Gloucester    In the Port Ham area this morning a juvenile Cuckoo, a Sparrowhawk, an adult and juvenile Tawny Owl, a Kingfisher, Lesser Whitethroat and male Stonechat. (Andy Jayne).

Walmore Common     This morning at least five Whinchats, a young Redstart, a Green Woodpecker, two Kestrels, a Buzzard and a Red Kite. (David Smith).

Frampton     Along the canal this morning two Little Egrets, a Common Tern, a juvenile Kestrel, a Kingfisher, two Lesser Whitethroats, a Chiffchaff, 25+ Swallows, a Magpie Moth and Banded Demoiselles. (MK). Also a Willow Warbler in the canal side willows, a Sparrowhawk, a pale Buzzard, two Kingfishers, two Green Woodpeckers, three Great Spotted Woodpeckers, two Roe Deer and a Fox. (Steve Pullen).

Common Tern by Mike King

Reed Bunting by Mike King

Saul Warth     12 Avocets, 20 Curlews, a Kestrel and Reed Buntings feeding juveniles this morning. (MK).

WWT Slimbridge     From Middle Point at low tide a Bar-tailed Godwit, five Ringed Plovers, 87 Dunlins, six Sanderlings, 17 Lapwings and a return passage Wheatear. (Martin McGill).

Saul Warth     At high tide this afternoon, two Grey Herons, two Little Egrets, 80 Curlews, three Oystercatchers, 40 Shelducks, two Kestrels and two Linnets. (MK).

Dudbridge     At 10am a Marsh Harrier flew over high slowly heading E and a Red Kite soaring. (Steve Pullen).

Stinchcombe    Two Mediterranean Gulls (adult and juv) amongst a mixed gull flock feeding on the golf course this evening. Also the juvenile Cuckoo still present. (James Robinson).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Early afternoon two Buzzard and three Red Kites circling, two juvenile Bullfinches and three juvenile Redstarts along canal. A Great White Egret, three Little Egrets, 3+ Chiffchaffs, a Green Woodpecker heard and a Mallard with seven small ducklings. (Paul Clark).

Tresham     Late evening a Little Owl, five Yellow Wagtails and four Corn Buntings. (Paul Rich).

Arlingham     A Little Owl this evening. (Marc Freebrey).

Little Owl by Marc Freebrey

Daglingworth     Two family groups of both Stonechats and Whitethroats and a singing Willow Warbler this morning. (Andrew Morrison).

Ashleworth Ham     A ringing session this morning caught 61 birds including a Redstart, three Sedge Warblers, eight Blackcaps, nine Whitethroats, three Lesser Whitethroats, nine Chiffchaffs, seven Long-tailed Tits, a Linnet, eight Bullfinches and a Reed Bunting. On the reserve, six Greylags, a Grey Heron, ten Swallows and at least three Ravens. (Mervyn Greening/Barrie Mills/Mike Smart).

Tresham    Early morning a calling QUAIL, a Whinchat, five Corn Buntings, two Stock Doves, two Whitethroats, a Greenfinch and a Little Owl. (Paul Rich).

Saul Warth     34+ Avocets, 60+ Curlews, three Oystercatchers, a Little Egret, a Kestrel, a Buzzard, 14 Goldfinches, five Swallows, four Reed Warblers, two Whitethroats, two Blackcaps, two Chiffchaffs and two Goldcrests. Also an Emperor, a Black-tailed Skimmer, a Common Darter and 20+ Gatekeepers. (MK).

Emperor dragonfly by Mike King

Edge     At Rudge Hill NR this morning a Buzzard, a Red Kite, a Kestrel, a Hobby and a Peregrine. Also three Chalkhill Blues. (Tim McGrath). This afternoon a Spotted Flycatcher and three Red Kites. (Mark Hobson).

Stinchcombe Hill     A recently fledged Cuckoo and 50+ Swifts. Also Chalkhill Blue butterflies. (James Robinson).

