WWT Slimbridge     A juvenile Goshawk over the Top New Piece then flew to the Spinney Wood. Four Swallows feeding over the grounds. (Slimbridge Sightings). 25 Snipe and a Cattle Egret on the Rushy. (Mike Davis). 11 Cattle Egret on the Rushy late afternoon. (Tim McGrath).

Andoversford     Six Red Kites, three Buzzards and a Sparrowhawk over the fields in between Andoversford and Syreford Quarry. (Cottia Howard).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Five Mute Swans, 150 Greylags, 200 Canada Geese, 215 Wigeon, 45 Gadwalls, 380 Teal, 100 Mallards, 81 Pintails, 76 Shovelers, 15 Tufted Ducks, two pairs of Little Grebes, a Grey Heron, a Coot, 35 Lapwings, two Green Sandpipers, five Skylarks, a Stonechat, a Chiffchaff, 30 Goldfinches, five Linnets, five Bullfinches and a Reed Bunting. (Mike Smart).

Ashleworth Ham     Two Mute Swans, 30 Greylags, four Wigeon, 12 Gadwalls, four Teal, 60 Mallards, six Shovelers, a Grey Heron and 20 Goldfinches. (Mike Smart).

Chavenage Green     A female MERLIN and a 11 Red Kites today. (Terry Grant).

Nailsworth     At Barton End a female MERLIN made a brief appearance and spooked 300+ Golden Plovers.  (Terry Grant).

Cleeve Hill     A Golden Plover in the fog this morning. (Duncan Dine).

WWT Slimbridge    14 Cattle Egrets on the Ox Piece with cattle. A visitor reported a Short-eared Owl on the sea wall fence. (Dot Jones).

Stanton     At Shenberrow Hill five Bullfinches, three Redwings, a Marsh Tit and a Yellowhammer. (Paul Whitehead).

Bencombe     c20 Golden Plovers on the top fields this morning at ST795963 (near the junction to Wotton-under-Edge from the A4135. A Red kite flew towards Horsley Recycling Centre. (Jon Dexter).

Winchcombe     At Langley Road this afternoon, five Bullfinches, a Jay, a Kestrel, three Red Kites, four Redwings and a snuggle of Long-tailed Tits. (Stuart Galey).

WWT Slimbridge     A YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER calling and showed in the sallows and weeping willow on the E side of the spinney wood. At Middle Point a moulting adult Curlew Sandpiper. 12 Cattle Egrets in the Stall House Ground with the cattle herd, viewed from the seawall bench at Goose House/Middle Point. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Edge     A RING OUZEL on the common at 12:30pm with Mistle Thrushes near the quarry. (James Darke).

Walmore Common    A female/immature Goosander today. Also 165 Greylag Geese, nine Snipe, a Kingfisher and three Stonechats. (Andy Jayne).

Chavenage Green     A female MERLIN and at least 12 Red Kites today. (Terry Grant).

Elmore Court     At the rewilding area this afternoon, at least seven Stonechats, 18 Skylarks, 12 Meadow Pipits, three Red Kites, five Buzzards, three Kestrels, three Grey Herons, a Little Egret, 12 Teal, 25 Mallards, two Mute Swans and three Jays. (Steve Pullen).

Stinchcombe Hill    A male Brambling with a mixed finch flock below the car park, a Red Kite, a Chiffchaff, and a few Redwings in the woods this afternoon. (James Robinson).

Gloucester     At Horsbere Brook FSA two Mute Swans, a Cormorant and an adult Grey Heron. On the mound two male Stonechats and 30 Goldfinches. (Gordon Avery).

Cheltenham     A garden Brambling in Southam near the Race Course. (Paul Watkins).

Brambling by Paul Watkins

Nailsworth     In the Barton End area birds today included 200+ Golden Plovers, four Red Kites, five Buzzards, a hunting female Kestrel, c30 Skylarks, c20 Meadow Pipits, four Stonechats and two Swallows. (Chris Newton).

