Forest of Dean     At Nagshead this afternoon, a Pied Wagtail, a Redstart, a Pied Flycatcher, a Buzzard, a Jay, a Robin family, a Spotted Flycatcher family, a Wren, two Blackcaps and adult and juvenile Hawfinch. (Eden Tanner).

Hawfinch adult by Eden Tanner

Hawfinch juvenile by Eden Tanner

Spotted Flycatcher by Eden Tanner

WWT Slimbridge     The male WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT singing at Middle Point again today. (Tim Jukes). Two Red Kites and a Hobby over the Rushy. (Tim McGrath).

Frampton pools     A Hobby, a Peregrine, seven Common Terns, 50+ Swifts, 20+ Sand Martins, a few House Martins and Swallows, a Cuckoo, a Lesser Whitethroat, a Whitethroat with young, a Song Thrush collecting food for young and a Mistle Thrush with a second brood. (Nick Goatman).

Saul Warth     At high tide 11 Curlews, a Redshank, four Oystercatchers, five Lapwings, three Little Egrets, 38 adult Shelducks and 26 ducklings, a Cuckoo, a Lesser Whitethroat and 10+ Swifts. (MK).

Staverton     Three Red Kites circling a field at Hayden this morning. (Owen Follis).

Maisemore     At Leadon Meadows, Persh Farm 14 Mute Swans, eight adult Shelducks and three ducklings, c50 Mallards with several broods of ducklings, eight Little Egrets, two Grey Herons, c20 Coots, several with families of small chicks, 25 Black-headed Gulls, c30 House Martins and 20 Sand Martins, two Mistle Thrushes and song from Skylark, Whitethroat and Lesser Whitethroat. (Mike Smart).

WWT Slimbridge     The male WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT singing at Middle Point again this afternoon.  (Roberta Goodall). At least six Kingfishers on site today from Kingfisher hide and Martin Smith hide. (Roberta Goodall/Terry Stevenson/Paul Clark). A drake Garganey on the Tack Piece today. (Slimbridge Sightings). Four Great White Egrets on the Tack Piece this morning. (Terry Stevenson).

Frampton     From Splatt Bridge this morning a female Cuckoo, 100+ Swifts hawking low over the reedbeds, a Lesser Whitethroat, four Reed Warblers, 6+ Redshanks, eight Gadwalls, two Little Egrets and a Grey Heron. (Steve Pullen).

Forest of Dean     At Nagshead birds today included a Kingfisher, a Redstart, three Spotted Flycatchers, five Pied Flycatchers, a Bullfinch, a Garden Warbler, 13+ Siskins, a Sparrowhawk, a Nuthatch, a Jay, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, two Pied Wagtails and two Coal Tits. (Oliver Paisey). A male Kestrel in Lower Mitcheldean, unusual there. (Chris Keeling).

Brookthorpe     This evening four Swifts over at 9:10pm. (Ian Elphick).

Tewkesbury     At Mitton on a flooded field 17 Mute Swans, 13 Greylags, two Gadwalls, 50 Mallards with at least five broods of ducklings, a male Shoveler, two Grey Herons, two Moorhens, four Lapwings, a Curlew, a Redshank and 30 House Martins collecting mud. (Mike Smart).

Coombe Hill Meadows     32 Mute Swans, a Greylag, three Canada Geese, eight Teal, at least 44 Mallards with at least five broods of ducklings, three Shovelers, four Tufted Ducks, a Great White Egret, two Little Egrets, three Grey Herons, 15 Coots, five Avocets, two Little Ringed Plovers, four Lapwings, five Curlews, a Redshank, two Ringed Plovers, a Lesser Black-backed Gull, a Cuckoo, a Yellow Wagtail and 1+ Reed Warbler singing. (Mike Smart).

WWT Slimbridge    A Green Sandpiper this morning on the Tack Piece. Three Avocet chicks on the Rushy, on the river 20 Sanderlings, a Cuckoo in the Decoy wood and two Little Grebes on the Decoy pond. Also from Martin Smith hide early morning, a male Kingfisher and a Fox cub. (Neil Smart/Mike Davis/Dave Tait).

