Frampton     An OSPREY on Court Lake from 9:12am until 10:15am when it was pushed off it’s perch by the adult Yellow-legged Gull. (Nigel Young/MK). Two OSPREYS from 11:20am until 2pm at least. Also a Peregrine and Hobby. (Martin Price/Chris Newton/Paul Rich/Nick Goatman). An OSPREY still there at 6:40pm and caught a couple of fish this evening. (Steve Pullen/Tim McGrath/Clare Glanville/Mike Davis).

Osprey by Chris Newton

Osprey by Chris Newton

Osprey by Mike King

Osprey by Mike King

WWT Slimbridge     An OSPREY seen from the Rushy at 2:15pm and hanging around until 3pm, likely one of the Frampton birds. Late afternoon 20+ Pied Wagtails on the island in front of the Peng Observatory on the Rushy and at least two White Wagtails amongst them. (Tim McGrath). From Zeiss hide this morning the leucistic Marsh Harrier still. (Mike Davis).

Gloucester     A Ring-necked Parakeet on bird feeders in the garden at Kingsholm, this morning. (Paul Clark).

Highnam     Along the the renovated Hereford-Gloucester canal eight Mute Swans, two Moorhens, two Cormorants, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a few Chiffchaffs and a hunting Sparrowhawk. (John Fletcher).

Frampton     An OSPREY over Court Lake at 6pm and a Garganey by the reed bed. (Nick Goatman).

Witcombe Reservoirs     An unconfirmed fisherman’s report of an OSPREY early afternoon. (per Rich Baatsen).

Painswick     Migration watch this morning at Cud Hill from 8am to midday. Birds flying SW included a Hobby, 385 Swallows, 216 House Martins, four Sand Martins, four Lesser Black-backed Gulls and a Common Gull. Two Red Kites drifted around at 9:30am, five Ravens and six Buzzards in the area. (John Fleming).

WWT Slimbridge    Three Garganeys this morning showing well from Martin Smith hide. Greenshank, Spotted Redshank, Green Sandpiper Redshank and Lapwings all seen on the scrapes and around the Tack Piece. (Neil Smart). Seven Greenshanks on the Rushy. (Tim McGrath). Other birds around the ground included a pale Buzzard, two Peregrines, a Kestrel, a Hobby, 6+ Ruff, four Common Cranes, 4+ Snipe, two Curlews and 15 Wigeon. (Paul Clark).

Hartpury College     A Yellow Wagtail, 130+ Swallows, 50+ House Martins, a Nuthatch, two Chaffinches, three Greenfinches, four Stock Doves, 24+ Pied Wagtails, 35+ Carrion Crows, two Robins and 8+ Goldfinches. (Oliver Paisey).

Leckhampton     A garden Jay and two Ravens over today. (Steve Brown).

Frampton     Two LITTLE GULLS on the sailing lake at 6pm. (Nick Goatman).

Elmore Court    At the Rewilding Project from the public footpath along Broadmeadow Bank a WOOD SANDPIPER, a first for the site. Also two Teal, three Green Sandpipers, two Grey Herons, three Little Egrets, six Buzzards, three Kestrels, two Hobbies, two Ravens and 50+ House Martins. (Andy Jayne).

WWT Slimbridge     The leucistic Marsh Harrier showed well this morning from the Kingfisher hide. Also a BITTERN flew from the reedbed in front of the Van de Bovenkamp hide and flew off high up-river. (Nigel Gardener).

Leucistic Marsh Harrier by Nigel Gardener

Saul Warth     Four hazy Whinchats on dock in the Warth field, two Wheatears still on the rocks, a Hobby hunting and a Small Tortoiseshell the best. Also six Pintails, 130+ Shelducks, a Kestrel, three Buzzards, a Greenshank calling, 35+ Curlews, four Dunlins, 24 Little Egrets, two Chiffchaffs, ten Pied Wagtails, two Swallows, two House Martins and a Raven. (MK/Paul Sutton/Mike Davis).

