Saul Warth     From dawn until 9:30am, a GREY PHALAROPE (3rd day) appeared in the bay near the Noose with Black-headed Gulls at the top of the tide. Also 69 Curlews, 33 Avocets, three Redshanks, 20 Dunlins, three SPOONBILLS, two Little Egrets, 15 Common Cranes, a Hobby, a Peregrine, a Sparrowhawk, two Kestrels, a Yellow Wagtail, 12 Pied Wagtails, two Meadow Pipits, three Chiffchaffs, a male Wheatear, a Stonechat, 40 Swallows, two House Martins, two Ravens and two Reed Buntings. (MK/Paul Masters/Andy Chapman/Steve Brown).

WWT Slimbridge    Two GLOSSY IBISES from Martin Smith hide. Two Garganeys and five Spotted Redshanks on the Rushy this morning. (Slimbridge Sightings/David Creber). Three Pintails on the Top New Piece. A Wheatear on Dumbles from Pill Box viewing platform. Four Cattle Egrets flew in to the Rushy at 1:20pm. (Julian Gould). A Mediterranean Gull on South Lake this afternoon. (Ken Mihill).

Glossy Ibis by Heather England

Nailsworth     A Great White Egret flew south past Windsoredge this morning, followed 17 minutes later by an OSPREY which circled for a while then flew south. (Terry Grant).

Chavenage Lane area     Four Kestrels, eight Red Kites, a female Sparrowhawk, 18+ Buzzards, a female Goshawk, 22 Meadow Pipits and nine Red-legged Partridges. (Terry Grant).

Frampton pools     Two Marsh Tits, 65 Swallows, 12 Sand Martins, a House Martin, a Common Sandpiper, five Great Crested Grebes, three Little Grebes, three Wigeon, 51 Gadwalls, 35 Mallards, eight Teal, 252 Coots, 22 Moorhens, two Curlews, a Black Swan and 12 Meadow Pipits today. (Nick Goatman).

Cotswold Water Park East     On Pit 131 a Ruff, a Common Sandpiper, a Great White Egret, a female Marsh Harrier and a different Marsh Harrier on Pit 114. (Duncan Dine).

Chedworth     A Wheatear and a Whinchat today on the old airfield. (Duncan Dine).

Elmore Court     In the rewilding area this afternoon, 4+Whinchats still with 5+ Stonechats, a Hobby, four Buzzards, two Kestrels, a Snipe, 30+ Linnets with 20+ Goldfinches, two Skylarks, eight Meadow Pipits, two Grey Herons, 15 Swallows, ten House Martins and a Nuthatch. (Steve Pullen).

Hawling     A flock of 60 Golden Plovers north of the village today. (Chris Furley).

Halmore     Birds this evening included a Kingfisher, three Siskins, a juvenile Bullfinch, several Chaffinches, two Greenfinches, many Goldfinches and Chiffchaffs, two Nuthatches, a Treecreeper, a Spotted Flycatcher, several Willow Warblers and Blackcaps, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers and a hunting Sparrowhawk. (Chris Newton).

Bullfinch by Chris Newton

Guscar Rocks/Aylburton Warth     This morning at high tide 30 Canada Geese, two Shelducks, 160 Teal, a Mallard, nine Grey Herons, a Kestrel, four Ringed Plovers, 322 Curlews, a Black-tailed Godwit, 11 Redshanks, two Common Sandpiper, a Turnstone, 500 Black-headed Gulls, five Common Gulls, 50 Herring Gulls, ten Lesser Black-backed Gulls, six Skylarks, 50 Swallows and 30 Carrion Crows. (Mike Smart).

Saul Warth     Three GREY PHALAROPES feeding along the edge of the mud toward the Noose at 7:30am. (MK). One remained after a Peregrine pass, and at 10am two were back on the Noose with Curlews. (Martin McGill). One was still present at 4:50pm. (Mark Hobson). Also this morning at high tide 98 Curlews, four Bar-tailed Godwits, 100+ Ringed Plovers, 100+ Dunlins, a Grey Plover, six Knot, 1+ Curlew Sandpiper, 34 Shelducks, a SPOONBILL, five Little Egrets, nine Grey Herons, six Cormorants, two Hobbies migrating south very high up, a Peregrine, a male Marsh Harrier, three Yellow Wagtails, 10+ Meadow Pipits, a Blackcap, seven Chiffchaffs, a male Wheatear, a Stonechat and ten Swallows. (MK).

