Saul Warth     At 6:15am a Bar-tailed Godwit, four Curlews, a Whimbrel heard, three Oystercatchers, 40 Dunlins, six Ringed Plovers, a Little Egret, 41 Shelducks, a pair of Shovelers, a pair of Gadwalls, a Swallow and a Whitethroat. (MK/Martin McGill). Later seven Whimbrels. (Tom Mabbett). This evening a drake GARGANEY arrived and flew past Hock Ditch over the Severn this evening, the returned back along the shore and seemed to drop onto Splatt Flashes. (Martin McGill).

Hasfield Ham     A pair of GARGANEYS flushed in Stank Lane then circled the reserve calling. (Les Ditchburn).

Frampton     At Court Lake at 8:30am a new in Cuckoo showed well, also the Ross’s Goose, early success for Barnacle Geese with 1 gosling, three Oystercatchers, two Swallows, a Mistle Thrush chasing a Sparrowhawk and the Bar-headed x Snow Goose hybrid. (MK).

Cuckoo by Mike King

Cuckoo by Mike King

Ashleworth Ham     At an early morning ringing session birds rung included seven Sedge Warblers, four Whitethroats, a Lesser Whitethroat, a Chiffchaff, a Bullfinch and two Reed Buntings. Around the reserve a Canada Goose, 20 Mallards, a Little Egret, a Grey Heron, three Curlews, five Skylarks, a male Redstart, 5+ Sedge Warblers, 5+ Whitethroats, a Lesser Whitethroat, a Willow Warbler, two Chiffchaffs and three Reed Buntings. (Mervyn Greening/Mike Smart).

Elmore Court     In the rewilding area early morning, at least seven Sedge Warblers, a Reed Warbler, a Cetti’s Warbler, three Reed Buntings and a Stonechat. On the scrape four Little Egrets and two Lapwings. (Steve Pullen).

Gloucester     At Horsebere Brook two Yellow Wagtails still on the muck heap at 2:30pm. (Simon Hart).

Crickley Hill     A Peregrine, a Marsh Tit, a Tree Pipit, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Green Woodpecker and a female Emperor Moth female today. (Keith Colcombe).

Stonehouse     In the Ocean area this afternoon a Raven, a Sparrowhawk, a Kestrel, a Blackcap, a Cetti’s Warbler, Chiffchaffs and Green-veined White and Orange Tip butterflies. (Paul Sutton).

Green-veined Whites by Paul Sutton

Redmarley     Late news of a HOOPOE in a private garden in Compton Green yesterday 23rd at 4:40pm. (per Rich Baatsen).

Frampton     Early morning from the towpath N of Splatt Bridge, the GLOSSY IBIS again, a Great White Egret, two Little Egrets, two Redshanks, three Oystercatchers, 45 Sand Martins, a Kingfisher, three Lesser Whitethroats, two Whitethroats, three Cetti’s Warblers and a Mistle Thrush. At the sailing lake two Common Terns, a Garden Warbler, a pair of Pochards, a Cetti’s Warbler, a Whitethroat, three Sand Martins, two House Martins, a Swallow and nesting Robins this morning. (MK).

Garden Warbler by Mike King

Common Terns by Mike King

Mistle Thrush by Mike King

Cotswold Water Park West     Around Pits 57/41 at least ten Garden Warblers, seven Common Terns, two Cuckoos, two Egyptian Geese and a Swift. (Paul Rich).

WWT Slimbridge     A SPOONBILL still on the Tack Piece, a Spotted Redshank from Zeiss hide and two Common Sandpipers on South Lake. (Roberta Goodall/Paul Clark/Andy & Sue Gibbons).

Over     A Yellow Wagtail in with the sheep at Over Farm. (Tom Berry).

Forest of Dean     A Whitethroat and a Garden Warbler on Crabtree Hill this morning. (Geoff Fawcett).

