Saul Warth     Early morning 151 Curlews, six Avocets, a Black-tailed Godwit, two Dunlins, a Greenshank heard, 64 Shelducks, 50 Teal, two Little Egrets, a Great White Egret, six Cattle Egrets, seven Grey Herons, four Grey Wagtails, a Yellow Wagtail, ten Pied Wagtails, a Swallow, a Lesser Whitethroat, two Whitethroats, a Blackcap and six Chiffchaffs including a very pale grey bird. (MK).

Cattle Egret by Mike King

WWT Slimbridge    This morning a Green Sandpiper, 14 Ruff, a Knot, a showy Snipe, the leucistic Lapwing and a Black Swan on the Rushy. A Great White Egret, a WOOD SANDPIPER, a Yellow Wagtail, two Sand Martins and a Kingfisher from Zeiss hide and the Tundra Bean Goose, of unknown origin, on South Lake still. (MK).

Tundra Bean Goose by Mike King

Knot by Mike King

Leucistic Lapwing by Mike King

Elmore Court     In the rewilding area early morning birds included a Spotted Flycatcher, 3+ Whinchats still with 5+Stonechats, 12+Reed Buntings, a Cetti’s Warbler, two Green Woodpeckers, five Cormorants over, a Sparrowhawk, three Buzzards, a Kestrel, a Roe Deer and a Fox. (Steve Pullen).

Kingscote     2+ Hobbies, a Buzzard, four Spotted Flycatchers, 200+ Swallows and 60+ House Martins today. (Terry Grant).

Ashleworth Ham     A ringing session today caught 49 birds including two Whitethroats, three Blackcaps, 17 Chiffchaffs, three Willow Warbler and five Reed Buntings. Other birds on the reserve included a Sparrowhawk, a Skylark, ten Swallows, ten Linnets and two Ravens. (Mike Smart/Ashleworth ringing team).

Rodborough     20+ House Martins over this evening. (Gerard Doran).

Plusterwine     131 Curlews this evening. (Dan Watson).

WWT Slimbridge     The TEMMINCK’S STINT reappeared again today on the south island from Zeiss hide late morning. Also from Zeiss hide three WOOD SANDPIPERS, three SPOONBILLS, a BITTERN, a Cattle Egret, two Yellow Wagtails, a Knot and at least five Ruffs. (Paul Masters/Slimbridge Sightings).

Berkeley shore     Between 1:30-3:30pm 47 Turnstones roosting, three Wheatears, two Common Sandpipers, eight Oystercatchers, four Curlews, three Canada Geese, 24 Mallards, 12 Yellow Wagtails, four Skylarks, 12 Linnets and a Budgerigar flying S. (Thomas McClung).

Kingscote     At least three Hobbies, one adult bird chasing off at great speed a female Goshawk and then a Buzzard. Also a LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER, four Ravens, three Red Kites, four Buzzards, a Sparrowhawk and two Kestrels. (Terry Grant).

Frampton pools     Two SHAGS at lunchtime on the sailing lake then flew off N. This evening ten Swifts, two Marsh Harriers, a Hobby, a Yellow Wagtail, an adult Yellow-legged Gull, 80+ Swallows, 50+ Sand Martins, 30+ House Martins, two Willow Warblers, six Teal, 28 Tufted Ducks, 30 Gadwalls, two Cattle Egrets, three Little Egrets and seven Grey Herons. (Nick Goatman).

Uley    30+ House Martins feeding over the Crawley Valley at 10am this morning. (Tim Thompson).

Saul Warth     Very quiet at high tide in a strong SW wind, 25 Shelducks, 40 Curlews, two Grey Herons, a Buzzard, a Kestrel and a Wheatear. (MK).

Wheatear by Mike King

Stonehouse     In the Bond’s Mill area late afternoon a Cormorant on the canal, three Little Egrets on the paleo channel, a Kingfisher by Guns Mill weir, c15 Swallows around the cows and four House Martins over. (Paul Sutton).