Wheatears by Paul Sutton

Small Tortoiseshell by Mike King

Rodley/Epney     A Hobby over Rodley and another over the Anchor Inn this morning. Lots of hirundines over the river and 26 Curlews on the river opposite. (Jeremy Squire). At Longney Sands five Common Sandpipers and 33 Lapwings on the Rodley side. (Andy Jayne).

Edge     Two Spotted Flycatchers near cattle pen car park at Rudge Hill NNR SO847095 at 12:30pm. (Ian Elphick).

Sharpness     From SARA this morning at 8:30am at least 35 Redshanks, a Curlew, a Black-tailed Godwit and a Peregrine being mobbed by corvids. (Mike Davis).

Cherington     At the Lake and the very close two smaller ponds and surrounding woodland early afternoon two Little Grebes, 15 Mallards, five Moorhens, two Grey Herons, two Mute Swans, five Goldfinches and two Red Kites. (John Fletcher).

Red Kite by John Fletcher

Hasfield Ham     An OSPREY again this morning on the river below Norton Hill on the Hasfield side. (Robin Lewis).

Ashleworth     An OSPREY over Ashleworth Quay area at 5:40pm then flew towards Ashleworth Ham and seemed to drop down near Stonebow Farm. Later seen perched up in a dead tree at Brawn End Ponds, Sandhurst briefly. (Andy Jayne).

Ablington     A grounded GANNET this afternoon was taken into care at Vale Wildlife Hospital, Beckford. (Richard Tyler).

Gannet by Richard Tyler

Gannet by Richard Tyler

Norton Hill     In the Sandhurst area today a Pied Flycatcher with two Spotted Flycatchers at SO842254 and an adult male Goshawk flushed off a Stock Dove kill on the lane by Abbot’s Lodge. A late Swift over Sandhurst Hill today. (Andy Jayne).

Saul Warth     This afternoon three Whinchats and two Wheatears along the rocks W of Hock Ditch. Also a Peregrine chasing Black-headed Gulls for fun before being chased by a Hobby, 92+ Shelducks, 28 Curlews, four Grey Herons, six Little Egrets, four Chiffchaffs, a Meadow Pipit, a Grey Wagtail and a Swallow. (MK/Nigel Young).

Whinchats by Mike King

Wheatear by Nigel Young

Cleeve Hill     Two Whinchats near the Radio Masts in poor conditions today. (Duncan Dine).

Sharpness     This morning three Whinchats, two Spotted Flycatchers, two Garden Warblers, a Sedge Warbler, a Willow Warbler, two Reed Warblers, two Whitethroats, five Black-tailed Godwits and four Wheatears. (Andy Jordan).

Frampton     At the Sailing Lake and along Marsh Lane two Whinchats, a Reed Warbler, nine Reed Buntings, six Meadow Pipits, 42 Chiffchaffs, nine Blackcaps, 38 Robins, five Cetti’s Warblers, 52 Swallows, 48 House Martins, 34 Blackbirds, 18 Song Thrushes, the adult Yellow-legged Gull, a Grey Wagtail, four Green Woodpeckers and seven Jays this morning. (Nick Goatman).

WWT Slimbridge    Two Garganeys and three Spotted Redshanks on the Rushy today. The leucistic Marsh Harrier flew along the sea wall showing briefly from the Zeiss hide. Also 13 Ruff.  (Jeremy Squire). A SPOONBILL from Middle Point today. (Sarah Townsend). A Whinchat from Shepherd’s Hut. (Heather England).

Chavenage Lane     This morning a Whinchat and at least six Willow Warblers. (Paul Rich).

Longney     At least four Whinchats and between the pill and Longney Crib. Also a first-winter Yellow-legged Gull and two Common Sandpipers. (Jeremy Squire).

Winchcombe    1000+ hirundines predominately Swallows and lesser numbers of House Martins in 15-20 minutes following the Cotswold Hill line this morning. (John Kime).

Cleeve Hill    In bushes near the masts at 12:30pm a WRYNECK, two Whinchats, a Wheatear, Stonechats and a small fall of Chiffchaffs and Willow Warblers. (Mark Dowie).

