Bourton-on-the-Water     A juvenile OSPREY flew south over Bourton Pits this afternoon, not the Ready Token bird. (Richard Tyler).

Osprey by Richard Tyler

Hasfield meadows     This morning an OSPREY on the river, a Wheatear and three Snipe. (Robin Lewis).

Saul Warth     At high tide a Sanderling, a Common Sandpiper, three Greenshanks, 68 Ringed Plovers, 15 Dunlins, nine Avocets, 92+ Curlews, five Teal, 123 Shelducks, five Little Egrets, five Grey Herons, a female Marsh Harrier, five Buzzards, a Kestrel, two Swallows, a Yellow Wagtail and eight Pied Wagtails, a Blackcap, a Whitethroat and two Chiffchaffs. (MK).

Pied Wagtail by Mike King

WWT Slimbridge    Two BITTERN sightings this morning at the Knott hide reed bed and later in the island reed bed at Zeiss hide. Also a Swan Goose today. (Martin Price/Alan Waterman). Two Garganeys from Martin Smith hide. From Middle Point this morning a juvenile Ruff, an adult Bar-tailed Godwit, 62 Curlews, 30 Dunlins, a Little Stint, two Curlew Sandpipers and 78 Ringed Plovers. Four Marsh Harriers on the Dumbles. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Swan Goose by Alan Waterman

Gloucester     From Alney Island to Over this morning 8+ Long-tailed Tits, two Green Woodpeckers, 3+ Chiffchaffs, 8+ House Martins and four Cormorants. A Silver Y Moth at Alney and a Comma and a Migrant Hawker at Over. (Paul Clark).

Frampton     30+ Ravens headed W over Splatt Bridge early this morning and a Kingfisher on the canal. (Steve Pullen).

Ashleworth Ham     Late afternoon four Little Egrets, a Grey Heron, a Greenshank and a Buzzard. (John Fletcher).

Greenshank & Little Egret by John Fletcher

Saul Warth     Early morning pre-high tide 12 species of wader, a Curlew Sandpiper, a Little Stint, a summer plumage Grey Plover, a Sanderling, a Knot, a Common Sandpiper, a Greenshank, four Turnstones, 96 Ringed Plovers, 25 Dunlins, 18 Avocets, 64+ Curlews, four Teal, 84 Shelducks, seven Little Egrets, 60 Swallows, a Yellow Wagtail and 12 Pied Wagtails and nine Chiffchaffs. (MK).

WWT Slimbridge     An OSPREY flew S over the grounds at 8:20am. (Slimbridge Sightings). A Cattle Egret from Robbie Garnett hide and a visitor report of a late Swift there. Two Garganeys from Martin Smith hide. A SPOONBILL and two Wheatears from Middle Point. Five Pintails and a juvenile Little Ringed Plover on South Lake. Three Spotted Redshanks around the grounds today. (Dot Jones/Paul Rich/Mike Davis/Oliver Paisey/Warren Gill).

Frampton     A juvenile Peregrine from Splatt Bridge at first light this morning and a Marsh Harrier around the 100-Acre. (Steve Pullen).

Forest of Dean     A male Marsh Harrier being mobbed by the local Buzzards at Huntley Sewage Treatment Works. (Owen Follis).

Cleeve Hill     This morning around the Radio Masts 10+ Chiffchaffs, male and female Blackcaps, a few Whitethroats, a Willow Warbler, a Whinchat, a Stonechat and a Raven. (Duncan Dine).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Late morning 4+ Great White Egrets, 3+ Little Egrets, 6+ Grey Herons, 11 Snipe, three Green Sandpipers, two Greenshanks, two Black-tailed Godwits, 50+ Teal, two Marsh Harriers, a Kestrel, a Wheatear, 60+ hirundines including 10+ Sand Martins, two Green Woodpeckers, two Sedge Warblers, a Blackcap, a Whitethroat and 4+ Chiffchaffs. (Paul Clark/Ian Hull).

Ashleworth Ham     A ringing session this morning caught 53 birds including a Sedge Warbler, four Blackcaps, a Whitethroat, nine Chiffchaffs and 33 Goldfinches. On the reserve, ten Canada Geese, a Grey Heron, a Greenshank, 30 Swallows, ten House Martins and a Wheatear. (Mervyn Greening/Mike Smart).