Grey Phalarope by Mike King

WWT Slimbridge     26 Cattle Egrets on South Lake and two GLOSSY IBISES from Martin Smith hide. A Pintail on Big Pen and another on South Lake. (Dot Jones/Jeanne Vitkovskis/Paul Clark). An OSPREY reported along the river at 5:05pm.

Tresham     Early morning a juvenile Hobby, two Red Kites, a Wheatear and a Red-legged Partridge. (Paul Rich).

Nailsworth     At 7pm-7:15pm as dusk was falling a large movement of 320 Swallows, 40+ House Martins and 80+ Sand Martins. (Terry Grant).

Cherington     At the lake and in surrounding woodland 14 Mallards, six Moorhens, two Coots, two Grey Wagtails, four Goldfinches, two Ravens and a Grey Heron. (John Fletcher).

Saul Warth     Three GREY PHALAROPES on the top of the tide this evening in fading light. (Martin McGill). At high tide early morning 119 Curlews, three Bar-tailed Godwits, 100+ Ringed Plovers, 100+ Dunlins, four Grey Plovers, 10+ Curlew Sandpipers flying south, a winter-plumaged Sanderling, a Turnstone, a Redshank, two redhead Goosanders, 29 Shelducks, 15 Teal, a SPOONBILL, four Little Egrets, nine Grey Herons, 19 Common Cranes, a Marsh Harrier, a Grey Wagtail, a Yellow Wagtail heard, two female Blackcaps, four Chiffchaffs, a male Wheatear, a Skylark, ten Meadow Pipits, 115+ Swallows and four Ravens. (MK).

Wheatear by Mike King

Sharpness     A juvenile SHAG flew upriver past SARA at 8:20am. (Oliver Paisey).

WWT Slimbridge     A GREY PHALAROPE on the Top New Piece from Zeiss hide again today. On South Lake 261 Black-tailed Godwits, 25 Avocets, five Spotted Redshanks and 23 Ruff. (Ian Hull). The GLOSSY IBIS on the Bottom New Piece. (Oliver Paisey). From Middle Point 600+ small waders, mostly Ringed Plovers and Dunlins, also 10+ Sanderlings, 12 Golden Plovers, 2+ Curlew Sandpipers, two Turnstones, three Knots and three Bar-tailed Godwits, 43 Curlews, four SPOONBILLS and two Little Egrets. 23 Cattle Egrets on the Rushy at 3:15pm. (Tim Jukes).

Cattle Egret by Terry Stevenson

Shepherd’s Patch    16 Cattle Egrets in the field by the pub at 4pm. (Richard Baatsen).

Sandhurst    In the Sandhurst Hill area an OSPREY flew E at 12:20pm, a juvenile Goshawk, a Sparrowhawk, two Red Kites, 16 Buzzards, a Kestrel, a Hobby, an immature Peregrine, a Little Owl, 16 Ravens, a Redstart, a Stonechat, two Spotted Flycatchers, two Grey Wagtails and 100 Goldfinches. VisMig of 100+ Swallows, 420 House Martins, 85 Meadow Pipits, a Redpoll, six Siskins and a Golden Plover. (Andy Jayne).

Coombe Hill Meadows     4+ Buzzards, a Red Kite, a Peregrine, a Raven, two Green Woodpeckers, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 8+ House Martins, 6+ Whinchats, four Stonechats, four Reed Buntings, two Whitethroats, 6+ Willow Emerald damselflies and many Migrant Hawkers. (Paul Clark). This afternoon from the Teal hide a mixed flock of c75 Linnets and Goldfinches, five Whinchats, six Stonechats, two Whitethroats, two Chiffchaffs, a Wren, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers, a Buzzard, a Kestrel and a Grey Heron. (Eden Tanner).

Whinchat by Eden Tanner

Whitethroat by Eden Tanner

Stonechat by Eden Tanner

Awre    25 Common Cranes this morning in a field close to the river. (David Smith).

Painswick Beacon    VisMig today included two Swifts, 288 Swallows, 38 House Martins, 188 Meadow Pipits, 16 alba wagtails, nine Chaffinches, 11 Crossbills, ten Goldfinches and 11 Siskins. (John Fleming/Kevin Kingscott).

Nailsworth     At Windsoredge between 7:30 and 8:30am 250+ House Martins and 260+ Swallows passed by. Other birds of note were a Hawfinch, also flying south, and an adult Mediterranean Gull flying east. (Terry Grant).

Frampton     An OSPREY flew S over Splatt Bridge at 9:30am heading for WWT. (Gordon Hodgson).

