Chavenage Lane area     Two QUAIL calling from a meadow at 1pm. The turn is signed Chavenage off the A46. It is calling from the second meadow on the right as you go down the lane. Go past the layby with the iron gate and the best spot is in the next layby a little further on cST8477495707. Also a Red Kite, a male Yellow Wagtail, and a westerly movement of 390+ Swifts and 100+ House Martins. (Terry Grant). A QUAIL still calling at 9:15pm. Also a Grey Partridge calling. (Mark Coller).

Saul Warth     50+ House Martins and 20+ Swifts, a Treecreeper at Saul Lodge and two Tawny Owlets this morning. (MK).

Frampton     Ten Common Terns on the Sailing Lake at 8:30am. (MK).

Minsterworth     A Red Kite by the Ski centre flying towards Walmore Common early evening. (Gareth Jones).

WWT Slimbridge     A GREAT WHITE EGRET today. (Mark Dowie).

Kingswood    Dippers have fledged in the garden again this year. (Thomas McCarthy).

Painswick     Six Swifts feeding over Painswick at 11:40am before drifting off N. (Les Warriner).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning birds included two Avocets, a Redshank, a Lapwing, an Oystercatcher, a Wigeon, six Tufted Ducks, a Gadwall, a Cormorant, two Yellow Wagtails, a Cuckoo, a Sand Martin, a singing Redstart, a Willow Warbler, Sedge Warbler and Reed Warbler. (Pete Long).

Alderley     A Spotted Flycatcher In the garden of Hill House today. (Vic
Polley).

Longney      Late afternoon in the 0ld orchards two Cuckoos, three Sedge Warblers, two Reed Warblers, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers, seven Song Thrushes, four Chiffchaffs, two Blackcaps, a Buzzard, nine House Sparrows and four Chaffinches. (John Fletcher).

WWT Slimbridge     The drake GARGANEY back on South Lake today. Also an adult CATTLE EGRET there again. The Ross’s Goose still about the grounds today too. (Helen Bojaniwska/Roberta Goodall/Morag Hughes/Mark Hobson/Neil Smart).

Garganey by Mark Hobson

Saul Warth     AT high tide early this morning a Whimbrel, two Dunlins, 20 Shelducks, a Yellow Wagtail, a Pied Wagtail and 70+ House Martins and a Sand Martin feeding over the sewage works. A female Mandarin with 12 newly hatched ducklings on Saul Lodge pond. Also the local adult Tawny Owl getting mobbed by Blackbirds nearby. (MK).

Mandarins by Mike King

Forest of Dean     Early morning a pair of Pied Flycatchers and another male, a Spotted Flycatcher and a female Redstart at Nagshead. (Paul Masters/Mark Watkins).

Pied Flycatcher by Mark Watkins

Redstart by Mark Watkins

Cambridge     A pair of Great Spotted Woodpeckers feeding chicks near the canal. Also several Swallows and Swifts and a pair of Bullfinches flying over the canal near Shepherds Patch bridge.(Dave Abrams & Hannah Willoughby).

Great Spotted Woodpeckers by Dave Abrams

Aylburton Warth/Guscar Rocks     On the WeBS count seven Canada Geese, seven Shelducks, six Mallards, a Peregrine, 12 Oystercatchers, two Lapwings, 45 Ringed Plovers, 60 Dunlins, two Sanderlings, 17 Curlews, nine Redshanks, 40 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, five Skylarks, two Meadow Pipits, a male Stonechat and six Reed Warblers. (Barrie Mills/Mike Smart).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning two Redshanks, a Dunlin, two Oystercatchers and a chick, two Lapwings and two chicks, two Avocets, a Great Crested Grebe, two Canada Geese, a Shelduck, a Grey Heron, 11 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 12 House Martins, three Swallow, 6+ Sedge Warblers and several Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps. (John Fletcher).

Ashleworth Ham     Late morning a Red Kite, a Great Crested Grebe, male and female Tufted Ducks, two Wigeon, seven Coots, eight Greylags, a Shelduck, 12 Mute Swans, nine Mallards, 45+ House Martins and five Swallows. (John Fletcher).

Amberley     In Theescombe Lane a female Siskin on a feeder this morning. (Phil Williams).