WWT Slimbridge    From Middle Point a Wheatear, three SANDWICH TERNS flew upriver at 815am. A Cattle Egret in the Goose House Ground. 15 SANDWICH TERNS flew downriver at 8:55am and three more at 9:42am. A BITTERN from Zeiss hide at 12:09pm. (Ian Hull/Paul Rich). From Zeiss hide 56, 34 and three probable Arctic Terns flew downriver S between 9:09-9:25am and a juvenile LITTLE TERN. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Saul Warth     Early morning at high tide 85+ Curlews, 16 Avocets, two Greenshanks, 52 Ringed Plovers, six Dunlins, a Common Sandpiper, a Teal, five Little Egrets, a MERLIN, a Yellow Wagtail, two Grey Wagtails and 16 Pied Wagtails, 100+ Swallows, a Willow Warbler, two Blackcaps and 10+ Chiffchaffs. (MK).

Merlin by Mike King

Coombe Hill Meadows     A Shoveler, 51 Teal, a Golden Plover, four Snipe, a Greenshank, three Green Sandpipers, three Great White Egrets, seven Little Egrets, a Red Kite, a Peregrine, a Sedge Warbler, a Redstart, two Whinchats, a Wheatear and 200+ Goldfinches in 2 flocks. A Water Rail, a Kingfisher and a Yellow Wagtail heard. (Andy Jayne).

Chedworth     2+ Whinchats on the old Airfield this afternoon. (Duncan Dine).

Cam/Dursley     2+ Dippers on the River Cam at Littlecombe this afternoon. (Mike Davis).

WWT Slimbridge    Three juvenile Curlew Sandpipers and two Spotted Redshanks on the Tack Piece this morning. On the Rushy a Spotted Redshank and three Greenshanks. An adult SPOONBILL on the Top New Piece. A BITTERN early on then flew towards Knott hide. A BLACK TERN and a SANDWICH TERN flew down river. (Martin McGill et al). Nine Common Terns off of Middle Point on the mud. (Paul Masters).

Curlew Sandpipers by Paul Masters

Purton     This morning a BLACK TERN, six SANDWICH TERNS and a Common Tern flew down river, also 1000+ Swallows. (Francis Steuck).

Saul Warth     Early morning 15 Avocets, a Greenshank, four Dunlins, 114+ Curlews, four Little Egrets, first two Teal since April, 6+ Chiffchaffs, a Lesser Whitethroat and a male Blackcap. (MK). Late morning 130 Curlews, three Greenshanks, 37 Ringed Plovers, five Dunlins, a Sanderling, a Common Sandpiper, an Avocet and 130 Swallows flew NE. (Gordon Hodgson).

Frampton      Along the canal S of Saul Lodge three Kingfishers together, 13 (5/8) Mandarins flew N, a Little Egret, a Kestrel, the Garden Warbler still, 4+ Chiffchaffs, a Whitethroat, 50+ Swallows and 12 Linnets. (MK).

Kingfisher by Mike King

Little Egret by Mike King

Coombe Hill Meadows    Four Great White Egrets, eight Little Egrets, six Grey Herons, a Snipe, a Greenshank, a Green Sandpiper and a Sedge Warbler. (Sarah Townsend/Ian Hull). Also six Whinchats, five Yellow Wagtails, a Red Kite and a Kestrel. (Ian Hull).

Ebworth    A Whinchat along the drive to Ebworth again this morning. (Tom Griffin).

Fairford      The OSPREY still in the Fairford area today. (Richard Tyler).

Osprey by Richard Tyler

Frampton     A Garden Warbler this morning, just south of Saul Lodge. Also a Stoat took a Woodpigeon high in the hedgerow. (Gordon Hodgson).

Saul Warth     Early morning four Grey Herons, two Little Egrets, 25 Curlews, an Avocet, three Kestrels, a Hobby through N, 15 Pied Wagtails, 70 Goldfinches, six Chiffchaffs, four Blackcaps, a Whitethroat, 19 Swallows and a Muntjac at Fretherne Bridge. (MK).

Whitethroat by Mike King

Purton     A Greenshank, a Cattle Egret, Grey and Yellow Wagtails, a Spotted Flycatcher, 100 Swallows and three Sand Martins this morning. (Francis Steuck).

