Cleeve Hill    Four RING OUZELS (2 m, 2 fem/juvs) in Hawthorns immediately S of the Sheep Wash. (Dave Pearce/Greg Mabbett/Ian Ralphs). A MERLIN, two Swallows, three Corn Buntings, 30+ Yellowhammers and 100+ Skylarks on West Down. (Andy Jayne).

Frampton     A FIRECREST on the south side of Court Lake. (Nick Goatman).

Haresfield     A Stonechat opposite Gloucester Garden Centre today. (Steve Pullen).

Frampton Mansell     The WRYNECK again late morning today remaining to late afternoon at least. (Paul Rich).

Wryneck by Paul Rich

Wryneck by Paul Masters

WWT Slimbridge     A SHAG from Kingfisher hide sat on the dead tree straight out to the right of the owl box. (Les Ditchburn).

Nailsworth    Four Swallows flew S over Windsoredge at 5:50pm and earlier a LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER flew N. (Terry Grant).

Frampton Mansell     A WRYNECK showed well at midday but was not relocated later. (Francis Steuck).

Walmore Common    A RICHARD’S PIPIT late afternoon for 20 minutes until it flew off NE at 5:58pm. (Andy Jayne).

Shepherd’s Patch     40+ Cattle Egrets in the field opposite the car park. (Warren Gill).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This afternoon 2+ Buzzards, two Red Kites, a Peregrine, three Kestrels, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6+ Meadow Pipits, 10+ Clouded Yellow butterflies, 15+ Willow Emerald damselflies, lots of Migrant Hawkers and Common Darters. (Paul Clark).

Chavenage Lane area     Five Red Kites, three Stonechats, 17 Robins, 80+ Skylarks and a Marsh Tit. (Terry Grant).

Tewkesbury     At Lower Lode brick-pits two Mute Swans, 30 Mallards, four Coots, a Cetti’s Warbler singing across the river on Severn Ham and a Chiffchaff calling from hedges. (Mike Smart).

Frampton     A first-winter male RED-BREASTED MERGANSER on the sailing lake today until late afternoon at least. Also the Yellow-legged Gull, a Green Sandpiper, two Swallows and a Great White Egret. (Nick Goatman).

Red-breasted Merganser by Nick Goatman

Red-breasted Merganser by Steve Pullen

WWT Slimbridge     A Whooper Swan on South Lake today. (Martin McGill). A GLOSSY IBIS from Martin Smith hide. From Middle Point 20 Bar-tailed Godwits, three Grey Plovers, four Avocets, a SPOONBILL and a Little Egret. (Roberta Goodall).

Shepherd’s Patch     34 Cattle Egrets in the field opposite the car park. (Roberta Goodall).

Shepherd’s Patch     38 Cattle Egrets in the field opposite the car park. (Paul Masters/Andy Chapman).

WWT Slimbridge     A Wheatear, a Peregrine and 19 Common Cranes on the Dumbles. Two Mediterranean Gulls from Hogarth hide. (Paul Masters/Andy Chapman).

Cotswold Water Park West     A Hobby hunting over Pike Corner at Pits 57/58 late morning. (David Creber).

Forest of Dean     A Dipper on sluice next to Cannop Stoneworks. 21 Crossbills flew over. A Marsh Tit on the feeders at Cannop ponds. (Ian Sherriffs).

Nailsworth    Four House Martins flying S over Windsoredge at 5:45pm. (Terry Grant).

May Hill     A female Crossbill and many Stonechats today. (Tom Berry).

WWT Slimbridge     From Middle Point two Little Stints, ten Avocets, a Spotted Redshank, seven Bar-tailed Godwits, ten Grey Plovers, 41 Golden Plovers, a Sanderling, ten Ringed Plovers, 200+ Dunlins, two SPOONBILLS, 13 Common Cranes, c500 Teal and four Stonechats. Two GLOSSY IBISES from Zeiss hide. (Paul Masters/Oliver Paisey).

