WWT Slimbridge     On the Rushy four Garganeys, two Spotted Redshanks, the WOOD SANDPIPER, a Snipe and the leucistic Lapwing. On the Tack Piece a red Knot and nine Green Sandpipers. A SPOONBILL from Zeiss hide. In the Decoy eight Mandarins and a Great White Egret. (Slimbridge Sightings/Roberta Goodall/Heather England/Lee Westwood/Ken Mihill/Eden Tanner).

Red Knot by Lee Westwood

Leucistic Lapwing by Heather England

Little Grebe by Eden Tanner

Green Sandpiper by Eden Tanner

Woodchester Park     At Tinkley Gate c12 Crossbills flew down into the valley this afternoon. Also three Bullfinches, a Buzzard and two Chiffchaffs. (Elaine Arundel). Four Spotted Flycatchers, a Nuthatch, three Goldcrests, a Red Kite and a Green Woodpecker. (Harrison Rowsell).

Saul Warth     Early morning no tide 167 Curlews, 44 Avocets, an Oystercatcher, a Redshank, three Black-tailed Godwits, 30 Dunlins, 110 Shelducks, two Great Crested Grebes, three Little Egrets, a Great White Egret, a Marsh Harrier, 32 Pied Wagtails, a Chiffchaff, a Willow Warbler, five Blackcaps and 36 Swallows. (MK).

Frampton pools     This evening four Common Terns, the adult Yellow-legged Gull, a Swift, 30+ House Martins, 20+ Swallows, six Spotted Flycatchers, three Whitethroats, two Lesser Whitethroats and 25 Starlings. (Nick Goatman).

Elmore Court     In the rewilding area two Whinchats with at least six Stonechats this morning. (Steve Pullen).

Cassey Compton     A Little Egret on the river, a Green Woodpecker, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a family of Mistle Thrushes, four Swallows and two Buzzards heard. In the general area several Red Kites including two on a roadkill hare. (Steve Brown).

Rendcomb     From the bridge, a Dipper feeding with a Robin on the weir, a Grey Wagtail, two Mistle Thrushes, a Red Kite, a Jay, a Grey Heron, two Nuthatches and c10 House Martins. A mix of species flycatching an emergence of insects including a juvenile Marsh Tit and a juvenile Goldfinch. (Steve Brown).

Stroud     At Frome Banks N.R. two Dippers and two juvenile Kingfishers today. (Mike Davis).

Nailsworth     A pair of food-carrying Swifts which are presumably still feeding young in a nest. Also a flock of 40+ tits, mainly Blue and Great in a bird-bathing area in the garden, and a Jersey Tiger moth this morning. (Terry Grant).

Jersey Tiger by Terry Grant

Sharpness     A juvenile SHAG at SARA pool at 12:20pm today. No further sign when searched for this afternoon and evening. (Craig Brookes).

WWT Slimbridge     From Robbie Garnett hide four Garganeys, a WOOD SANDPIPER, eight Green Sandpipers, a Spotted Redshank, a Kingfisher and six Yellow Wagtails. A Great White Egret and five Mandarins in the Decoy. A Lesser Whitethroat at Knott hide. (Paul Clark/Dot Jones/Ken Mihill/Julian Gould).

Saul Warth     Early morning no tide 154 Curlews, 65 Avocets, a Black-tailed Godwit, 27 Dunlins, 101 Shelducks, three Little Egrets, a Great White Egret, seven Grey Herons, two Buzzards, two Kestrels, a Kingfisher, a Stonechat, 18 Pied Wagtails, a Grey Wagtail, six Chiffchaffs, a Willow Warbler, a Lesser Whitethroat, two Whitethroats, a Blackcap, two Swallows and a House Sparrow again. (MK).

Frampton     At the Sailing Lake and Marsh Lane area 50+ Linnets, 10+ young Goldfinches, eight Reed Buntings, ten Greenfinches, five Whitethroats, three Reed Warblers, two Cetti’s  Warblers, a juvenile Yellow Wagtail, a Grey Wagtail, a Swift,  30+ House Martins, 10+ Sand Martins, 10+ Swallows, the adult Yellow-legged Gull, four Common Terns and a Hobby. (Nick Goatman).

Stroud     At Frome Banks N.R. a pair of Mandarins, two Dippers and a Treecreeper today. (Gerard Doran).