Slimbridge     A Whinchat along Moorend Lane this morning. (Francis Steuck).

WWT Slimbridge     A BITTERN at lunchtime from Van de Bovenkamp hide. A Garganey and a Snipe from Martin Smith hide. (Martin Price). Around the grounds a SPOONBILL, a Hobby, two Marsh Harriers and a Whinchat. Also a WATER SHREW on the Safari.  (Jeanne Vitkovskis/Dot Jones/Mike Davis).

Halmore     In the woods today a large fall of Spotted Flycatchers with many juveniles, many Chiffchaffs with 1-2 Willow Warblers, several Blackcaps, many Goldfinches, two Chaffinches, a Greenfinch, two Treecreepers, two Nuthatches, several Goldcrests, adult and juvenile Great Spotted Woodpeckers, several Green Woodpeckers, two Jays, a Raven, a Goshawk and two Buzzards over and a Sparrowhawk hunting the Flycatchers. (Chris Newton).

Spotted Flycatcher by Chris Newton

Elmore Court     In the rewilding area late afternoon today, the Great White Egret still, six Little Egrets, a Grey Heron, three Green Sandpipers and four Teal. Also seven Greylags over and a Roebuck. (Steve Pullen).

Coombe Hill Meadows     A Great White Egret, a Greenshank, a Green Sandpiper and a Snipe this morning. (Ian Ralphs).

Aylburton Warth     Ten Mallards, six Cormorants, a Grey Heron, an Oystercatcher, 149 Ringed Plovers, 50 Dunlins, six Knot, three Sanderlings, 537 Curlews, a Black-tailed Godwit and a Turnstone at high tide. (Mike Smart).

Longlevens     A late Swift over at 8:10pm. (Andy Jayne).

WWT Slimbridge     A SPOONBILL, later at Middle Point, and a Great White Egret from Zeiss hide. (Dot Jones/Tim Jukes). Also a Cattle Egret from Zeiss hide. (Oliver Paisey). 191 Black-tailed Godwit, three Greenshanks and three Spotted Redshanks on the Rushy. (Tim Jukes). A Garganey from Martin Smith hide. (Roberta Goodall). Two group of three Common Cranes on the river bank from the Estuary Tower today. (Clare McLeod).

Saul Warth     Between 11:30-2pm two Whinchats still, three Lesser Whitethroats, a Whitethroat, two Blackcaps, five Chiffchaffs, a distant Marsh Harrier up with four Buzzards, 27 Curlews and a Migrant Hawker. (MK). 3 possibly 4 Spotted Flycatchers this evening. (Gordon Hodgson).

Whinchat by Mike King

Frampton pools     A Spotted Flycatcher, six Reed Warblers, three Lesser Whitethroats, eight Whitethroats, a Yellow Wagtail, a Garden Warbler, four Willow Warblers, 49 Chiffchaff, 19 Blackcaps, eight Reed Buntings, four Cetti’s Warblers, three Shovelers, a Teal, six Gadwalls, 33 Mallards, the adult Yellow-legged Gull and four Kingfishers today. (Nick Goatman).

Ebworth    A Whinchat along the drive to Ebworth this morning. (Tom Griffin).

Gloucester     From Alney to Over this morning a juvenile Grey Heron finishing off the Elvers in the dried out pond, two Buzzards, two Green Woodpeckers, 6+ House Martins, 4+ Chiffchaffs, a Kingfisher. Brown, Migrant, Southern and Southern Migrant Hawkers, 6+ Emerald Damselflies and a Musk Beetle. (Paul Clark).

Bibury     Belated news of the OSPREY at Ready Token again on Tuesday 27th August and also over the River Coln at Fairford. (Jonathan Stebbing).

Longney Crib and sands     This afternoon a Great White Egret, 171 Canada Geese, 51 Greylags, 163 Black-headed Gulls, 255+ Lesser Black-backed Gulls, nine Herring Gulls,
five Great Black-backed Gulls, a Grey Heron, four Swallows and two Ravens. (John Fletcher).

Aylburton Warth     Ten Mallards, three Ringed Plovers, four Dunlins, 489 Curlews, 250 Black-headed Gulls, 75 Swallows and a Wheatear. (Mike Smart).

