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).

Sherborne     The OSPREY this afternoon to the E of the Estate flying near Picardy Copse further E along Sherborne brook. (Luke Hunter).

WWT Slimbridge     The WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT showed again at Middle Point this morning. Also a SHORT-EARED OWL from the Shepherd’s hut. A Cuckoo from Knott hide. (Roy Kinchin/Mike Davis). A Greenshank on the Tack Piece. (Dan Northside).

Quedgeley     A Hobby slowly passed low over the garden this evening with 10+ Swallows in pursuit. (Steve Pullen).

Ebley     Late afternoon 50+ Swifts hawking over the riverside trees along the bypass. (Steve Pullen).

Ashleworth Ham     This afternoon a Cuckoo, 56 Mallards, a Canada Goose, nine Greylags, (6 ads, 3 goslings), two Grey Herons, a Little Egret, a Little Grebe, a Great White Egret, a Jay, a male Gadwall, two Blackcaps, two Chiffchaffs, two Swallows and three Song Thrushes. (John Fletcher).

Sherborne     An OSPREY roosting above the boathouse on Sherborne Broadwater at SP1742114853 at 9:05pm. (Keith Jennings). First seen early morning by Luke Hunter.

WWT Slimbridge     From Martin Smith hide at 9:30am a BITTERN flew into the left-hand reedbed and then flew out 1-2 minutes later into the reedbed viewed from the Knott hide. Also a Kingfisher and a Little Egret at Martin Smith hide. The WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT showed briefly at Middle Point early on. (Mike Davis).

Frampton     A Spotted Flycatcher high in the trees but elusive between Court Lake and The Perryway at SO7584907434 at 8:15am. From Splatt Bridge early morning two Great White Egrets, a Little Egret, 6+ Redshanks, a pair of Oystercatchers, a male Cuckoo, and a female heard bubbling, 12 Long-tailed Tits and two Swifts. (MK).

Halmore     Around the woods today a Goshawk, a Red Kite, three Buzzards, a Sparrowhawk, several Swifts and Swallows, a Greenfinch, many Blackcaps, two Song Thrushes and two Goldcrests. (Chris Newton).

Goshawk by Chris Newton

Dursley     This morning two adults and at least one young Dipper on the River Cam just off Lister Road. (Mark Coller).

Dipper by Mark Coller

Withington     A few Yellowhammers, a Tree Pipit displaying, several Linnets, a Red Kite and four Mistle Thrushes. (Greg Anderson).

Maisemore     This afternoon a Cuckoo calling along the Severn towards Persh Farm. (Mark Hobson).

Forest of Dean     At Nagshead a Pied Flycatcher, a male Redstart, a Hawfinch, a pair of Bullfinches and a female Great Spotted Woodpecker feeding young. (MK).

Pied Flycatcher by Mike King

Halmore     In the fields this evening two Whitethroats, a Spotted Flycatcher, two Blackcaps, a Green Woodpecker, four Swallows and a Hobby harassing a soaring Buzzard. (Chris Newton).

Frampton     At Court Lake, near the Perryway two Spotted Flycatchers still at 7:30am. (Steve Brown/Ken Hurcombe). Also today 100+ Swifts, 20+ House Martins, 20+ Sand Martins, 10+ Swallows, two Cuckoos, two Garden Warblers, ten Whitethroats, six Common Terns, five Cetti’s Warblers, two Yellowhammers, Tawny Owl chicks calling and the Oystercatcher pair with a chick. (Nick Goatman/Steve Pullen).

WWT Slimbridge     Two Cuckoos today, one showing from the Kingfisher hide. Also there a Kingfisher for c30 mins and a female Kestrel. (Steve Brown). From Knott hide a Spotted Flycatcher, a Cuckoo calling, two Cetti’s Warblers, a Little Egret, two Reed Buntings and three Reed Warblers. (Oliver Paisey).

Nailsworth     A Hobby and c30 Swifts today. (Terry Grant).

Eastleach     Four Corn Buntings in the fields NE of Eastleach this afternoon. (Martine Fenn).

Huntley     A Hobby over at 6:35pm. (Martin Drew).

Daglingworth     A Hobby this evening. Also three singing Corn Buntings and a Willow Warbler. (Andrew Morrison).

Nailsworth     A male Goshawk over High Wood just W of Forest Green Rovers ground at 1:30pm. It circled a few times with two Buzzards and drifted W towards Nympsfield. A garden tick. (Jon Haw).

Saul Warth     Eight Oystercatchers, five Curlews, four Whitethroats, a Chiffchaff, a male Stonechat, a Reed Warbler and a male Reed Bunting. (MK).

Reed Warbler by Mike King

WWT Slimbridge     An OSPREY over South Lake then headed N at 1:45pm. (Slimbridge Sightings). The WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT showed well this morning at Middle Point. (Tan Grigg). Two Fox cubs from Martin Smith hide early morning. Also a male Kingfisher fishing. (Dave Tait). An Egyptian Goose from Robbie Garnett hide. (Matt Lathan).

Fox cubs by Dave Tait

Frampton     From Splatt Bridge early morning, at least three Cuckoos, two Great White Egrets and six Redshanks. (Steve Pullen). A pair of Spotted Flycatchers at the N end of Court Lake in beech trees near the Perry Way. (Nigel Young/Nick Goatman). Also an Oystercatcher and chick, a Hobby, six Common Terns, two Swifts, a Sand Martin, four Swallows, 15 Tufted Ducks and two Tawny Owls. (Nick Goatman).