Hardwicke     A Reeve’s Muntjac at Madam’s End early morning. (MK).

Coombe Hill Meadows     An adult female RED-NECKED PHALAROPE from Grundon hide from early morning until 7:45pm at least. Also the WOOD SANDPIPER still, a pair of Avocets, a pair of Oystercatchers, two Redshanks, a Dunlin, a male Cuckoo and a male Redstart.(Eric Harris/Ian Ralphs).

Red-necked Phalarope by Mike King

Wood Sandpiper by Chris Snook

WWT Slimbridge     The GLOSSY IBIS showed in a few places around the grounds before flying across the river to the Forest and then later returning to the Top New Piece. Also a first-summer Mediterranean Gull on South Lake, the male Goldeneye still around and the first-summer LITTLE GULL still.  (Dot Jones/Mark Hobson/Neil Smart/Jeanne Vitkovskis/Ken Mihill).

Glossy Ibis by Mark Hobson

Mediterranean Gull by Mike King

Forest of Dean     At Nagshead a pair of Pied Flycatchers, two Redstarts, four Spotted Flycatchers and a Mandarin. (Tim Salkeld).

Cotswold Water Park East     Two Turnstones briefly at Pit 132 this afternoon. (Steve Davies).

Halmore     A Hobby and three Shelducks over this morning. This evening three Swifts and four House Martins. (Chris Newton).

Nailsworth     At Dunkirk Mill Ponds mid afternoon three Grey Wagtails including a juvenile, two Blackcaps, a Song Thrush, a Chiffchaff, two Moorhens, two Mute Swans and a Grey Heron. (John Fletcher).

Grey Wagtails by John Fletcher

Edge     Below the Edgemoor Inn off Jenkins Lane at SO85380903 two Grey Partridges flushed, three Bullfinches, a Greenfinch and three Chiffchaffs. (John Fletcher).

Awre     An OTTER fishing in the estuary near the mouth of Brims Pill this morning. (Andy Jayne).

Sharpness     A pale phase POMARINE SKUA with full spoons flew upriver midstream at 5pm. (Neil Smart). An adult GANNET flew N at 2:25pm and back S 15 minutes later. Also six Arctic Terns, also seen at Saul Warth. (Paul Taylor/Andy Jordan). A FULMAR flew N at 6pm and was over Hock Ditch at 6:20pm. (Paul Rich/MK).

Fulmar by Mike King

Frampton     At the Sailing Lake a sub adult SABINE’S GULL flew over heading towards the Severn at 6:25pm. Also a LITTLE GULL, two Arctic Terns and 12 Common Terns. (Nick Goatman).

WWT Slimbridge     On South Lake a drake GARGANEY, at least one CATTLE EGRET, 12 Black-tailed Godwits, 53 adult Avocets and several chicks and the drake Goldeneye. The GLOSSY IBIS flew in at 11:45am but only stayed for 15 minutes before flying off towards the canal. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Garganey by Mike King

Glossy Ibis (record shot) by Mike King

Saul Warth     21 Sanderlings and two Little Egrets at high tide. (Gordon Hodgson/Martin McGill).

Coombe Hill Meadows     A WOOD SANDPIPER still from Grundon hide at 9am. Also six Ringed Plovers, three Dunlins, two Little Ringed Plovers, an Avocet, a Redshank, three Lapwings, two Oystercatchers, four Swifts and 20 Lesser Black-backed Gulls. (Paul Masters).

May Hill     A pair of Nuthatches raising chicks in a nestbox within 6ft of the back door. (Rob & Gillian Guest).

Nuthatch by Rob Guest

Elmore Back    A pair of Lapwings in a ploughed field by the river this afternoon. (Simon Hart).

Chapman’s Cross     A pair of Grey Partridges today. (Terry Grant).

Grey Partridge by Terry Grant

Alvington    A Red Kite flew low over Clanna Country Park heading S at 5pm. (Paul Woolams).

Coombe Hill Meadows     At midday WOOD SANDPIPER on south scrape (left of Grundon hide). Also today a male Marsh Harrier passed through early morning (per logbook), a Mute Swan still on the nest, a pair of Canada Geese with six goslings, four Shelducks, a male Gadwall, a Little Egret, a Coot, a pair of Avocets, two pairs of Lapwings and two Redshanks. (Mike Smart).

