Cleeve Hill     This morning six RING OUZELS (3m,3f), later there were eight, on the slopes E of the Washpool. Also Red Kite over, four Willow Warblers and three Chiffchaffs. Also two Wheatears on the Gallops. (Jon Mercer/Les Ditchburn/Chris Moore/Roy Shilham). Pic by Jon.

Fretherne     On the River Severn on a falling tide at lunchtime five Whimbrel, a Curlew, three Grey Plovers, 12 Dunlins, a Common Sandpiper and three Wheatears. (Jon Mercer).

Hawling     In and around the pheasant pens, a Cuckoo heard calling for the past three days, two Canada Geese, a singing Blackcap and a Lesser Whitethroat, a pair of Yellowhammers, four Linnets, three Swallows, two Red Kites, a Kestrel and a Wren seen collecting moss. (Rupert Dennis).

May Hill     Three Crossbills (2m, 1f) feeding in the hill top pine trees, three displaying Tree Pipits, two Stonechats (1m, 1f), three Redstarts male and female seen and another male heard singing nearby, 20+ Linnets, 20+ Meadow Pipits, six Mistle Thrushes and two Ravens. (Steve Pullen).

Highnam Wood     Three singing Nightingales from the hide at 3pm, two Blackcaps (1m, 1f), two Jays, two Song Thrushes collecting mud from the pool side, a Great Spotted Woodpecker and a buck Muntjac having a drink. (Steve Pullen).

Fretherne     At Hock Ditch 12 Whimbrels, four Wheatears, a Common Sandpiper, five Goldfinches, 50+ Sand Martins and ten Swallows. (John Fletcher/Martin Greenish).

Frampton    On the flashes N of Splatt Bridge two Bar-tailed Godwits, a LITTLE GULL, three Curlews, three Little Ringed Plovers, a Redshank, a Ruff, three Mistle Thrushes including a juvenile, three Wheatears, a Little Egret, a Kestrel, four Swallows, two Mallards with eight ducklings and a Cetti’s Warbler  heard. (John Fletcher/ Martin Greenish).

WWT Slimbridge    A redhead SMEW and a LITTLE GULL on the Rushy still today. Along the summer walkway at least eight Wheatears, three Whinchats, a reeling Grasshopper Warbler and two Sedge Warblers. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Saul Warth     This evening three Bar-tailed Godwits, seven Grey Plovers, five Whimbrels and a Wheatear. (Paul Rich).

Longlevens     A Swift flew N this morning. (Andy Jayne).

Westbury-on-Severn     Two Avocets on the river late morning. (Andy Jayne).

Walmore Common     24 Whimbrels this morning. (Andy Jayne).

Forest of Dean     A Wood Warbler this morning near Drybrook Road Station. (Frank Williams).

Highnam Woods     Five Nightingales singing this morning. (Dave Owen).

Cotswold Water Park West     At Shorncote Reedbed a pair of Wheatears, a male Whinchat, a Yellow Wagtail, a Lesser Whitethroat  and a female Marsh Harrier this morning. (Richard Tyler).

Naunton    Two Whinchats and nine Wheatears at Grange Hill Quarry today. (Richard Tyler). Pic by Richard.Ashleworth Ham     A male Redstart, a Buzzard, a Sparrowhawk, Willow Warblers, a Grey Heron, Chiffchaffs, Sedge Warblers, House Martins, Swallows, a pair of Gadwalls, three Shelducks, a Teal, a drake Wigeon, a pair of Lapwings and a pair of Bullfinches. (Chris & Phil Andrews).

Cleeve Hill    A male RING OUZEL at the top end of the Washpool Valley this morning. (Ian Hull) and a pair of RING OUZELS this afternoon. (Martin Greenish).

WWT Slimbridge    A redhead SMEW on the Rushy still today until midday at least. Also a Snipe and a Common Sandpiper here. The immature LITTLE GULL still around the grounds. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Frampton     On the flashes N of Splatt Bridge two LITTLE GULLS, a Little Ringed Plover, a White Wagtail, 5+ Wheatears, Dunlin and Redshank today. (Paul Rich). Four 4 CATTLE EGRETS on Court Lake island this evening, also 300+ Sand Martin, five House Martin  and 10+ Swallows.  (Nick Goatman/Neil Smart).