Chipping Campden     Two House Martins back on breeding territory today. (David Bingley).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This evening two Grey Herons, a Great White Egret, six Teal, four Gadwalls, 12 Mallards, six Avocets, two Canada Geese, three Greylags and 5+ goslings, six Shelducks, an Oystercatchers, two Mute Swans, six Pied Wagtails, five Yellow Wagtails, three Curlews, 15+ Carrion Crows, 10+ Lapwings, three Little Ringed Plovers, 5+ Swallows, 5+ House Martins, 5+ Skylarks, and Whitethroat, Willow Warbler and Sedge Warbler heard. (Shaun Curtis).

Saul Warth     The GLOSSY IBIS feeding close to the canal towpath just S of the Warth at lunchtime today. (Gordon Hodgson).

Glossy Ibis by Gordon Hodgson

WWT Slimbridge     The GLOSSY IBIS at 8:15am at the back of the top pond on the Rushy. (Tan Grigg/Tim McGrath). A SPOONBILL on the Tack Piece still. The Spotted Redshank still from Zeiss hide. (Roy Kinchin/Gordon Youdale). A House Martin from Zeiss hide at 10:50am. (Howard Smith).

Paxford     At the brick work pits three Yellow Wagtails, a Little Ringed Plover, three Reed Warbler and four Little Grebes. (Jamie Brown).

Maisemore    At Leadon Meadows near Maisemore four Shelducks, two Gadwalls, a drake Pintails, four Ringed Plovers, five Little Ringed Plovers, four Dunlins, a Common Sandpiper, two Little Egrets, four Sand Martins, five House Martins and a Yellow Wagtail today. (Andy Jayne).

Gloucester     At Horsebere Brook four Wheatears and two Yellow Wagtails still. (Mark Dowie).

Ashleworth Ham     Along Stank Lane birds included Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Bullfinch, Reed Bunting, Redstart, Red Kite and two Curlews today. (Les Ditchburn).

Frampton     Early morning from Splatt Bridge towpath, a Great White Egret, a Little Egret, a Redshank, 11 Sand Martins, 12 Swallows and a Great Spotted Woodpecker. On the sailing lake a Black Swan, 100+ Sand Martins, four House Martins, a Swallow and lots of warblers including two Cetti’s Warblers. (MK). A Hobby over Court Lake and 20+ House Martins at 1pm. (Nick Goatman).

Black Swan by Mike King

Forest of Dean     A Red Kite over 5 Acres Garage, Coleford at lunchtime. (Dan Watson).

Halmore     Birds around the woods today included a pair of Bullfinches, a singing Garden Warbler, several singing Willow Warblers and Blackcaps, a Nuthatch, a Green Woodpecker, a male Reed Bunting, three Swallows, a pair of Shelducks and a pair of Egyptian Geese by a pond. (Chris Newton).

Willow Warbler by Chris Newton

WWT Slimbridge     A WOOD SANDPIPER on the Tack Piece today, until 4:20pm at least. A Spotted Redshank on the Top New Piece this morning and a GLOSSY IBIS until 7:45am when it flew off N. (Martin McGill). A Common Tern briefly on South Lake this morning before flying off high and lost to view. (Paul Masters). Two SPOONBILLS in flight over the entrance road fields at 7:45am. (Tan Grigg). One was later on the Tack Piece. (Dot Jones). A Whimbrel from Zeiss hide at 10:25am. (Phil Pope).

Wood Sandpiper by Paul Masters

Wood Sandpiper by Bob Shiret

Frampton      On the canal and flashes at Splatt Bridge early morning a GLOSSY IBIS, a Great White Egret, a Little Egret, two Common Cranes over, a Whimbrel heard, 4+ Redshanks, three Swallows, eight Sand Martins, three Cetti’s Warblers, two Whitethroats, three Reed Warblers, a Sedge Warbler, six Blackcaps and four Chiffchaffs. (MK). Around the pools two Hobbies, a Common Tern, a Cuckoo, three Lesser Whitethroats, 12 Whitethroats, a Garden Warbler, a Willow Warbler, 32 Chiffchaffs, 34 Blackcaps, a Yellowhammer, five Cetti’s Warblers, two Ravens and 63 Tufted Ducks. (Nick Goatman).