WWT Slimbridge    A pair of Little Ringed Plovers and two Black-tailed Godwits on the Rushy. A first summer Mediterranean Gull, the drake Goldeneye and two adult CATTLE EGRETS on South Lake again and the Ross’s Goose on the Tack Piece with Barnacle Geese still. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Ross’s Goose (right) with Barnacle Goose by Nigel Gardener

Black-tailed Godwit by Nigel Gardener

Frampton    From the towpath at Splatt Bridge between 6:15-9am three GREAT WHITE EGRETS, a Little Egret, a drake Mandarin, the Ross’s Goose flew S at 7:45am, two Common Terns, a Cuckoo calling, 30+ Swifts and a Lesser Whitethroat. (MK).

Gretton     A male Green Woodpecker foraging for ants in a garden for half an hour this afternoon. (Roger Wasley).

Green Woodpecker by Roger Wasley

Forest of Dean     In Darkham Wood at Redmarley D’Abitot a Cuckoo calling to the SE, five Blackcaps, a Whitethroat, ten Chiffchaffs and a Great Spotted Woodpecker today. (Phil Williams).

Dursley     A Hobby over Whiteway at 6:30 pm being seen off by the local crows. (Phil Pope).

Stroud     Two juvenile Dippers and three Grey Wagtails today. (Eric Harris).

Ashleworth Ham     This afternoon 12 Mute Swans, 15 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, two Wigeon, a drake Teal, three Coots, a Grey Heron, two Chiffchaffs, a Chaffinch, a Blackcap and a Reed Bunting. (John Fletcher).

Frampton    The GLOSSY IBIS flew out of the 100-acre at 5:15pm did a tour of Splatt then flew back to WWT. (Gordon Hodgson). Seven Hobbies on Court Lake early afternoon. (Roy Shilham).

Glossy Ibis by Gordon Hodgson

WWT Slimbridge    A first summer LITTLE GULL, seven Black-tailed Godwits, a pair of Little Ringed Plover and a pair of Redshanks on the Rushy. Two CATTLE EGRETS on South Lake again and the Ross’s Goose on the Tack Piece with Barnacle Geese still. (Slimbridge Sightings). A CATTLE EGRET in with cattle in the first field on the left when leaving WWT. (Sam Walker).

Little Gull with Black-tailed Godwits by Mike King

Avocets by Mike King

Avocets by Mike King

Forest of Dean    At least four Spotted Flycatchers, male and female Redstart and a female Pied Flycatcher at Nagshead this morning. (Terry Stevenson/Martin Price). In Darkham Wood at Redmarley D’Abitot a Cuckoo calling to the SE, a Red Kite flying NE above Durbridge Road and male and female Siskins today. (Phil Williams).

Daneway     A Marsh Tit, a Coal Tits, Blue Tits and a Nuthatch on feeders at the Daneway Inn, SO939033 at lunchtime. (Bruce Kettle).

Marsh Tit by Bruce Kettle

May Hill     This morning a Cuckoo in May Hill village, and another seen and heard later in the woods higher up the Hill. Two male Redstarts in the pines at the top of the Hill singing at each other from opposite sides of the trees. (Rob & Gillian Guest).

Cam     A pair of Marsh Tits still today. (Andrew Tytherleigh).

Twyning     A Spotted Flycatcher in the garden at Church End this evening. (Mike Jones).

Cotswold Water Park West     At Somerford Keynes this evening a Yellowhammer singing and a Tawny Owl. (John Grearson).

Edge     This morning at Rudge Hill NNR two Meadow Pipits, two Linnets, three Chiffchaffs, two Blackcaps, two Buzzards and a Skylark. (John Fletcher).

Hawling     This evening, a Buzzard, a Green Woodpecker, two Yellowhammers, two Linnets, a Pied Wagtail and eight House Martins. Also two young Roe Deer. (Andrew Worthington).

WWT Slimbridge     Two Little Ringed Plovers showing well on the Rushy today. (Paul Cousins/Peter Rodgers). Two CATTLE EGRETS on South Lake again this afternoon. The Ross’s Goose was on the Tack Piece with 12 Barnacle Geese. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Little Ringed Plovers mating by Paul Cousins

Little Ringed Plover by Mike King

Cleeve Hill     A Polecat or Polecat Ferret photographed this morning. (Justin Taylor).