WWT Slimbridge     From Middle Point 12 Golden Plovers, 358 Ringed Plovers, 275 Dunlins, 21 Sanderlings, six Little Stints, 13 Curlew Sandpipers, four Bar-tailed Godwits,  adult and juvenile Turnstone, four Ruff, four SPOONBILLS, two Great White Egrets, five Little Egrets and a Marsh Harrier. 15+ Yellow Wagtails on the Dumbles. . (Slimbridge Sightings/Ian Ralphs/Steve Pullen). On South Lake a Grey Heron with a Vole and 16+ Ruff. On the Tack Piece a Common Sandpiper and a Green Sandpiper. A SPOONBILL on the Top New Piece from Zeiss hide. Two Garganeys, 2+ Spotted Redshanks and 11+ Snipe on the Rushy. (Paul Clark).

Shepherd’s Patch    28 Cattle Egrets in the field on the left before the pub at 7:45am. Eight were there yesterday.  (Mike Davis).

Saul Warth     Early morning at high tide, 107 Curlews, two Bar-tailed Godwits, two Common Sandpipers, 18 Shelducks, 12 Teal, a Little Egret, five Grey Herons, a Kestrel, five Pied Wagtails, a Grey Wagtail, male and female Blackcap, a Chiffchaff, 50+ Swallows moving SW, four Ravens and 20 Goldfinches. (MK). Also a Snipe, three Grey Herons, three Buzzards, a Southern Hawker, Common Darters and a Painted Lady. (Steve Pullen).

Elmore Court    In the Rewilding area this afternoon at least five each of Whinchats and Stonechats, a male Sparrowhawk, two Kestrels, a Cetti’s Warbler and ten Reed Buntings. Southbound migrants included 140+ Swallows, three Sand Martins and 15 Meadow Pipits. (Andy Jayne).

Painswick Beacon    This morning’s VisMig watch 2260 House Martins, 1150 Swallows and six Swifts. (John Fleming).

Nailsworth    VisMig from Windsoredge 1480+ House Martins, 320+ Swallows, one, possibly two Hobbies, a Sparrowhawk,10+ Buzzards, five Ravens, four Siskins, 45+ Goldfinches, seven Greenfinches, a Grey Wagtail and a Grey Heron. (Terry Grant).

The Campdens    30+ House Martins feeding over the fields between Chipping Campden and Broad Campden, and also pair of Ravens. (Malcolm Dunn).

Coombe Hill Meadows     A Grey Heron, five Mallards, three Moorhens, a Buzzard, a Skylark, five Swallows, three Chiffchaffs, ten Carrion Crows and five Linnets. (Mike Smart).

Lydney     A MANX SHEARWATER drifted upriver past Lydney Harbour at 4pm. Also south of the harbour five Ringed Plovers, nine Sanderlings and 12 Black-tailed Godwits. (Andy Jayne).

Sharpness     At Coastguards from dawn to 9:30am four Arctic Terns, first seen off Middle Point, 25 Common Gulls, 14 Black-tailed Godwits N, a Common Sandpiper, a Curlew, seven Redshanks, 11 Shelducks, a juvenile Sparrowhawk, four Stock Doves, 45 Swallows and six Sand Martins. Also a Willow Beauty moth. (Andy Jordan/Paul Rich/MK).

WWT Slimbridge    This morning from Middle Point four Arctic Terns (2 ads, 2 juvs) flew downriver, a large pale brown/sandy falcon (Lanner type), 15 Sanderlings, four Little Stints, seven Curlew Sandpipers, 68 Dunlins and 12 Ringed Plovers off the point. Also five Curlew Sandpipers amongst 100’s of small waders to the north, three SPOONBILLS and a Great White Egret. (Martin McGill).

Frampton pools     28 Siskins, two Hobbies, 30+ Sand Martins, 20+ Swallows, 10+ House Martins and 100+ Starlings today. (Nick Goatman).

Cashes Green     A Great White Egret flew SW at 11am. (Steve Kear).

Cheltenham    On a daily basis, two Peregrines can be seen towards the top left and top right of the exterior of Eagle Tower. This is on the side next to the Taj restaurant. (Nick Nelson).

Nailsworth     Sizeable flocks of House Martins and a few Swallows stopped off to feed in the valley in an all-day southerly movement throughout the day, which involved more than 800 birds during the time watched. Also two Willow Warblers in the garden. (Terry Grant).

WWT Slimbridge     A GLOSSY IBIS still around the grounds today. From Middle Point 150-200 Dunlins and Ringed Plovers, a Turnstone, a Bar-tailed Godwit, a Knot, 1+ Little Stint, 25 Sanderlings, two Curlew Sandpipers, two Greenshanks, two SPOONBILLS and an immature Peregrine. On the Rushy two Garganeys and a Spotted Redshank. (Slimbridge Sightings/Duncan Dine/Roy Kinchin/Terry Stevenson).