Cotswold Water Park East     A drake SCAUP at Fairford on Pit 104 at 11:30am. At Pit 125 a pair of Little Ringed Plovers, two Common Sandpipers, 150 Swallows and 150 Sand Martins. (Duncan Dine).

Cirencester     A Barn Owl over the A417 at 3am, near the JMAC base. (Mark Grieve).

Forest of Dean     At Nagshead three Pied Flycatchers (a pair and a male), Stock Doves, a pair of Blackcaps, a Willow Warbler, three Great Spotted Woodpeckers, a Roe Buck and Green Longhorn Moths. (Chris & Phil Andrews). Pic by Phil.Symonds Yat     From Yat Rock viewpoint the Peregrine pair, two Buzzards, two Sparrowhawks, a juvenile male Kestrel, a pair of Stock Doves, a Swallow, a Jay, two House Martins, a Chiffchaff and Ravens. (Chris & Phil Andrews).

WWT Slimbridge    A redhead SMEW on the Rushy today. Still three BLACK-WINGED STILTS around the grounds today, also LITTLE GULL and Mediterranean Gull on South Lake and two Swifts over the grounds. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Cleeve Hill    Three RING OUZELS (2 males) at the top end of the Washpool Valley at 7:30am. (Dave Owen).

Forest of Dean     A LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER  opposite the Crematorium at Yew Tree Brake at 11:30am today. (Ruth & Grahame Dearing).

Saul Warth     This evening 13 Whimbrels, 17 Dunlins, a Bar-tailed Godwit, two Wheatears and a White Wagtail. (Francis Steuck). Late morning seven Whimbrels, a Curlew, six Grey Plovers, 16 Dunlins and a Wheatear. (Vic Polley).

Frampton     This evening two White Wagtails on the flashes N of Splatt Bridge. (Francis Steuck). Seven CATTLE EGRETS came in to roost at Court Lake again this evening. (Nick Goatman).

Epney     23 Whimbrels along the river at Epney mid morning. Also c12 Sand Martins. (Michael Teesdale).

Rendcomb     A pair of Grey Partridges in a corn field next to RFC Rendcomb aerodrome at 2:30pm. (Pete Grimmitt).

Ashley     12+ Skylarks, 20+ Swallows, six Blackcaps, four Buzzards, a Kestrel, three Whitethroats, six Stock Doves, six Yellowhammers, a Green Woodpecker, two male Wheatears, ten Pied and two White Wagtails feeding on plough, a Grey Heron over, two Bullfinches and two House Martins. (Mark Grieve).

Amberley     A male Siskin singing in the garden today. (Phil Williams).

Rodborough Common     Two Duke of Burgundy butterflies on the Common today. (Jeanette Sakel).

Selsley Common     Two male RING OUZELS at 7:30am, also a Skylark, a Meadow Pipit, a Raven, a Linnet and a male Kestrel hunting. (Hugh Manistre). At the horse riding centre seven Wheatears (4m, 3f) today. (Keith & Lyn Perkins).

WWT Slimbridge     Still three BLACK-WINGED STILTS on South Lake today, also LITTLE GULL and Mediterranean Gull. (Slimbridge Sightings). A Grasshopper Warbler reeling at Mid Point today. (Ian Hull). A Red Kite from Mid Point going W across the river and a pair of Peregrines on a kill on the sand in the river off of Mid Point. (Roberta Goodall). At Slimbridge village SO738037 18 Buzzards in a soaring spiral on the edge of the village at 4:40pm. (Peter Rodgers).

Saul Warth     At high tide this evening 31 Whimbrels, a Curlew, nine Grey Plovers, two Bar-tailed Godwits, seven Dunlins, three Oystercatchers, four Wheatears including a male Greenland Wheatear, ten Swallows and two Sand Martins. (MK). Pics by Mike.