Glossy Ibis (record shot) by Mike King

Saul Warth     Five Whimbrels briefly dropped down into Saul Warth at dawn today before heading inland. (Steve Pullen). One still there at 11am. (Nigel Young).

Whimbrel by Nigel Young

Crickley Hill area     A Red Kite, a Kestrel, a Marsh Tit, a Garden Warbler, three Whitethroats, two Nuthatches, three Tree Pipits and a pair of Bullfinches. Nearby, a family of at least four Ravens in a tall pine at Shurdington. (Andy Jayne).

Elmore Court    Birds seen from the public footpath through the rewilding area this morning included two Red Kites over, two Buzzards, a Kestrel, a pair of Stonechats, 5+ singing Skylarks, nine Linnets, four Whitethroats, four Sedge Warblers, a Reed Warbler, and two Lapwings and two Little Egrets on the scrapes. (Caroline Quinn).

Chedworth     On the airfield tonight a Whinchat and four Wheatears (Duncan Dine).

Whinchat by Duncan Dine

Stanley Downton     This morning a Whitethroat, a Linnet, a Treecreeper, a Goldcrest, a Goldfinch, a Buzzard, a Grey Wagtail, a Pied Wagtail, Swallow numbers increasing, many Chiffchaffs and three Greylags landed in a field near the sewage works. (Paul Sutton).

Treecreeper by Paul Sutton

Saul Warth     This afternoon ten Bar-tailed Godwits, 3/4 Whimbrels, 20 Dunlins, six Ringed Plovers, two SPOONBILLS through and at least three possibly five adult LITTLE GULLS and a Swift. (Gordon Hodgson). Also a Marsh Harrier hunting the private grounds of the house next to Fretherne church before flying off N, a Red Kite over high, 15 Curlews, ten Oystercatchers, a Grey Wagtail, two Linnets, a Lesser Whitethroat, a Whitethroat, a Chiffchaff, a Blackcap and four Sand Martins. (MK).

Linnets by Mike King

Frampton     Two Lesser Whitethroats at Splatt Bridge this morning and a Cuckoo calling at the sailing lake. (Gordon Hodgson). This afternoon three LITTLE GULLS with Black-headed Gulls on Court Lake and a Common Sandpiper on the sailing lake. (Alan Baxter/Derek Summers). A Cuckoo and a Lesser Whitethroat on the edge of Nebrow Hill this morning. (Nick Goatman).

Cotswold Water Park West     A LITTLE GULL on Pit 57  this morning and a Lesser Whitethroat and a Cuckoo at Shorncote Reedbeds. (David Creber).

Forest of Dean    Two male Pied Flycatchers disputing a hole near the Crabtree Hill paving area. A Grasshopper Warbler reeling between the Crematorium and Crabtree Hill. A WOOD WARBLER briefly calling nearby in mixed woodland (1st heard 2 days ago). (Frank Williams).

Coombe Hill Meadows     A Common Tern today. (Ian Hull/Ian Ralphs).

Dudbridge     At least three Swifts and 10+ House Martins circled around low for a few minutes before they slowly drifted N at lunchtime today. (Steve Pullen).

Gloucester     At Horsebere Brook four Wheatears on the dung heap with a Yellow Wagtail still. Also three Sedge Warblers, two Reed Warblers and a Whitethroat. (Keith Colcombe).

Purton     This afternoon 6+ Swallows, a Red Kite, a Buzzard, a pair of Oystercatchers, at least two Whitethroats, Shelducks and a Reed Warbler. (Mike Davis).

Frampton     From Splatt Bridge at 8pm a GLOSSY IBIS flew over high heading towards WWT. (Paul Sutton).

Glossy Ibis by Paul Sutton

Hidcote     A Grasshopper Warbler this afternoon in the sheep field at Hidcote Manor NT. (Mark Hobson).

