Cotswold Water Park East A late passage juvenile HONEY BUZZARD over Whelford Lakes, E of Fairford, at 1:30pm mobbed by Lesser Black-backed Gulls, then flew steadily S. Also two feeding Hobbies, and five Buzzards. (Martin Wright/Tony Perry).
WWT Slimbridge A SPOTTED CRAKE at the Van den Bovencamp hide along South Finger from late morning today. (Gordon Youdale). Pics by Roy Shilham.

Aston Down A REDWING at Hampton Fields early this morning at cSO907002, another seen at the weekend off the Welsh Way near Meysey Hampton. On Aston Down airfield a Wheatear, a Mistle Thrush and nine Roe Deer and two Brown Hares. (Michael Cook).
Duntisbourne This afternoon two Grey Partridges flew across the road at the Duntisbourne Leer turning and a mixed finch flock on a game cover crop including Linnets, Goldfinches, Chaffinches, House Sparrows, three Yellowhammers and two Corn Buntings. (Michael Cook).
Cleeve Hill This evening a Whinchat, three Stonechats many Meadow Pipits on the move. (Greg Mabbett).
Gloucester At Horsebere Brook Flood Storage Lake Four Mute Swans, two Teal, 14 Mallards, a juvenile Little Grebe, a Little Egret, three Grey Herons, a Snipe, 16 Moorhens, nine Coots, a Water Rail, c250 Woodpigeon, two male Stonechats and c20 Goldfinches today. (Gordon Avery). At Hempsted a post-breeding flock of 60 House Sparrows in the garden. (Gordon Avery).

County news, sites to visit, trip reports and other information about birds in Gloucestershire and beyond, since 2000.