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).

Frampton pools     Around the pools today two OSPREYS, two Hobbies, a Peregrine, three Great White Egrets, four Shovelers, 13 Wigeon, nine Gadwalls, three Great Crested Grebes, 18 Curlews, the adult Yellow-legged Gull, 20 Swallows, 11 House Martins, two Kingfishers, a Nuthatch, four Jays, three Great Spotted Woodpeckers, a Green Woodpecker, 10+ Chiffchaffs, five Cetti’s Warblers, four Siskins and a Redwing. (Nick Goatman/Steve Pullen).

Saul Warth     111 Shelducks, 81 Curlews, a Greenshank, a Redshank, a Ringed Plover, three Kestrels, a female Marsh Harrier N over Hock Ditch at 7:12am, eight Grey Herons, six Little Egrets, 25 Meadow Pipits, a male Stonechat, 30 Goldfinches, three Swallows, a Grey Wagtail, a Chiffchaff, a female Blackcap and a Goldcrest. (MK).

Painswick Beacon     Migration watch highlights today between 7 and 9am, 350 Redwings, eight FIELDFARES, 12 Crossbills, 128 Starlings, 14 Swallows, 40 Common Gulls, nine Goldcrest and a Hawfinch. (John Fleming).

Ebworth Estate     A Wheatear and two Stonechats (m & f) from the car park, a Buzzard, a Green Woodpecker, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Nuthatch, two Mistle Thrushes and two Ravens. (Steve Brown).

Frampton     Two OSPREYS at Court Lake at 11am this morning. Also a Hobby, a Peregrine and a Great White Egret. (Martin Drew). This afternoon at the Ospreys proved elusive before 4:40pm when one roosted. A female Marsh Harrier hunted the reedbed at 4:25pm and the adult Yellow-legged Gull flew through. (MK/BK). At Splatt Bridge this morning a Great White Egret, three Marsh Harriers, a Hobby, a Peregrine, two Greenshanks, a Green Sandpiper and two Redwings. Between 8 and 9am 293 Swallows, 11 House Martins and three Sand Martins. Also a Water Rail in the hedge at Saul Warth. (Gordon Hodgson).

Osprey by Greg Mabbett

Saul Warth     68 Shelducks, two Gadwalls, 66 Curlews, a Greenshank heard, a Common Sandpiper, two Dunlins, a Marsh Harrier, five Little Egrets, 14 Meadow Pipits, three Stonechats, two Skylarks, 23 Linnets, 15 Goldfinches, 16 Swallows, three Sand Martins, a Grey Wagtail, six Chiffchaffs, a male Blackcap and 19 Redwings. (MK).

Grey Wagtail by Mike King

Gloucester    A Barn Owl at 0:45am by the Longford roundabout at Plock Court. (Jim Northcott). Around the Recycling area and old tip this lunchtime two Buzzards, two Ravens, two Jays and 60 Linnets. (Gord Avery).

Tewkesbury    At Mythe Hook 15 Mute Swans, c100 Canada Geese, 118 Wigeon, six Gadwalls, 265 Teal, 70 Mallards, 14 Pintails, 15 Shovelers, a Buzzard, an immature Marsh Harrier, 33 Lapwings, a Ruff, 10+ Stock Doves, 20+ Swallows, 1 Cetti’s Warbler and 40 Linnets. (Mike Smart).

Nailsworth/Stroud     Along the cycle track between Dunkirk Mills and Stroud this morning at least 68 Robins. Also two Nuthatches and 12+ Wrens. (Terry Grant).

Westonbirt Arboretum     A Buzzard, a Green Woodpecker, a Coal Tit, several Nuthatches and Goldcrests and a Jay. Also many Speckled Wood butterflies. (Kim & Steve Brown).

Coombe Hill Meadows     6+ Willow Emerald damselflies along the canal this afternoon, including a mating pair. (Duncan & Becky Dine).

Willow Emerald damselflies by Duncan Dine

Willow Emerald damselfly by Duncan Dine

Frampton     A juvenile OSPREY NE of Court Lake mid-morning. (Martin McGill). Later around the pool an OSPREY, a Hobby, a Brambling, seven Redwings, three Siskins, 38 Swallows, a Common Sandpiper, two Snipe, 18 Skylarks, 17 Meadow Pipits, ten Chiffchaffs, a Blackcap, 19 Gadwalls, 12 Tufted Ducks and 37 Cormorants. (Nick Goatman/John Elley). This afternoon 16 Cormorant, a Great White Egret, seven Little Egrets, the OSPREY still, c70 Coots, a juvenile Peregrine flew over low calling, a Buzzard, two Jays, a Grey Heron, a juvenile Great Crested Grebe and Migrant Hawkers. (Paul Sutton).