Record shot of the Wryneck by Mark Dowie

WWT Slimbridge     Eight COMMON SCOTERS on the river off of Middle Point for most of the morning. Also a SPOONBILL, a Spotted Redshank, two Bar-tailed Godwits, two Hobbies, a Wheatear, a Stonechat, four Whinchats, a late Swift and a Turnstone over the Dumbles. (Ian Ralphs/Paul Masters/Andy Chapman/Mike Davis/Helen Bojaniwska). A Curlew Sandpiper from Zeiss hide. (Chris Moore). A Garganey from Martin Smith hide. (Mike Davis). A Spotted Flycatcher along the Summer Walkway. (Geoff Moyser).

Common Scoters by Paul Masters

Dowdeswell Reservoir     A COMMON SCOTER from 10:18am and then flew towards Charlton Kings at 11:40am. (Greg & Tom Mabbett).

Common Scoter by Tom Mabbett

Purton     This morning a SANDWICH TERN, 13 Common Terns and 1360 Swallow flew past this morning. (Francis Steuck).

Tuffley     A SANDWICH TERN over the house at 7:10am calling. (Mark Hobson).

Frampton     A SANDWICH TERN over the sailing lake and headed inland this morning. (Nick Goatman).

Saul Warth     At high tide eight distant COMMON SCOTERS (same as WWT birds), 212 Shelducks, eight Pintails, 63 Teal, 11 Little Egrets, four Grey Herons, three Greenshanks, a Common Sandpiper, five Curlews, a Ringed Plover heard, 177 Swallows flew W, 20+ House Martins, 12 Goldfinches, a Raven and three Chiffchaffs. (MK).

Witcombe Reservoirs     This morning a late Swift in the mist and a Snipe, scarce here. (Andy Jayne).

Epney     An Avocet flew up river on the tide late morning. (Jeremy Squire).

Nailsworth     A movement of summer migrants this afternoon in the Chavenage Lane area, 75+ Chiffchaffs, at least four Willow Warblers, five Blackcaps, two Whitethroats, a Whinchat, a summer plumaged male Redstart, a Spotted Flycatcher, 140+ Swallows, 15+ House Martins, five Red Kites, four Kestrels and a male Goshawk. (Terry Grant).

Eastleach area     At Macaroni Wood, a Marsh Harrier hunting the verge of the Fairford to Hatherop road viewed from the wood, four Buzzards, a Red Kite, a Green Woodpecker, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Jay, a Marsh Tit, two Nuthatches and Long Tailed Tits heard. (Steve Brown/ GNS meeting). At Hatherop, c10 each Swallows and House Martins and 1/2 Sand Martins, a Green Woodpecker and a Buzzard. (Steve Brown).

Elmore Court     In the rewilding area late afternoon today, three Little Egrets, two Grey Herons, a Green Sandpiper, two Buzzards, five Jays, six Swallows, 91 House Martins, a Skylark, three Chiffchaffs, a Whitethroat, a Nuthatch, six Whinchats, a Grey Wagtail, 19 Goldfinches and two Reed Buntings. (Mark Hobson).

Guscar Rocks/Aylburton Warth     At high tide ten Canada Geese, two Shelducks, three Wigeon, 40 Teal, five Mallards, 12 Grey Herons, two Little Egrets, 11 Ringed Plovers, four Knot, 400 Curlews, a Redshank, three Common Sandpipers, 100 Black-headed Gulls, five Common Gulls, 30 Swallows, ten House Martins, four Song Thrushes, 70 Linnets and 50 Goldfinches. (Mike Smart/David Sanderson).

WWT Slimbridge     From Middle Point at GREAT SKUA flew SW at 10:36am. (Francis Steuck). A COMMON SCOTER drifting downstream at 10:42pm and three more flew downriver. A BLACK TERN flew upriver and later a SANDWICH TERN flew upriver. (Paul Rich). Three BLACK TERNS flew SW at 9:35am, (Tim Jukes). Also today a Garganey from Martin Smith hide. (Dot Jones/Nigel Young). A Turnstone and a SPOONBILL from Middle Point. The leucistic Marsh Harrier, later over the Tack Piece, a Hobby, two Curlew Sandpipers and two Little Stints from Zeiss hide. (Tim Jukes/Tim McGrath). A COMMON SEAL off of Middle Point. (Steve Pullen).