Frampton    12+ Hobbies over Court Lake this afternoon. (Stefan Hawley).

Forest of Dean     In the Nagshead area a pair of Redstarts, three Spotted Flycatchers, a singing Firecrest, a Hawfinch and a Treecreeper this morning. (Roy Kinchin).

Gloucester     A Little Egret over Abbeymead mid-afternoon. (Ken Hurcombe).

Stonehouse    At the Ocean tonight two male Kingfishers, a Grey Heron, juvenile Robins, two Chiffchaffs and House Martins and Swifts over. (Paul Sutton).

WWT Slimbridge     The GLOSSY IBIS reappeared on the Top New Piece late afternoon. From Zeiss hide a second-calendar year LITTLE GULL and later on the Rushy. Two adult CATTLE EGRETS, a drake Goldeneye and two second-calendar year Mediterranean Gulls on South Lake. Two Cuckoos from Kingfisher hide. A Grasshopper Warbler still reeling at Mid Point. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Frampton     At Splatt Flashes a Goshawk being ushered back across the river to the Forest by a crow and a gull at 8:10am. A GREAT WHITE EGRET stood on the gate N of Mid Point viewed from Splatt at 8:15am. (MK).

Cattle Egret by Mike King

Goldeneye by Mike King

Mediterranean Gull by Mike King

Cotswold Water Park East    At Pit 127 13 Common Terns perched on one of the islands, an Oystercatcher, two Egyptian Geese and a Cuckoo calling from trees between Pit 127 and 126. (John Durell).

Forest of Dean    Today at Edge Hills three male Cuckoos, two pairs of Stonechats and six Tree Pipits singing. (Rob Husbands). A Dipper by the cycle shop in Parkend and a Kingfisher at Cannop Stoneworks this morning. (Bettie Sloane). At least three Spotted Flycatchers, three Redstarts and a Treecreeper today at Nagshead. (Ian Sheriffs). At Cannop Upper pond today, five male Mandarins and a female and a Great Spotted Woodpecker at the bird table. (Chris Keeling).

Gloucester     At Horsbere Brook Flood Storage Lake birds included a pair of Mute Swans with seven cygnets, three Whitethroats, two male Reed Buntings, a Swallow, a Siskin over, a Greenfinch and a Song Thrush. (Eric Harris).

Sandhurst     This morning two pairs of Mute Swans, one still incubating, one with seven cygnets, c50 Mallards, a pair of Tufted Ducks, at least three Grey Heron nests with almost full-grown chicks in their nests, a Redstart singing, a Sedge Warbler, 2-3 Whitethroats, 6+ Blackcaps, 3 or 4 Chiffchaffs, a Treecreeper and a Reed Bunting. (Mike Smart).

Hawling     A Kestrel, a Buzzard, two Red Kites, a Cuckoo and a Barn Owl today. (Eric Harris).

Berkeley     Five Little Egrets at ST68829913 beside Canonbury Street today. (Paddy Doyle).

Elmore     Along the River Severn, a Cuckoo, four Skylarks, a Willow Warbler, two Chaffinches, two Chiffchaffs, three Buzzards, a Garden Warbler, a Lesser Whitethroat, at least two Yellowhammers, three Goldfinches, six Sand Martins and 10+ Swallows. (James Barradine).

Maisemore     From Church Road, along the Court Lake to the weir and upper parting birds included four Whitethroats, five Linnets, four Blackcaps, five Swallows, two Goldfinches, three Chiffchaffs, three Song Thrushes, 11 Tufted Ducks (7m, 4f), two Greylags, 18. Mallards including four ducklings, five Moorhens, six Mute Swans including four cygnets, two Red-legged Partridges and a Buzzard. (John Fletcher).

WWT Slimbridge     A GLOSSY IBIS flew around Saul Warth, Frampton flashes and the 100-Acre before settling on the Rushy for 20 minutes then it flew off heading towards the canal and dropping and seemed to be following the canal to the North (Cambridge Arms Bridge). Also a reeling Grasshopper Warbler at Mid Point and a drake Garganey around the grounds. (Martin McGill).

Frampton    Eleven Hobbies hawking insects at the back of Court Lake this afternoon. Also a 2nd calendar year LITTLE GULL. (Gordon Kirk).