Kestrel by Chris Newton

WWT Slimbridge     A Wood Sandpiper on the Rushy, five Knot, two Greenshanks and two Spotted Redshanks on South Lake. (Dot Jones). A BITTERN from Zeiss hide. (Oliver Paisey). A visitor report of a YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER calling in the spinney wood.

Gloucester     c50 Redwings over the city centre this afternoon. (James Robinson).

Painswick Beacon     This morning’s migration watch, 7am to 9:30am, 2330 Woodpigeon, a male RING OUZEL, 103 Chaffinches, three Bramblings, three House Martins, 168 Redwings and four Fieldfares. A Red Kite drifted around the area throughout. (John Fleming).

Chavenage Lane/Barton Lane area     Nine Red Kites, a female MERLIN, 80+ Goldfinches, 316 Golden Plovers and two Stonechats. (Terry Grant).

WWT Slimbridge     A BITTERN from Zeiss hide and later Van de Bovenkamp hide. (Tim Jukes/Jonathan Bull).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Late afternoon a GARGANEY, a drake Pochard with 12 Tufted Ducks and 14+ Pintail among the Wigeon, Teal and Shoveler. Also a Marsh Harrier. (Martin McGill).

Lechlade     Eight WHOOPER SWANS today. (Duncan Dine).

Forest of Dean      This afternoon at Cannop Stoneworks five Mandarins (four drakes), two Goosanders (a redhead and an immature drake) and a Little Grebe. At Woorgreens Lake three redhead Goosanders and a Jay. (Andy & Sue Gibbons). Two Stonechat still on top of May Hill this morning. (Rob Guest).

Tewkesbury     At Mythe Hook 15 Mute Swans, 100 Greylags, 200 Canada Goose, 70 Wigeon, six Gadwalls, 60 Teal, 50 Mallards, 20 Shovelers, 20 Lapwings and a male Ruff. (Mike Smart).

Stonehouse     This morning a Kingfisher and a Cormorant near Upper Mills on the canal. A Chiffchaff near the Ocean. A Jay and a Grey Heron in fields below Bonds Mill. (Paul Sutton).

Frampton     This evening an OSPREY still on Court Lake. (Nick Goatman).

Edge     Belated news of a HOOPOE in a private garden last week. Looked for today and no sign. (per John Fletcher).

Chavenage Lane area     Birds included at least seven Buzzards, nine Red Kites, including three juveniles perched and flying together, c10 Yellowhammers, c20 Skylarks, ten Linnets, a Greenfinch and a Jay. (Chris Newton).

Red Kite by Chris Newton

Ashleworth Ham     Birds today included two Mute Swans, 20 Greylags, 100 Canada Geese, seven Wigeon, 20 Gadwalls, five Teal, 200 Mallards, two Pintails, 20 Shovelers, five Skylarks and a Stonechat. Also two Roe Deer. (Mike Smart).

WWT Slimbridge     Birds on South Lake today included 185 Black-tailed Godwits, 22 Avocets, two Greenshanks, at least seven Ruff and a Snipe. On the deep lake 27 Pochards, ten Cormorants and a Great Crested Grebe. (Roberta Goodall).

Blockley     A Spotted Flycatcher today, first of the year. (Chris Morton).

Coombe Hill Meadows     A mating pair of Willow Emerald damselflies along the canal at the first footbridge from the car park. (Paul Masters/MK).

Willow Emerald damselflies by Mike King

Moreton-in-Marsh     A YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER this afternoon in bushes in Varsity Close. (per Andy Jayne).

Frampton     This afternoon an OSPREY still on Court Lake, the adult Yellow-legged Gull on the sailing lake, four Curlews and a Reed Bunting over, two Grey Wagtails and a few Chiffchaffs still. (Nick Goatman).

Saul Warth     109 Shelducks, 51 Curlews, a Common Sandpiper, a Little Egret, two Kestrels, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, seven Mistle Thrushes, 16 Goldfinches, three Linnets, ten Meadow Pipits and two Red Admirals. (MK).