Garganey by Nigel Young

Saul Warth     After the fog lifted after high tide eight Little Egrets, a Greenshank, three Common Sandpipers, five Curlews, a Hobby, 64 Swallows flew NE in small groups, the first nine Meadow Pipits of the autumn, 11 Pied Wagtails, three Chiffchaffs and a female/juvenile Redstart briefly in Hock Ditch at 1pm. (MK).

Little Egrets by Mike King

Frampton     The adult Yellow-legged Gull on the sailing lake at 1:30pm. Also two Sand Martins, four Swallows and seven Cormorants. (MK).

Cerney Wick     21 Cattle Egrets in fields by the Old Railway line today, a County record. (Duncan Dine).

Cattle Egrets by Duncan Dine

Cotswold Water Park East     At the east end of Fairford near Pit 104 in a stubble field with telegraph wires crossing it, 100+ Swallows, 20 House Martins, a Sparrowhawk, 18 Yellow Wagtails, 30 Greenfinches, 12 Goldfinches and at least 80 Linnets. (Mick Jones).

Gloucester     This morning in Barnwood at 8am a Wheatear near the entrance to Newstead Road. At Horsbere Brook 8:15-9:15am a Kingfisher, a Water Rail heard, a Wheatear, two Blackcaps, a Whitethroat, c15 Chiffchaffs, many Goldfinches, four Greenfinches, a Reed Bunting, a Grey Heron and a Cormorant. (Rob Crofton/Andy Langley).

Bourton Downs     A Marsh Tit collecting thistle seeds today. (Jamie Brown).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Four Little Egrets, five Grey Herons, ten Mute Swans, 53 Mallards, two Gadwalls, 50 Teal, a Sparrowhawk, a Water Rail calling, a Golden Plover, two Snipe, seven Moorhens, a Cormorant, two Buzzards, 50 Goldfinches, five House Martins, seven Swallows, a Green Woodpecker, five Chiffchaffs, two Reed Buntings and a Raven today. (John Fletcher/Mike Smart).

Ashleworth Ham     20 Greylags, a Great White Egret, three Little Egrets, a Grey Heron, a Peregrine, two juvenile Black-tailed Godwits and a Greenshank. (Mike Smart).

Purton     This afternoon a first-winter CASPIAN GULL loitering around Tites Point/Purton area (four fly-bys in two hours). A Little Stint amongst 160 Ringed Plovers and 50 Dunlins and a Hobby marauding the steady NE passage of hirundines. (Francis Steuck).

Saul Warth     At high tide five Greenshanks, six Avocets, 37 Ringed Plovers, 11 Dunlins, 66+ Curlews, nine Teal, 123+ Shelducks, a Little Egret, three Grey Herons, a dark chocolate brown juvenile Marsh Harrier hunting by Fretherne Church, a Buzzard, two Kestrels, four Cormorants, 75 Swallows flew W, eight Pied Wagtails and three Chiffchaffs. (MK).

WWT Slimbridge     From the Shepherds Hut two BLACK TERNS flew downriver and 16 Pintails on the mud. (Martin McGill). From Middle Point two Curlew Sandpipers, a Little Stint, a Knot in a mixed flock of small waders including Dunlins, Ringed Plovers and 1+ Sanderling. Two Bar-tailed Godwits with Curlews viewed from Zeiss hide. Also 24 Ruff, another Knot, a Great White Egret, a SPOONBILL and two Pintails. (Steve Rickard).

Poulton     Belated news for yesterday 4th, 6+ Grey Partridges, two adults and a minimum of four smaller young feeding in a newly harvested field near the village between the A417 and Ashbrook Lane. (John Durell).

Cockadilly     A Grey Wagtail in the garden today, the first record in 25 years. (David Price).

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).