Saul Warth     Early morning two Whinchats, a Nuthatch, rarely seen here, three Common Cranes flew N past Frampton church, four Little Egrets, 41 Curlews, a Ringed Plover, four Dunlins, two Kestrels, a Lesser Whitethroat, ten Chiffchaffs, a Yellow Wagtail heard and five Pied Wagtails, 86 Goldfinches and a Southern Hawker. A Great Crested Grebe family on the canal. (MK).

Elmore Court     In the rewilding area at lunchtime today, on the scrape a juvenile Little Ringed Plover, a Greenshank, two Snipe, 4+ Green Sandpipers, 12 Lapwings, a Great White Egret, three Little Egrets, four Grey Herons, two Whinchats and a Stonechat. (Steve Pullen).

Edge     Around Rudge Hill NNR this afternoon seven Long-tailed Tits, six Chiffchaffs, a Goldcrest, a Buzzard and a Kestrel. (John Fletcher).

Stroud     A Kingfisher on the canal at Bowbridge today. (Paul Sutton).

Kingfisher by Paul Sutton

Ashleworth Ham      Ringing session caught 27 birds including a Lesser Whitethroat, a Whitethroat, a Willow Warbler, six Chiffchaffs, six Long-tailed Tits, two Treecreepers, two Bullfinches and two Reed Buntings. On the reserve a Sedge Warbler, two Whitethroats, five Chiffchaffs and a Raven. (Mervyn Greening/Mike Smart/Erin Taylor).

Bibury     An OSPREY at Ready Token at SP 09888 04953 today N of the Welsh Way. (Keith Jennings).

Sherborne     Two Great White Egrets on the Broadwater today. (Keith Jennings).

Saul Warth     Early morning a Snipe, 81+ Curlews, two Little Egrets, two Kestrels, seven Chiffchaffs, three Blackcaps, a Lesser Whitethroat, nine Pied Wagtails, 22 Swallows and a Stoat. A Hobby flew N at Fretherne Bridge at 9:10am. (MK).

WWT Slimbridge    At Middle Point two SPOONBILLS on the Top New Piece this morning. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Ozleworth     This morning seven Buzzards, c70 House Martins at St John of Myra church and a Raven calling. (Paul Sutton).

Coombe Hill Meadows     At lunchtime a Kestrel, a Sparrowhawk, a Red Kite, a Great White Egret, a Little Egret, a Bullfinch, a Kingfisher, two Redstarts, 4+ Chiffchaffs and 7+ Linnets. (Paul Clark).

Elmore Court     In the rewilding area at lunchtime today, 4+ Whinchats with 3+ Stonechats flycatching next to the scrape. On the scrape a Great White Egret, three Little Egrets, two Grey Herons, a Lapwing and three Green Sandpipers, also a Kestrel, a Sparrowhawk and five Buzzards. (Steve Pullen).

Frampton     From Splatt Bridge this morning a Hobby over the flashes. On the sailing lake the adult Yellow-legged Gull. (Steve Pullen). Later N of Splatt Bridge a Little Egret and a juvenile Peregrine high over heading towards the Green. It hit a crow but couldn’t hang on to it. A Red Kite over the Perryway heading over the trees at Court Lake late afternoon. (Paul Sutton). From Splatt Bridge, a Hobby was hunting over the 100-Acre and a Peregrine was harassing a Black-headed Gull. Two Yellow Wagtails bathing on the edge of the Sailing Lake this afternoon, and a few Banded Demoiselles. (Terry Grant).

Yellow Wagtail by Terry Grant

Framilode Passage     A flock of 11 Greenshanks flew down river at 3:05pm. (Terry Grant). They flew over Berkeley at 3:45pm, a garden tick. (Oliver Paisey). Then they flew low SW over Aust Services (Matt Hall) and then SW over Severn Beach at 4:08pm.

Framilode/Epney     Seven species of gull in mobile flocks, including a Yellow-legged Gull and two Mediterranean Gulls. (Terry Grant).

Over     A Wheatear on the driveway to the house on Over Farm. (Tom Berry).

Horsley     Two Red Kites hunting over a freshly mown field of hay. (Terry Grant).

Cleeve Hill     A Raven on a rabbit carcass this afternoon. (Duncan Dine).