Cam Peak     A Wheatear today. (Jonathan Bull).

WWT Slimbridge     The Pink-footed Goose, of unknown origin, still with Canada Goose flock today on the Dumbles. (Warren Gill).

WWT Slimbridge     A ringtail HEN HARRIER flew upriver at 12:08pm, seen from Zeiss hide. Two Greenshanks from Hogarth hide. (Dot Jones/Slimbridge Sightings).

Frampton     An OSPREY still at Court Lake today. Also 12 Swallows and six Siskins. (Steve Pullen/Nick Goatman).

Cleeve Hill     No sign of the Dotterel in a thorough search this morning. Two Wheatears, two Stonechats, 30+ Meadow Pipits, seven Skylarks and two Ravens. (Paul Masters/Duncan Dine/Dave Pearce/Les Ditchburn/MK).

Wheatear by Mike King

Stonechat by Mike King

Nailsworth     c90 House Martins flew S in a brief break in the weather this morning, and 14 Redwings followed through the rain later. (Terry Grant).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning 110 Pintails,  28 Snipe, two flocks 19 and nine and three Stonechats. (Ian Hull).

Tewkesbury    At Mythe Hook birds included 15 Mute Swans, c350 Greylags, c350
Canada Geese, 415 Wigeon, 20 Teal, six Gadwalls, 250 Mallards, 20 Shovelers, 50 Lapwings and a Cetti’s Warbler heard. (Mike Smart).

Cleeve Hill      A DOTTEREL at 5pm today at SO9853026462. Also a Short-eared Owl being mobbed by Jackdaws. (Stuart Galey).

Frampton     An OSPREY at Court Lake caught a fish this morning. Also a Great White Egret, three Little Egrets, a pair of Great Crested Grebes and two juveniles, 100+ Coots and a pair of Gadwalls. (Paul Sutton). Also a Jay, a Kingfisher, a Nuthatch and 2+ Migrant Hawkers. (Mike Davis). Both OSPREYS were present today. (Nick Goatman).

Osprey by Paul Sutton

WWT Slimbridge     On South Lake ten Cattle Egrets and three Little Egrets at midday. (Nigel Young).

Cattle Egret & Little Egret by Nigel Young

Huntley     A Water Rail calling in reed beds at Huntley sewage treatment works this afternoon. (Owen Follis).

Saul Warth      At 11am high tide 103 Shelducks, 68+ Curlews, a Grey Plover, a Common Sandpiper, 3 Kestrels, a Great White Egret, five Little Egrets, nine Meadow Pipits, three Skylarks, 12 Goldfinches, seven Linnets, just a trickle of 12 Swallows, a Chiffchaff and six Long-tailed Tits. (MK). Earlier a pair of Stonechats at Hock Ditch. (Mike Davis).

Long-tailed Tit by Mike King

Stinchcombe Hill     This evening 14 Redwings over and noticeable increase in Song Thrush and Blackbird numbers. A few Meadow Pipits, Siskins and Linnets over too. At least 25 Pied Wagtails before they left to roost in the Vale. (James Robinson).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning birds included 30 Greylags, 280 Canada Geese, c100 Wigeon, eight Gadwall, c300 Teal, 100 Mallards, 60+ Pintails, 30+ Shovelers, 12 Tufted Ducks, a Buzzard, five Coots, 10+ Skylarks and two Bullfinches. (Mike Smart/Paul Clark). Also along the canal at lunchtime 4+ Willow Emerald damselflies and 12+ Migrant Hawkers. (Paul Clark).

Ashleworth Ham     Six Shovelers, 14 Teal, 17 Wigeon, a Little Grebe, four Gadwalls, 60 Mallards, 42 Greylags, 55 Canada Geese, two Mute Swans, two Grey Herons, four House Martins and a Red Kite. (John Fletcher).

Siddington     A Great White Egret on a small pond near Hales Farm between Siddington and South Cerney at 3:15pm. (Stewart McIntosh).