Female Pied Flycatcher at RSPB Nagshead today, a male bird also seen #glosbirds #BirdsSeenIn2024 #ForestofDean

2 Whinchat along Chapel Lane,North Cerney In the rapeseed fields this evening one stunning summer plumage male, typical no camera on me #glosbirds

One of the Cranes posed nicely before switching with his mate for 🥚 sitting duties, from the Hogarth Hide this afternoon #GlosBirds

Did Nick goatman's Frampton pools this evening & it was dead. I'd almost completed the circuit & met Gordon Hodgson he'd found a male Redstart✅in the field S of the sailing lake. Then we found a very late Fieldfare. Also 30 Tufties, Common Sand, Bullfinch & 2 Sand Martins. #GlosBirds

Tack piece from Estuary Tower, 3 Yellow Wagtails Slimbridge Sightings #glosbirds

Slimbridge Sightings South Lake: 2 common sandpiper, crane sitting tight on nest. Avocets mating. No med gulls visible among black-headed. #glosbirds

Estuary Tower- 6 Curlew, 2 Wheatear, 8 Redshank, 10 Lapwing and two additional 'new-in' Ruff on the Dumbles.
Rushy Hide- Little-ringed Plover on the top pond island.
South Lake- Little-ringed Plover, 66 Black-tailed Godwit, 60 Avocet, nesting Crane, Teal and Shoveler #GlosBirds

A Short-eared Owl flushed at Saul Warth at 7:20am. It flew across mud towards Frampton/Slimbridge. (Roy Widgery). #GlosBirds

Found in the CW park yesterday on the path by Pit 38. Anyone missing a Swarovski cover? #Glosbirds

Tack Piece- two Common Sandpipers + another in the Rushy.
Estuary Tower- Spoonbill in flight coming in from the North but unsure where it ended up settling.
Marsh Harrier male hunting over the reserve ranging widely #GlosBirds

Estuary Tower- males Wheatears- just E of scrape and another Middle Point, Whimbrel with 14 Curlew, feeding Black-headed Gulls, a few Redshank and Lapwing on the Dumbles.
Top New Piece- nesting Crane.
South Lake- 3cy Mediterranean Gull. #GlosBirds

Rushy Hide/Peng Observatory- Spotted Redshank (has also been on Tack Piece), 6 Redshank and 22 Avocet + singe Oystercatcher.
Tack Piece- 4 Ruff (long stayer and 3 passage birds), Greenshank, 8 Redshank, Snow Goose, 2 Swallow, 2 House and 200 Sand Martin, 5 Wigeon #GlosBirds

9:15 swift back of Rushy highish heading north toward Frampton - likely common Slimbridge Sightings Nick goatman #glosbirds

Sign of the times. Med and sinensis Slimbridge Sightings #GlosBirds

Spotted Redshank at Slimbridge today. Another week and it might be perfectly black(?), but will it stick? Quite like this speckled black intermediate plumage though #GlosBirds

Gullfest at WWT Slimbridge Sightings #GlosBirds

These individuals always worry me, but I believe the flanks on this wagtail look suitably pale (& prob darker due to angle) to pass the alba-test. Lots of 'intermediate' Pieds around at the moment to confuse... Slimbridge Sightings #GlosBirds #AllWhiteOnTheNight

Tack Piece- 2 Dunlin, White and Pied Wagtail, 3 Ruff, 3 Greenshank, 3 Lapwing, 14 Redshank, 5 Wigeon, 16 Shoveler, 20 Teal, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, Common Sandpiper, 100+ Sand Martin, 3 Little Egret, m Pochard, singing Reed Warbler #GlosBirds

Rushy Hide/Peng Observatory- Spotted Redshank and 3 Common Redshank, 27 Avocet.
Duck Decoy- singing Cetti's Warbler, Blackcap and Chiffchaff.
Knott Hide- singing Sedge Warbler.
Matrix- singing Reed Warbler #GlosBirds

Three 3cy Mediterranean Gulls on South Lake this afternoon, best views from Discovery Hide + Common Sandpiper still.
Tack Piece- Ruff, 14 Redshank, 3 Greenshank and 2 Dunlin still on the floods and scrape edge #GlosBirds