Nailsworth     80+ Swifts recorded flying S and SW in several short counts. (Terry Grant).

Frampton     A Cattle Egret still with seven Little Egrets on Splatt flashes and at least seven juvenile Kestrels between Saul Warth and Splatt this morning. (Gordon Hodgson). Quiet around the sailing lake and Marsh Lane this morning, of note 2+ juvenile Green Woodpeckers, a Lesser Whitethroat, ten Swallows, two House Martins and eight Swifts. (MK). Around the pools this evening a Spotted Flycatcher feeding a second brood of young, a Yellow Wagtail, seven juvenile Great Crested Grebes, two juvenile Green Woodpeckers, two Willow Warblers, three Common Terns, a Kingfisher, a Lesser Whitethroat, three Whitethroats, three Bullfinches, 12 Swifts, a Peregrine and 30 Starlings. (Nick Goatman).

Green Woodpecker & Blackbird by Mike King

Painswick    572 Swifts through SW between 6am and 11am over the house. (John Fleming).

Nailsworth     Between 6:55-7:20pm 37 Swifts flew S and SW, and two Little Egrets flew N. (Terry Grant).

Stonebench     Four Common Sandpipers on the Severn this evening. (Mark Hobson).

Coombe Hill Meadows     14 Mute Swans, a pair of Canada Geese with three large goslings, four Teal, two Gadwalls, 20 Mallards, an unringed Great White Egret, a Little Egret, a Grey Heron, a Buzzard, five Coots, 15 Lapwings, a female Yellow Wagtail carrying food, 1+ Blackcaps singing and 1+ Whitethroats. (Mike Smart).

Saul Warth    Early morning 30 Avocets, 23 Curlews, six Oystercatchers, a Lapwing, 21 Shelducks, a distant Cattle Egret and a Little Egret, four Kestrels, two Green Woodpeckers, six Stock Doves, two Little Owls, a Willow Warbler, a Reed Warbler, two Chiffchaffs, a Whitethroat, a Blackcap, two Swallows and two Reed Buntings. At 6:20am a juvenile Peregrine circling over Saul Lodge calling loudly. (MK).

Kestrel by Mike King

Willow Warbler by Mike King

Frampton     A juvenile Cattle Egret with six Little Egrets and two Grey Herons in the field next to North Reedbed. On the foreshore, at least 40 Avocets, 50 Curlews, three Kestrels and a Hobby. (Terry Grant).

Aylburton Warth     Nine Shelducks, a female and eight juveniles, a Grey Heron, a Little Egret, a Peregrine chasing Black-headed Gulls, 250 Curlews, a Whimbrel and a Common Sandpiper. (Mike Smart).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning two Grey Herons, a Great White Egret, three Little Egrets, five Canada Geese, 20+ Lapwings, three House Martins, two Swallows, a Stonechat, a Skylark and a Buzzard. Also a WILLOW EMERALD damselfly today. (Paul Clark).

Painswick    1436 Swifts SW over the house between 7:30am and 7pm today. Also five Sand Martins and a Red Kite drifted N at 9:35am. (John Fleming).

Claypits area     Between Cambridge and Whitminster at least 500 Swifts over the fields beside the Bristol Road at 1pm. (Steve Pullen).

Bishops Cleeve   100+ Swifts to the west of the Bishops Cleeve football ground this evening. (Ken Heron).

Hawling     A Yellowhammer, a Willow Warbler and a Redstart today. (Alan McIlquham).

Redstart by Alan McIlquham

Saul Warth     A SHORT-EARED OWL this evening. (Gordon Hodgson).

WWT Slimbridge    A female Teal with four ducklings on the Rushy, Lower Pond, a first breeding record for the reserve. Also the Spotted Redshank on the Tack Piece. (Martin McGill). Four Turnstones, two Dunlins, a Great White Egret, three Little Egrets, c50 Curlews and c200 Black-headed Gulls at Middle Point on the rising tide this morning. (Paul Masters).

