WWT Slimbridge    This morning from Robbie Garnett hide, 14 Green Sandpipers, three Little Ringed Plovers, a Ruff, a Great White Egret, two Little Egrets, seven Yellow Wagtails, five Pied Wagtails and a juvenile Grey Wagtail. Also the Black Swan. A Marsh Harrier over the Dumbles into the Top New Piece. On South Lake the Tundra Bean Goose of unknown origin, a Garganey, a Spotted Redshank, two Common Sandpipers and four Little Grebes (2 juvs). (Steve Brown/Mark Hobson). Mid afternoon a juvenile Mediterranean Gull and four Dunlins on the Rushy. The adult SPOONBILL and 11 Common Cranes on the Top New Piece and a low flyover adult Peregrine through the grounds. (Tim McGrath). An adult Mediterranean Gull on South Lake earlier. (Andy Jordan).

Saul Warth     Early morning no tide 64 Shelducks, three Grey Herons, three Little Egrets, a Buzzard, two Kestrels, a Peregrine, 100 Avocets, 63 Black-tailed Godwits, four Bar-tailed Godwits, 114 Curlews, 15 Dunlins, 26 Swallows, a House Martin, a Sand Martin, ten Mistle Thrushes, a Yellow Wagtail, a Grey Wagtail and ten Pied Wagtails. (MK).

Frampton pools     4+ Spotted Flycatchers, the adult Yellow-legged Gull, a Common Gull, three Common Terns, 48 Chiffchaffs, ten Blackcaps, two Whitethroats, 10+ Reed Warblers, a Cetti’s Warbler, a Yellow Wagtail, 12 Swifts, five Tufted Ducks, 16 Mallards, a Black Swan and a Tawny Owl today. (Nick Goatman).

Stroud     Along the River Frome a juvenile and an adult Dipper, a Kingfisher and a Mandarin. Also a family of four Otters. 11+ Swifts near Lodgemore Mill. (Mike Davis).

Longlevens     A Ring-necked Parakeet over Church Road at 7:30pm. (Andy Jayne).

Elmore Court     In the rewilding area this afternoon, six Stonechats (2 ads, 4 juvs), three Reed Buntings, two Sedge Warblers, two Reed Warblers, five Skylarks, a Little Egret, three Green Woodpeckers, six Mistle Thrushes, four Buzzards and a Kestrel. Also good numbers of Common Blue butterflies. (Steve Pullen).

WWT Slimbridge     The Tundra Bean Goose of unknown origin still on South Lake. (Jeremy Holland). A Spotted Redshank and a juvenile Little Ringed Plover on the Rushy. (Terry Stevenson/Phil Ray). Three Turnstones on the estuary at Middle Point. (Oliver Hague).

Saul Warth     Early morning no tide a Black Swan on the river, 46 Shelducks including 14 ducklings, a Grey Heron, six Little Egrets, a Buzzard, a male Kestrel, 61 Avocets, 20 Black-tailed Godwits, 166 Curlews, two Oystercatchers, 25 Swallows, three Whitethroats, a Chiffchaff, 26 Goldfinches and four Ravens. (MK).

Forest of Dean     A male Marsh Harrier high above Edgehills Nature Reserve  at 9:30am. (Rachel Thomas).

Marsh Harrier by Rachel Thomas

Walmore Common     Four Whinchats (3 ads, 1 juv), a Red Kite, a Sparrowhawk, three Sedge Warblers, 20+ Yellow Wagtails and two Southern Migrant Hawkers. (Andy Jayne).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Eight Teal, 160 Mallards, two Grey Herons, eight Little Egrets, two Coots, 20 Moorhens, 15 Lapwings, a Green Sandpiper, five Pied Wagtails, a Sedge Warbler, a Blackcap, a Whitethroat, five Long-tailed Tits, 500+ flock of mixed corvids in trees N of the Long Pool, Jackdaws, Carrion Crows and Rooks and two Reed Bunting. (Mike Smart).

Haresfield     Just off the B4008 this morning, three Yellow Wagtails, three Yellowhammers, three Green Woodpeckers (1ad, 2juvs), two Peregrines over, two juvenile Buzzards, two Jays and six Stock Doves. (Steve Pullen).