Fox cub by Dave Tait

Saul Warth     At high tide this morning a Marsh Harrier on the Warth hunting, flushing ducks, then resting. Just nine Curlews, nine Oystercatchers, a Dunlin, 30+ Shelducks and a pair with 17 ducklings, 25+ Mallards, a pair of Gadwalls, two Little Egrets, a Lesser Whitethroat, two Whitethroats, 50+ Swifts apparently still arriving and a male Reed Bunting. (MK).

Marsh Harrier by Mike King

Hartpury     Birds today included a Little Egret, a pair of Ravens, three Buzzards, four Greenfinches, ten Goldfinches and two Stock Doves. (Oliver Paisey).

Slad Valley     Birds included a Chiffchaff, a Goldcrest, Buzzards, a Red Kite, a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker and a Tree Pipit at Swifts Hill. (Paul Sutton).

Tree Pipit by Paul Sutton

Ashleworth Ham     This evening birds included a Spotted Flycatcher, a Redstart, four Yellow Wagtails, Whitethroats, Sedge Warblers, Chiffchaffs, Willow Warblers, Reed Buntings, a Red Kite, Skylarks and Song Thrushes. (Richard Humphrey/Go Wild In Ashleworth Group).

Yellow Wagtail by Richard Humphrey

WWT Slimbridge     The moulting drake Garganey on the Rushy again today. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Ashleworth Ham    On the reserve six Greylags and three goslings, five Canada Geese, at least 270 Mallards, a Grey Heron, two Little Egrets, at least five singing Skylarks, two Yellow Wagtails, a singing Willow Warbler, four Ravens and song from Sedge Warblers, Whitethroats and Chiffchaffs. Birds ringed today included a Redstart, four Sedge Warblers, ten Whitethroats, a Blackcap, five Chiffchaffs and a Reed Bunting. (Mike Smart/Mervyn Greening).

Gloucester     A Peregrine on the Cathedral this morning. (Nigel Young).

Peregrine by Nigel Young

Hartpury     Six Swifts, a Red Kite, three Buzzards, a Sparrowhawk, a Kestrel, 20+ Greylags, three Canada Geese, 5+ Mallards, three Greenfinches, two Chaffinches, five Goldfinches, four House Martins and three Swallows today. (Oliver Paisey).

Cheltenham     A Red Kite over Mead Road, Leckhampton at 10:25am today. (Dave Jeynes).

Saul Warth     At high tide at 6am two Sanderlings, 20 Ringed Plovers, eight Curlews, three Oystercatchers, three Grey Herons, two Little Egrets, 27 adult Shelducks and 11, 7 & 5 ducklings, a male Shoveler, two Common Gulls and two Lesser Whitethroats. (MK).

Edge     At Rudge Hill NNR a Tree Pipit, singing briefly at 6:45pm at SO846092. (Ian Elphick).

Forest of Dean     A Tree Pipit singing at Foxes Bridge Colliery along the cycle trail SO6386013501. (Mark Hobson).

Maisemore     This afternoon birds today included a Kingfisher, two Little Egrets, two Mute Swans, male and female Tufted Ducks, 17 Mallards, three Moorhens, three Grey Herons, a Cormorant, two House Martins, seven Long-tailed Tits. three Blackcaps and two Chiffchaffs. (John Fletcher).

WWT Slimbridge     The WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT at Middle Point again today.  (Slimbridge Sightings). A moulting drake Garganey on the Rushy today. (Dan Fletcher).

Alvington     Four Buzzards, two Goshawks and a Peregrine over Clanna Country Park today. (Paul Woolams).

Halmore     Birds around the woods today included a Goshawk, two Buzzards, a Sparrowhawk, a Hobby heading W, a Little Egret perched in a dead tree, a Cuckoo calling from the canal to the N and several Swifts and Swallows. Butterflies included a Small Copper, two Large Skippers and several Brimstones. (Chris Newton).

Goshawk by Chris Newton

Saul     A Red Kite N over Saul Marina at 2:10pm. Also a male Cuckoo calling, a Green Woodpecker, two Cetti’s Warblers and a Reed Warbler. (MK).

Huntley     A Red Kite circling over the village at 5pm today. (Martin Drew).

