North Cerney     A QUAIL calling at the top of Chapel Lane at 9:30pm. (Dave Soons).

Chaceley & Deerhurst     QUAIL calling at Chaceley and Deerhurst this evening. (Robin Lewis).

WWT Slimbridge     A WOOD SANDPIPER on the Tack Piece today. Also an Egyptian Goose, five Green Sandpipers and four Little Ringed Plovers. The Spotted Redshank  on the Rushy and later South Lake. (Oliver Paisey/Neil Smart/Dot Jones/Martin Price).

Saul Warth     This afternoon post-high tide everything was distant 25 Black-tailed Godwits, 95+ Curlews, 12 Oystercatchers, 90+ Shelducks, two Little Egrets, two Kestrels, one each of Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, Blackcap and Chiffchaff. (MK).

Haw Bridge     A Hobby hunting Swallows this evening. (Robin Lewis).

Hasfield Ham     Two Grasshopper Warblers reeling in the meadows this evening. (Robin Lewis).

Tirley     A brood of Kestrels and a calling Little Owl this evening. (Robin Lewis).

Walmore Common      Four Whinchats, three Stonechats and five Sand Martins early evening. (Andy Jayne).

Frampton pools    Two juvenile Cuckoos, five Common Terns, an Oystercatcher, 26 Chiffchaffs, 15 Blackcaps, four Whitethroats, three Little Egrets, two Grey Herons, a Sparrowhawk, two Kingfishers, three pairs of Great Crested Grebes all with young. (Nick Goatman).  A Spotted Flycatcher in a dead tree at the end of the path adjacent to the Perry Way at Court Lake. (Nigel Young).

Spotted Flycatcher by Nigel Young

Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning 13 Mute Swans, a Canada Goose, a Teal, 20 Mallards, two Great White Egrets, a Little Egret, a Grey Heron, five Coots, 25 Lapwings, an immature Little Ringed Plover, a Dunlin, song from Sedge and Reed Warbler, Blackcap, Whitethroat and Reed Bunting. (Mike Smart).

Woodmancote     A Marsh Tit in the garden today, the first in 18 years of recording. (John Widgery).

Frampton pools     Four Common Terns, a Spotted Flycatcher family, two Hobbies, three Whimbrels over, a Swift, 20+ Sand Martins, four Swallows, six House Martins, an adult Yellow-legged Gull, a Kingfisher, 87 Barnacle Geese, 40 Greylags, the Ross’s Goose, 87 Mute Swans, 30 Coots and 16 Moorhens today. (Nick Goatman).

Huntley     A Hobby over this morning chasing House Martins for 10 minutes from 10:30am then returned again at 11am before heading W. (Derek Summers).

WWT Slimbridge     The Spotted Redshank, later on the Tack Piece, and a Common Sandpiper on the Rushy. Six Green Sandpipers, four Ruff and a Common Sandpiper on the Tack Piece. 131 Black-tailed Godwits on South Lake. (Tim Jukes/Dot Jones/Ian Hull).

Littlecombe     Along the River Cam three Green Woodpeckers, a juvenile Dipper and a Grey Wagtail this morning. (Mike Davis).

Saul Warth     At Hock Ditch this morning a Kestrel, lots of Curlews and Shelducks, a few Swallows, three Grey Herons, a Green Woodpecker and a Hobby. (Mike Davis).

Aylburton Warth    Four adult Shelducks with eight ducklings, 15 Mallards, two Grey Herons, five Oystercatchers, a Ruff, 323 Curlews, two Common Sandpipers, a Redshank, 200 Black-headed Gulls, 20 Swallows, 1+ Reed Warblers singing in the ditches and a Reed Bunting singing. (Mike Smart).

WWT Slimbridge    At Middle Point a brief view of the male WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT, a Hobby, a Sparrowhawk and 40+ Curlews. 10+ Green Sandpipers, two Common Sandpipers, 5+ Ruff, a Spotted Redshank, 200+ Black-tailed Godwits, a Little Grebe and a Kingfisher on South Lake. (Paul Clark).

Saul Warth     High tide at midday 102+ Curlews, 100+ Avocets, nine Black-tailed Godwits, ten Oystercatchers, three Redshanks, a Lapwing, 80+ Shelducks, two adult Common Gulls, a Sparrowhawk, a Kestrel, two Lesser Whitethroats and three Chiffchaffs. (MK).

Gloucester     A juvenile Redstart in the back garden at Kingsholm this afternoon. (Paul Clark).

Rodley     A Hobby, a juvenile Green Woodpecker and a Buzzard today. (Rachel Thomas).

Hobby by Rachel Thomas

Green Woodpecker by Rachel Thomas

Leckhampton, Pilley Bridge     Near to the junction of Leckhampton Road and Moorend Road a Red Kite, a Swift, a Great Spotted Woodpecker and a Green Woodpecker and Coal Tits heard. (Steve Brown).

