Saul Warth     This afternoon six Oystercatchers, a Curlew and 300+ Shelducks. In the shelter of Dunstall’s Wood many butterflies and dragonflies including Large Skipper, Meadow Browns and Small Tortoiseshells and Emperor dragonflies, Black-tailed Skimmers and Common Blue damselflies. (MK).

Gloucester    A pair of Cuckoos at Lower Parting, Alney Island this evening. (Simon Hart).

Winchcombe     A juvenile Blue Tit with a facial tick in the garden today. Please remember to keep nest boxes and feeders clean. (Peter Rodgers). Pic by Peter.

WWT Slimbridge     A PALE-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE briefly on South Lake today. On the Rushy a drake GARGANEY, a Green Sandpiper, two pairs of Avocets nesting and a pair with a chick, a pair of Little Ringed Plovers, a pair of Oystercatcher, 60+ Gadwalls and a drake Teal. Slimbridge Wetland Centre will re-open on June 10. Members of the public and WWT members must pre-book online to visit so we can manage numbers. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Saul Warth    An Avocet, 14 Sanderlings, seven Dunlins, two Oystercatchers, a Little Egret, a male Yellow Wagtail and a pair of Reed Buntings gathering food. A female Tufted Duck still with ten ducklings on Saul Lodge pond. (Neil Smart)/MK). Pics by Mike.

Frampton pools     150+ Swifts, 100+Sand Martins, 50+ House Martins, 30+ Swallows, a Yellow-legged Gull, nine Common Terns, a Yellow Wagtail, two Oystercatchers, a Cuckoo and a Kingfisher today. (Nick Goatman).

Elmstone Hardwicke     A Hobby over Sheldon Nurseries mid-afternoon. (Jeremy Squire).

Forest of Dean     This afternoon at Woorgreens two Crossbills and three Tree Pipits. Also three Stonechats (2m) on the heath at Crabtree Hill. Also a young Wild Boar trotting  across the road E of Speech House. (Andy & Sue Gibbons).

Longney     Upstream from Crib Lane late afternoon at low tide birds included two Peregrines that made a corvid kill, a Red Kite, eight Shelducks, nine Mallards, two Oystercatchers, a Pied Wagtail, five Skylarks, three Stonechats, two Swifts, four Swallows, two House Martins, two Song Thrushes and a Sedge Warbler. (John Fletcher). Pic by John.

Gloucester     A Cuckoo seen this evening at Alney Island. (Simon Hart).

Hucclecote     A singing male Greenfinch in the garden, first garden record for over a year. (Harold Smith).

WWT Slimbridge    Greenshank and Dunlin on the Top New Piece and a small flock of waders on the Severn from Mid Point including 15 Sanderlings, nine Dunlins, 46 Ringed Plovers, a Grey Plover and a Bar-tailed Godwit. Slimbridge Wetland Centre will re-open on June 10. Members of the public and WWT members must pre-book online to visit so we can manage numbers. (Slimbridge Sightings). 

Longlevens    A Hobby flew NE over the garden this evening. (Andy Jayne).

Cleeve Hill     This afternoon around the masts area, five Yellowhammers, a pair of Linnets, a pair of Willow Warblers, a pair of Song Thrushes and many Meadow Pipits. (Chris Snook). Pic by Chris.

Gloucester     A pair of Peregrines on Gloucester Royal Hospital with four thriving chicks today. (Andrew Bluett).

Saul     A pair of Tufted Ducks with ten ducklings on Saul Lodge pond. (Gordon Hodgson).

Forest of Dean    At Clearwell Caves this morning, four Buzzards, a Green Woodpecker and a Song Thrush. At Nagshead a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Stock Dove, three Song Thrushes, a Wood Warbler, a male Mandarin, a Buzzard and six Broad-bodied Chasers. At Woorgreens, a juvenile Buzzard, four Greylags and 25 House Martins collecting mud. (Iain Crawford). Also at Nagshead a pair of Pied Flycatchers, a pair of Spotted Flycatchers, a pair of Redstarts, a singing male Firecrest, a pair of Goldcrests feeding fledglings in tree tops and a Green Woodpecker. (Michael Hill).

Saul Warth     An adult Mediterranean Gull in the field above the Warth this morning. (Gordon Hodgson).

Coombe Hill Meadows     A singing male Redstart this morning. (Roy Shilham).

Stonehouse    A Red Kite low over the roof of the house at 12:30pm. In fields between Stanley Downton and Ryeford Power transformer at least five Red Kites, 12 Buzzards, a male and a female Kestrel between 3:30-4:45pm. (Paul Sutton).

Tuffley     A Red Kite over at 11:16am. (Mark Hobson).

Frampton     At the Sailing Lake four Common Terns, a Cuckoo, three Green Woodpeckers and a family of two adult and three juvenile Pied Wagtails today. (Jonathan Bull).

Maisemore     Either side of Church Road along Court Lake to the weir and upper parting this afternoon six Mute Swans, two male Tufted Ducks, 18 Mallards, three Moorhens, a Coot, a Mistle Thrush, a Song Thrush, nine Swallows, a Kingfisher, three Great Spotted Woodpeckers, eight Blackcaps,  eight Whitethroats, two Chiffchaffs, a Buzzard and a Raven. (John Fletcher).

Forest of Dean     A juvenile Crossbill at May Hill at SO695214. Other birds included male and female Redstart, Tree Pipits, a Willow Warbler, a Stonechat, Linnets and a Mistle Thrush. (David Dexter). Pic by David.

Cleeve Hill     This morning a Yellowhammer, a Jay, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Tree Pipit, a Bullfinch, a Cuckoo and a pair of Redstarts. (Dave Collins).