Aylburton     On an early morning walk from the village to the Warth birds included seven Shelducks, three Canada Geese, a Barnacle Goose, a Buzzard, four Grey Herons, a Little Egret, a Ringed Plover, a Oystercatcher, a Reed Warbler, 16 Skylarks, a Linnet and a Raven. (John Meadows).

Oakridge Lynch/Sapperton    At Strawberry Banks NR and Daneway Banks NR birds included Redstart, a Corn Bunting heard, a Raven, a Green Woodpecker, a Buzzard, a Sparrowhawk, a Red Kite and Goshawk.  At Strawberry Banks NR 11 Marsh Fritillaries and at Daneway Banks NR a Large Blue, Brown Argus, Dingy Skipper, Large Skipper and a lot of freshly emerged Common Blues. (Tim McGrath).

Chaceley     In meadows along the River Severn N of Haw Bridge a QUAIL calling. (Mike Smart).

WWT Slimbridge     The WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT showed well at Middle Point this morning and again this afternoon. (Tan Grigg/Mark Hobson).

Frampton     Around the pools a Tawny Owl, six Common Terns, seven Swifts, five House Martins, two Swallows, a Sand Martin, 1+ Spotted Flycatcher, three Whitethroats, 28 Blackcaps, 19 Chiffchaffs, 10+ Reed Warblers, four Cetti’s Warblers and three Coal Tits and young. (Nick Goatman). Along the canal and on the flashes early morning seven Barnacle Geese flew S, 25+ Shelducks, a male Shoveler, a Little Egret, 4+ Redshanks, three Oystercatchers, a Lapwing, a Common Tern, a male Cuckoo and four Cetti’s Warblers. (MK).

Tawny Owl by Nick Goatman

Epney     A drive-by Little Owl early morning, the first sighting here since 17th February. (MK).

Little Owl by Mike King

Coombe Hill Meadows     Birds today included c30 Mute Swans, five Greylags, eight Canada Geese, a Wigeon, three Teal, at least five Gadwalls, at least 60 Mallards and at least five broods of ducklings, a male Shoveler, a male Garganey, an immature Great White Egret, three Grey Herons, at least 15 Coots and broods of two chicks on the reserve and five on the canal. Waders included a pair of Oystercatchers with three chicks, c8 Avocets, a Little Ringed Plover, c45 Lapwings and four chicks, a Curlew and a Redshank. Also a Cuckoo, c5 House Martins, two Swifts and song from Skylark, Redstart, Sedge Warbler, Blackcap, Chiffchaff and Reed Bunting. Also a Fox took an adult Coot. (Mike Smart/Sarah Townsend).

Forest of Dean     At Nagshead Spotted Flycatcher, a male Pied Flycatcher and a Redstart at the Lower hide. Also at least four Great Spotted Woodpeckers and numerous Nuthatches. (Sarah Townsend/Robin Nelson). Three Goosanders (1 juv) still at Cannop Ponds. (Robin Nelson).

Spotted Flycatcher by Sarah Townsend

Stanley Downton     Birds today included two Red Kites, three Buzzards, a Kestrel, a male Sparrowhawk, a Greenfinch, a Goldfinch, a Linnet, a Blackcap, a Goldcrest, several Swifts, five Swallows, two House Martins, a Pied Wagtail, a Whitethroat, a Raven and a Grey Heron. (Paul Sutton).

Whittington     A Marsh Fritillary at Prestbury Hill Butterfly Reserve today. (Ken Heron & Jenny Jones).

Marsh Fritillary by Ken Heron

Syreford     Between Syreford and Hawling this morning a reeling Grasshopper Warbler (SP032204), a Goshawk carrying prey and being pursued by a Sparrowhawk, five Red Kites, two Ravens, ten Mistle Thrushes, two male Redstarts, a Tree Pipit, ten Yellowhammers, a Reed Bunting, a Corn Bunting and a Stoat. (Andy Jayne).

WWT Slimbridge     48 Avocets with at least 13 nests on the Rushy and 71 Avocets with 14 active nests on South Lake. A Garganey reported from Zeiss hide. (Dot Jones/Ian Hull).