Frampton pools     A White Stork, presumably the Docks bird, over the sailing lake at 2pm, then flew NE. The stork was probably on the River Severn at the front of Oldbury power station at the northern end on the mudflats distantly last night. (per John Riddiford). Also an adult Yellow-legged Gull, three Common Terns and a Lesser Whitethroat feeding young. (Nick Goatman). On Court Lake this afternoon 60+ Mute Swans, the Ross’s Goose with 60+ Barnacle Geese, three Little Egrets, two Little Grebes and three Great Crested Grebes. (MK).

Nailsworth     14 Swifts flew S between 5:20 and 5:30pm. (Terry Grant).

Frampton     A juvenile Cattle Egret with the cattle on Splatt flashes this morning. (Steve Pullen).

Saul Warth     This afternoon 83 Avocets, 40+ Curlews, 20+ Shelducks, an Oystercatcher, family party of 6+ Kestrels, two Little Egrets, four adult Great Black-backed Gulls, four Pied Wagtails, a Sand Martin, a Chiffchaff, a Whitethroat, six Long-tailed Tits and a pair of Ravens. (MK).

Avocets by Mike King

Nailsworth     Swift migration this morning, in two short watches totalling 30 minutes, recorded 57 birds moving south. This evening 80 Swifts south in 15 minutes. (Terry Grant). At Dunkirk Mill Ponds a female Mandarin, two Grey Herons and two Mute Swans this afternoon. (John Fletcher).

Forest of Dean    At Flaxley Woods a flock of 66 Mistle Thrushes. Also a Hobby, two Marsh Tits, a Spotted Flycatcher, four Treecreepers, a juvenile Hawfinch, eight Crossbills, and 10+ Siskins. Also two Golden-ringed Dragonflies near Flaxley Pool. (Andy Jayne).

WWT Slimbridge     From Middle Point 97 Dunlins, 12 Sanderlings, seven Ringed Plovers, an adult Turnstone, 53 Curlews, a Great White Egret and six Little Egrets today. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Ashleworth Ham     A Great White Egret (ringed AAR) on the waters edge late morning. (Les Ditchburn).

Nailsworth     46 Swifts and seven Swallows S this evening. (Terry Grant).

Calmsden A QUAIL calling at 5:15pm heard from the road at SP0460108881 in a field to the west. (Paul Masters).

Gloucester     A White Stork around the docks for over an hour late afternoon before eventually flying off south. It has a cable tie on it’s right leg, and is one of 20 free-flying storks from Wild Zoological Park, Bobbington, 46 miles as the stork flies. (Gord Avery).

White Stork by Gord Avery

White Stork by Gord Avery

White Stork by Mike King

Saul Warth     At high tide this morning 101 Avocets, 65 Curlews, 50+ Dunlins, two Redshanks, six Lapwings, 11 Oystercatchers, 65 Shelducks, three Kestrels, three Little Egrets and a Whitethroat. (MK).

WWT Slimbridge     The Spotted Redshank on the Rushy again and an adult and a juvenile Mediterranean Gull on South Lake. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Tresham     Late afternoon a Spotted Flycatcher, a Greenfinch, a Whitethroat, three Corn Buntings, two Stock Doves, a Red Kite and a hunting Marsh Harrier. (Paul Rich).

Frampton pools     Late evening 2+ Spotted Flycatchers, an adult Yellow-legged Gull, four Common Terns, a Lesser Whitethroat, three Whitethroats, eight Reed Warblers, 12 Swifts, 30+ Swallows, 10+ House Martins, five Sand Martins, two Kingfishers, 22 Black-headed Gulls and 9 juveniles, 83 Mute Swans, 115 Barnacle Geese, 24 Greylags and a Ross’s Goose. (Nick Goatman). Earlier the Bar-headed x Snow Goose, six Great Crested Grebes, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers, a Great White Egret and 28 Sand Martins. (Oliver Paisey).

Walmore Common     Two Whinchats, Linnets, Sedge Warblers, a Buzzard and a Kestrel. (Rachel Thomas).