Cormorant by Paul Sutton

Hobby by John Elley

Saul Warth     Six juvenile Mute Swans, 57 Shelducks, two Pintails, 55 Curlews, a Greenshank heard, a Common Sandpiper, ten Dunlins, four Grey Herons, a Little Egret, 34 Meadow Pipits, a Stonechat, three Skylarks, three Reed Buntings, 14 Linnets, 15 Goldfinches, 53 Swallows, 47 House Martins and two Chiffchaffs. (MK).

Reed Bunting by Mike King

Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning c250 Greylags (including two leucistic birds), c300 Canada Geese, 12 Lapwings, a Red Kite, two Buzzards and a Kingfisher. Also 5+ Willow Emerald damselflies, three Southern Hawkers and lots of Migrant Hawkers. Also today c80 Swallows, c6 House Martins, c5 Meadow Pipits and a Brambling flew through. Three Little Egrets, a Great White Egret, a Tufted Duck, c20 Mallards, c20 Gadwalls, c50 Teal, c50 Wigeon, c8 Pintail, six Coots, nine Cormorants over, c15 Black-headed Gulls, c30 Skylarks, a Reed Bunting, a Pied Wagtail, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, c4 Bullfinches, c4 Greenfinches, a Mistle Thrush, a Chaffinch, a Kestrel, a Treecreeper, a Song Thrush, a Jay, a Cetti’s Warbler, a Blackcap, two Blackbirds and a House Sparrow. ( (Paul Clark/Rob & Nina Crofton).

WWT Slimbridge    A MERLIN between Top and Bottom New Piece. A Curlew Sandpiper around the grounds. Five Spotted Redshanks from Zeiss hide. Five Cattle Egrets on South Lake. (Tim Jukes/Dot Jones/Ian Hull/Bob Shiret). Also a pair of mating Migrant Hawkers in the estuary reeds and a Dark Bush-cricket by the Robbie Garnet hide. (Bob Shiret).

Hartpury     At the college 19 Redwings, 30+ Swallows, 50 House Martins, two Linnets, 14 Common Gulls, 15+ Pied Wagtails, a Red Kite, three Buzzards, five Meadow Pipits, three Mistle Thrushes, a Coal Tit, a Raven, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Green Woodpecker, three Stock Doves, a Chiffchaff, two Jays and five Long-tailed Tits. (Oliver Paisey).

Gloucester    At Sandhurst Hill a late Yellow Wagtail briefly at Brawn Farm and three Redwings flew over NW. (Andy Jayne).

Cotswold Water Park East     Around Whelford pools Pits 111, 111a, 111b and 127 this afternoon birds included 82 Tufted Ducks, 66 Coots, two Moorhens, 35 Mallards, two Gadwalls, four Teal, five Pochards, nine Great Crested Grebes, a Cetti’s Warbler, 14 Canada Geese, seven Greylags, 48 Cormorants and a Buzzard. (John Fletcher).

Nailsworth     Three Redwings flew over into Walkley Wood to roost at dusk. (Jon Haw).

Leckhampton    A ringtail HEN HARRIER with two Buzzards circling overhead heading south at 3:50pm. (Jeremy Holland).

Saul Warth     At high tide this morning ten Grey Herons, a Little Egret, 72 Curlews, five Dunlins, a Common Sandpiper, a Teal, 20 Shelducks, a Hobby, a Kestrel, a Sparrowhawk, two Buzzards, a Whinchat, a Stonechat, ten Meadow Pipits, three Swallows, four Chiffchaffs, 14 Goldfinches and five Linnets. (MK). At midday four Buzzards, two Kestrels and a Wheatear. (Nigel Young).

Whinchat by Mike King

Meadow Pipit by Mike King

Wheatear by Nigel Young

Kestrel by Nigel Young

Painswick Beacon     This morning at 8:10am 24 Redwings SW over the Beacon. Also flying S before 9am, seven Great Black-backed Gulls, four Skylarks, 13 Chaffinches, a Cormorant and 24 Linnets. (John Fleming/John Fletcher).

