A Richard's Pipit at Walmore Common late afternoon for about 20 minutes until it flew off NE at 5.58pm. Some of its House Sparrow-like flight calls just about audible in this wind-affected bit of video. First record for this site. #GlosBirds

A young male Goldeneye at Price's Pool, Sandhurst was a surprise today. Also a Water Rail calling here. #GlosBirds

Lydney Harbour to Aylburton Warth - a steady trickle of Swallows moving NE, totaling 460 during the day. Also 3 Snipe, 8 Redshank, 2 Kestrel, a Peregrine, a Kingfisher, 5 Sand Martin, a late Willow Warbler, 2 Whinchat, 14 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear and 80 Meadow Pipit. #GlosBirds

Also at Sandhurst a Redstart, a Stonechat, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Grey Wagtail, 100 Goldfinch & VisMig of 100+ Swallow, 420 House Martin, 85 Meadow Pipit, a Redpoll, 6 Siskin and a Golden Plover. #GlosBirds

Not a bad raptor day around the Sandhurst Hill area. An Osprey flew E at 12.20pm, a juvenile Goshawk, a Sparrowhawk, 2 Red Kite, 16 Buzzards, a Kestrel, a Hobby, an immature Peregrine, plus a Little Owl and 16 Ravens. #GlosBirds

At Elmore Rewilding this afternoon at least 5 each of Whinchat and Stonechat, a male Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrels, a Cetti's Warbler & 10 Reed Buntings. Southbound migrants included 140+ Swallows, 3 Sand Martins and 15 Meadow Pipits. #GlosBirds

Manx Shearwater just drifted upriver past Lydney Harbour #GlosBirds

Nearly 3 hours at Beachley Point produced just one Manx Shearwater, so I relocated to Lydney Harbour after news of a skua sp just across the river. Thanks to @ajordanwildlife and @Tay_PJT for the news - Long-tailed Skua! #GlosBirds

A Manx Shearwater upriver past Lydney Harbour at 10.15am. Also in the area a Common Sandpiper, 50+ Sand Martin, a Whitethroat, 4 Grey Wagtail, 8 Tufted Duck, 4 Great Crested Grebe, and Kingfisher. A Tree Pipit, 14 Meadow Pipit & 5 Yellow Wagtail flew over. #GlosBirds

Purton to Sharpness produced a Common Sandpiper, two Redshank, a juvenile Mediterranean Gull, a Little Egret, a Kingfisher, a Rock Pipit and Grey Wagtail. #GlosBirds

WWT highlights - 12 Curlew Sandpiper , 4+ Spotted Redshank, 28 Ruff, 2 Sanderling, 4 Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpiper, 4 Spoonbill, c25 Sand Martin, 3 Yellow Wagtail. #GlosBirds @slimbridge_wild

At pit 57 CWP(W) yesterday an adult Little Gull, 3 Common Tern, 5 Common Sandpiper & a Kingfisher. Shorncote to pit 87 had 3 LRP, a Snipe, 5 Green Sandpiper, a Great White Egret, a Marsh Harrier, Red Kite, Sparrowhawk & Kestrel. Willow Emerald Damselfly (?) pit 84 #GlosBirds

Along the Severn Way by Gloucester Landfill Site a Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 2 juv Green Woodpecker, 11 Skylark, 4 Whinchat, 4 Stonechat, plus 2 Swifts, 90 Swallow and 11 Sand Martin moving south overhead. #GlosBirds

Back from sunny Lundy - 2 (Western) Bonelli's Warbler, a Melodious Warbler, 3 Wryneck, many Spotted & Pied Flycatchers, Willow Warblers, & Tree Pipits, plus a few Redstart, Whinchat, Grasshopper Warbler & Firecrest. Green Sandpipers, Greenshanks, Buzzard also island ✔️for me.

I was surprised to see one of the six Whinchats at Elmore Court rewilding pecking at blackberries today. I thought they were purely insectivorous, but BWP mentions several examples of this behaviour, so it’s not unheard of, just unusual. #GlosBirds @_BTO

At Elmore rewilding this morning highlights included 6 Whinchat, a Sand Martin, 50+ Swallow a Redstart and 2 Spotted Flycatchers. #GlosBirds

At Middle Point today 18 Ringed Plovers, 50 Dunlin, a Turnstone, two Common Sandpipers, 17 Little Egrets, 18 Sand Martins heading SW and a Whinchat north of the Shepherd's Hut. A Garganey and Marsh Harrier at the Rushy & a Hobby over the Tack Piece. @slimbridge_wild #GlosBirds

Two Spotted Flycatchers, a Redstart and a fly-over Tree Pipit at a hazy Robinswood Hill this morning. #GlosBirds

At Rodmore Grove near Clanna today two Sparrowhawk, two Buzzard, two Hobby, a Swift, 30+ House Martin, two Nuthatch and 15+ Mistle Thrush. #GlosBirds

Around Woorgreens and Crabtree Hill today a Grey Heron, 2 Green Woodpecker, a flock of 40+ Blue Tits, 10+ Willow Warbler, 2 Garden Warbler, a Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Redstart, 8 Stonechat, a Tree Pipit, 15 Crossbill & 2 Siskin. #GlosBirds