Guscar Rocks    A Green Sandpiper, 24Whimbrels, 12 Bar-tailed Godwits, a Turnstone, five Dunlins, a Ringed Plover, a Little Egret, two Lesser Whitethroat, three Wheatears and three White Wagtails today. (Lewis Thomson).

Aylburton Warth    A Greenshank, a Common Sandpiper, a Swift, a Whinchat, a Lesser Whitethroat, two Whitethroats, two Reed Warblers and six White Wagtails. (Lewis Thomson).

Beachley Point    A Lesser Whitethroat, a male Redstart and a Whimbrel this morning. (Vanda Bennett).

Coombe Hill Meadows    Two Swifts, five Sedge Warblers, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, two Whitethroats, a male Blackcap, two Chiffchaffs and two Yellowhammers. From Grundon hide 17 Black-tailed Godwits, six Grey Herons, two Little Egrets, House Martins, four Gadwalls, two Oystercatchers, 8+ Lapwings, a Redshank and two Buzzards. (Clive Bailey).

Forthampton    At Lower Lode brick pit five Greylags, six Mallards, two Tufted Ducks, two Grey Herons, five Cormorants, two Great Crested Grebes and a Buzzard. (Les Brown).

Ashleworth Ham    Five Mute Swans, four Canada Geese, three Greylags, four Shelducks, 13 Mallards, two male Shovelers, six Gadwalls, six Teal, male and female Wigeon, two pairs of Tufted Ducks, two Little Egrets, 29 Coots, two Oystercatchers, three Lapwings, a male Redstart, two male Blackcaps and a Raven. (Les Brown).

Frampton    This morning 16 Bar-tailed Godwits, two Grey Plovers, three Yellow Wagtails, two Swifts, a Lesser Whitethroat and hundreds of Martins. (Neil Smart). At the pools seven Yellow Wagtails, six Lesser Whitethroats, seven Whitethroats, two Common Sandpipers, a Redstart, a Sedge Warbler, three Reed Warblers, 25 Blackcaps, five Willow Warblers and 20 Chiffchaffs. (Nick Goatman).

Symonds Yat    From the viewpoint today the Peregrine pair and an intruding Peregrine, two Sparrowhawks, a Goshawk, a Marsh Tit, a Kingfisher, three singing male Song Thrushes, a pair of Stock Doves, two Swallows and a House Martin. Other sightings included a Brimstone, an Ashy Mining Bee colony, five Bee Flies and six Fallow Deer. (Chris & Phil Andrews).

Cleeve Hill    14 RING OUZELS this morning. (Greg Mabbett).

Frampton    A MARSH HARRIER flew straight through this morning. (Neil Smart).

Kingscote     A female Wheatear today. (Geoff Moyser).

Leighterton     A Corn Bunting singing opposite Bennett’s Farm today. (Geoff Moyser).

Coombe Hill Meadows    A male GARGANEY at midday, still present this evening. Also a Black-tailed Godwit and five Curlew came in to roost. (Graham Smith/Mike Smart/Andy Jayne).

Frampton     At Court Lake six Great Crested Grebes, a Little Grebe, two Green Woodpeckers, three Buzzards, two Swallows, six Sand Martins,10+ Blackcaps, 5+ Willow Warblers and a Cetti’s Warbler today. (John Fletcher).

Saul Warth to Splatt Bridge    Early morning 14 Bar-tailed Godwits, three Grey Plovers, eight Whimbrels, an Avocet, six Sand Martins, two Wheatears and a Whitethroat. (Gordon Hodgson/John Fletcher).

Tirley Sandpits    Four  Chiffchaffs, 6+ Skylarks, four Blackcaps, 59 Stock Doves, a Green Woodpecker, a Swallow N, a Little Egret N, a male Yellow Wagtail over low north, a Yellowhammer, a Raven, a male Peregrine over and a Lesser Whitethroat. (Mark Grieve).

Frampton    A Grasshopper Warbler reeling at the Sailing Lake not far from the club house. (Nick Goatman).

Ashleworth Ham    Two Oystercatchers, eight Lapwings, a Curlew, a Little Egret, six Shelducks, eight Shovelers, ten Gadwalls, 29+ Mallards, 12 Tufted Ducks, 30 Teal, five Wigeon, 11 Canada Geese, five Greylags, two Great Crested Grebes, a Raven, a Treecreeper, two Nuthatches,  two Blackcaps, six Chiffchaffs, two Willow Warblers, a Swallow N and a Great Spotted Woodpecker today. (John Fletcher/Mark Grieve).

WWT Slimbridge    A summer plumage Spotted Redshank on the Rushy today. Also the wild un-ringed adult COMMON CRANE on the Tack Piece again with four GCRP birds. (@slimbridge_wild). Six White Wagtails on the Dumbles today. (Geoff Moyser).

Hartpury     At Hartpury Orchard Centre birds today included eight Snipe, a male Bullfinch, two Sand Martins, c10 Swallows, two Red-legged Partridges, two Blackcaps and four Chiffchaffs. (Alan Hooper/Steve French). Pic by Alan.