Ryeford    A Hobby over Kellaway’s this morning. (Paul Sutton).

Winchcombe     At 7:30am six Swifts overhead. Two Siskins on the garden feeder, a Buzzard calling and a Red Kite low over the garden. (Gill Worthington).

WWT Slimbridge     Eight Ruff, a Spotted Redshank and a Tundra Bean Goose of unknown origin on South Lake. Three Little Ringed Plovers and twelve Green Sandpipers from Robbie Garnett hide. (Craig Brookes/Clive Scarlett). Two Yellow Wagtails on the Tack Piece. (Keith Davies/Tom Berry). A Tawny Owl sat on a fence along South Finger. A SPOONBILL, a Great White Egret and a Little Grebe from Van de Bovenkamp hide. (MK). From Middle Point 11 Little Egrets, 27 Oystercatchers and a juvenile Stonechat. A Hobby from Van de Bovenkamp hide. (Tim Jukes/Oliver Paisey). The BITTERN early morning from Van de Bovenkamp hide. (Ian Hull).

Tawny Owl by Mike King

Tundra Bean Goose by Mike King

Tundra Bean Goose by Clive Scarlett

Stinchcombe    19 Crossbills flew over W 6:38pm. (Craig Brookes).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Three Buzzards, a Red Kite, two Grey Herons, a Mistle Thrush, a Jay, five juvenile Pheasants, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers, a Swallow, two Redstarts, a Lesser Whitethroat, three Whitethroats, six Reed Buntings, a Kingfisher, two Chiffchaffs, 6+ Brown Hawker and 4+ Emperors. (Paul Clark).

Frampton     From Splatt Bridge this morning, two Common Terns fishing the canal and another two heading inland from the river. Two Lesser Whitethroats and three Reed Buntings, a Green Woodpecker on the lawn by the church and two Swifts over. (Steve Pullen).

Cherington Lake     4+ Treecreepers (two juveniles being fed by parents), a pair of Moorhens with five young, a pair of Blackcaps food carrying, 8+ Chiffchaffs, three Buzzards, two Mute Swans and three Mallards. (Terry Grant).

Cotswolds Water Park West     In the Pit 32 area two Garden Warbler, a Great White Egret, three Common Terns and 11 Great Crested Grebes. (Mark Makin).

Sharpness Docks to Berkeley Pill     Five Oystercatchers, Meadow Pipits, Skylarks, a Buzzard, a Common Sandpiper, a Little Egret, 4+ Redshanks 4+ and a Sparrowhawk. (Mike Davies).

Wootton-Under-Edge     A Crossbill over Coombe Hill this morning going SE. Also 150+  Chalkhill Blues. (Mark Coller).

Chalkhill Blue by Mark Coller

Twyning     At Upham Meadow two Buzzards, ten Skylarks, ten Carrion Crows, five Linnets and a Reed Bunting. (Juliet Bailey/Mike Smart).

Witcombe Reservoirs     50 Mallards, 55 Greylags, four Great Crested Grebes, a pair of Mute Swans with four cygnets, eight Canada Geese and a Bar-headed Goose. (Martin Kennedy).

WWT Slimbridge     27 COMMON SCOTERS distantly on the river at high tide. The BITTERN from Van de Bovenkamp hide this morning and showing well. Six Little Ringed Plovers and a Great White Egret from Robbie Garnett/Stephen Kirk hides. The SPOONBILL again from Zeiss hide. A juvenile WOOD SANDPIPER on the Rushy Lower Pond. A Tundra Bean Goose of unknown origin on South Lake this afternoon. Also two adult Mediterranean Gulls and a Spotted Redshank. (John Thomas Belsey/Paul Croft/Geoff Moyser/Matt Lathan/Martin Price/Steve Pullen/Slimbridge Sightings).