Glossy Ibis by Terry Stevenson

Sharpness     From SARA 6:30-9:30am 142 Canada Geese and 22 Greylags flew south, 15 Shelducks, 40 Mallards, five Cormorants, a Little Egret, four Grey Herons, a Buzzard, five Redshanks, a Curlew, 2+ Ringed Plovers heard, 50+ Pied Wagtails, a Grey Wagtail, a Yellow Wagtail, three Rock Pipits and two Chiffchaffs. (MK).

Redshanks by Mike King

Chavenage Lane area     A female Marsh Harrier hunting over fields, and eight Red Kites. (Terry Grant).

Coombe Hill Meadows     From 11am to 1:30pm a Green Sandpiper flew up from the canal near the wharf, a Buzzard, a male Great Spotted Woodpecker, two Kestrels and a roving flock of c20 Linnets.  (Andy & Sue Gibbons).

Sharpness     An intermediate juvenile LONG-TAILED SKUA drifted up on the river viewed from Coastguards early afternoon. It was last seen from Lydney at 2:25pm. (Andy Jordan). Also 2-3 MANX SHEARWATERS, a LITTLE TERN, two Arctic Terns and two Common Terns and six Ruff nearby. (Andy Jordan/Paul Taylor/Ian Ralphs/Paul Rich/Andy Jayne (at Lydney)).

Long-tailed Skua by Andy Jordan

Long-tailed Skua by Andy Jordan

Long-tailed Skua by Andy Jordan

WWT Slimbridge     A GREY PHALAROPE on the Top New Piece from Zeiss hide until 1pm at least. (Martin McGill). Also a GLOSSY IBIS, a SPOONBILL, a Garganey and 17 Avocets. On the Rushy two Garganeys, eight Knot and five Spotted Redshanks. From Middle Point at least seven Little Stints, ten Curlew Sandpipers and 15 Sanderlings amongst the Dunlin and Ringed Plovers. (Martin McGill).

Grey Phalarope by Mike King

Saul Warth     Early morning no tide, few birds in a near gale, 53 Curlews, a Common Sandpiper, 26 Shelducks, a Buzzard, three Kestrels, 19 Common Cranes, ten Pied Wagtails, a Meadow Pipit, a Chiffchaff, ten Swallows and a Raven. (MK).

Nailsworth     A Hobby hunting hirundines this morning during a small movement of 40+ House Martins and 20+ Swallows. (Terry Grant).

Longlevens    A female/juvenile Redstart in the garden sheltering from the strong wind under the Hydrangea, then finally had a bath and flew off north. (Dave Stone).

Cam     A Dipper on the River Cam at Littlecombe this morning. Also a Grey Wagtail. (Mike Davis).

Coombe Hill Meadows     A Buzzard, two Kestrels, 8+ Swallows, 6+ House Martins, a Linnet, 8+ Long-tailed Tits, a male Willow Emerald damselfly and a late male Southern Migrant Hawker. (Paul Clark).

WWT Slimbridge     On the Top New Piece from Zeiss hide a GLOSSY IBIS, a BITTERN, a Great White Egret, three Cattle Egrets, a Hobby, a juvenile Curlew Sandpiper, nine Wigeon and a Pintail. Five SPOONBILLS around the site. From Middle Point four Golden Plovers, a Turnstone, 14+ Curlew Sandpipers, five Little Stints, 27 Avocets, eight Knot, 211+ Ringed Plovers, 300 Dunlins, 9+ Sanderlings, a Whimbrel and a Bar-tailed Godwit. On the Rushy seven Knot, four Spotted Redshanks and two Garganeys. (Slimbridge Sightings/Dot Jones/Julian Gould/Steve Pullen).

Spoonbills by Nigel Gardener

Saul Warth     Early morning no tide 104 Curlews, six Bar-tailed Godwits, a Grey Plover, two Redshanks, 20 Avocets, 22 Shelducks, five Little Egrets, a Cattle Egret, 15 Common Cranes, a Hobby, three Kestrels, a male Stonechat, a Grey Wagtail, a Yellow Wagtail, 16 Pied Wagtails, seven Meadow Pipits, four Blackcaps, a Lesser Whitethroat, five Chiffchaffs, 50 Swallows, 50 Linnets and 20 Goldfinches. (MK).

