot Jones/Ian Hull/Ian Jukes/Jonathan Bull).

Gloucester     At Horsbere Brook Flood Storage Area late afternoon four Stonechats (3m, 1f), a Reed Bunting, two Moorhens, four Mallards, a Grey Heron, a Kestrel and a Buzzard. (John Fletcher).

Coombe Hill Meadows     An adult female Marsh Harrier hunting over the reserve this morning. Also a Greenshank, five Snipe and a Great White Egret. (Ian Hull). Also a Little Egret, a Green Woodpecker, three Grey Herons, a Kingfisher and a Blackcap. (Jeremy Holland).

WWT Slimbridge     At Middle Point a Little Stint, seven Grey Plovers and four Little Egrets. (Roberta Goodall/Mike Davis). A Great White Egret from Van de Bovenkamp hide and the SPOONBILL feeding on the river. An adult Mediterranean Gull on South Lake and six male Pochards on the deep lake. A Greenshank and an Avocet on the Rushy. Nine Greenshanks and two Spotted Redshanks on the Top New Piece. (Roberta Goodall).

Saul Warth     At high tide a Curlew, a Ringed Plover, 60 Dunlins, 43 Lapwing flew S, eight Little Egrets, 40+ Goldfinches, 20+ Linnets, 54 Meadow Pipits, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, four Skylarks, five Swallows, a Chiffchaff, male and female Stonechat, a Grey Wagtail, three Ravens and four Jays. (MK).

Frampton     On Court Lake two Hobbies, six Siskins, two Curlews, a Kingfisher, 26 Gadwalls, four Teal, two Wigeon, four Tufted Ducks, three Great Crested Grebes, 64 Mute Swans and a Cetti’s Warbler today. (Nick Goatman).

Brimscombe     c20 House Martins feeding low over the garden this morning. (Helen Bojaniwska).

Newnham-on-Severn     A Red Kite over Newnham and three Stonechats along the fence on Arlingham bank of the Severn. (Lewis Thomson).

Awre     Five Wheatears, two Stonechats, four Reed Buntings, a Grey Wagtail, a Chiffchaff, 50 Dunlins, eight Ringed Plovers, 35 Curlews, two Snipe and a Little Egret this morning. (Lewis Thomson).

Nailsworth     11 Jays, eight of them flew S very high up just after midday. Also 24 House Martins flew S and a second young Grass Snake in the garden. (Terry Grant).

Innsworth     An unconfirmed report of a Hoopoe flying WSW late morning. (per BirdGuides).

Frampton      Three White-fronted Geese flew over the village high heading S at 7:30am. (Nick Goatman). Around the pools a Little Egret, 25+ Gadwalls, Yellow-legged Gull, four Buzzards, a Sparrowhawk, four Skylarks, five Meadow Pipits, a Kingfisher, nine Chiffchaffs, a Cetti’s Warbler, 16 Long-tailed Tits, 1+ Nuthatch, a Bullfinch, five Jays and a Weasel. (MK).

Chiffchaff by Mike King

Cleeve Hill     Three Wheatears this morning. (Duncan Dine).

Wheatear by Duncan Dine

Forest of Dean     Along the River Wye downstream from Lydbrook four Mandarins (3m, 1f), a male Goosander, a Grey Wagtail, a Little Egret, a Raven and two Grey Herons. (Mike Ingleby).

Chavenage Lane/Calcot area     Four Whinchats, seven Stonechats, a Red Kite, 17 Swallows and two House Martins today. (Terry Grant).

Sharpness    Two Grey Herons, four Redshanks, a Curlew and a Lapwing this afternoon at SARA. (Clare Glanville).

Alvington    Two Red Kites drifted over Clanna Country Park in a southerly direction early afternoon. Also five flyover Jays. (Paul Woolams).

Quedgeley     At Shelduck Road this morning, two Swallows, six Skylarks, two Meadow Pipits and two Linnets over the garden all heading S and a loose flock of 19 Jays also heading S and a Chiffchaff heard briefly. In the night three Hedgehogs, two Foxes fighting in the front garden and a Tawny Owl calling from the canal area. (Steve Pullen).

