WWT Slimbridge    Two large flocks of at least 140 terns, briefly feeding and resting on the channel off of Middle Point this morning, mostly Arctic Terns but including 19 BLACK TERNS including adults and juveniles, then they climbed high and flew off SW. A SPOONBILL and six Greenshanks on the Top New Piece and a Garganey on the Rushy. (Martin McGill).

Frampton pools     A female/juvenile MONTAGU’S HARRIER over the old tip briefly this morning before flying off towards the A38 and no further sign today. Two Spotted Flycatchers, a Redstart, 50 Chiffchaffs, 27 Blackcaps, nine Willow Warblers, eight Reed Warblers, five Cetti’s Warblers, a Yellow Wagtail, two Grey Wagtails, a Common Tern, an adult Yellow-legged Gull, a Swift, ten Sand Martins, eight Bullfinches, four Teal and three Kingfishers. (Nick Goatman). From Splatt Bridge 6am-7am a Mediterranean Gull over the flashes heading towards the river, three Willow Warblers near the church and two Treecreepers, two Kingfishers around the bridge, a Marsh Harrier and a pale Buzzard. (Steve Pullen).

Purton     Between 10-1pm five Arctic Terns flew downriver, two juvenile Yellow-legged Gull, a juvenile Mediterranean Gull, 126 Ringed Plovers, 41 Dunlins and three Yellow Wagtails flew SW. (Francis Steuck). Also today 12+ Lapwings, Curlew, 150-200 Starlings, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, two Little Egrets, a Grey Heron, 30+ Swallows and a Common Seal at Tites Point. (Mike Davis).

Saul Warth     At high tide at 1pm three Grey Herons, four Little Egrets, two Cormorants, 70+ Shelducks, 155 Curlews, 55+ Avocets, an Oystercatcher, a Buzzard, a Peregrine, five Kestrels, two Swallows and a Sand Martin. (MK).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Five Whinchats this afternoon. (Jamie Brown).

Chedworth     On the old air field Linnet, ten Skylarks, a Buzzard, two Wheatears, four Pied Wagtails and a Stonechat. (David Creber).

WWT Slimbridge     A SPOONBILL on the Top New Piece viewed from the Estuary Tower. A Greenshank and two Spotted Redshanks on the Rushy. (Slimbridge Sightings/Roberta Goodall).

Saul Warth     At high tide five Grey Herons, three Little Egrets, three Cormorants, a Common Tern, a Common Gull, 61+ Shelducks, 133+ Curlews, 60+ Avocets, six Dunlins, a Ringed Plover heard, a Buzzard, a Peregrine, three Kestrels, a Little Owl, four Chiffchaffs, two Lesser Whitethroats, four Swallows and a juvenile Great Crested Grebe on the canal. (MK).

Chiffchaff by Mike King

Elmore Court     In the rewilding area this morning viewed from Broadmeadow Bank birds included a Great White Egret, a Cattle Egret and a Little Egret, three Lapwings, two Teal and a Little Grebe on the scrape. Also five Buzzards, a Red Kite, a Sparrowhawk, a Kestrel, and a Little Owl called briefly and a buck Roe Deer. (Steve Pullen).

Hatherop     A male Hobby hunting House Martins above Hatherop at 4:15pm today. (Chris McLaren).

Cam Green     From the garden this morning two Red Kites over, and a Jersey Tiger in nettles. (Brian Kings).

Leckhampton Court/St Peter’s Church     A Buzzard begging, a Jay, a Raven heard distantly, a Green Woodpecker, a Great Spotted Woodpecker and three Mistle Thrushes. (Steve Brown).

Aylburton Warth     Birds today included four juvenile Shelducks, three Mallards, a Grey Heron, three Oystercatchers, a Ringed Plover, 30 Dunlins, a Black-tailed Godwit, 517 Curlews in the high tide roost, a Redshank heard, ten Swallows, a Yellow Wagtail, a Meadow Pipit and 60 Linnets. (Mike Smart).

Painswick Beacon     A scruffy Meadow Pipit near the top of the beacon at 3:45pm. (Lee Manton).