Spotted Flycatcher by Nigel Young

Over     Along the canal this morning two Red Kites, a Buzzard, a Green Woodpecker, a Great Spotted Woodpecker and a Kingfisher. (Paul Clark).

Aston Magna     Six Spotted Flycatchers at the bottom of the garden, with at least one pair nesting. (Jamie Brown).

Stanley Downton     Birds today included a Buzzard, a Whitethroat, a Greenfinch, a Goldfinch, a Swallow, a House Martin, a Linnet, male and female Kestrel, a Sedge Warbler, a Chiffchaff, a Willow Warbler and a Blackcap. (Paul Sutton).

Linnet by Paul Sutton

WWT Slimbridge     The WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT showed briefly early afternoon at Middle Point. (Dot Jones).

Frampton     From Splatt Bridge this morning on the flashes eight Great White Egrets with three Little Egrets, three Grey Herons, four Redshanks, two Lapwings and four Shovelers, and a Cuckoo calling from the 100-Acre. At the sailing lake, a Cuckoo over, four Common Terns, 50+ Swifts with 150+ hirundines. (Steve Pullen).

May Hill    12 Crossbills and a Redstart singing well in the pines at the top of the Hill this morning. (Rob & Gillian Guest).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning 33 Mute Swans, five Canada Geese, five Gadwalls, c50 Mallards and at least five broods of ducklings, a pair of Shoveler, six Tufted Ducks, two Cormorants, a Great White Egret, five Grey Herons and 12 Coots. Waders included two Oystercatchers, eight Avocets, one pair with three two-day old chicks, a Little Ringed Plover, six Lapwings, two Redshanks and a Curlew. Also five Swifts, five House Martins, at least two Yellow Wagtails. Song from Skylark, Redstart, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiffchaff and Reed Bunting. (Mike Smart).

Saul Warth     From Hock Ditch a male Stonechat, five Curlews, four Oystercatchers, six Shelducks, a Grey Heron and 100-200 hirundines over the treatment works, mainly House Martins. (Mike Davis).

Longney     This afternoon birds included seven Canada Geese, 13 Mallards, two Moorhens, a Shelduck, a Grey Heron, a Little Egret, two Reed Buntings, five Swallows, six Linnets, a Greenfinch, a Stonechat, four Long-tailed Tits, six Goldfinches, two Stock Doves, three Song Thrushes and 35 Lesser Black-backed Gulls. (John Fletcher).

Ashleworth Ham     A Great White Egret here recently. (Chris & Phil Andrews).

Great White Egret by Phil Andrews

Huntley     An OSPREY over N this evening. (Lewis Thomson).

Frampton pools     A Great White Egret, 100+ Swifts, 50+ Sand Martins, a few Swallows and House Martins, a Cuckoo and six Common Terns this morning. This evening 200+ Swifts, 250+ House Martins, 150+ Sand Martins, 50+ Swallows and a Hobby. (Nick Goatman). At Splatt Bridge and the North reedbed area three Great White Egrets, four Little Egrets, four Redshanks, two Oystercatchers, two drake Shovelers, three Hobbies, four Common Cranes and a Cuckoo. A female Goosander flew over Court Lake, heading for the river at 10:35am. There was an almost continuous NW movement of 450+ Swift and 300+ House Martin between 8:30am and 10:45am. (Terry Grant).

Saul Warth     At high tide this morning three Knot, a Grey Plover, a Sanderling, 21 Ringed Plovers, 75+ Dunlins, six Curlews, five Oystercatchers, two Redshanks, a Common Crane flew off N, a Great White Egret, two Little Egrets, 20+ Swifts and a drake Mandarin flew N up the canal. (MK).

WWT Slimbridge     A drake GARGANEY and a breeding plumage Dunlin on South Lake this morning. (Roberta Goodall).

Forest of Dean    At Nagshead two Spotted Flycatchers and a Kingfisher at 11:45am. (Martin Vaisey).

Aylburton Common     A male Bullfinch in the garden at 6:25pm feeding on weed seeds. (Martin Vaisey).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning birds included two Greylags, eight Canada Geese, 26 Mute Swans, an Egyptian Goose, a pair of Shelducks, two Shovelers, seven Gadwalls, 27 Mallards including two broods of ducklings, five Tufted Ducks, three Cormorants, a Buzzard, 11 Avocets including a pair with three recently hatched young on the South scrape, four Oystercatchers, a breeding plumaged Dunlin, a Curlew, two Redshanks, eight Lapwings, two Little Egrets, a Great White Egret, a pair of Little Grebes, c35 House Martins with 14 Swifts and seven Swallows, eight singing Skylarks, seven Sedge Warblers, eight Reed Buntings, four Linnets, three Yellow Wagtails and two female Redstarts, 1 with 2 juveniles. Birds singing but heard only included Reed Warbler, Wren, Greenfinch, Chaffinch, Blackcap and Chiffchaff. (Caroline Quinn/Paul Clark).

Great White Egret by Caroline Quinn

Yellow Wagtail by Caroline Quinn