WWT Slimbridge     The SPOONBILL still on site this morning. (Roy Kinchin). Three Spotted Redshanks on the Rushy and a male Mandarin briefly on Big Pen. (James Robinson). Two Swallows flew S over South Lake. (Dot Jones). Nine Golden Plovers on the estuary viewed from Middle Point. (Jonathan Bull). A Wheatear at Middle Point at midday. (Gordon Avery/Neil Smart). 12 Gadwall from Robbie Garnett hide. (Dave Tait).

Gadwall by Dave Tait

Frampton pools     At lunchtime a Hobby, two House Martins, 27 Tufted Ducks and three Pochards. (Nick Goatman).

Saul Warth     Still five Grey Plovers close in, also 200+ Curlews and 100+ Dunlins more distant, a Little Egret, 12 Swallows and a House Martin flew S, 12 Meadow Pipits and a Chiffchaff. (MK).

Chedworth Airfield     Late afternoon, a MERLIN scattered a flock of 300+ Goldfinches without success, then flew S. (Steve Brown).

Cotswold Water Park West     At Pit 57, 30+ House Martins and 2/3 Swallows feeding low, a Kestrel and a Cetti’s Warbler. (Steve Brown). 37 Pied Wagtails in South Cerney car park fields. At Shorncote Reedbeds a female Marsh Harrier, a Kingfisher, 11 House Martins, two Snipe, a Cetti’s Warbler, 82 Lapwings, three Canada Geese, 23 Mallards, 11 Pochards, nine Gadwalls, ten Wigeon, 21 Tufted Ducks, seven Shovelers, eight Mute Swans, six Moorhens, three Coots, two Grey Herons, two Buzzards and nine Cormorants. (John Fletcher/Andy Jayne). A Great White Egret on Pit 87. (Andy Jayne).

Marsh Harrier by John Fletcher

Alvington     Mid morning two Goshawks over Clanna Country Park. (Paul Woolams).

Chavenage Lane/Calcot area     80+ House Martins and 20+ Swallows mainly flying W and a Whinchat and two Stonechats. (Terry Grant).

Nailsworth     76 House Martins and 15 Swallows flew S between 4:40-5:50pm. (Terry Grant).

Coombe Hill Meadows     A Cetti’s Warbler calling today. (Jeremy Squire).

Hardwicke     Two Swallows at Madam’s End early afternoon. (MK).

WWT Slimbridge     A Cattle Egret on the Tack Piece and later from Zeiss hide this morning. A juvenile SPOONBILL on river from Middle Point and later on the Top New Piece, also a Great White Egret on the river. 21 Ruff from Zeiss hide. A Mediterranean Gull on South Lake. Four Spotted Redshanks on the Rushy. (Paul Masters/Neil Smart/Ian Hull).

Saul Warth     Ten Grey Plovers, 70+ Curlews, 10+ Ringed Plovers, 250+ Dunlins, four Little Egrets, a Kestrel, a Sparrowhawk, 50+ Shelducks, ten Swallows, four Meadow Pipits, a Grey Wagtail and 80+ Goldfinches. (MK).

Curlew by Mike King

Cotswold Water Park East     At Pit 132 two Dunlins, a Black-tailed Godwit, two Green Sandpipers, a Cetti’s Warbler, three Great White Egrets and a Water Rail calling. (Duncan Dine).

Black-tailed Godwit by Duncan Dine

Forest of Dean     At Upper Cannop Pond 30+ Mandarins, 7+ Little Grebes, a pair of Ravens, a male Wigeon and a Dipper in the outflow. (Mike Ingleby).

Stinchcombe Hill     This morning two Redwings, a steady movement of Meadow Pipits S with a few Siskins, Linnets and Chaffinches. A few Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps still. (James Robinson).

Southam     This morning a male Sparrowhawk, a Buzzard, a Goshawk and two Ravens all circling over Queenswood. Also a first-winter Grey Wagtail at the garden pond in Prestbury. (Ken Heron).

Nailsworth     A Grass Snake in the garden today. (Terry Grant).