Elmore Court    Early this morning in the rewilding area a Whinchat still with 6+ Stonechats, a Green Sandpiper still on the small almost dry pond next to the Court. Also two Bullfinches, a Nuthatch, five Green Woodpeckers, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 14 Mistle Thrushes, eight Stock Doves, a male Kestrel, four Buzzards and three Grey Herons over. (Steve Pullen).

Coombe Hill Meadows     A small party of Crossbills over SW at 7:30am. (Ian Ralphs).

Forest of Dean    At Nagshead today, a Treecreeper, a Song Thrush, Crossbills flying over and one in the rowan tree seen from Campbell hide and a Siskin. Also a Jay and a Raven flew over. (Rosie Button).

WWT Slimbridge    On the Rushy a SPOONBILL, and another from Zeiss hide, also a Spotted Redshank. From Robbie Garnett hide a Kingfisher, a WOOD SANDPIPER, four Garganeys, ten Green Sandpipers, a Common Sandpiper and four Little Ringed Plovers. On South lake the Tundra Bean Goose, of unknown origin, and a Black Swan. (Tim Jukes/Dot Jones/Oliver Paisey).

Saul Warth     Early morning no tide 142 Curlews, 58 Avocets, a red Knot, two Black-tailed Godwits, 51 Dunlins, 88 Shelducks, a Common Tern, three Little Egrets, a Great White Egret, three Buzzards, two Kestrels, 14 Pied Wagtails, three Chiffchaffs, ten Sand Martins, 15 Swallows and 80 Goldfinches. (MK).

Buzzard by Mike King

Forest of Dean     In the Soudley Ponds area, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a male Kingfisher, a Grey Heron, two Crossbills, two Goldcrests, 8+ Spotted Flycatchers, a Buzzard, three Ravens a male Grey Wagtail. (Dave Stone).

Chedworth    In the wood today a small group of Crossbills, a Spotted Flycatcher and two Marsh Tits. (Duerden Cormack).

Norton     A Red Kite circling over the village school this morning. (Colin Edwards).

Bourton-on-the-Water     The escaped Scarlet Ibis that has been wandering the east of the county since at least last November flew over the High Street this evening. (Keith Jennings).

Aylburton Warth/Guscar Rocks     80 Canada Geese, 12 Shelducks including nine ducklings, five Mallards, eight Grey Herons, a Buzzard, a Peregrine, 28 Dunlins, three Whimbrels, 480 Curlews, a Redshank, two Common Sandpipers, a male summer plumaged  Turnstone, 300 Black-headed Gulls, 50 Lesser Black-backed and Herring Gulls, two Skylarks, ten Swallows, a Meadow Pipit, four Yellow Wagtails, two Chiffchaff, two Ravens, 200 Carrion Crows, 200 Jackdaws and a Goldfinch. (Mike Smart).

Wotton-under-Edge     At Coombe Hill this morning eight Adonis Blues, many Chalkhill Blues and few Common Blues and Small Heaths. (Mark Coller).

Adonis Blue by Mark Coller

Uley     Two Red Kites over Hetty Pegler’s Tump at noon today. (Tim Thompson).

Frampton pools     This evening a juvenile PIED FLYCATCHER in the Gravel Wash, also two families of Spotted Flycatchers, five Lesser Whitethroats, two Whitethroats, a Marsh Harrier, the adult Yellow-legged Gull, a Common Tern and ten Great Crested Grebes. (Nick Goatman).

Saul Warth     Early morning no tide 118 Curlews, 22 Avocets, five Oystercatchers, five Black-tailed Godwits, 90 distant Dunlins, 109 Shelducks, three Little Egrets, three Grey Herons, two Kestrels, two Buzzards, six Pied Wagtails, three Mistle Thrushes, a Willow Warbler, four Chiffchaffs, a Whitethroat, three Blackcaps, a Swift and 18 Swallows flew W. (MK). Also a Whimbrel and a Stonechat. (Martin Wightman).

WWT Slimbridge     Four Garganeys, a Spotted Redshank, four Little Ringed Plovers, a Common Sandpipers and 3+ Yellow Wagtails on the Tack Piece this morning. Two SPOONBILLS on the Top New Piece. (Paul Masters/Roberta Goodall/Steve Pullen/Martin Price).

Sharpness     From SARA 11:30-12:30pm two Commic Terns, two Curlews, 42 Redshanks, a Common Sandpiper, nine Lapwings, a Kingfisher, two Stock Doves, three Common Gulls and two Oystercatchers. (Oliver Paisey).