Aylburton Common     A Dipper outside the house at 5:15am. (Martin Vaisey).

Chedworth    60+ juvenile House Martins on wires at Stowell Mill today. (Harvey Sherwood).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This evening 13 Mute Swans, a Canada Goose, five Teal, 60 Mallards, two Great White Egrets, two Little Egrets, a Grey Heron, a Water Rail calling, six Coots and several full grown chicks, a pair of Moorhens on the canal with chicks, three Little Ringed Plovers, 18 Lapwings, two Green Sandpipers, a Redshank, 20 Swallows and ten House Martins, still two or three each of Sedge and Reed Warblers singing. Massive corvid roost in Long Pool, many hundreds of birds, mainly Jackdaws and some Carrion Crows and Rooks. (Mike Smart).

WWT Slimbridge     A GLOSSY IBIS flew over the Tack Piece into South Lake for c15 minutes before flying to the Top New Piece with no further reports. (Tim McGrath/Gordon Youdale).

Walmore Common     A BITTERN today and a female type Marsh Harrier. (Andy Jayne).

Saul Warth     At high tide mid-morning 110+ Black-tailed Godwits, c100 Avocets, 25+ Curlews, a Whimbrel, four Oystercatchers, two Dunlins, a Lapwing, 120+ Shelducks, a Marsh Harrier, a Kestrel, 20+ Swallows, a Sand Martin and a Lesser Whitethroat. (MK).

Frampton     From Fretherne Bridge to Splatt Bridge two Little Egrets, four Oystercatchers over, a pair of Mute Swans with six juveniles, three Stock Doves, two Chiffchaffs, two Blackcaps and a male Reed Bunting. (MK).

Coombe Hill Meadows     A Great White Egret this morning. (Duncan Dine).

Great White Egret by Duncan Dine

Cleeve Hill     This morning four Stonechats, c20 Linnets, two Bullfinches, three Yellowhammers, a Dunnock taking food to nest, numerous Skylarks and Meadow Pipits and lots of Dark-green Fritillaries. (Paul Masters).

Cheltenham     Yesterday a leucistic Kestrel in a private garden for a short while. Pics by Steve Money.

Ashleworth Ham     A ringing session today caught 48 birds including four Redstarts, three Sedge Warblers, 18 Whitethroats, five Lesser Whitethroats, a Blackcap, three Bullfinches and a Linnet. On the reserve a Skylark still singing, some song from Whitethroats and Reed Buntings and two Ravens. (Mike Smart/Stuart Brown/Matt Smith).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This afternoon a juvenile WOOD SANDPIPER, two Ruff, two Greenshanks, two Little Ringed Plovers, one a juvenile, a juvenile Redshank, a female Marsh Harrier and two Great White Egrets. (Ian Hull).

WWT Slimbridge    From the Estuary tower this morning 42+ Curlews, two Whimbrels, a Bar-tailed Godwit, 100+ small waders off the Royal Drift and a Peregrine. From the Robbie Garnett hide seven Green Sandpipers, three Oystercatchers, a Common Sandpiper and a Little Egret. On South Lake an adult Mediterranean Gull, the Black Swan, an Egyptian Goose with two goslings, the Spotted Redshank again, at least ten Ruff and an adult and a juvenile Little Ringed Plover. (Neil Smart/Martin Price/Terry Stevenson). A Small Elephant Hawk Moth in the Martin Smith hide. (Terry Stevenson).

Wotton-under-Edge     At Cotswold Edge Golf Club two Red Kites, a Raven and a Buzzard. (Mike Tranter).

Stanton     This morning three Swifts, 6+ House Martins, a Green Woodpecker calling, Chiffchaffs singing and a Red Kite overhead. (Andrew & Gill Worthington).

WWT Slimbridge     The male WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT still at Middle Point showed well between 8:30-9:15am and again this afternoon until 3:20pm at least. (MK/Andy Jayne). On South Lake three Dunlins, a Green Sandpiper, 120+Black-tailed Godwits, 20+ Redshanks, a Spotted Redshank, six Ruff, 6+ Lapwings, an Avocet, four Oystercatchers, a Black Swan and a pair of Egyptian Geese with three goslings. (MK).

White-spotted Bluethroat by Mike King

White-spotted Bluethroat by Mike King

White-spotted Bluethroat by Mike King

Black Swan by Mike King

Spotted Redshank by Mike King

Spotted Redshank by Mike King

Cam     A Little Owl at Woodend Lane just before 8am this morning. (Mike Davis).