Meadow Pipit by Lee Manton

WWT Slimbridge     From Middle Point this morning five Turnstones, three Sanderlings, a Knot, 60 Ringed Plovers and 45 Dunlins. (Ian Ralphs). Also a juvenile Yellow-legged Gull. (Paul Masters). Three Greenshanks (2 on the Rushy and 1 from Robbie Garnett hide), a Spotted Redshank on South Lake, six Ruff on the Rushy, five Green Sandpipers from Hogarth hide, a very showy juvenile Sparrowhawk hunting around the Kingfisher hide and then perched in front of the Martin Smith hide late afternoon, and the Black Swan still on South Lake. (Caroline Quinn).

Black Swan by Caroline Quinn

Greenshank by Caroline Quinn

Sparrowhawk by Caroline Quinn

Awre     On the river mostly distant, a Common Crane, a Great White Egret, 53 Avocets, two Ringed Plovers, an adult Mediterranean Gull, probably the same juvenile Yellow-legged Gull and a Redstart in the bushes. (Dan Watson).

Gloucester     From Alney Island to Over two Kingfishers, two Buzzards, two Green Woodpeckers, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Grey Heron, a Little Egret and lots of dragonflies including 4+ Southern Migrant Hawkers. (Paul Clark).

Huntley     At 5:50pm four Hobbies over the house together hawking insects. (Derek Summers).

Awre     A juvenile Yellow-legged Gull, two Ringed Plovers, 53 Avocets, c20 Dunlins, three Common Sandpipers, a Great White Egret, a Common Crane, a Redstart and three Willow Warblers today. (Dan Watson).

Guscar Rocks/Aylburton Warth     This morning birds included three Snow Geese, 14 Canada Geese, two female Shelducks and 11 ducklings, 25 Mallards, two Little Egrets, three Grey Herons, a Cormorant, a Peregrine, an Oystercatcher, 435 Curlews (107 at Guscar, 328 at Aylburton), four Common Sandpipers, a summer plumage adult Turnstone, a Skylark, ten Swallows, a Meadow Pipit and 50+ Carrion Crows at Guscar. (Mike Smart).

WWT Slimbridge     A BITTERN showed really well in the reed bed to the left of the Van de Bovenkamp hide until it flew into the reed bed. Also the Pink footed Goose of unknown origin. (Oliver Paisey). 25+ Swifts along the Summer Walkway. (Tim Jukes).

Saul Warth     High tide at 11:45am a Greenshank, 150+ Curlews, a Dunlin, three Ringed Plovers, 70+ Avocets, 107+ Shelducks, a Grey Heron, a Great White Egret, 12 Little Egrets, three Kestrels, a Little Owl and three Swallows. (MK). At 8pm a juvenile Peregrine hunting the foreshore and flats, three Kestrels, 27 Shelducks and c50 Curlews. (Paul Sutton).

Peregrine by Paul Sutton

Frampton     On Court Lake at 6:30pm two Common Terns, two Cattle Egret, at least three juvenile Great Crested Grebes, the Ross’s Goose and the Bar-headed x Snow Goose hybrid. (Paul Sutton).

Cattle Egret & Cormorant by Paul Sutton

Cotswold Water Park East     In the Whelford area birds included on Pit 111, 12 Red Crested Pochards, 20 Coots and four Great Crested Grebes. On Pit 111a a Garden Warbler, nine Gadwalls, three Great Crested Grebes and five Red Crested Pochards. On Pit 111b a Little Egret, 11. Red Crested Pochards, two Great Crested Grebes and 35 Cormorants. On Pit 126 11 Red Crested Pochards. (John Fletcher).

Guscar Rocks/Aylburton Warth     This morning at high tide birds included ten Canada Geese, three Snow Geese, four Shelducks, 30 Mallards, three Grey Herons, a Cormorant, a Kestrel, two Ringed Plovers, 460 Curlews (140 at Guscar, c320 at Aylburton), two Whimbrels, three Common Sandpipers, 150 Black-headed Gulls, 20 Stock Doves, 30 Swallows, five House Martins, c3 Skylarks, two Wheatears, a singing Chiffchaff and 80 Linnets. (Mike Smart).

WWT Slimbridge     From Middle Point nine adult Turnstones and two breeding plumage Red Knot this morning. A juvenile Goshawk flew low over car park towards the canal late afternoon. (Slimbridge Sightings). Three Spotted Redshanks on the Rushy. (Oliver Paisey).

Broadoak     A distant Yellow-legged Gull on the Arlingham side this evening. (Andy Jayne).