Frampton     Early morning a Reed warbler singing at the back of the Sailing Lake, a Cuckoo and a Yellow Wagtail  S of the lake and a Sedge Warbler singing at the end of Vicarage Lane. At Splatt Bridge two Common Sandpipers, a Whitethroat and the summer plumaged Spotted Redshank still on the flashes. (Phil Pope). On the flashes at 11am a SPOONBILL, a CATTLE EGRET, three Little Egrets, a Grey Heron, five Redshanks, six Lapwings and a Curlew heard. (Flyn Mattos). A Swift over the Sailing Lake today and seven CATTLE EGRETS came in to roost. (Nick Goatman/Tanya Allen).

Berkley shore     Early morning at high tide nine Whimbrels and a Common Sandpiper.  (Paul Rich). Also today a CATTLE EGRET, two Greenland Wheatears and a Yellow Wagtail. (Paul Taylor).

Highnam Wood    A LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER today, also a Nightingale, four Coal Tits, two Goldcrests, three Blackcaps (1f), five Chiffchaffs, two Willow Warblers, a Great Spotted Woodpecker and three Long-tailed Tits. (John Fletcher/Ian Hull).

Cotswold Water Park West     Eight Common Terns at Pit 57 this afternoon, also a Cuckoo, and four singing Garden Warblers. (Jon Mercer).

Hawling     17 Wheatears in a field near Hawling today. (Dave Pearce).

Cheltenham     A Red Kite, possibly two, over Lansdown Road at 11:45am today. (David Norman).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning two Curlews, two Little Egrets, a Redshank, a Common Sandpiper, a Ringed Plover, two Little Ringed Plovers, a pair of Bullfinches, a Cuckoo, numerous Sedge Warblers, Chiffchaffs and Whitethroats, three Willow Warblers, a Lesser Whitethroat and four Blackcaps. (Les Waring). Sedge Warbler pic by Les.Gloucester     At least two Sedge Warblers at Alney Island today near the prison. (Simon Hart). At Horsebere Brook Flood Storage Lake at 3:30pm two Grey Herons, a Little Egret, a Bullfinch, a Whitethroat, a Lesser Whitethroat and a pair of Gadwalls. (Andrew Bluett).

Bourton-on-the-Water   A Cuckoo heard at midday near the south pits. (Andy Lewis/NCOS field meeting).

Stonehouse     A Peregrine overhead at 5:15pm today. (Jon Dexter).

Frampton     A GREAT WHITE EGRET over the village at 6:30am. (Nick Goatman). At Court Lake seven CATTLE EGRETS this morning and four Common Sandpipers on the Sailing Lake. (Tanya Allen/Andy Chapman). At 1:50pm the immature LITTLE GULL on the Sailing Lake, a Lesser Whitethroat in the Gravel Wash and three House Martins. (MK). The SPOONBILL and a summer plumaged Spotted Redshank on the flashes at 11am and the female/immature Marsh Harrier quartering the 100-Acre again this morning viewable from the towpath. This evening three Wheatears, two Whimbrels and four Grey Plovers. (Roberta Goodall). A HOBBY flying N over the river at 6pm. (Craig Lewis/Roberta Goodall). At the pools this evening six CATTLE EGRETS, 12 Little Egrets, two Common Sandpipers, a Yellow Wagtail, 50+ Sand Martins, six Swallows. two Shelducks and an Oystercatcher. (Nick Goatman).

WWT Slimbridge     Still three BLACK-WINGED STILTS on South Lake and a SPOONBILL around the grounds today. (Slimbridge Sightings). Also a HOBBY and three Common Sandpipers. (Tom Weston-McClung). The immature LITTLE GULL back on South Lake at 5:15pm. (Andy Jordan). 24 ARCTIC TERNS flew through off New Grounds at 5:50pm all climbed and went inland. (Martin McGill).

Aylburton Warth     A MERLIN, a Reed Warbler and a Lesser Whitethroat today. (Owen Follis).

Cotswold Water Park East     On Pit 132 this morning a Common Sandpiper, two Oystercatchers, two Little Ringed Plovers, five Red Crested Pochards, two Shelducks and two Yellow Wagtails. (Jon Mercer). Pic by Jon.Minchinhampton Common     Two female Wheatears today. (Keith & Lyn Perkins/Phil Williams).