Bittern by Martin Price

Bean Goose by Matt Lathan

Saul Warth     At high tide 27 distant COMMON SCOTERS, 35 Shelducks, 105 Avocets, seven Oystercatchers, 53 Curlews, three Bar-tailed Godwits, two Black-tailed Godwits, a Greenshank, 446 Black-headed Gulls, just six juveniles, six Little Egrets, four Grey Herons, a Kestrel, two Sand Martins and ten Swallows. (MK).

Sharpness     The 27 COMMON SCOTERS drifted past SARA at 3:25pm. Also two Turnstones, four Common Terns, a Red Kite, a Buzzard, a Sparrowhawk, 13 Redshanks, a Lapwing, two Oystercatchers, two Common Gulls and two Curlews. (Oliver Paisey).

Common Scoters by Oliver Paisey

Newnham-on-Severn     A Great White Egret with six Grey Herons and three Little Egrets on the river this evening. (Dan Watson).

Sandhurst     Ten Gadwalls, two Red Kites, a Sparrowhawk, a Kestrel, a Hobby, a Tawny Owl, two Kingfishers, two Nuthatches, three Treecreepers, three Spotted Flycatchers and three Yellowhammers. Also a Southern Hawker. (Andy Jayne).

Elmore Court     This evening in the rewilding area 11 Stonechats, nine Skylarks, 60+ Goldfinches, five Whitethroats, a Sedge Warbler, two Swallows, a Green Woodpecker, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, two Buzzards, a Sparrowhawk and a Kestrel caught a vole. (John Fletcher/Andy Jayne).

Tirley     Nine Greenfinches this morning, scarce here. (Robin Lewis).

Saul Warth     At high tide at 12:30pm 85 Avocets, 61 Curlews, seven Oystercatchers, 36 Shelducks, two Little Egrets, three Grey Herons, four Buzzards, a Kestrel, a Swallow and a Chiffchaff. (MK).

Frampton     At Court Lake the Ross’s Goose, six Great Crested Grebes (2 juv), two Common Terns, a Cattle Egret, a Grey Heron, a Cormorant, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers, two Bullfinches and 3+ Willow Warblers. At the Sailing Lake 5+ Sedge Warblers, 10+ Reed Warblers (6+ juvs), two Common Terns and 10+ Emperor Dragonflies. (Paul Clark). The adult Yellow-legged Gull was on the Sailing Lake early morning. (Steve Pullen).

Ashleworth Ham     A CEF ringing session caught 82 birds including three Redstarts, three Sedge Warblers, a Reed Warbler, 23 Whitethroats, two Lesser Whitethroats, four Blackcaps, 30 Goldfinches, three Linnets and three Reed Buntings. Other birds on the reserve and nearby ten Mallards, a Peregrine in flight, carrying prey, ten Skylarks and a Raven. (Mervyn Greening/Gordon Avery/Rob Husbands/Mike Smart).

WWT Slimbridge     Prior to closing this morning due to a burst water main from Zeiss hide the BITTERN again, the SPOONBILL, 30+ Dunlins and a Common Tern. (Mike Davis).

Sharpness     A MANX SHEARWATER flying mid-channel level with Lydney viewed from SARA at 10am but lost in the murk. Also a Common Tern. (Oliver Paisey).

WWT Slimbridge     A juvenile Little Ringed Plover and 12 Green Sandpipers from Robbie Garnett hide at 10am. From Zeiss hide mid-morning waders included two Spotted Redshanks, 60 Black-tailed Godwits, two Avocets, three Ruff, two Green Sandpipers and 22 Dunlins, also a SPOONBILL and 25 Shovelers. A Kingfisher from Van de Bovenkamp hide and a Great White Egret from Knott hide. (MK).

Spoonbill by Mike King

Great White Egret by Mike King

Frampton pools     4+ Spotted Flycatchers, 40+ Swifts, 50+ Swallows, 200+ Sand Martins, 10+ House Martins, a Cattle Egret, nine Little Egrets, the adult Yellow-legged Gull, four Common Terns, 132 Coots, 80 Mute Swans, the Ross’s Goose, 82 Barnacle Geese, 25 Greylags and six Cormorants today. (Nick Goatman/Nigel Young).

Yellow-legged Gull by Nigel Young

Nailsworth     A small but steady passage of Swifts along the valley. Also 50/60 House Martins in a flock at 10:15 this morning. (Roy Bircher).