Stonechat by Mike King

Nailsworth     Visible migration over the house today in Walkley Wood 50+ House Martins, ten Swallows, a Hobby chasing the hirundines, five Buzzards, two Red Kites, two Sparrowhawks, 20+ Meadow Pipits, five Siskins, two Bullfinches, three Chiffchaffs and two Ravens. (Jon Haw).

Gossington     Four Spotted Flycatchers, two Wheatears, two Buzzards, a Red Kite, Little Owls heard and a Yellowhammer. (Harrison Rowsell).

Minchinhampton     At the Golf Club at 9am between the 12th and 13th fairways on the Cherington course four female Wheatears, present for c2 weeks. Also a Red Kite flew over and two Ravens. (Mil Petkovic).

Wheatears by Mil Petkovic

Cheltenham     A pair of Ravens in the tall conifers between Westdown Gardens and Eldon Road. (Arthur Ball).

Raven by Arthur Ball

Frampton     A LITTLE TERN on the sailing lake at 6pm until 7:50pm at least. Access tomorrow near impossible due to the Frampton Country Fair. (Nick Goatman).

Sharpness     A MANX SHEARWATER floated upriver past SARA at 11:25am. (Oliver Paisey). Unfortunately it was predated by gulls near Hock Cliff. (Martin McGill).

WWT Slimbridge     From Zeiss hide a GLOSSY IBIS, four SPOONBILLS and a Curlew Sandpiper. Four Mandarins in the Decoy. (Dot Jones/Mike Davis).

Chavenage Lane area     An OSPREY circled over at 11:25am then disappeared behind the clouds. Also eight Kestrels, three Red Kites, 11 Buzzards and a Whinchat. (Terry Grant).

Hardwicke     A ringtail HEN HARRIER flew over the road at Grove End at 10am. It flew over the trees on the horizon out of sight heading for Elmore. (MK).

Elmore Court     In the rewilding area this afternoon from the public footpath along Broadmeadow Bank a Whinchat, three Stonechats, five Swallows and five House Martins. (Mark Hobson).

Saul Warth     At high tide, 50+ Curlews, two Common Sandpipers, 50 Shelducks, 10+ Teal, four Little Egrets, 13 Common Cranes, a Grey Wagtail, a Blackcap, ten Swallows, two Sand Martins and two House Martins. (MK).

Tirley     At Town Street this morning two Yellow Wagtails, six Pied Wagtails, two Skylarks, two Meadow Pipits and four Chiffchaffs. (Paul Masters).

Sharpness     A MANX SHEARWATER off of SARA at 10:36am, it flew down river ditched in at SARA and drifted up on the flooding tide. Possibly the same as the Lydney bird. (Steve Rickard).

Manx Shearwater by Steve Rickard

Lydney     A MANX SHEARWATER upriver past Lydney Harbour at 10:15am. Also in the area a Common Sandpiper, 50+ Sand Martins, a Whitethroat, four Grey Wagtails, eight Tufted Ducks, four Great Crested Grebes and a Kingfisher. A Tree Pipit, 14 Meadow Pipits and five Yellow Wagtails flew over. (Andy Jayne).

Saul Warth     Very wet and windy at high tide, 30 Curlews, five Common Sandpipers together, 12 Shelducks, 30 Teal, three Cattle Egrets, a Little Egret, 21 Common Cranes flew from Awre to WWT, a Kestrel, a Wheatear, a Grey Wagtail, a Chiffchaff, two Blackcaps, 20 Swallows and 35 Linnets. (MK).

Wheatear by Mike King

Cattle Egret by Mike King

WWT Slimbridge     Two GLOSSY IBISES flew to South Lake at 1:15pm. (Oliver Paisey). A Curlew Sandpiper, two Knot, a Goosander, a Garganey and five SPOONBILLS from Zeiss hide. A Pink-footed Goose, of unknown origin, with Canada Geese on the Dumbles. On South Lake 22 Ruff, two Spotted Redshanks and the Tundra Bean Goose, of unknown origin. A Whinchat and a Wheatear on Tack Piece. On the Rushy a Knot, two Garganeys and a Hobby over. (Tim Jukes/Paul Masters/Oliver Paisey/Dot Jones).

Tresham     Mid afternoon a Whinchat, a Wheatear and eight Red Kites. (Paul Rich).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Between 9am and 11am c10 Chiffchaffs, c6 Blackcaps, six Swallows, a House Martin, a Redstart, two Whinchats, a Stonechat, c50 Linnets, a Skylark, a Meadow Pipit, two Grey Wagtails, two Reed Buntings, four Greenfinches, c4 Bullfinches and two Sparrowhawks. (Rob & Petra Crofton). Also today ten Mallards, five Moorhens and ten Goldfinches. (Mike Smart).