Cleeve Hill     Four RING OUZELS reported above the Washpool. (per RBA).

Frampton pools    95 Wigeon on Court Lake this evening also 35 Gadwalls, ten Shovelers, 18 Tufted Ducks, six Teal, six Little Grebes, two Great White Egrets, 43 Cormorant and the Yellow-legged Gull. (Nick Goatman).

Dudbridge     Nine House Martins flew S this afternoon. (Steve Pullen).

Gloucester     An immature male Goldeneye on Price’s Pool at Sandhurst this morning. Also a Water Rail calling. (Andy Jayne).

Avening     Five Fieldfare on the golf course 9th Fairway at 10:50am today. (Mil Petkovic).

WWT Slimbridge     From Middle Point this morning, 250-300 distant small waders, Ringed Plovers and mainly Dunlin, 17 Ruff, 57 Golden Plovers, seven Grey Plovers, two Bar-tailed Godwits, three Sanderlings, two Little Stints, three SPOONBILLS and a Peregrine. (Ian Ralphs). Two GLOSSY IBISES still around the grounds. (Terry Stevenson).

Elmore Court     In the rewilding area two Wheatears, six Stonechats, 20+ Meadow Pipits, 20+ Linnets, eight Skylarks, a Lesser Whitethroat, three Swallows, six Reed Buntings, a Cattle Egret, 5+ Grey Herons, two Red Kites, five Buzzards, two Kestrels and two Sparrowhawks. (Steve Pullen).

Nailsworth     In the Barton End area a Marsh Harrier, four Red Kites, 5+ Stonechats and a Wheatear. (Terry Grant).

Awre     At least 17 Common Cranes flying around over the fields just south of Awre village and landing on the sand banks/mud flats at very low tide just before midday. (Jeff Wheeler).

WWT Slimbridge     A Water Rail in front of Robbie Garnett hide today and two Egyptian Geese on South Lake. (Terry Stevenson). Two GLOSSY IBISES on the Tack Piece and three SPOONBILLS from Middle Point. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Water Rail by Terry Stevenson

Chavenage Lane area     20+ Red Kites, three Kestrels, a male Goshawk and 140+ Goldfinches. (Terry Grant).

Cleeve Hill     In 6 hours four Wheatears, 17 Stonechats, three Lesser Redpolls and a Golden Plover over N and two Corn Buntings at the Dew Pond. (Ian Ralphs).

Chedworth Airfield    A Wheatear this afternoon. (Duncan Dine).

Ashleworth Ham     A ringing session caught 65 birds including ten juvenile Chiffchaffs, 21 Long-tailed Tits, a Goldcrest, a Jay and four Reed Buntings. On the Reserve two Canada Geese, four Mallards and ten Skylarks moving SW. (Mike Smart/Ashleworth ringing team).

Haw Bridge     Six Cattle Egrets this morning. (Robin Lewis).

Awre    32 Ruff on the foreshore and several Mistle Thrushes this morning. (Andy Jayne).

Chavenage Lane area     A Harrier sp, 5+ Red Kites 140+ Skylarks and near Barton End, 11 Stonechats. (Terry Grant).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Two Kestrels, a Red Kite, a Sparrowhawk, a Buzzard, a Hobby hawking insects. Also Chiffchaffs, Goldcrests, a Bullfinch, a Reed Bunting and a Green Woodpecker. (Les Ditchburn).

Tewkesbury     A Siskin flew N along the Mill Avon at 1:30pm. (Ian Ralphs).

Aylburton Warth     On a very low high tide, birds included 200 Canada Geese, three Teal, four Mallards, five Grey Herons, two Ringed Plovers, a Grey Plover, a Dunlin, 154 Curlews, a Bar-tailed Godwit, a Black-tailed Godwit, two Redshanks, 300 Black-headed Gulls, 50 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 50 Herring Gulls, 20 Skylarks, two Swallows, two Stonechats, 40 Starlings, 50 Jackdaws and 50 Carrion Crows. (Mike Smart).