WWT Slimbridge     The TEMMINCK’S STINT relocated on the left hand island from Zeiss hide at 2:50pm. (Steve Pullen). This morning a Spotted Redshank, a Green Sandpiper and a showy Snipe on the Rushy. Two Green Sandpipers on the Tack Piece. A Greenshank from Knott hide. Three SPOONBILLS, a ringed Great White Egret, a Marsh Harrier and two WOOD SANDPIPERS from Zeiss hide. (MK/Slimbridge Sightings). A Whinchat on Middle Point fence. (Julian Gould).

Spoonbills by Mike King

Snipe by Mike King

Green Sandpiper by Mike King

Saul Warth     Early morning, no tide, 96 Curlews, six Avocets, 40 Shelducks, a Little Egret, a Kestrel, a Sparrowhawk, a Grey Wagtail, six Pied Wagtails, a Whitethroat, a Chiffchaff and 26 Swallows. (MK).

Cotswold Water Park East     A Little Owl inside RAF Fairford base. On Pit 132 a WOOD SANDPIPER, nine Ruff and a Hobby. (Duncan Dine).

Little Owl by Duncan Dine

Stonehouse     In the Bond’s Mill area a juvenile Little Egret, a Kingfisher between Nutshell Bridge and Bond’s Mill, a family of Long-tailed Tits and c20 Swallows.Also a Small Copper, a Brown Hawker and a Migrant Hawker. (Paul Sutton).

Little Egret by Paul Sutton

Brown Hawker by Paul Sutton

WWT Slimbridge     A TEMMINCK’S STINT from Robbie Garnett hide at 10:35am. It flew off at 12:10pm. (Greg Mabbett). It was relocated on the Top New Piece from 3:35pm until 4pm at least. Also a BITTERN sat in the open from Zeiss hide from 3-4pm. A Garganey on the Rushy at 2pm. (Mark Hobson). Around the grounds a Knot and two Spotted Redshanks on the Rushy. Three SPOONBILLS and three WOOD SANDPIPERS from Zeiss hide. A Greenshank at Knott hide. A Golden Plover, 14 Common Terns and Tree Pipit from Middle Point. Another Spotted Redshank and the Tundra Bean Goose on South Lake. (Ian Ralphs/Andy Jayne/Paul Masters/Martin Price/Dot Jones/MK).

Temminck’s Stint by Paul Masters

Bittern by Mark Hobson

Bittern by Mark Hobson

Garganey by Mark Hobson

Tundra Bean Goose by Martin Price

Saul Warth     Early morning 111 Curlews, ten Avocets, eight Black-tailed Godwits, two Redshanks, five Dunlins, a Ringed Plover heard, 80 Shelducks, 17 Teal, three Little Egrets, two Kestrels, a Sparrowhawk, a Grey Wagtail, a Yellow Wagtail heard, a Lesser Whitethroat, a Whitethroat, a Blackcap, three Chiffchaffs and four Swallows. (MK).

Lesser Whitethroat by Mike King

Frampton pools     Around the pools two Hobbies, five Swifts, 50+ Sand Martins, 20+ Swallows, 20+ House Martins, a Wigeon, six Teal, 29 Gadwalls, 18 Tufted Ducks, 45 Robins, a singing Willow Warbler, 59 Chiffchaffs, 19 Blackcaps, 14 Goldcrests, four Treecreepers, five Coal Tits, a Green Sandpiper and a Common Sandpiper. (Nick Goatman). From Splatt Bridge today, plenty of warblers flitting about in the hedgerows, a juvenile Redstart, eight Yellow Wagtails, a Greenshank heard, a Tree Pipit, a Hobby, a Peregrine and ten Cattle Egrets. (Gordon Hodgson).

Woolaston Pill     154 Ringed Plovers, 45 Dunlins, two Turnstones and 14+ Yellow Wagtails early afternoon. (Dan Watson).

Coombe Hill Meadows    15 Mallards along the canal, a Grey Heron, ten Moorhens, a Skylark, five Swallows, a Yellow Wagtail, ten Chiffchaffs and four Linnets. (Mike Smart).