Sapperton     This morning at Siccaridge Wood birds included Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Nuthatch, Bullfinches, Long-tailed Tits, Goldcrest, Chiffchaff, plenty of House Martins over, three Swifts and a Swallow. Also a fresh Green-veined White butterfly. (Jon Dexter).

Ashleworth Ham     A CES ringing session today birds caught included four Redstarts, three Sedge Warblers, 21 Whitethroats, two Lesser Whitethroats, three Willow Warblers, five Chiffchaffs, 12 Long-tailed Tits, a Treecreeper, a Linnet, 11 Bullfinches and ten Reed Buntings. On the reserve a Grey Heron, two Ravens and two Roe Deer. (Mervyn Greening/Mike Smart).

Frampton pools     A Redstart, four Yellow Wagtails, two Common Sandpipers, a Hobby, a Reed Warbler still feeding young, two Common Terns and three young, two pairs of Goldcrests with young, an adult Yellow-legged Gull, 30+ Swifts, 20+ House Martins, 16 Blackcaps and 22 Chiffchaffs today. (Nick Goatman).

Saul Warth     Between 7:30-10am two Greenshanks, a Whimbrel heard, 81 Curlews, 115 Dunlins, 53 Avocets, 50 Shelducks, 15 Little Egrets, two Kestrels and a Little Owl briefly. For the second day running the flock of small waders flew off towards WWT before high tide. (MK).

Walmore Common     Six Whinchats again, but keeping low and elusive in the breezy weather. (Andy Jayne).

WWT Slimbridge    Three Greenshanks and nine Green Sandpipers on the Tack Piece from Robbie Garnett hide. (Sam Walker).

Longney Crib     This afternoon birds included a Common Sandpiper, 68 Mallards, 17 Canada Geese, 32 Greylags, five Little Egrets, five Linnets, two Swallows, four Great Black-backed Gulls and a Grey Heron. (John Fletcher).

Guscar Rocks     This evening three Snow Geese and 258 Curlews. (Mike Smart).

Stow-on-the-Wold     A recently fledged juvenile Hobby today. (Richard Tyler).

Hobby by Richard Tyler

Painswick     This afternoon 436 Swifts, 474 Swallows, 603 House Martins and 183 Sand Martins moving SW over the Painswick valley, passing over the house, between 2pm and 4:45pm. A Red Kite drifted over at 3:35pm. An immature Green Woodpecker flew through the garden at 7am, into the Rococo Gardens parkland. (John Fleming).

WWT Slimbridge     Two Greenshanks on the Tack Piece today. (Terry Stevenson). Two Spotted Redshanks from the Hogarth hide. Also two juvenile Little Ringed Plovers from Zeiss hide and a fly through Hobby from the Rushy hide. (Warren Gill).

Greenshanks by Terry Stevenson

Saul Warth     At high tide at 10am 130+ Dunlins, a Sanderling, 125 Curlews, a Whimbrel, 60 Avocets, 42 Shelducks, 14 Little Egrets, a Common Tern, a Peregrine, three Buzzards, three Kestrels, a Little Owl, a Green Woodpecker, a Chiffchaff and a Lesser Whitethroat. The small waders flew to WWT as tide came in today and did not come close. (MK).

Green Woodpecker by Mike King

Kestrel by Mike King

Frampton     From Splatt Bridge 6am-7am at least three Willow Warblers, three Common Cranes headed towards the lakes, a Marsh Harrier, two Kestrels, three Buzzards, a Sparrowhawk, two Little Egrets, a Common Tern and two Kingfishers. (Steve Pullen).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning 11 Little Egrets, two Great White Egrets, two Grey Herons, 14 Canada Geese, seven Mute Swans, two Buzzards, a Raven, three Redstarts, two Greenfinches, six Bullfinches and a Small Copper. (Paul Clark). A juvenile Marsh Harrier, a Hobby and a Kestrel this afternoon. (Ian Hull).

Aylburton Warth     This morning birds included 26 Canada Geese, a female Shelduck with six ducklings, 30 Mallard, two Little Egrets, a Grey Heron, a Cormorant, two Oystercatchers, 191 Curlews, five Black-tailed Godwits, two Ravens, six Common Sandpipers, two Skylarks, ten Swallows, a Meadow Pipit, a Yellow Wagtail, two Reed Warblers, a Willow Warbler, 155 Carrion Crows, 15 Linnets and a Reed Bunting. (Mike Smart).