Aylburton Warth/Guscar Rocks     25 Canada Geese, a pair of Shelducks with nine ducklings, ten Mallards, three Grey Herons, a Buzzard, a Peregrine, a Kestrel, two Oystercatchers, a Whimbrel, 360+ Curlews, a Redshank, three Common Sandpipers, 300 Black-headed Gulls, 65 mixed Lesser Black-backed/Herring Gulls, three Skylarks, ten Swallows, a Meadow Pipit, two Chiffchaffs, 100 Carrion Crows, 50 Rooks, 30 Linnets, two Goldfinches and a Reed Bunting. (Mike Smart).

Longney Crib      91. Canada Geese, a Common Sandpiper, a Little Egret, three Grey Herons, a Cormorant, nine Mallards, a female Stonechat, three Reed Warblers, eight Swallows, two Pied Wagtails, two Ravens and two young Blackbirds. (John Fletcher).

WWT Slimbridge      From Robbie Garnett the WOOD SANDPIPER still, 11 Green Sandpiper, a Common Sandpiper, five Little Ringed Plovers, a Garganey and several Yellow Wagtails. At Middle Point three Knot and 91 Dunlins. On South Lake a Spotted Redshank and the Tundra Bean Goose of unknown origin. From Zeiss hide a BITTERN and two SPOONBILLS. (Warren Gill/Martin Price/Roy Kinchin/Heather England/Paul Clark).

Frampton    Seven Crossbills W over the garden this evening. (Gordon Hodgson). From Splatt Bridge this morning, a Willow Warbler in the canal side willows, a family of six Lesser Whitethroats, a Kingfisher and a Kestrel. In the churchyard Yew trees, a family of five Coal Tits and six Goldcrests. (Steve Pullen).

Cheltenham     Over Pilley Bridge reserve, a Kestrel, unusual here, flying E, a Buzzard very high up with two Ravens and another lower harassed by several gulls, two Swifts and a House Martin. Late afternoon two Peregrines, one begging loudly, drifting W extremely high. (Steve Brown).

Dowdeswell Reservoir     Early morning two Green Sandpipers and two Common Sandpipers. (Tom Mabbett).

Epney     Three Common Sandpipers S of the Anchor Inn late evening. (Mark Hobson).

Common Sandpiper by Mark Hobson

Haresfield     A Peregrine over the recycling plant at Javelin Park at 9:40am. (MK).

Coombe Hill Meadows    Four Teal, 30 Mallards, three Grey Herons, 15 Moorhens, three Buzzards, 20 Lapwings, two House Martins, ten Swallows, two Blackcaps, three Chiffchaffs, 25 Carrion Crows, ten Jackdaws and five Linnets today. (Mike Smart).

Saul Warth     Early morning no tide 16 ARCTIC TERNS resting up on the mud, a summer plumaged Golden Plover, 123 Curlews, 84 Avocets, 54 Dunlins, 73 Shelducks, four Little Egrets, six Grey Herons, a Kestrel, two Mistle Thrushes, six Pied Wagtails, a Grey Wagtail, a Chiffchaff, a singing Willow Warbler and 86 Swallows. (MK).

WWT Slimbridge     A WOOD SANDPIPER on the Tack Piece still. Also a Garganey, eight Green Sandpipers, three Little Ringed Plovers and a Spotted Redshank. Three Turnstones off of Middle Point and a Yellow Wagtail. Two SPOONBILLS from Zeiss hide. A BITTERN showed briefly in the island reed bed from Van de Bovenkamp hide. (Terry Stevenson/Phil Pope/Dot Jones/Slimbridge Sightings).

Wood Sandpiper by Terry Stevenson

Frampton     From Splatt Bridge early this morning, two Kingfishers by the bridge, a Common Tern along the canal, two juvenile Kestrels, a Hobby over, a juvenile Grey Heron. A Green Woodpecker on the church tower and a family of six noisy Cetti’s Warblers. (Steve Pullen).

Westbury-on-Severn to Bollow     23 Yellow Wagtails and a Redstart at Garden Cliff and two Whimbrels flying downriver; two Peregrines and two Ravens at Lower Dumball and a Tawny Owl at Bollow. (Andy Jayne).

WWT Slimbridge     A drake COMMON SCOTER floating up on the tide at 10:05am. A HARBOUR PORPOISE off Middle Point at 10:55am. Both went back down with the falling tide. Also a Turnstone and a SPOONBILL from  Middle Point. Another SPOONBILL from Zeiss hide. Two Spotted Redshanks and the Tundra Bean Goose, of unknown origin, on South Lake. On the Tack Piece five Little Ringed Plovers, a Garganey, a WOOD SANDPIPER, a Common Sandpiper and 17 Green Sandpipers. (Ian Ralphs/Paul Masters/Mark Coller/Lise Hume/Oliver Paisey/Slimbridge Sightings).