Whinchat by Rachel Thomas

Coombe Hill Meadows     An unringed Great White Egret, five Little Egrets, a Cormorant and 16 Mute Swans this morning. (Les Ditchburn).

Nailsworth     23 Swifts, 60+ House Martins, nine Swallows and three Sand Martins flew S. Also 10+ Buzzards, a Sparrowhawk, a Kestrel and a Red Kite. (Terry Grant).

Guscar Rocks     At high tide this evening 301 Curlews came in, 13 rings read (mainly from 2010-2013 Wibdon catches plus one Herefordshire breeding bird, one breeding bird from Avon Valley). Also nine Dunlins, two Whimbrels and 40 Canada Geese. (Mike Smart).

Saul Warth     At high tide this morning 54 Shelducks, nine Mallards, an adult Mute Swan, four Little Egrets, 110+ Avocets, 87+ Curlews, eight Oystercatchers, seven Redshanks, 14 Black-tailed Godwits, 50 Dunlins, a Green Sandpiper, two Lapwings, two Kestrels, a Whitethroat, a male and a juvenile Reed Bunting. A Roe Deer swam 500m down the canal, a Kingfisher and a Jay. (MK). This morning at Hock Ditch and Cliff 4+ Kestrels, two Green Woodpeckers, two Reed Warblers and a Hobby. (Mike Davis).

Avocets by Mike King

Reed Bunting by Mike King

Roe Deer by Mike King

Frampton     A Goshawk and a juvenile Cattle Egret from Splatt Bridge this morning. (Gordon Hodgson).

WWT Slimbridge    Two Great White Egrets and 13 Little Egrets from Stephen Kirk hide this morning. (Heather England).

Forest of Dean     At Nagshead today birds included two Garden Warblers, three Spotted Flycatchers, three Jays, five Blackcaps, 18+ Goldcrests, a Sparrowhawk, two Buzzards, two Nuthatches, three Ravens, three Chiffchaffs, three Stock Doves, a Swift, three Coal Tits, five Siskins and six Goldfinches. (Oliver Paisey).

Cam     Two Dippers on the River Cam this afternoon between Cam and Dursley. (Mike Davis).

Ebley     On Doverow Hill this afternoon at least 12 Red Kites and at least five Buzzards feeding on two fields that were being cut for hay making. (Steve Kear).

Nailsworth     A Hobby and a small number of Swifts flew S this evening. A pair of food carrying Swifts appear to be feeding young still in the nest at Amberley. (Terry Grant).

Guscar Rocks/Aylburton Warth     WeBS count today 35 Canada Geese, 28 Mallards, three Grey Herons, four Oystercatchers, 425 Curlews, a Whimbrel, 5+ Redshanks, four Common Sandpipers, 201 Black-headed Gulls, a Common Gull, six Lesser Black-backed Gulls, ten Skylarks, a Yellow Wagtail, four singing Reed Warblers, at least 50 Carrion Crows and 50 Jackdaws and a singing Reed Bunting. (Mike Smart).

Berkeley     This afternoon a Goshawk up on the ridge of Whitcliff Park, soaring then perched in a tree. (Tim Fell).

Berkeley shore     WeBS count today at high tide nine Common Sandpipers, a Greenshank, nine Redshanks, an Oystercatcher, two Ringed Plovers, 339 Black-headed Gulls, eight Ravens, adults and fledged young, 34 Pied Wagtails at the sports centre by the power station, 50+ House Martins, a Peregrine on the power station roof and a Stonechat with young in the Pill. (Jon Haw).

Gloucester     A juvenile Grey  Heron and a Little Egret at the old Boating Lake, Westgate this morning. (Paul Clark).

Halmore     In the garden today birds included four Greenfinches including juveniles, a Jay, a Green Woodpecker, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, two Pied Wagtails and a Sparrowhawk. Three Swallows and a House Martin over. (Chris Newton).

Sparrowhawk by Chris Newton