WWT Slimbridge     A Tawny Owl from South Finger this morning. (Ian Hull). A BITTERN showing well on the Top New Piece from Zeiss/Van de Bovenkamp hides. Also from Zeiss hide an adult SPOONBILL, two Green Sandpipers, three Little Ringed Plovers and two male Ruffs. An adult Mediterranean Gull on the Rushy. From Robbie Garnett hide a juvenile Little Ringed Plover and six Green Sandpiper. A Great White Egret from Estuary Tower. On South Lake an adult and a juvenile Little Ringed Plover, two Spotted Redshanks, a Greenshank and a Black Swan. (Ian Hull/Martin McGill/Tim McGrath/Oliver Paisey/Nigel Young/Kenny Hills).

Bittern by Nigel Young

Tawny Owl by Ian Hull

Slimbridge    A Peregrine on St John’s Church tower at 9:20am. (Paul Sutton).

Peregrine by Paul Sutton

Saul Warth     Early morning three Grey Herons, two Little Egrets, a juvenile Kestrel, 118 Avocets, 96 Curlews, 16 Oystercatchers, four Sand Martins, four Ravens and five Linnets. (MK).

Little Egret by Mike King

Frampton     This morning a Tawny Owl flew low over the Perryway at 6am. At Splatt Bridge a Yellow Wagtail over, two Kingfishers and a Sparrowhawk being harassed by 20+ Swallows. At the Sailing Lake, a Yellow-legged Gull and two Common Terns. (Steve Pullen).

Berkeley shore     A drake COMMON SCOTER came up on the tide and was off of Severn House farm at 10:10am. (Neil Smart).

WWT Slimbridge    This morning the male WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT still in the reedbeds at Middle Point showing occasionally. (Slimbridge Sightings). A BITTERN showing well on the Top New Piece from Zeiss hide. Two BEARDED TITS on the Top New Piece in reeds by the seawall. Also two Greenshanks, three Little Ringed Plovers, four Green Sandpipers, 24 Dunlins and a Grey Wagtail with a small group of Pied Wagtails from Zeiss hide. A Spotted Redshank on South Lake. (Molly Gould/Tim McGrath/Steve Brown).

Slimbridge     A Red Kite today at midday near Slimbridge football ground. (Terry Webb).

Saul Warth     Early morning five Grey Herons, two Little Egrets, a juvenile Kestrel, 143 Avocets, 88 Curlews, 15 Oystercatchers, ten Swallows, two Whitethroats, three Chiffchaffs, 25+ Goldfinches and 10+ Long-tailed Tits. Also 1000’s of 7-spot Ladybirds. (MK).

Frampton     Five Cranes flew over the Perryway heading N at 8am. (Dot Jones). Around the pools a Marsh Tit, eight Common Terns, a Red Kite, a Ross’s Goose, a Bar-headed x Snow Goose hybrid, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Kingfisher, a Spotted Flycatcher, a Yellow-legged Gull, three Pochards, a Stock Dove, a Bullfinch, a Common Sandpiper and two Grey Wagtails. (Nick Goatman/Oliver Paisey).

Haw Bridge    Four Yellowhammers (2m, 2f) this afternoon. (Robin Lewis).

Dowdeswell Woods     This evening three Spotted Flycatchers, two Treecreepers, a Nuthatch, three Goldcrests and Wrens with four fledglings. (Mark Makin).

Aylburton Warth/ Guscar Rocks     WeBS count birds included 80 Canada Geese, six Shelducks, eight Grey Herons, a Buzzard, two Peregrines, four Oystercatchers, two Lapwings, 705 Curlews, including at least seven colour-rings from the 2010-2013 catches and at least four head starts from the Slimbridge 2019 cohort, a Redshank, a Greenshank, a Common Sandpiper, 245 Black-headed Gulls, three Common Gulls, three Herring Gulls, five Skylarks, five Swallows, ten Meadow Pipits, three Reed Warblers, three Ravens, 100 Rooks, 50 Carrion Crows and 50 Linnet. (Mike Smart).

