4 Purple Sandpiper still up on the rocks at Battery Point this morning, my first time seeing one in breeding plumage! Probably just a couple more days until they head off, best of luck to 'em!

Ruby stretching her wings after being relieved of egg-sitting by her unringed partner, from the Hogarth Hide this morning #GlosBirds

An Oystercatcher busy picking through the soil on the Big Pen this morning, going unnoticed amongst the ducks and geese by visitors just a few metres from the path #Glosirds

Lesser Whitethroat singing by Martin Smith bridge. On Tack Piece 2 Little Gulls, an Egyptian Goose + 2 swifts over Slimbridge Sightings #Glosbirds

OSPREY viewable from the Estuary Tower, thanks Mike King🦉🐺 ian hull!! Slimbridge Sightings #GlosBirds

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

Raked up this Water Scorpion while working on the south finger dragonfly pool, such a cool lil guy!! Safely returned unraked. Slimbridge Sightings

Did not expect this CORNCRAKE to run out in front of me last night and onto a bank!! This young male is the first ringed here since 2015. Also a Golden Plover (first since 1994, 5th ever), a Moorhen, a Wheatear, a Snipe, 2 Oystercatchers and two Meadow Pipits caught 🇺🇦🕊 Bardsey Lodge & Bird Obs

A male Reed Bunting popped up just outside the Robbie Garnett hide, absolutely lovely bird to see up close! #GlosBirds

Grasshopper Warbler still present at Kingfisher Hide Slimbridge Sightings #GlosBirds

TNP from Zeiss/Kingfisher hides - Spoonbill sleeping Slimbridge Sightings #GlosBirds

The long-staying Spotted Redshank showed well from the Rushy hide at lunchtime, slowly getting darker! #GlosBirds

Have spent the last few years missing the odd showy drake Garganeys we tend to get around this time, not today!! The Robbie Garnett bird being incredibly busy throughout the morning offering a very different look to what is usually an incredibly elusive duck #GlosBirds

FINALLY had some luck with a local family of Otters after many, many dips this last year!! Incredible experience to share a bank with an adult and 2 youngsters early this morning!

Checked in on my local Dippers and yup, 2 birds still along the River Cam, hopefully not far off nest building now #GlosBirds

Lone bewick on tack piece #GlosBirds

Tack Piece from the Martin Smith Hide: Spoonbill sleeping #GlosBirds

Zeiss Hide: No sign of GWT so far today, c40 teal on BNP of which half are in view, sticking it out on the assumption it's with the other group. 1 Crane, 2 Grey Heron, 11 Little Egret, 3 Reed Bunting, 1 Snipe, 27 Avocet and c300 Blackwit on TNP Slimbridge Sightings #GlosBirds

Male Cirl Bunting in the village this lunchtime - first time I've ever seen one! B.Castle North, Teesdale teesbirds Durham Bird Club RSPB #TwitterNatureCommunity

The Cardiff City Hall Black Redstart putting on a fantastic show this morning, hopping along the lawn wormin' and was still present later into the evening. Gotta be one of our best looking birds!!