WWT Slimbridge     A BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER on the mud shelf as the tide dropped at 2pm but it walked out of view to the left and wasn’t relocated, but could well still be on site. Also a juvenile Knot and a Garganey from Robbie Garnett hide.  (Tim Jukes). A Great White Egret, three SPOONBILLS and two very showy BITTERNS. (Ian Hull). The Tundra Bean Goose, of unknown origin, on South Lake. (Oliver Paisey). A Knot on the Rushy this afternoon. (Heather England/Martin Price). Nine SHAGS past Middle Point at 11:30am (Ian Hull) and three more past Sharpness just after. (Ian Ralphs).

Buff-breasted Sandpiper by Tim Jukes

Saul Warth     A RED-NECKED PHALAROPE flew in at 11:52am and landed on the river. It did a couple of spins then after 5 minutes flew to the middle of the river and was lost to view. It wasn’t relocated. Also 80 Curlews, a Greenshank heard, 17 Avocets, 20 Shelducks, a female Shoveler, 16 Little Egrets, four Common Cranes, a Peregrine, three Kestrels, a Grey Wagtail, four Pied Wagtails, a Wheatear, a Chiffchaff, seven Swallows and two Common Blues. (MK). This evening ten Cattle Egrets near the Frampton herd, two Wheatears, a Lesser Whitethroat, two Chiffchaffs, a Blackcap, two Great Black-backed Gulls, two Kestrels, two Buzzards and 60 Shelducks. (Richard Williams/Simon Ashley).

Frampton     From Splatt Bridge early this morning, 12 Cattle Egrets with the cattle on the flashes then flushed by a Fox. Also two Marsh Harriers, 30+ Pied Wagtails over with a few Yellow Wagtails, two Grey Wagtails, two Willow Warblers and three Lesser Whitethroats. (Steve Pullen).

Stinchcombe Hill     At midday, below the car park to Drakestone Point three Spotted Flycatchers, two juvenile Redstarts and a juvenile Pied Flycatcher. (Craig Brookes).

Elmore Court     A RED-THROATED PIPIT heard over the rewilding area this morning, but not seen or relocated. (Ed Drewitt/Elaine Arundel).

Sharpness     A FULMAR through N at 12:10pm. At 1:40pm three SHAGS went down with the tide but one came back up. Also a Yellow-legged Gull, two Buzzards, a Kestrel, 20+ Redshanks and a Kingfisher. (Oliver Paisey).

Fulmar by Oliver Paisey

WWT Slimbridge      A juvenile BLACK TERN on the Rushy this afternoon. Three SPOONBILLS and a BITTERN from Zeiss hide. The Pink-footed Goose, of unknown origin, and a WOOD SANDPIPER on the Top New Piece. A Water Rail from Robbie Garnett hide. (Roberta Goodall/Terry Stevenson/Slimbridge Sightings).

Black Tern by Terry Stevenson

Water Rail  by Terry Stevenson

Saul Warth     Early morning at low tide 81 Curlews, ten Avocets, three Knot, 57 Shelducks, nine Cattle Egrets through N, two Little Egrets, six Yellow Wagtails, a Grey Wagtail, 14 Pied Wagtails, two Wheatears still, a Lesser Whitethroat, three Chiffchaffs, a Blackcap, six Swallows and 20 Linnets. (MK). Also a Whimbrel. (Martin Wightman/Bill Church).

Yellow Wagtails by Mike King

Wheatear by Mike King

Frampton pools     A Water Rail, a Common Sandpiper, a Cattle Egret, three Little Egrets, six Grey Herons, 50+ Sand Martins, 20+ Swallows, 10+ House Martins, four Lesser Whitethroats, a Willow Warbler, 32 Chiffchaffs, two Spotted Flycatchers, a Wigeon, six Teal, 43 Gadwalls and 19 Tufted Ducks. (Nick Goatman).

Painswick Beacon     Between 6:30-9am, three Swifts, 33 Swallows and a Meadow Pipit flew S. Also a Spotted Flycatcher, a Blackcap, a Garden Warbler, a |Goldcrest, three Chiffchaffs four Buzzards and a Red Kite present. (John Fleming).