WWT Slimbridge     Two WOOD SANDPIPERS and a Little Ringed Plover from Zeiss hide. Two Spotted Redshanks on South Lake. (Dot Jones). The male WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT reported still in the reedbeds at Middle Point.

Saul Warth     Early morning three Grey Herons, four Little Egrets, a Red Kite, a juvenile Kestrel, 100 Avocets, a Whimbrel, 68 Curlews, two Dunlins, 12 Oystercatchers, a first-summer Mediterranean Gull, an adult Common Gull, eight Swallows, ten Pied Wagtails, a Whitethroat, two Chiffchaffs and two Reed Warblers. (MK/Martin McGill).

Tresham     This evening a QUAIL again. (Paul Rich).

Forest of Dean     At Staple Edge 30+ Crossbills feeding on hemlock, 16 Tree Pipits, a Siskin, several Willow Warblers, a Chiffchaff, three Chaffinches and a Goldcrest. (Rob Husbands).

Nailsworth     This afternoon a small southerly movement of 60+ Swifts this afternoon. Garden birds included a Sparrowhawk, a Willow Warbler and a juvenile Marsh Tit. (Terry Grant).

Marsh Tit by Terry Grant

Willow Warbler by Terry Grant

Bourton-on-the-Water     At the north pits an adult and a juvenile or first year Oystercatcher. Also a Lapwing, unusual here. (Andy Lewis).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning 157 Mallards, 12 Teal, three Lapwings, four Green Sandpipers, six Coots, 20 Moorhens, four Grey Herons, four Little Egrets, Reed Warblers, Sedge Warblers and Reed Buntings still feeding young, a juvenile Redstart and two Yellow Wagtails. A Willow Emerald damselfly on the canal. (Ian Ralphs).

Ashleworth Ham     Two Greylags, 80 Mallards, a Grey Heron, a Peregrine, five Skylarks, a Sedge Warbler, a Blackcap, two Whitethroats, five Goldfinches and two Reed Buntings. (Mike Smart/Shaun Curtis).

Cobney Meadows     A Grey Heron, a Moorhen, 150 Rooks and 20 Jackdaws. (Mike Smart/Shaun Curtis).

Leigh Meadows     A Little Egret, a Grey Heron and a Kingfisher. (Mike Smart/Shaun Curtis).

Winchcombe     This morning 6+ Swifts circling over the garden. (Andrew Worthington).

Broadoak     An OSPREY on the river today. ((Steve Jayne per Andy Jayne).

Longlevens    A Ring-necked Parakeet heard near the church just before 6am this morning. (Andy Jayne).

WWT Slimbridge     BEARDED TITS heard from Zeiss hide today but not seen. The SPOONBILL on the river again. (Oliver Paisey). Three Green Sandpipers on the Rushy and two more from Robbie Garnett hide. (Dot Jones). Two Spotted Redshanks on South Lake. (Ian Hull). The male WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT still in the reedbeds at Middle Point showing on and off. (Ian Ralphs).

Saul Warth     Between 6:30-9:30am three Grey Herons, four Little Egrets, a Great White Egret, 120+ Avocets, 57 Curlews, three Black-tailed Godwits, 15 Oystercatchers, 28 Shelducks (20 juvs), 20+ Swallows, a House Martin, eight Whitethroats, five Chiffchaffs, two Reed Warblers and six Pied Wagtails. Also a Roe Deer in the river off of Awre Point, three Common Blues, 10+ Gatekeepers, a Black-tailed Skimmer and an Emperor. (MK).

Elmore Court     In the rewilding area this morning, four Stonechats (2ad, 2juvs), eight Reed Warblers, four Sedge Warblers, four Reed Buntings, two Ravens and a Buzzard over. Large numbers of butterflies including Brown Argus and Painted Ladies. (Steve Pullen).

Forest of Dean     At Wenchford a Spotted Flycatcher and a Marsh Tit and good numbers of Golden-ringed Dragonflies along the track between the entrance and the old weir. (Dan Watson). This morning four Swifts at Forge Hill, Lydbrook. (Chris Sullivan).