Grass Snake by Terry Grant

Frampton    Vis-mig from the towpath N of Splatt Bridge between 7-10:30am included a high count of 1638 Meadow Pipits, 486 Linnets, 108 Swallows, 56 Alba Wagtails, a Grey Wagtail, 12 Reed Buntings, three Jays and four Skylarks all flew SW, also a Ruff, a Golden Plover and a Greenshank. (Gordon Hodgson). Also the SPOONBILL on the estuary and a Goshawk through at Splatt Bridge. (Colin Greenfield). At the pools this morning eight Sand Martins, three Swallows, two House Martins, 105 Meadow Pipits, 38 Skylarks, 200+ Goldfinches, 75+ Linnets, 18 Reed Buntings, seven Chiffchaffs, four Cetti’s Warblers, a Grey Wagtail, two Mistle Thrushes, a Blackcap and the adult Yellow-legged Gull. (Nick Goatman).

Saul Warth     This afternoon 11 Grey Plovers and five Ringed Plovers fairly close in. Also 6+ Curlews, a Wheatear, 40+ Goldfinches, a Meadow Pipit, 50+ Carrion Crows, a Grey Wagtail and a Kestrel. (MK).

Grey Plover by Mike King

WWT Slimbridge     At Middle Point two Whinchats, three Little Egrets, a Greenshank and four Roe Deer. Also a Cattle Egret and 118 Black-tailed Godwits on South Lake and two Spotted Redshanks and an Avocet on the Rushy.  (Mike Davis/Neil Smart/James Robinson).

Walmore Common     A Sand Martin, a Tree Pipit over and a female Redstart today. (Andy Jayne).

Frampton Mansell area     c200 Golden Plovers and a Lapwing and a Peregrine over this afternoon. 25 Linnets, two Yellowhammers and a Wheatear in the hedgerow off Emmerson Lane. A FIELDFARE at Beacon Farm  in the hedge of the field known as the Big Dipper. A Red Kite over the Jolly Nice Farm Shop at 3pm. (Michael Cook).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This afternoon a Great White Egret, four Grey Herons, 115 Greylags, two Jays, Teal, Mute Swan, a Mistle Thrush, three Swallows and a small group of Meadow Pipits. (Eric Harris).

Shab Hill    48 Golden Plovers this morning. (Mark Hobson).

Edge Common     This morning a steady stream of Meadow Pipits S, male and female Kestrel, a Marsh Tit with a tit flock and a few Chiffchaffs. (Sam Walker).

Nailsworth     19 Swallows and 41 Meadow Pipits flying S, and this evening two Great White Egrets flying NW at 6:20pm. (Terry Grant).

Lineover Wood     At SO987187 a Green Woodpecker, three Great Spotted Woodpeckers, two Buzzards, 3/4 Jays, two Bullfinches and two small roving flocks including two Nuthatches, a Treecreeper, a Goldcrest and several Coal Tits. (Steve Brown).

Cleeve Hill     A Swallow at Wontley Barn and a couple of Stonechats this morning. (Duncan Dine).

Cotswold Water Park East     At Pit 132 three Great White Egrets, a Garganey, 451 Teal, 14 Shovelers, 13 Gadwalls, 19 Wigeon, three Dunlins, three Greenshanks, two Snipe, six Green Sandpiper, a Common Sandpiper, 16 Lapwings, a Peregrine, a Red Kite, a Kingfisher, a Little Owl, 144 Meadow Pipits, three Yellow Wagtails, four Grey Wagtails, 16 Swallows, 15 Chiffchaffs, three Blackcaps, 98 Goldfinches and a Raven. (Nigel Pleass).

WWT Slimbridge     On the Rushy three Spotted Redshanks and an Avocet. From the Estuary Tower the Ross’s Goose and a Swallow. A juvenile Marsh Harrier from Zeiss hide. On South Lake two Greenshanks and 111 Black-tailed Godwits. (Dot Jones/Bettie Sloane/Mike Davis).

Coombe Hill Meadows     A Tawny Owl, a Spotted Redshank and a Swallow this morning. (Ian Ralphs).