Harbour Porpoise by Mark Coller

Saul Warth     Early morning no tide 102 Curlews, 98 Avocets, three Oystercatchers, 25 Dunlins, 48 Shelducks, two Little Egrets, three Kestrels, six Pied Wagtails, 14 Mistle Thrushes, four Chiffchaffs, a Whitethroat, a Blackcap, 37 Swallows and a House Sparrow, a patch tick, first in 32 years. (MK).

Mistle Thrush by Mike King

Coombe Hill Meadows     This afternoon 5+ Buzzards (3 juvs), a Red Kite, two Ravens, 7+ Grey Herons, 12+ Swallows (8 juv), three House Martins, two Green Woodpeckers, five Bullfinches, two Linnets, three Greenfinches, a female Redstart, 10+ Goldfinches, four Sedge Warblers, two Brown Hawkers and 3+ Southern Migrant Hawkers. (Paul Clark).

Cotswold Water Park East    At Pit 132 a Little Grebe, an Oystercatcher, 65 Lapwings, a Dunlin, 17 Green Sandpipers, a Greenshank, a Common Sandpiper, two Red Kites, a Marsh Harrier, a Peregrine, two Cetti’s Warblers and a male Redstart. Also three Brown Hawkers. (Andy Jayne).

Guscar Rocks     40+ Canada Geese, a Shelduck, a Mallard, a Grey Heron, 310+ Curlews, 300 Black-headed Gulls, five Common Gulls, 50 Herring and Lesser Black-backed Gulls, ten Swallows, 100 Carrion Crows, 20 Jackdaws and five Linnets. (Mike Smart).

WWT Slimbridge     The CASPIAN TERN flew in at 11am and eventually settled on the Dumbles with gulls for over an hour before flying off N. (Oliver Paisey et al). It was seen again flying towards Sharpness over land at 4:20pm but hasn’t been relocated. (Mark Hobson). Also today a SPOONBILL on the Rushy and another on the Top New Piece. On the Tack Piece a WOOD SANDPIPER, 14 Green Sandpipers, seven Little Ringed Plovers and a Garganey. A Spotted Redshank on South Lake and another on the Top New Piece. (Ella Slinn/Martin Price/Terry Stevenson/Roberta Goodall).

Caspian Tern by Oliver Paisey

Sharpness     Three COMMON SCOTERS (2m, 1f) on the estuary N of SARA at 5:20pm. (Andy Jordan).

Frampton     A juvenile Goshawk from Splatt Bridge this morning. (Gordon Hodgson).

Saul Warth     Early morning no tide 105 Curlews, 87 Avocets, two Oystercatchers, 37 Dunlins, nine Black-tailed Godwits, 48 Shelducks, two unringed Common Cranes, two Little Egrets, three Grey Herons, three Kestrels, a Hobby, six Pied Wagtails, two Grey Wagtails, three Chiffchaffs, a Whitethroat and 32 Swallows. (MK).

Common Cranes by Mike King

Newnham-on-Severn    At least two Ring-necked Parakeets in Church Road this morning at 10:40am. Then four Ring-necked Parakeets flew along the banks of Severn heading towards Broadoak. Also great views of a Hobby catching a House Martin. (Paul Rich).

Rendcomb     A Dipper near the bridge, a Marsh Tit, a Buzzard, a Raven, two Jays, a Green Woodpecker, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers, a Mistle Thrush and a small number of House Martins. At Elkstone a female Peacock with five chicks, of very dubious origin. (Steve Brown).

Tewkesbury     At Mythe Hook this morning a pair of Mute Swans with three cygnets, 120 Canada Geese, six Egyptian Goose, a Mandarin on the farm pond, seven Gadwalls, 25 Mallards, a female Tufted Duck on the farm pond with two small ducklings, a Grey Heron, two Buzzards, a Chiffchaff, three Pied Wagtails and five Linnets. (Mike Smart).

Gloucester     At Horsbere Brook Flood Storage Area four juvenile Stonechats and a Whitethroat. A Red Kite heading S over M5/J11a at 10:30am. (Paul Sutton).

Forest of Dean     A young Tawny Owl at 9:15pm at Forge Hill, Lydbrook. (Chris Sullivan). A Goshawk circling above the southern end of Chase End Hill, Bromesberrow mid afternoon. (Jeff Wheeler).