Amberley     A male and female Siskin still coming daily to the feeder. (Phil Williams).

Leckhampton Hill     A Tree Pipit, two Willow Warblers, three Chiffchaffs, five Blackcaps and a Kestrel hunting. (Chris Furley).

Hasfield Ham     Two flycatching male Whinchats and a pair of Redstarts in Stank Lane. (Ian Hull).

Forest of Dean     At Kerne Bridge two male Mandarins, a Grey Wagtail, a Grey Heron, four Sand Martins, a Swallow, a pair of Buzzards and a male Blackcap singing. (Chris & Phil Andrews).

Symonds Yat     From Yat Rock viewpoint the Peregrine pair, five Buzzards, a Goshawk, two Red Kites, three Sparrowhawks flying together, Ravens, a Green Woodpecker, two Pied Wagtails, a pair of Goosanders, a pair of Bullfinches, Stock Doves, a Kingfisher, a Chiffchaff, a Blackcap, House Martins, a Swallow, Long-tailed Tits and a Marsh Tit. Other sightings included Speckled Wood, Red Admiral and Holly Blue butterflies, St Mark’s Flies, Green Longhorn Moths, a Vapourer moth, a Hummingbird Hawkmoth, a Wood Mouse and four Fallow Deer. (Chris & Phil Andrews).

Ashley     7+ Skylarks, 5+ Yellowhammers, 6+ Swallows, a House Martin, two Willow Warblers, seven Buzzards, 10+ Blackcaps, a Raven, five Fieldfares, a Bullfinch, 7+ Chiffchaffs, a Green Woodpecker, three Stock Doves and two Red-legged Partridges. (Mark Grieve).

Ashleworth Ham     Late evening a Curlew, a Little Ringed Plover, a few Lapwings and Teal and Mallard. Along Stank Lane singing Willow Warblers, Chiffchaffs, Blackcaps, Sedge Warblers at far end, two more Curlews, a Song Thrush, a Great Spotted Woodpecker and a Bullfinch. Butterflies included Orange Tip and Speckled Wood. (Keith White).

Stanton    A Swift this morning. (Graham Watson).

Frampton     Between 7:30-9:30 this morning on the flashes N of Splatt Bridge (view only from the towpath) an immature LITTLE GULL, six CATTLE EGRETS briefly, two Greenshanks, a summer plumaged Spotted Redshank, three Redshanks and two Lapwings. A female/immature Marsh Harrier quartering the 100-Acre and a Cuckoo S of Splatt Bridge with two Reed Warblers and a Cetti’s Warbler in the southern reedbed. (MK). At the pools this evening a Nightingale, a Cuckoo, a Redshank, six Yellow Wagtails, two Lesser Whitethroats, two Whitethroats, four Reed Warblers, a Sedge Warbler, 30 Chiffchaffs, 26 Blackcaps and two Pochards. (Nick Goatman).

WWT Slimbridge     Still three BLACK-WINGED STILTS on South Lake and a GREAT WHITE EGRET on the Bottom New Piece this morning. (Slimbridge Sightings). A Common Sandpiper on the Rushy. (Nigel Warren). Also from Zeiss hide nine Ruff, a Greenshank and a  Peregrine. (Andy & Sue Gibbons). A SPOONBILL on the Tack Piece from Martin Smith hide at 5:20pm. (John Overfield). Pic by Mike.

Berkeley shore     A Cuckoo at first light today. (Paul Taylor). This afternoon a CATTLE EGRET, two Whimbrels, a Greenland Wheatear, 68 Shelducks and five Oystercatchers. (Tom Weston-McClung). Pic by Paul.

Tewkesbury     A Cuckoo calling between Church End and Woodend Lane this morning. (Sarah Loaring).

Gloucester     A Cuckoo seen on Port Ham, Alney Island opposite Sudmeadow at 6:20pm not singing, but seen feeding SO820185. (Ian Elphick).

Hawling     Three singing Corn Buntings along the Windrush Way near Hawling this morning. (Peter Rodgers).