Saul Warth     Early morning 35 Shelducks, 15 Bar-tailed Godwits, a Whimbrel, nine Curlews, two Oystercatchers, a Redshank, ten Dunlins, two Little Egrets, a female Wheatear went straight through, perching once, three Swallows, 200+ Sand Martins, a Whitethroat, a male Blackcap and a Chiffchaff. (MK).

Norton     Ten Cattle Egrets in a field of cows late afternoon. (Keith Colcombe).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Early this afternoon three Buzzards, a Kestrel, a Peregrine, two Ravens, two Great White Egrets, a Little Egret, two Grey Herons, two Oystercatchers, three Avocets, a Redshank, 10+ Lapwings, four Great Spotted Woodpeckers, two Yellow Wagtails, two Greenfinches, a Redstart heard, 12 Sedge Warblers and eight Whitethroats. (Paul Clark/Sarah Townsend).

Yellow Wagtail by Sarah Townsend

Sedge Warbler by Sarah Townsend

Ashleworth & Hasfield Hams     Between 11:30am and 2:15pm at least five singing Whitethroats in roadside hedgerows between Meerend Thicket and Stank Lane.  Along Stank Lane at least another five Whitethroats, two Lesser Whitethroats, at least two Redstarts. Also Blackcaps, Chiffchaffs and Skylarks all singing, a Buzzard and a Red Kite.  (Andy & Sue Gibbons).

Barnsley Warren     From the Welsh Way to the pump house, six Red Kites and four Buzzards up together, two pairs of Ravens, a Green Woodpecker, 6+ singing Redstarts, three Blackcaps, a Yellowhammer, a Coal Tit and a Stoat. Also around the area many Orange Tip butterflies, mostly female. (Steve Brown).

Cleeve Hill     A Cuckoo, a Redstart and a Grey Partridge at the Bill Smyllie butterfly reserve this morning. (Jeremy Holland).

Gloucester     At Horsebere Brook early morning a Wheatear, a Yellow Wagtail and a Whitethroat. (Ken Hurcombe).

Minsterworth     A Redstart opposite the Severn Bore pub this morning. (Jeremy Squire).

Walmore Common     A Yellow Wagtail, three Lapwings and a pair of Shelduck this morning. (Dan Watson).

Awre     A Lesser Whitethroat this morning. (Dan Watson).

WWT Slimbridge     The immature SPOONBILL, a male and female Wheatear and three Greenshanks on the Tack Piece and a Marsh Harrier flew past the Estuary Tower headed upriver and a Great White Egret. (Caroline Quinn).

Spoonbill by Caroline Quinn

Aylburton     From the garden this morning a Buzzard mobbed by three Carrion Crows, eight House Martins with birds having returned to nests on the house and a neighbouring house, Woodpigeons nesting, two Swallows and a male Chaffinch singing. On a walk to the River Severn and back a Red Kite, two Jays, two Moorhens, ten Shelducks, six Curlews, five Skylarks, three Linnets, a Reed Warbler and a Buzzard mobbed by a Jackdaw. (John Meadows).

Stanley Downton     This morning eight Swallows, two House Martins, at least six Whitethroats and good numbers of singing Chiffchaffs. (Paul Sutton).

Saul Warth     At high tide at midday 68 Shelducks, 60+ Bar-tailed Godwits, 13 Whimbrels, two Curlews, five Grey Plovers, ten Oystercatchers, a Redshank, a Common Sandpiper, 25 Dunlins, 11 Ringed Plovers, a Yellow Wagtail flew E, two Swallows, a House Martin, 100+ Sand Martins and a Whitethroat. (MK). This evening 83 Bar-tailed Godwits, seven Curlews, 29 Dunlins, four Grey Plovers, ten Ringed Plovers, six Oystercatchers, two Little Egrets, a Marsh Harrier, 100 Sand Martins, a House Martin and a Swallow. (Mark & Emily Hobson).

Tresham     Late afternoon a MERLIN and a RING OUZEL. Also two Wheatears, two Whitethroats, three Corn Buntings, two Red Kites and a Stock Dove. (Paul Rich).