WWT Slimbridge    The CASPIAN TERN on the Dumbles from Estuary Tower at 11am but pushed off by cattle immediately. (Tim McGrath). From Zeiss hide the SPOONBILL and a Spotted Redshank. On South Lake the Tundra Bean Goose of unknown origin and a Spotted Redshank. 50+ Dunlins, three Common Sandpipers at Middle Point. Three Little Ringed Plovers on the Rushy. A WOOD SANDPIPER on the Tack Piece. (Mike Davis/Dot Jones/Paul Rich). The male WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT reported still in the reedbeds at Middle Point at 1pm. (per BirdGuides).

Saul Warth     At high tide this morning 100 Curlews, 93 Avocets, five Oystercatchers, 19 Dunlins, four Black-tailed Godwits, two Common Sandpipers, 52 Shelducks, nine Little Egrets, four Grey Herons, a Kestrel, four Pied Wagtails, a Willow Warbler, two Chiffchaffs, six Mistle Thrushes, ten Linnets, seven Swallows and five Ravens. (MK).

Haresfield    Two Yellow Wagtails and two Yellowhammers near the garden centre this morning. Also two Green Woodpeckers, a Kestrel and three Peregrines. (Steve Pullen).

Dowdeswell Reservoir     This morning a Cetti’s Warbler (First since 2012), five Crossbills over calling, two Common Sandpipers, two Grey Herons, two Mallards, four Grey Wagtails, 11 Moorhen including one small young, an adult and a juvenile Great Crested Grebe, a Blackcap, a Reed Warbler, a Green Woodpecker, a Song Thrush and two Lesser Black-backed Gulls. (Tom Mabbett).

Cleeve Hill     Three Crossbills over this morning. (Ian Ralphs).

Sharpness     A Crossbill over late afternoon. (Andy Jordan).

Westonbirt Arboretum     A small group of Crossbills heard today. (Nick Page).

Aylburton Warth/Guscar Rocks     At high tide 70 Canada Geese, 28 Shelducks, five Mallards, a Cormorant, eight Grey Herons, a Buzzard, a Kestrel, four Oystercatchers, 482+ Curlews, two Whimbrels, three Common Sandpipers, 315 Black-headed Gulls, 30 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, a Raven, 100 Carrion Crows (Aylburton), 100 Rooks (Guscar), 30 Linnets and a Goldfinch. (Mike Smart).

Gloucester     A Red Kite at 3:15pm over Cole Avenue adjacent to Crypt School. (Matt Lathan).

Stonehouse    On the Stroudwater canal near Bond’s Mill a Kingfisher and a Sparrowhawk. (Paul Sutton).

WWT Slimbridge     A CASPIAN TERN on the mudflats at Middle Point at 11:07am stayed only a few minutes before flying N inland towards Frampton. Despite extensive searches it wasn’t relocated. (Pauline R per Ian Hull). 16 Little Egrets and a Little Ringed Plover on the Rushy. A female Garganey, 13 Green Sandpipers and six Little Ringed Plovers on the Tack Piece. At Middle Point a Wheatear, a Whinchat, eight Yellow Wagtails, a Turnstone and five Common Sandpipers. A SPOONBILL still from Zeiss hide. Two Spotted Redshanks on South Lake. (Dot Jones/Tim Jukes/Ian Hull/Oliver Paisey).

Saul Warth     57 Curlews, 140+ Avocets, two Oystercatchers, 20+ Dunlin, seven Bar-tailed Godwits, a Greenshank, a Redshank, 46 Shelducks, 700+ Black-headed Gulls, four Little Egrets, four Grey Herons, a Marsh Harrier, a Hobby, a Kestrel, four Pied Wagtails, a Sedge Warbler, three Chiffchaffs, a Whitethroat and two Ravens. (MK).

Sedge Warbler by Mike King

Elmore Court     In the rewilding area this morning a Whinchat, six Stonechats, a Green Sandpiper, nine Reed Buntings, two Ravens, a Grey Heron, six Buzzards and a Tawny Owl harassed by three Jays and five Mistle Thrushes. (Steve Pullen).

Frampton pools     This evening a Hobby, an adult Yellow-legged Gull, a female Pochard, eight Little Egrets, five Common Terns, nine Tufted Duck, a Spotted Flycatcher, four Grey Herons, a Raven, nine Swifts, 63 Barnacle Geese and the Ross’s Goose. (Nick Goatman).