Cotswold Water Park West     At Pit 43 this morning, four or five Nightingales, a Cuckoo, 2+ Garden Warblers, 4+ Sedge Warblers, plus Reed Buntings and Willow Warblers. (Vic Polley).

Witcombe Reservoirs     Four Common Sandpipers and a singing Cetti’s Warbler today. (Gord & Margaret Avery).

Southrop     On the River Leach at SP2031003522 two Dippers, a Grey Wagtail and a Water Vole by the road bridge. (Michael Cook).

Bentham     A Barn Owl over the A417 at 2:45am. (Mark Grieve).

Nettleton Bottom     Two Red Kites today. (Mark Grieve).

Bussage     A Hedgehog in the garden tonight. (Michael Cook).

Frampton      From the tow path at Splatt Bridge between 6-7pm a female/immature Marsh Harrier, a Barn Owl, four Greenshanks and a Common Sandpiper. (Graham Lawlor).

WWT Slimbridge     Still three BLACK-WINGED STILTS on South Lake and two still at Zeiss hide today. Also a LITTLE GULL again, a Mediterranean Gull, three Greenshanks and a Cuckoo on South Lake. (Slimbridge Sightings/Scott Petrek). Four CATTLE EGRETS on the approach road, flying over South Lake and later on the Tack Piece. (Matt Scott/Morag Hughes). A Peregrine from the Holden Tower, a black summer plumage Ruff and Sedge Warblers singing from the Zeiss hide, a Spotted Redshank, nine Ruff and a drake Mandarin on South Lake and a Blackcap singing along the Holden walkway. (Morag Hughes). Pics by Richard Tyler, 1st two and 2nd two Roy Shilham. 

Haresfield     A male RING OUZEL on Haresfield Beacon today. (Andy Chapman).

Cotswold Water Park West    Three Nightingales singing at Pit 43 early morning, also a Cuckoo, two Sedge Warblers, a Reed Warbler, a Garden Warbler, two Cetti’s Warbler, four Willow Warbler, two Whitethroats and a Chiffchaff. (Jon Mercer). Pic by Jon.Cleeve Hill    Three Cuckoos, perched on bushes in the Bill Smillie reserve from 3:30-4pm today (SO 9924). Two birds occasionally calling. (Martin Wright).

Cirencester     A late flock of 50+ Fieldfares in Cirencester Park late morning. (Jon Mercer).

Great Barrington     A Little Owl on the thatched hut opposite Park Farm today. (Megan & Steve Brown).

Stone     A pair of Barn Owls near Stone today. (Derek Edmondson).

Edge     At Rudge Hill N.N.R. four Song Thrushes, six Chiffchaffs, a Green Woodpecker, five Meadow Pipits, two Willow Warblers, three Swallows, a Jay and a Mistle Thrush today.  (John Fletcher).

WWT Slimbridge     Six BLACK-WINGED STILTS found on the Rushy this morning, then moving around the grounds with four settled at Zeiss hide and two on South Lake at 4:40pm. (John Bescoby). The second County record following a pair at WWT/Saul Warth 12th-15th May 2005. Also a male Marsh Harrier through the reserve at 8:10am. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Cotswold Water Park West     At 1:40pm an OSPREY heading NE low over Pit 16. Also a Nightingale singing between Pits 16 and 17. (Tim McGrath).

Frampton     A Short-eared Owl quartering the marshes from Splatt Bridge at 7:35pm. (Gordon Kirk).

Cleeve Hill     Eight Wheatears, two Stonechats, a Grey Heron and a pair of Grey Partridges this morning. (Greg Mabbett).

Highnam Wood    Nightingales singing in 8 different places at Highnam this morning possibly 8 different birds. (Dave & Vanda Owen).

Forest of Dean     Three Pied Flycatchers (2m, 1f) at Nagshead today. (Dave & Vanda Owen). Also a Redstart. At Parkend a Hawfinch at Crown Lane and three Dippers, a Kingfisher and two Grey Wagtails on the Cannop Brook S of the Fountain pub. (Roger Gillespie/Laurie Pierce). At Woorgreens along the west side path, five Crossbills including young, feeding on cones. Also several Willow Warblers. At Cannop ponds S a pair of Nuthatches, a Grey Wagtail, a pair of Mandarins and on the feeders a male Siskin, a Coal Tit, a Great Spotted Woodpecker and a Nuthatch. At Cannop ponds N a pair of Mandarins and a Little Grebe. (Laurie Pierce).