Quedgeley     A Red Kite heading E at 2pm. (Paul Masters).

Gloucester     A Red Kite over Hempsted today at 11:10am. (Dean Lord). A Red Kite flying low and circling over Eastern Avenue at 4pm. (James Barradine).

Tuffley     A Red Kite flew N and a Raven flew NW at 11am. (Mark Hobson).

Kings Stanley     Seven Red Kites and five Buzzards and a between Kings Stanley and Stanley Downton near the river during cutting of the meadows this afternoon. (Paul Sutton/Simon Spedding).

Ashleworth Ham     An Oystercatcher pair with a small chick and a Redstart today. (Les Ditchburn).

Frampton pools     A TURTLE DOVE flew over heading towards Severn this evening. (Nick Goatman).

Daneway Banks     A singing male Redstart and 2+ Large Blue butterflies today. (Duncan Dine).

Frampton Cotterell     A Peregrine hunting this evening. Also at least 25 Swifts. (David Hanks).

Minchinhampton     Three Red Kites at 12:30pm, also a Sparrowhawk and three Greenfinches. (Josh Adamms).

Stonehouse     Three Red Kites over at 3pm. (Josh Adamms).

Brockworth    House Martins nesting at Typhoon Court today. (John Fletcher). Pic by John.

Edge     Around Washpool at SO855093 birds included two Sparrowhawks, a Buzzard, three Coal Tits, two Willow Warblers, three Great Spotted Woodpeckers, a Green Woodpecker, a Treecreeper and two Blackcaps. (John Fletcher).

Stroud     At Strawberry Banks a Marsh Fritillary and a Dingy Skipper, a Green Woodpecker, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Marsh Tit and a Nuthatch today. At Rough Banks c8 Adonis Blues, two Small Tortoiseshells and two Meadow Browns. (Steve Brown).

Halmore     A Hobby again today. (Chris Newton). Pic by Chris.

Cambridge     At Ryall’s Lane the Grasshopper Warbler still reeling in a hedge near Wickster’s Brook off of the River Cam this morning 5:35-7:45am at least, showing occasionally. Also a pair of Mandarins and a female with a duckling, a Cuckoo and two Ravens. (Roberta Goodall/MK). Pic by Roberta.

Woodchester     This morning at first light around the lakes a pair of Mandarins, two Nuthatches, three Treecreepers, two Buzzards and a Cuckoo calling. (Josh Adamms).

Gretton     The first garden record of a Southern Hawker dragonfly larva in the pond. (Roger Wasley). Pic by Roger.

Selsley Common     This morning a Spotted Flycatcher, a Nuthatch, c15 Linnets, 20+ Skylarks, a Swift, many Swallows, c12 House Martins and a male Kestrel. Also many Adonis Blues and an exceptional number of first-generation Small Blues over almost the entire common. (Chris Newton). Pics by Chris.

Cambridge     A Grasshopper Warbler reeling in a hedge near Wickster’s Brook off of the River Cam this morning. Still reeling this evening. (Mike Davis/Paul Rich).

Frampton pools     This evening a Little Ringed Plover, a pair of Cuckoos, six Common Terns, two Yellow Wagtails and 30+ Swifts. (Nick Goatman).

Shurdington     A Red Kite soaring up over Dawn Nurseries at 4:30pm. (Jane Mitchell).

Upton St Leonards     This evening at 7:20pm a HOOPOE flew over a neighbouring house being chased by a Magpie. (Richard Smart).

Cleeve Hill     A male Redstart and Meadow Pipits on the slopes beside the radio masts this morning. (Paul Watkins). Pics by Paul.

Tewkesbury     From Avon lock eight Red Kites circling high N over the River Severn on the county border. (Les Ditchburn).

Saul Warth    A Red Kite circling over the Warth this morning. Also a male Yellow Wagtail. (Alan Jones).

Gloucester     At Horsbere Brook Flood Storage Area at SO866189 this evening birds included two Mute Swans with seven cygnets, two Little Egrets, 25 Mallards, seven Moorhens, a Coot, five Reed Buntings (3m, 2f), four Swifts, two Reed Warblers, a Blackcap and a Meadow Pipit. (John Fletcher). Pic by John.

Purton     A CATTLE EGRET flew low up the canal at 8:56am. (Francis Steuck).

Whitminster    Two Red Kites and seven Buzzards feeding behind the plough on the field below the garden centre early evening. (Richard Baatsen).

Tewkesbury     A Red Kite circling high but drifting E to W. (Les Ditchburn).

Halmore     A Hobby this morning. (Chris Newton). Pic by Chris.

Forest of Dean     Around the Forest today two male Firecrests fighting, three Spotted Flycatchers, two Pied Flycatchers, seven Tree Pipits, 10+ Crossbills, three Garden Warblers, seven Willow Warblers, a Wood Warbler, four Redstarts, a Hobby, a Cuckoo heard, four Stonechats, a Nightjar churring at 8:30am and three Siskins. (Colin Oram/MK). Pics by Mike.

Coombe Hill Meadows     A Turtle Dove reported today, no further details. (RBA). Three Cuckoos (2m, 1f) today. (Les Waring). Three Emperor dragonflies, five Broad-bodied Chasers, two Four-spotted Chasers and dozens of damselflies. (Roger Wasley). Pic of a male Emperor by Roger.

Twyning     Along the River Severn, S of the Fleet Inn, two freshly emerged Scarce Chasers, a Broad-bodied Chaser, 20 Blue-tailed Damselflies and six White-legged Damselflies. (Roger Wasley). Pic by Roger.