WWT Slimbridge    A MERLIN on the Dumbles early afternoon. Also six Yellow Wagtails, five Greenshanks, a Green Sandpiper, a SPOONBILL and a Common Sandpiper on the Tack Piece, and a Cuckoo calling to the S from Knott hide. (Paul Masters/Tom Blay). Three juvenile/first-winter KITTIWAKES moving upstream from Estuary Tower. (Tim McGrath).

Stroat     At 11.45am a Swift seen from road near the church. (Stephen Curtis & Carol Rushton).

Churchdown Hill      Three Wheatears today. Also a Bullfinch seen and heard. (Sarah Townsend).

Wheatear by Sarah Townsend

Gloucester     At Horsebere Brook NR this afternoon 4 or 5 Wheatears on the extended manure pile along the track E of Horsbere Brook, leading up the hill to the farm. Also a Yellow Wagtail, a Common Whitethroat, two Reed Warblers, two Sedge Warblers, two Chiffchaffs, a Blackcap, a Swallow, a Greenfinch and a Skylark. (Rob Crofton).

Elmore Court     In the rewilding area this evening, a Great White Egret, two Little Egrets a Grey Heron, three Lapwings and two Little Grebes on the scrape. Also four Sedge Warblers, a Cetti’s Warbler, eight Chiffchaffs and a late Fieldfare. (Steve Pullen).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Today five Greylags, three Canada Geese, a Mute Swan, five Shelducks, three Wigeon, three Gadwalls, 12 Teal, 26 Mallards, three Grey Herons, two Great White Egrets, four Avocets, a Little Ringed Plover, 12 Lapwings, two Oystercatchers, a Dunlin, a Snipe, four Whimbrels, three Curlews, four Redshanks, three Skylarks, 23 Yellow Wagtails, a White Wagtail, four Pied Wagtails, two Meadow Pipits, nine Sand Martins, 200 Swallows and House Martins, three Redstarts, four Sedge Warblers, eight Whitethroats, three Blackcaps, three Chiffchaffs, a Treecreeper and two Reed Buntings. (Mike Smart/Caroline Quinn/Jeremy Squire/Shaun Curtis).

White Wagtail by Caroline Quinn

Longney     Four Yellow Wagtails on the horse fields at Longney Church this evening. (Jeremy Squire).

Highnam Woods     Two Nightingales singing and showing well, two Hawfinches and an adult male Goshawk today. (Mike Prior).

Nightingale by Mike Prior

Frampton     A SPOONBILL and two Little Egrets at Splatt Bridge at 5pm. The SPOONBILL flew off NE at 5:10pm. (Pete Chappell). The SPOONBILL flew over the pools at 6:30pm towards the 100-Acre. The drake RING-NECKED DUCK was back on Court Lake this evening. Also today two Lesser Whitethroats, 14 Whitethroats, two Garden Warblers, a Sedge Warbler, three Reed Warblers, two Cetti’s Warbler, 57 Chiffchaffs, 45 Blackcaps, a Common Sandpiper, four Oystercatchers, 100s of Sand Martins, 10+ Swallows and a Common Crane. (Nick Goatman).

WWT Slimbridge     A juvenile SPOONBILL and two Egyptian Geese on the Tack Piece at midday. (Dot Jones).

Cotswold Water Park West     At Shorncote Reedbeds a Grasshopper Warbler, a Cuckoo and a Garden Warbler this morning. At Pit 57 this evening a COMMON TERN and a House Martin. (Dave Creber).

Priors Norton     At 4:40pm 11 Cattle Egrets feeding amongst cattle near Priors Norton at SO870250. (Gus Ariss).

WWT Slimbridge     A Grasshopper Warbler reeling in the hedge/scrub below Estuary Tower this morning. A SPOONBILL and a White Wagtail on the Tack Piece. (Roberta Goodall). A Cuckoo calling near the Estuary Tower walkway at 10:55am. (Tim McGrath). Later it or another was calling near Kingfisher hide. (Steve Pullen).