Nailsworth     An OSPREY flew south over Nailsworth at 8pm. (Terry Grant).

Painswick Beacon     Migration watch from 6:15am to 8:30am, fairly quiet but an OSPREY flew south at 6:35 am, then carried on down the Painswick valley. 16 Swallows and five alba wagtails were the only other migrants. (John Fleming).

Saul Warth     At high tide late morning 67 Curlews, an Avocet, 88 Shelducks, three Little Egrets, a Mediterranean Gull, three Kestrels, two Grey Wagtails, 11 Pied Wagtails, three Wheatears, a Chiffchaff and 20 Swallows. (MK).

Mediterranean Gull by Mike King

Wheatear by Mike King

WWT Slimbridge     From Zeiss hide six Knot, three SPOONBILLS, four Ruff, and a Garganey. On South Lake the Tundra Bean Goose, of unknown origin, and 16 Ruff. (Thomas McClung).

Frampton pools     This evening four Swifts, 30+ Sand Martins, seven Teal, a Shoveler, 29 Tufted Ducks, 30 Gadwalls, six Grey Herons and a Yellow-legged Gull. (Nick Goatman).

Lechlade     The escaped Scarlet Ibis on Richardson and Amey nature reserve lake, Rough Grounds, Farm at midday. (Mike Cook).

WWT Slimbridge     Three WOOD SANDPIPERS on the Top New Piece. From Middle Point 63 Ringed Plovers, 80 Dunlins, a Sanderling, a Whimbrel, seven Knot, three Black-tailed Godwits and a Yellow Wagtail. A Greenshank on the Tack Piece. A Spotted Redshank and a Knot on South Lake. (Ian Ralphs/Warren Gill/Mike Davis/Martin Price). Four Garganeys on the fleet from Zeiss hide and a BITTERN briefly. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Saul Warth     Early morning 98 Curlews, 20 Avocets, 40 Ringed Plovers, 20 Dunlins, 40 Shelducks, three Little Egrets, eight Yellow Wagtails, two Grey Wagtails, ten Pied Wagtails, two Wheatears, a Whinchat, two Whitethroats, two Chiffchaffs, a Mistle Thrush, six Swallows and 15 Linnets. (MK).

Wheatear by Nigel Young

Whinchat by Mike King

Cotswold Water Park East     On Pit 132 three WOOD SANDPIPERS, six Ruffs and a Greenshank today. View only from the footpath please. (Duncan Dine/Jon Mercer).

Wood Sandpiper by Jon Mercer

Ruff by Duncan Dine

Frampton     From Splatt Bridge at first light today, five Cattle Egrets, three Little Egrets and a Marsh Harrier on the flashes, at least 12 Yellow Wagtails flew over heading E, on the canal two Grey Wagtails and a Kingfisher. Also seven Muntjacs was running around the flashes. (Steve Pullen). Around the pools this evening six Swifts, 30+ Sand Martins, two Great White Egret, three Cattle Egrets, six Little Egrets, six Grey Herons, three Green Sandpipers, a Wigeon, two Teal, 31 Gadwalls, 19 Tufted Ducks, 18 Mallards, 22 Cormorants, 55 Mute Swans, three Spotted Flycatchers, a Yellow Wagtail and a Yellow-legged Gull. (Nick Goatman/Terry Grant).

Saul Warth     On the top of the tide this morning 12 Curlews, 26 Shelducks, two Cattle Egrets, 16 Little Egrets, seven Grey Herons, a Red Kite, five Yellow Wagtails, a Grey Wagtail, three Pied Wagtails, three Wheatears, a Blackcap, three Lesser Whitethroats, two Chiffchaffs, 30 Swallows and 40 Linnets. (MK).

Wheatear by Mike King

Red Kite by Mike King

Forest of Dean    At Staple Edge 10+ Crossbills, a female Firecrest, six Tree Pipits, six Stonechats, 10+ Goldfinches and ten Goldcrests today. (Rob Husbands). Two Hawfinches at the Campbell Hide at Nagshead today. (Martin Tayler).