Whitminster     A Red Kite flew low over the A38 at Attwoolls at 12:55pm. (Ian Elphick).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This evening 12 Mute Swans, a Canada Goose, two Teal, 60 Mallards, a Great White Egret, a Little Egret, a Grey Heron, a Sparrowhawk, an adult female Marsh Harrier, a Buzzard, a Water Rail calling, three Little Ringed Plovers, a Black-tailed Godwit, a Green Sandpiper, a Redshank, 10+ Swifts, 15+ Sand Martins, 5+ House Martins and song from at least five Sedge Warblers and two Reed Warblers, also odd Blackcaps and Reed Buntings. (Mike Smart).

Saul Warth     This afternoon two Black-tailed Godwits, two Lapwings, 80+ Curlews, two Oystercatchers, 50+ Shelducks, a Little Egret, two Swifts, three Sand Martins and two male Emperors. (MK).

Frampton pools    This morning 200+Sand Martins, 20+ Swifts, a Hobby, 109 Barnacle Geese, 56 Greylags, two Canada Geese, the Ross’s Goose, 82 Mute Swans, two pairs of Great Crested Grebes both with three young, two Oystercatchers, four Common Terns, four Little Egrets and two Kingfishers. (Nick Goatman).

Witcombe Reservoirs    A Redshank, unusual here, and an adult Hobby today. (Andy Jayne).

Frampton     At Splatt Bridge this morning, two Common Sandpipers on the canal, five Bar-tailed Godwits flew N, a Black-tailed Godwit flew high S, 13 Curlews, 30+ Avocets over the estuary, a male Yellow Wagtail, four young Black-headed Gulls and a Common Tern flew S. (Gordon Hodgson). On Court Lake the Ross’s Goose, 55 Greylags, 92 Barnacle Geese, a Canada Goose, 60 Mute Swans, a Common Tern and 25+ Swifts. (MK).

Ross’s Goose by Mike King

Gloucester    At 5:20pm a Red Kite drifted low across the Randwick Park area of Tuffley. (Ian Elphick).

WWT Slimbridge    A Common Sandpiper on the Tack Piece. Five Little Ringed Plovers and 50+ Redshanks on South Lake. (Dot Jones/Neil Smart/Mike Davis).

Winchcombe     This afternoon a male Sparrowhawk on the lawn with a Great Spotted Woodpecker in its talons, and then flew off with it. (Andrew & Gill Worthington).

Brockhampton     This evening a Barn Owl flying low over fields, a Buzzard, two Yellowhammers, two Goldfinches, Chiffchaffs singing and a House Martin. (Andrew & Gill Worthington).

WWT Slimbridge     The male WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT still at Middle Point today showing almost continuously 11am-1pm. Also a Red kite. (Tim Jukes/Oliver Paisey). A Common Sandpiper on the Rushy and six Green Sandpipers on the Tack Piece. (Dot Jones). On South Lake from Hogarth hide the Spotted Redshank. Also on South Lake an Egyptian Goose with five goslings and a Black Swan. (Ian Hull).

Gloucester    Between Longford and Abbots Lodge this afternoon three Little Owls, three Sand Martins, 40+ House Martins, a male Redstart, four Yellow Wagtails and two Reed Buntings. (Andy Jayne).

Forest of Dean     A Spotted Flycatcher in Bearfoot Wood, high on May Hill today. (Rob Guest).

Saul Warth     This afternoon two Avocets, 35 Curlews, six Oystercatchers, two Lapwings, a Little Egret, 45+ Shelducks including 15 ducklings, 16 Long-tailed Tits, a Swift, a Swallow, four Whitethroats, a male Blackcap and a Chiffchaff. Also a Roebuck, the first Brown Hawker and 2+ male Emperors. (MK).

Whitminster     A Red Kite over the Forge at 12:36pm. (MK).

Epney     At 3:45pm a Common Sandpiper, 15+ Sand Martins and an adult Great Black-backed Gull with commoner gull species. (MK).

Common Sandpiper by Mike King

Saul Warth      At 7:30am at high tide 140+ Avocets, a Black-tailed Godwit, 75+ Curlews, two Lapwings, 15 Oystercatchers, 130+ Shelducks including ten ducklings, two Little Egrets, two adult Common Gulls, a Yellow Wagtail, a Lesser Whitethroat, a Sedge Warbler, seven Sand Martins, four Swifts and a Common Darter. (MK).

Lesser Whitethroat by Mike King

Epney     30+ Sand Martins over the river at 7am. (MK).

WWT Slimbridge    Four Little Ringed Plovers, 18 Redshanks, a Spotted Redshank, six Ruff, 10+ Black-tailed Godwits, an Egyptian Goose with five goslings, and four Teal on South Lake. A pair of Common Cranes with two juveniles from Hogarth hide, a male Marsh Harrier on the Tack Piece. (Paul Clark/Neil Smart/Ken Mihill).