Lower Kilcott     A Spotted Flycatcher still at Midger Wood early morning. (Paul Rich).

Saul Warth     Two GREAT WHITE EGRETS on Frampton shore at 10:30am visible from the Warth distantly. Also a Whimbrel, two Oystercatchers, 60 Shelducks and 30+ Swifts. A drake Mandarin and a pair of Tufted Ducks on Saul Lodge pond. (MK).

Whimbrel by Mike King

Charlton Kings    A Peregrine circling over church early afternoon. (Tom Mabbett).

Withington     Along the River Coln early morning, five Little Egrets and a pair of Mandarins. Also two Reed Buntings, two Willow Warblers, a Whitethroat and a Treecreeper in song. (Chris Furley).

Wistley Hill     A Cuckoo calling and then flew towards Charlton Kings Common. (Chris Furley).

Coombe Hill Meadows     A Little Ringed Plover, two Yellow Wagtails, aa GREAT WHITE EGRET, a Whitethroat, a Linnet, a Sedge Warbler, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Reed Bunting and two Avocets. (David Benton).

Stonehouse    Early morning along the canal between the bridges either side of the Ocean two Cetti’s Warblers, two Blackcaps (1 juvenile), a male Greenfinch, two fledgling Robins, two Long-tailed Tits (plus a fledgling), a Song Thrush and a Green Woodpecker in the graveyard at St. Cyr’s church (Dave Abrams).

Green Woodpecker by Dave Abrams

Arlingham     South of the passage 23 Shelducks, three Grey Herons, a Little Egret and a Little Owl. (James Barradine).

Gloucester     At Alney Island a singing Nightingale, four Great Spotted Woodpeckers, two Reed Warblers, three Sedge Warblers, a Willow Warbler, a Kingfisher and a Little Egret. (James Barradine).

Brookthorpe     Along Upton Lane this afternoon three Whitethroats, six Swallows, two Red-legged Partridges, two Pied Wagtails, nine House Sparrows and a male Kestrel. (John Fletcher).

Saul Warth    Two LITTLE TERNS at 10:15am, feeding over the river. (Richard Hearn).

WWT Slimbridge     A drake GARGANEY on the Rushy at 10:30am but not later. Two Grasshopper Warblers still at Mid Point. (Slimbridge Sightings). Late news for yesterday of a Spotted Flycatcher from the Decoy boardwalk. (Jill Orme).

Frampton     A Tawny Owl low in small tree on the path between Court Lake and the Perry Way, also two Yellow Wagtails, at least five Hobbies hawking over Court Lake, a Cetti’s Warbler heard, a Sedge Warbler, a Whitethroat and a Goldcrest. (Greg Anderson/Paul Rich/Martin Price). This evening an adult LITTLE GULL on Court Lake and 12 Common Terns on the Sailing Lake and 200+ Swifts. (Nick Goatman).

Cotswold Water Park West    12 Hobbies over Lower Mill Pits 41/57/58 mid afternoon also 3+ Hobbies over Swillbrook Pits 46/48. (Jon Mercer).

Leckhampton Hill     A Raven, three Yellowhammers, three Stock Dove and a Whitethroat early morning. (Eric Harris).

Coombe Hill Meadows     30 Mute Swans, four Teal, 20 Mallards, a pair of Gadwalls, a pair of Wigeon, two Greylags, a pair of Canada Geese with six goslings, a GREAT WHITE EGRET, a Grey Heron, a Curlew, a Little Ringed Plover, two Avocets, eight Lapwings, two Redshanks, two Oystercatchers, a Redstart, Whitethroats, a Lesser Whitethroat, Sedge Warblers, a Blackcap, 2-3 Skylarks, several Swifts, 50+ Swallows, 10+ House Martins and 5+ Sand Martins, a pair of Yellow Wagtails, a Pied Wagtail, a Linnet and two Reed Buntings. (Mike Smart/Eric Harris).

Far Thrupp     A Red Kite over this afternoon. (David Lambert).

Cotswold Water Park West    This evening at the South Cerney playing fields allotments four Swifts circling overhead, a Cuckoo calling from the direction of Shorncote, a Green Woodpecker and a Buzzard overhead being mobbed by two Crows. (Bruce Kettle).