Raven by Duncan Dine

Walmore Common    A Southern Migrant Hawker today. Birds included a Red Kite, a Hobby, a Kingfisher and a Lesser Whitethroat. (Andy Jayne).

WWT Slimbridge     Two male Garganeys from Martin Smith hide and a female on the Rushy. Three Mandarins on Decoy pool. (Magnus Carter).

Frampton     From Splatt Bridge early this morning, a juvenile Goshawk flew S along the canal, a Marsh Harrier, two Kestrels, four Little Egrets, two Kingfishers, six Yellow Wagtails over and two Grey Wagtails. Also 12 Pied Wagtails on the green by the Bell Inn. (Steve Pullen).

Saul Warth     Early morning a Kingfisher along the river bank was unusual and two more Kingfishers on Saul Lodge pond. Also a Greenshank flew high N, 85+ Curlews, three Little Egrets, 22 Shelducks, 40+ Goldfinches, 5+ Chiffchaffs, a Blackcap, 50+ Swallows and two House Martins. (MK).

Berkeley shore     A Wheatear along the sea wall at ST6489398677. (Mike Tranter).

Wheatear by Mike Tranter

Horsley     Three Hobbies at 1:15pm today at Tickmorend flying SW. (David Bullock).

Chedworth     Ten Ravens flew N over Chedworth today while a steady daily trickle of House Martins head S. (Harvey Sherwood).

WWT Slimbridge     The leucistic Marsh Harrier, the SPOONBILL, the Pink-footed Goose of unknown origin and the Ross’s Goose about the grounds today. A BITTERN flew into Island reed bed from Zeiss hide at 10am. On the Rushy a Garganey, two Greenshanks and two Spotted Redshanks. Three Green Sandpipers and a Snipe in front of the Robbie Garnett hide and two Common Sandpipers at Middle Point. (Slimbridge Sightings/Oliver Paisey/Steve Kear/Paul Masters).

Saul Warth     Early morning two Little Egrets, 50 Shelducks, 50 Curlews, a Peregrine causing havoc, a Sparrowhawk, four Kestrels, a male Wheatear, 11 Pied Wagtails, six Yellow Wagtails, 80 Goldfinches, six Greenfinches, a Lesser Whitethroat and four Chiffchaffs. 100+ Swallows on wires in Saul village. (MK).

Wheatear by Mike King

Curlew by Mike King

Cleeve Hill     This evening a SHORT-EARED OWL quartering West Down and Dry Bottom. Also 50+ Swallows heading south. (Stuart Galey).

Frampton     From Splatt Bridge this morning three Marsh Harriers, a Peregrine, a Hobby, two Snipe and seven Yellow Wagtails through and a few in with the cattle. (Gordon Hodgson).

Tresham     Early morning four Whinchats. (Paul Rich).

Stroud    At Fromebanks two Dippers, two Grey Wagtails, a Grey Heron and a Kingfisher. Nearby two Otters on the canal. (Mike Davis).

Forest of Dean     This morning on Cannop Upper Pond six female Mandarins and a juvenile male Mandarin, c80 Mallards, four Little Grebes, a Moorhen, two juvenile Moorhens, three Coots, two Cormorants and a Nuthatch on the bird table. (Chris Keeling).

Guscar Rocks     15 Mallards, two Little Egrets, two Grey Herons, a Sparrowhawk, a Buzzard, 170 Ringed Plovers, 35 Dunlins, 400 Curlews, two Redshanks, ten Swallows, a Yellow Wagtail, four Chiffchaffs, 40 Carrion Crow and five Jackdaws. (Mike Smart).

Cotswold Water Park East     Three Hobbies hunting dragonflies today. (Duncan Dine).

Hobby by Duncan Dine

Gloucester     From Alney to Over this morning a Buzzard, a Green Woodpecker, 4+ House Martins, a Kingfisher and 2+ Chiffchaffs. Also a White-legged Damselfly and 3+ female Brown Hawkers egg laying. (Paul Clark).

Walmore Common     This afternoon a male Marsh Harrier, a Red Kite, an adult Goshawk, a Sparrowhawk, 4+ Buzzards, four Kestrels and a Hobby. Also a Redstart, three Whinchats and a Wheatear.(Andy Jayne).