Frampton pools     This evening the drake RING-NECKED DUCK had relocated to the sailing lake. Around the pools two Whitethroats, a Common Sandpiper, three Reed Warblers, a Willow Warbler, 29 Chiffchaffs, 34 Blackcaps, 50+ Sand Martins, five Swallows, a House Martin, two Oystercatchers, three Mandarins, 16 Gadwalls, 46 Tufted Ducks and 21 Mallards. (Nick Goatman). A very showy Cetti’s Warbler between the sailing lake and Vicarage Lane. (Richard Cawsey).

Cetti’s Warbler by Richard Cawsey

Highnam Wood     This evening 2-3 Nightingales singing, also a Fieldfare calling overhead. (Tim McGrath/Steve Rickard).

Elmore Court     A SHORT-EARED OWL hunting in the rewilding area this evening. (Andy Jayne).

Chedworth     Five Wheatears and a male Whinchat today. (Steve Rickard).

Hasfield Ham     Along Stank Lane birds included a Yellow Wagtail, seven Redstarts, two Curlews, a Sedge Warbler, at least eight Whitethroats, a Willow Warbler, at least seven Chiffchaffs, three Treecreepers, two pairs of Bullfinches, six Reed Buntings, two Ravens and five Skylarks. (Richard Humphrey).

Redstart by Richard Humphrey

Yellow Wagtail by Richard Humphrey

Leigh Meadows     Two male Whinchats today along the River Chelt. Also a male Wheatear. On Tuesday a Whimbrel at Haw Bridge East. (Dan Gornall).

Whinchat by Dan Gornall

Saul Warth     At low tide this morning 90 Shelducks, two Avocets, nine Bar-tailed Godwits, eight Curlews, 12 Dunlins, two Oystercatchers, 100+ Sand Martins, two Whitethroats, two Chiffchaffs and a pair of Reed Buntings. (MK).

Ebworth     Seven Wheatears along the Ebworth drive this evening. (Tom Griffin).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning a pair of Greylags, two pairs of Canada Geese, a pair of Shelducks, two Teal, 30 Mallards, three Great White Egrets, four Grey Herons, a Coot, two Oystercatchers, eight Avocets, eight Lapwings, two Snipe, a distant Curlew bubbling, four Redshanks, a Common Sandpiper, a Cuckoo, a Yellow Wagtail, four Redstarts, five Sedge Warblers, a Whitethroat, two Blackcaps, four Chiffchaffs, five Carrion Crows and two Reed Buntings. (Mike Smart).

Dowdeswell Reservoir    A Common Sandpiper, a pair of Great Crested Grebes, four Moorhens and the first Reed Warbler in the reedbed. (Tom Mabbett).

Twyning    Curlews on Abbotts Court Farm across the fields and down to the River Avon daily over the last 2 weeks. (Kate Sammels).

Edge    A singing Willow Warbler on Rudge Hill this evening and two Swallows through. (Jon Dexter).

Gloucester     A Red Kite drifted quite low across Tuffley Lane at 1:10pm. (Ian Elphick).

Leckhampton Hill     At least four RING OUZELS on the scarp this evening. (Tom & Greg Mabbett).

Frampton     The drake RING-NECKED DUCK still on Court Lake today. (Mark & Emily Hobson).

Guscar Rocks    Two Little Ringed Plovers this morning was unusual. Also seven Shelducks, two Oystercatchers, a Whimbrel, 85 Curlews, two Bar-tailed Godwits and a Redshank. (Andy Jayne).

Fretherne     News received this afternoon of a Hoopoe in a private garden on Monday and Tuesday, but not today. It has been searched for this afternoon but no sign in strong winds. (per Gary Thoburn).

Saul Warth     At high tide this morning in fierce SW winds 50 Shelducks, ten Curlews, six Bar-tailed Godwits, three Oystercatchers, a Common Crane, a Kestrel, 20+ Common Gulls, 20+ Sand Martins and 20+ Swallows. (MK). Also a House Martin (Nigel Young).