Forest of Dean    A SWIFT over Crabtree Hill at 8pm. (Arron Roberts).

Symonds Yat    A female Wheatear flew into a tree close to the viewpoint from a northerly direction today. First site record. (Phil & Chris Andrews). Pic by Phil. Cleeve Hill    This morning seven RING OUZELS, eight Wheatears, a Redstart, a Cuckoo, three Stonechats, a Tree Pipit and good numbers of Willow Warblers. (Greg Mabbett).

WWT Slimbridge    An unringed wild adult COMMON CRANE on the Tack Piece. Also the unringed Slimbridge juvenile and 20 GCRP adults. (@slimbridge_wild).

Frampton    A Nightingale singing in the Gravel Wash today. (Nick Goatman).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Birds today included eight Shelducks, four Wigeon, 120 Teal, three Gadwalls, 15 Shovelers, seven Tufted Ducks, four Grey Herons, two Oystercatchers, a Little Ringed Plover, a Ringed Plover, 20 Lapwings, a Dunlin, two Snipe, a Whimbrel, a Curlew heard briefly, a Black-tailed Godwit, three Redshanks, a Common Sandpiper, a White Wagtail, a Yellow Wagtail, a male Wheatear, two singing Redstarts, 1+ Cetti’s Warbler, c10 Sedge Warblers, a Lesser Whitethroat, a Whitethroat, five Blackcaps, three Chiffchaffs, three Willow Warblers and two Reed Buntings. (Les Brown / Mike Smart).

Sharpness    A WHINCHAT and three Wheatears tonight at Sharpness. (Andy Jordan).

WWT Slimbridge     20 White Wagtails and a Yellow Wagtail on the Dumbles today. (Geoff Moyser).

Stinchcombe Hill     A Whitethroat at Drakestone Point today. (Geoff Moyser).

Frampton pools    A WOOD WARBLER singing in the “Pallas’s wood”, the 2nd record in recent times. Also two Whitethroats. (Nick Goatman).

Cleeve Hill    Five RING OUZELS, three Stonechats, seven Wheatears and a Cuckoo today.  (Greg Mabbett).

Aylburton Warth    A Red Kite, two Yellow Wagtails, 23+ White Wagtails, a Lesser Whitethroat, two Common Sandpiper and a Little Egret. (Lewis Thomson).

Cotswold Water Park East    Two Whimbrels at Pit 132. (Duncan Dine).

Coombe Hill Meadows    Three Common Cranes (2 rung/1 unrung), departed N at 8:10am. Other birds today included eight Blackcaps, three Chiffchaffs, four Willow Warblers, a Cetti’s Warbler, two Whitethroats, 8+ Sedge Warblers, two Skylarks, four Stock Doves, 9+ Reed Buntings, three Grey Herons, 15+ Lapwings, 15 Shelducks, 50+ Teal, two Gadwalls, a Wigeon, 12 Tufted Ducks, eight Shovelers, 10+ Swallows, a House Martin, three Sand Martins, two Pied Wagtail and a White Wagtail, two Oystercatchers, 3+ Curlews, a Black-tailed Godwit, two Redshanks, a Snipe and two Great Spotted Woodpeckers and a Green Woodpecker. (Les Waring/Mark Grieve).

Whitminster    Four Green Sandpipers flew high over Whitminster heading NE. (Richard Baatsen).

Tirley Sandpits    Six Blackcaps, a Jay, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers, nine Chiffchaffs, five Willow Warblers, 18 Stock Doves, two Skylarks, a male Redstart, four male Wheatears, two Swallows, a Green Woodpecker, a Lesser Whitethroat, a Reed Bunting and a Meadow Pipit. (Mark Grieve).

WWT Slimbridge     Nine Mediterranean Gulls on South Lake and 100 Swallows. 37 White Wagtails feeding in front of the Holden Tower today, also seven Ringed Plovers and 64 Dunlins. (@slimbridge_wild).

Hardwicke     A Lesser Whitethroat singing 1km S of Sellars Bridge, also four Willow Warblers, 21 Chiffchaffs and eight Blackcaps. (Paul Masters).

Forest of Dean    At Lower Lydbrook a Cormorant, a mixed flock of 15 House Martins and Swallows, a Kestrel, a Treecreeper, a Goldcrest, a Chiffchaff and a pair of Long-tailed Tits. At Cannop Ponds a female Pied Flycatcher, six Siskins. a pair of Grey Wagtails, Chiffchaffs, a pair of Blackcaps, House Martins and Swallows feeding over the ponds, two Willow Warblers, a pair of Long-tailed Tits, two Song Thrushes, a Mistle Thrush and a pair of Nuthatches. (Chris & Phil Andrews). Pic by Phil.Symonds Yat    From Yat Rock viewpoint the resident Peregrines, a female Sparrowhawk, a Red Kite, six Buzzards, a Kestrel, a Jay, a Green Woodpecker, a pair of Marsh Tits, a Swallow, two pairs of Canada Geese, four Song Thrushes, a pair of Long-tailed Tits and a pair of Nuthatches. Also Two Fallow Deer. (Chris & Phil Andrews).