Frampton     At Splatt Bridge at sunrise today, a Peregrine a male Marsh Harrier, two Kestrels, two Buzzards, three Little Egrets, a Kingfisher, four Meadow Pipits, a Reed Bunting, two Chiffchaffs, a Nuthatch by the Church and a Grey Wagtail. (Steve Pullen).

WWT Slimbridge    Five Redwings over the car park, three Goosanders (1m, 2f) upriver on the tide, a BRAMBLING calling at Estuary Tower and six Chiffchaffs and five Cattle Egrets about the grounds. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Sharpness     From the seawall late afternoon a Kingfisher, six Cormorants, two Little Egrets, a Grey Heron, 30 Wigeon and four Rock Pipits. (Clare Glanville).

Awre     A Cetti’s Warbler this morning. (David Smith).

Maisemore     At Court Lake late afternoon two Little Grebes, three Cormorants, eight Moorhens, two Mute Swans, two Chiffchaffs, five Long-tailed Tits, a Buzzard and a Raven. (John Fletcher).

Dudbridge     Three Redwings flew over high heading SE at 1:30pm. Also a Grey Wagtail present. (Steve Pullen).

Forest of Dean    At Crabtree Hill this morning nine Redwings, five Crossbills, a Goosander, three Siskins, a Redpoll and a Hawfinch. Also 15 Swallows and four House Martins. (Dan Watson/Frank Williams).

Ashleworth Ham     75 Greylags, 50 Canada Geese and 20+ Mallards today. (Mike Smart).

Frampton     Around the pools the OSPREY and the adult Yellow-legged Gull still, a Hobby, a Sparrowhawk, a Buzzard, three Skylarks, two Grey Wagtails, 17 Gadwalls, 17 Tufted Ducks, 52 Mute Swans, 30 Cormorants, 283 Coots, a Kingfisher, a Cetti’s Warbler and eight Chiffchaffs. (Nick Goatman/Jake King/Geoff Bryant).

Cetti’s Warbler by Geoff Bryant

Saul Warth     At high tide this morning 85+ Curlews, five Dunlins, three Grey Herons, 25 Shelducks, two Teal, a Hobby, three Kestrels, two Buzzards, a Kingfisher in Hock Ditch, 53 Swallows, 19 Meadow Pipits, a Grey Wagtail, eight Pied Wagtails, ten Goldfinches, three Linnets, four Chiffchaffs, eight Long-tailed Tits and 14 Mistle Thrushes. (MK).

Hobby by Mike King

WWT Slimbridge    A Hobby on the ploughed field S of Kingfisher hide and the partially leucistic Marsh Harrier from Zeiss hide. (Martin Price). On South Lake 25 Avocets, 24 Ruff, three Greenshanks and a Spotted Redshank from Zeiss hide. (Mike Davis). A Mandarin near the Decoy. (Geoff Bryant).

Cotswold Water Park East     A female Marsh Harrier at Pit 125 this morning. (Duncan Dine).

Ashleworth Ham     At 2pm a female Marsh Harrier being mobbed by corvids, 11 Wigeon, 26 Mallards, 22 Lapwings, 46 Canada Geese, 38 Greylags and 18 Linnets. (Richard Humphrey).

Forest of Dean     A REDWING over Edge Hills this morning. (Owen Follis).

Saul Warth     Early morning at high tide a Great White Egret flew N, 38 Curlews, a Snipe, a Gadwall, four Shelducks, a Kestrel, 138 Swallows flew S, a Stonechat, 20 Meadow Pipits, 20 Goldfinches, two Chiffchaffs, one singing, 80 Starlings and three Mistle Thrushes. (MK).

Stonechat by Mike King

WWT Slimbridge     From Zeiss hide a Marsh Harrier, a Buzzard, a Hobby, a Kestrel and a Peregrine. Also an Avocet and Snipe, Redshanks and Black-tailed Godwits. (Magnus Carter). A BITTERN by the dragonfly pool at 12:30pm then it took off, circled at treetop height twice and headed towards Kingfisher hide. (Sam Walker).

Gloucester     At Sandhurst this afternoon five Red Kites, two Hobbies and a Little Owl. (Andy Jayne).

Stonehouse     This afternoon a Kingfisher, two Cormorants, a Little Grebe and a Jay around the Ocean. (Paul Sutton).