Forest of Dean     Three Goosanders (2 female type and a juvenile) on Cannop ponds today. (Mark & Emily Hobson).

Goosanders by Mark Hobson

Cleeve Hill     Two Short-eared Owls hunting at the top end of Watery Bottom at 5pm today. (Kay Berriman). A Garden Warbler singing this morning at Bill Smyllie Reserve. (Sheila Wasley).

Short-eared Owl record shot by Kay Berriman

Frampton     At Splatt Bridge early morning two Cuckoos around the south reedbed. 6+ Redshanks and four Lapwings on the flashes, a female Sparrowhawk, a female Mandarin over and a pair of Tufted Ducks. Also an Otter on the canal. (Steve Pullen). A Common Tern on Court Lake today. (Alan McIlquham).

Common Tern by Alan McIlquham

Halmore     A Cuckoo calling briefly this afternoon after a 10-day absence, from the Slimbridge Lane area. Overhead several Swifts and Swallows, a Red Kite and a Buzzard. (Chris Newton).

Coombe Hill Meadows    Oystercatchers feeding three chicks, a Great White Egret and two Red Kites over. (Les Ditchburn).

Netherton     A Great White Egret on the bank of the River Coln today. (Chris McLaren).

Gloucester     At Horsebere Brook Flood Storage Area two Reed Buntings, two Willow Warblers, a Sedge Warbler, a male Kestrel, two Wrens collecting food, a Grey Heron and five Mute Swans with three cygnets. (John Fletcher).

Gretton     A Green Woodpecker foraging for ants in garden today. (Roger Wasley).

Green Woodpecker by Roger Wasley

Winchcombe     Great Spotted Woodpeckers visiting the garden feeders daily, with both male and female seen today. (Andrew Worthington).

WWT Slimbridge     The WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT showed well at Middle Point this morning. Also a Greenshank on the South Lake today. (Roberta Goodall).

Saul Warth     This afternoon, the arrival of 70+ screaming Swifts is really late, 50+ Mallards flushed out of the Warth by a bargee’s dog, a male Gadwall, 30+ Shelducks, 11 Curlews, a Little Egret, a Cetti’s Warbler, a male Reed Bunting and a hatch of Banded Demoiselles. (MK).

Banded Demoiselle by Mike King

Forest of Dean    Two Red Kites flying very low over Longhope village at 9:25am today. (Angela Carswell).

WWT Slimbridge     The WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT showed well at Middle Point this morning. Also a Marsh Harrier here. From Zeiss hide a pair of Common Cranes with chicks. (Heather England/Rachel Thomas).

White-spotted Bluethroat by Heather England

Common Cranes by Rachel Thomas

Frampton     At Splatt Bridge early morning two Great White Egrets, two Little Egrets, three Grey Herons, a pair of Black Swans, four Gadwalls, two Shovelers, two pairs of Tufted Ducks two Oystercatchers, 6+Redshanks, three Cuckoos (2m, 1f), a Kingfisher, two Jays and three Swifts. (Steve Pullen/MK). Around the pools lots of Blackcaps and Long-tailed Tits, the first baby Black-headed Gull hatched, 150+ Swifts, 30+ House Martins, 10+ Sand Martins, a Hobby, two Spotted Flycatchers, six Common Terns, a male Pochard, three Shelducks and 15 Tufted Ducks. (Nick Goatman).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning four Great White Egrets, three Little Egrets, 20+ Mute Swans, a pair of Shovelers, a drake Garganey, two Oystercatchers, two Little Ringed Plovers, 4+ Lapwings, a Curlew, nine Avocets (6 ads, 3 juvs), a summer-plumaged Dunlin, two Cuckoos, four Yellow Wagtails, two Pied Wagtails, a Whitethroat, a Lesser Whitethroat, a Reed Bunting and a Sedge Warbler. (Les Ditchburn/Paul Clark/Mike Smart).

Upham Meadows     Two Curlews and 50 Carrion Crows today. (Mike Smart).

Ashleworth Ham     Five Greylags (a pair with 3 goslings), a Canada Goose, 135 Mallards and a family of 3 ducklings and a Cuckoo singing. (Mike Smart).