Ashleworth Ham    11 Mute Swans, 23 Canada Geese, six Greylags, two Shelducks, a male Wigeon, a male Gadwall, 21 Teal, 29 Mallards, five Shovelers, two pairs of Tufted Ducks, a Little Grebe, two Great Crested Grebes, an immature female Peregrine, a Buzzard, 16 Coots, six Lapwings, 100+ Swallows and 10+ Meadow Pipits passing N. (Les Brown).

Tirley / Tirley Sandpits    A garden Chiffchaff, and at the sandpits seven Chiffchaffs, four Blackcaps, four Willow Warblers, a Little Egret over, ten Skylarks, 35+ Swallows, two Reed Buntings, four Meadow Pipits, a male Wheatear, a House Martin, a Green Woodpecker, six Stock Doves, three Great Spotted Woodpeckers, two Yellowhammers and a Whitethroat today. (Mark Grieve).

Cherington    At Cherington Lake birds included seven Tufted Ducks, four Marsh Tits, six Coal Tits, a Grey Wagtail, a Great Spotted Woodpecker and two Blackcaps. (John Fletcher).

Coombe Hill Meadows    Birds today included six Shelducks, three Wigeon, six Gadwall, 150 Teal, 20 Shovelers, three Tufted Ducks, three Little Egrets, two Grey Herons, two Oystercatchers, 20 Lapwings, two Dunlins, a Little Ringed Plover, two Snipe, a Curlew, a Whimbrel, a Black-tailed Godwit, two Redshanks, a Green Sandpiper, a House Martin, two Yellow Wagtails, a male Wheatear, a Cetti’s Warbler, c4 Sedge Warblers, a Whitethroat, a Lesser Whitethroat, three Blackcaps, two Willow Warblers, three Chiffchaffs and two Reed Buntings. (Mike Smart).

Coombe Hill Meadows    An unringed adult COMMON CRANE and two GCRP birds were present for an hour until 11:55am when they flew off NW. Also a male Blue-headed Wagtail with eight Yellow Wagtails, a White Wagtail and six Pied Wagtails. (Andy Jayne).

Common Crane

Frampton    A House Martin with 50 Swallows and 50 Sand Martins on the Sailing Lake this morning. Also a Cetti’s Warbler singing from the Blue Pool. On the flashes N of Splatt Bridge aLittle Grebe in the reed bed and a Little Egret. A male Wheatear on the sea wall. A single Reed Warbler with a Cetti’s Warbler both showing well in the reed bed S of Splatt Bridge. (MK).

Stow-on-the-Wold    A SHORT-EARED OWL at Nosehill Quarry this evening. (Richard Tyler).

Cleeve Hill    This morning a flock of 13 RING OUZELS, six Wheatears, a Cuckoo, a couple of Willow Warblers and a Chiffchaff singing. (Richard Tyler).

Ring Ouzel

Chiffchaff

Thu 14th Apr 2016

Nailsworth    At Windsoredge this afternoon an OSPREY appeared from the direction of Gatcombe Lake carrying a large fish. It circled high and drifted off NW at 4:45pm. Also 15 House Martins. (Roy Bircher).

Cleeve Hill    This morning a female RING OUZEL near the cattle, three Wheatears, twoStonechats, a Red Kite and a Cuckoo heard calling distantly to the East. (Steve Brown/Glos RSPB Group). Also a Red Kite, a Swallow and many newly arrived Willow Warblers. (Robin Griffiths/Pauline Lawrence).

Frampton    At 6:30am two Common Sandpipers on Sailing Lake. Also a pair of Oystercatchers over. (MK/Nick Goatman).  This evening the male Redstart still. (Nick Goatman). A Sedge Warbler and a Lesser Whitethroat new in at Splatt Bridge this morning and an adult LITTLE GULL over. (Gordon Hodgson).

Cotswold Water Park (West)    At Pit 43 two Nightingales, a Lesser Whitethroat, a Garden Warbler, an Oystercatcher over and earlier a Tawny Owl, a Cuckoo and another Nightingale. (Jon Mercer/Kim Milsom).

Cotswold Water Park (East)    At Pit 111, 15 Blackcaps, two Oystercatchers, five Cormorants, six Grey Herons, 18 Tufted Ducks, 12 Chiffchaffs, a Treecreeper, seven Willow Warblers and a Red Kite. At Pit 111b six Red Crested Pochards, nine Cormorants, two Swallows and two Nuthatches. At Pit 126 an Oystercatcher. (John Fletcher/Martin Greenish).

Highnam Woods    Nightingales singing again today. (Warren Gill).

Tirley Sandpits    Three Chiffchaffs, two Blackcaps and a Whitethroat today. (Mark Grieve).