Guscar Rocks     This evening 42 Canada Geese, two Snow Geese, 42 Canada Geese, a female Shelduck with five juveniles and 339 Curlews. (Mike Smart).

Saul Warth     At high tide at 9:30am a Knot, a Greenshank, a Little Stint, 100+ Dunlins, six Ringed Plovers, an Oystercatcher, 89 Curlews, a Whimbrel, 72 Avocets, 40 Shelducks, a Great White Egret, three Little Egrets, a female-type Marsh Harrier, two Kestrels, three Swallows and a Whitethroat. Nearby a Kingfisher on Saul Lodge pond. (MK).

Red Knot by Mike King

WWT Slimbridge     This morning on the Rushy two Greenshanks, from Martin Smith hide a male Kingfisher and a Yellow Wagtail from Robbie Garnett hide. (Nigel Young).

Greenshanks by Nigel Young

Kingfisher by Nigel Young

Uley Bury     This morning a Red Kite, a Buzzard, a Kestrel, a Yellowhammer and a family of Spotted Flycatchers (2 ads, 2 juvs). Also Common Blue and Gatekeeper butterflies. (Magnus Carter).

Maisemore     This afternoon a female Goosander, 13 Mallards, four Moorhens, a Grey Heron, two Cormorants, a Buzzard, a Kestrel, seven Sand Martins, four Swallows and two Stonechats. (John Fletcher).

Goosander by John Fletcher

Saul Warth     High tide at 9am a Greenshank, a Little Stint, 94 Dunlins, two Sanderlings, five Ringed Plovers, two Oystercatchers, 101 Curlews, a Whimbrel heard, 80 Avocets, 37 Shelducks, a Great White Egret, seven Little Egrets, a Little Owl, five Skylarks, three Lesser Whitethroats and a Chiffchaff. (MK).

Greenshank by Mike King

WWT Slimbridge     An eclipse drake Garganey and an adult Pink-footed Goose with the feral goose flock on the Top New Piece from Zeiss hide. (David Creber).

Stinchcombe Hill     This evening two Hobbies attracted by the large evening gathering of Swifts and House Martins, a Spotted Flycatcher, two Ravens and a Painted Lady. (James Robinson).

Ozleworth     At Newark Park late this afternoon a Spotted Flycatcher and a Painted Lady. (Brian Kings).

Saul Warth     At high tide at 8am a Little Stint, 123 Dunlins (including a colour-ringed Dunlin Orange L Yellow R), seven Sanderlings, nine Ringed Plovers, seven Oystercatchers, a summer plumaged Grey Plover, 91 Curlews, a Whimbrel, 75+ Avocets, 40+ Shelducks, a Little Egret, a Little Owl, two Chiffchaffs and three Lesser Whitethroats. (MK).

Little Stint by Mike King

Highnam Woods     A migrant Tree Pipit this morning. (Andy Jayne).

Daglingworth     A Hobby chasing House Martins throughout the afternoon. (Andrew Morrison).

Crickley Hill     Two possibly three Peregrines seen off the hill looking down towards the Air Balloon road works at midday today. (Richard Badley).

Peregrine by Richard Badley

Bourton-on-the-Water     A Barn Owl found roosting in the nestbox built into the GWT barn/office at Greystones Farm. The box had been commandeered by breeding Jackdaws earlier in the year. (Andy Lewis).

Cleeve Hill     Early morning a young Whinchat, lots of Stonechats, at least four family parties, at least five Corn Buntings, a few Whitethroats, Linnets, a Yellowhammer, two Red Kites, two Buzzards and a Kestrel. (Tom & Greg Mabbett).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning nine Mute Swans, five Canada Geese, four Teal, a Gadwall, 20 Mallards, a Great White Egret, two Little Egrets, two Grey Herons, two Cormorants and two Sedge Warblers. (Mike Smart).

Leigh Meadows     A Grey Heron, two Buzzards, a Green Sandpiper, c100 Swallows heading S mid-morning and two Roe Deer today.  (Mike Smart).

Cobney Meadows     120 Mallards, a Grey Heron, a Kestrel and a Roe Deer today.