Little Grebe by Paul Sutton

Coombe Hill Meadows     Birds today included a Mute Swan, 360 Greylags, 140 Canada Geese, 20 Wigeon, 200 Teal, 40 Mallards, 17 Shovelers, three Lapwings, a Swallow, 100 Carrion Crows and 1 or 2 Chiffchaffs. (Mike Smart).

Frampton pools     The OSPREY still, 24 Sand Martins, eight House Martins, 12 Swallows, 26 Gadwalls, six Wigeon, three Shovelers, two Grey Wagtails, 13 Chiffchaffs, 52 Robins, 31 Cormorants, eight Cetti’s Warblers, nine Goldcrests and the adult Yellow-legged Gull today. (Nick Goatman).

Sharpness     A report of a dark phase ARCTIC SKUA past at 9:30am. (per RBA).

Forest of Dean     From New Fancy View a Crossbill and a group of Siskins. At Cannop Ponds two Nuthatches, a Grey Wagtail and nine Mandarins. Near Speculation a melanistic Fallow Deer and three Wild Boar. (Chris Newton).

Wild Boar by Chris Newton

Melanistic Fallow Deer by Chris Newton

Saul Warth      This morning two Greenshanks, a Ringed Plover, 54 Curlews, the leucistic Marsh Harrier hunting, a Hobby, a Peregrine, a Kestrel, three Common Cranes, eight Grey Herons, a Little Egret, a Whinchat, oddly singing, three Chiffchaffs, 49 Meadow Pipits and 20 Swallows. (MK).

Whinchat by Mike King

Halmore     In the woods today many Goldfinches and Chiffchaffs, two Greenfinches, two Chaffinches, several Jays, a Mistle Thrush, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers, two Green Woodpeckers, a Nuthatch, two Treecreepers, two Blackcaps, several Swallows, Rooks, Crows and Ravens over, a Little Egret and a Sparrowhawk over and a Little Owl this evening. Also two Red Admirals and a Comma. (Chris Newton).

Forest of Dean     An OSPREY flew high over Edge Hills going S this afternoon. (Owen Follis).

Rodley     This morning a SHORT-EARED OWL then headed off over the Severn to Longney. Also two Stonechats, a Whinchat, a Great White Egret and a Buzzard. (Rachel Thomas).

Short-eared Owl by Rachel Thomas

Saul Warth     Early morning two Greenshanks, ten Ringed Plovers, three Dunlins, 87 Curlews, 12 Grey Herons, a Little Egret, two Kestrels, 12 Skylarks flew S, nine Swallows, a Stonechat, four Reed Buntings, three Chiffchaffs, six Meadow Pipits, 20 Goldfinches, four Linnets and five Mistle Thrushes. (MK).

WWT Slimbridge     22 Common Cranes gathering on the estuary viewed from the Shepherds Hut. Three Greenshanks on South Lake today. (Heather England).

Frampton    Vis-mig at Splatt Bridge 7:30-10am 86 Meadow Pipits, 16 Swallows, 64 Linnets, 19 Chaffinches, four Siskins and two Hobbies all flew SW. Also two Marsh Harriers and a Stonechat. (Gordon Hodgson).

WWT Slimbridge     On South Lake seven Cattle Egrets, 24 Avocets and 164 Black-tailed Godwits today. (Helen Bojaniwska). Three Hobbies, a Marsh Harrier and a Peregrine from Zeiss hide and eight Knot from Middle Point. (Jeremy Holland).

Elmore Court     At the rewilding area this afternoon, at least one Whinchat still with 3+ Stonechats, 15 Meadow Pipits, two Skylarks, a Nuthatch, four Goldcrests, a Grey Heron, 15+ Mallards, a Red Kite, a Kestrel, five Buzzards and two Ravens. (Steve Pullen).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Five Mute Swans, 140 Greylags, 280 Canada Goose, 20 Wigeon, four Gadwalls, 180 Teal, 40 Mallards, five Pintails, seven Shovelers, 14 Tufted Ducks, two Grey Herons, a Little Egret, five Moorhens, 60 Lapwings and 500+ Swallows moving through SW. (Mike Smart).

Stonehouse to Eastington    From a walk along the canal from St Cyr’s to Eastington and back a Buzzard at Eastington, three Grey Wagtails and a Kestrel at Pike Bridge, a Grey Wagtail at Newtown Lock and a Little Grebe at Bonds Mill. (Nigel Birch).

Winchcombe     At 8am 12+ House Martins circling over the cemetery. At least 12 Long-tailed Tits in Old Brockhampton Road. (Andrew & Gill Worthington).