Cirencester     A Dipper on the River Churn opposite Bowling Green Lane this morning. (Jon Mercer).

Minchinhampton Common     Four male Wheatears today. (Keith & Lyn Perkins).

Selsley Common     Two female Wheatears at 4.40pm today. (Colin Greenfield).

Ashley     Three Swallows, five Buzzards, a Kestrel, 9+ Yellowhammers, two Blackcaps, 6+ Skylarks, a Chiffchaff, a Willow Warbler, a Tawny Owl being mobbed by Blackbirds and Great and Blue Tits, five Stock Doves, a Raven, two Grey Partridges, a Garden Warbler, two Whitethroats, a Green Woodpecker and three Bullfinches today. (Mark Grieve).

WWT Slimbridge    A male PIED FLYCATCHER in trees by the Holden Tower at 10:47am. (Steve Owen). Also an Osprey reported flying N over South Lake late morning, two Egyptian Geese on the Tack Piece and the LITTLE GULL back on the Rushy this evening. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Frampton pools     Two CATTLE EGRETS, three Little Egrets, two Common Sandpiper, 100+ Sand Martins and the first two Greylag goslings this morning. (Nick Goatman). Three CATTLE EGRETS in to roost this evening. (Richard Williams).

Ashleworth Ham     A male Redstart, a Lesser Whitethroat, six Blackcaps, six Reed Buntings, four Willow Warblers and two Curlews at Stank Lane this morning. (Martin Greenish). Also a Cuckoo this morning. (Les Brown).

Sharpness     Early morning an Oystercatcher, two Cetti’s Warblers, 14 Chiffchaffs, three Willow Warblers, six Blackcaps, eight Swallows and three House Martins. (Tom Weston-McClung).

Hardwicke     Between Sellars and Parkend Bridges early morning two Lesser Whitethroats, two Whitethroats, six Chiffchaffs, four Blackcaps and a Sedge Warbler. (Paul Masters).

Forest of Dean     A Red Kite over Station Way, Coleford at 2pm. (Frank Williams). This afternoon from Lower Hide at Nagshead a male Redstart, a Treecreeper and a Buzzard eating a kill.  Also a drake Mandarin on the pond near the Visitor Centre. Also today a male Pied Flycatcher, a Chiffchaff, a Willow Warbler and two Blackcaps. (Andy & Sue Gibbons/Chris & Phil Andrews). At Cannop N pond at least four Mandarins (3m, 1f), a Little Grebe, a pair of Tufted Ducks, a pair of Mute Swans, several Mallard pairs and a few Coots. (Andy & Sue Gibbons).

Symonds Yat     At Yat Rock the resident Peregrines and an intruding male Peregrine, Ravens, a Sparrowhawk, a male Mandarin, a Green Woodpecker, a Kingfisher, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Red Kite, a Jay, Stock Doves, Holly Blues and a Red Admiral and St Mark’s flies. (Chris & Phil Andrews).

Stonehouse     A Red Kite flew over Stonehouse this afternoon at 4:15pm heading W. (Jon Dexter).

Coombe Hill Meadows     From the Grundon Hide at lunchtime today a female Wheatear by the bridge over the ditch, a male Yellow Wagtail with two Pied Wagtails, two Redshanks, a Curlew, a few Lapwings, a Buzzard and a few Shelduck. Along the canal singing Sedge Warblers, Willow Warblers, Chiffchaffs, Blackcaps, three Swallows, a Reed Bunting, a Great Spotted Woodpecker and a Grey Heron. Butterflies included Orange Tip, Brimstone, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Green-veined White and Holly Blue. (Keith White).

Tewkesbury     At Severn Ham today four Curlews and at least four singing Sedge Warblers.  At Mythe brickpits three Sedge Warblers. At Mythe Brook two Curlews, two Oystercatchers, a Little Egret, at least two more Sedge Warblers and a Whitethroat singing. (Mike Smart).