Crossbill by Rob Husbands

Firecrest by Rob Husbands

Hawfinch by Martin Tayler

WWT Slimbridge     A juvenile Knot on the Rushy this morning. (Richard Tyler).

Knot by Richard Tyler

Frampton     Five five Cattle Egrets, 2 adults and 3 juveniles, at Splatt Bridge this morning. (Gordon Hodgson).

Chavenage Lane/Barton End area     Six Kestrels, two Red Kites, seven Buzzards, a Hobby and a female Goshawk. Also a Hawfinch flying S, a Wheatear, a Redstart, a Corn Bunting, 50+ House Martins and 25+ Swallows. (Terry Grant).

Halmore     Birds included a Kestrel mobbed by Swallows, a Goshawk cruising high, two Buzzards, a Kingfisher, a Nuthatch, two Green Woodpeckers and many Spotted Flycatchers again. Also several fresh Common Blues, a Small Copper, a Red Admiral, four Peacocks, several Willow Emeralds and Ruddy Darters, and a Weasel. (Chris Newton).

Uley    On top of Uley Barrow hill this morning, two Wheatears, a Kestrel and a Buzzard. (Rosie Button).

Cheltenham     A large female Goshawk over the cinema at 6:30pm. (Dave Soons).

Hawling     In the Southdown Farm area c60 Swallows and three Red Kites at lunchtime today. (Keith White).

WWT Slimbridge     On the Rushy a juvenile Wood Sandpiper, two Green Sandpipers, two Ruff and seven Redshanks. From Knott hide a juvenile Spotted Redshank. (Slimbridge Sightings). A summer plumaged Cattle Egret on South lake causeway. (Ken Mihill). Two Hobbies from Zeiss hide. (Paul Masters/Andy Chapman).

Saul Warth     From Hock Ditch three Wheatears, 4+ Yellow Wagtails, a Little Egret, a Grey Heron and five Common Sandpipers this morning. (Mike Davis).

Cleeve Hill    Between 6:15-9am c20 Stonechat, three Whinchats, three Wheatears, a Spotted Flycatcher, two Redstarts, c15 Whitethroats, three Tree Pipits over and two still singing, two Yellow Wagtails over, a Garden Warbler, c30 Goldfinches, three Kestrels, two Sparrowhawks, c30 Swallows, Chiffchaffs, a Yellowhammer, Linnets and Meadow Pipits. (Tom & Greg Mabbett).

Frampton pools     A Great White Egret, seven Little Egrets, five Teal, an adult Yellow-legged Gull, a Mandarin, two Wigeon, three Shovelers, 20 Gadwalls, 24 Tufted Ducks, three Little Grebes, 21 Cormorants, three Spotted Flycatchers and a Lesser Whitethroat. (Nick Goatman).

Newark Park     At 4:30pm up to nine Red Kites including three juveniles in a field NE of Newark Park car park. Also three Buzzards, a Sparrowhawk, 300+ House Martins and Swallows with three Swifts. (Tim McGrath).

Kingscote     At 5:15pm near Kingscote ten Red Kites, a Raven, a Buzzard and a Goshawk hunting. Also Common Gulls.  (Tim McGrath).

Ashleworth Ham     Two Redstarts and a Kestrel this morning. (Oliver Hague). A Constant Effort Site ringing session caught 77 birds including two Redstarts, two Sedge Warblers, six Whitethroats, a Lesser Whitethroat, a Blackcap, a Willow Warbler, two Chiffchaffs, a Kingfisher, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Stonechat, three Treecreepers and 36 Goldfinches. Also a Red Kite and two Ravens seen. (Mike Smart/Ashleworth ringing team).

Elmore Court     At least seven Whinchats in the rewilding area this afternoon. (Steve Pullen).

Little Haresfield     A Green Sandpiper on a small garden pond today. (Juliet Bailey).

Cheltenham     A Kingfisher at Pittville Park lake this evening. (Steve Money).

Kingfisher by Steve Money