Newport     Belated news of a male and female BLACK REDSTART visiting a private garden since December to use the bird bath, with both birds coming on the 16th February. Possibly feeding around Actrees Farm, Heathield. (per Derek Edmondson).

Black Redstart

WWT Slimbridge     An adult Mediterranean Gull and the hybrid/aberrant Tufted Duck on the Rushy at lunchtime. (Roberta Goodall).

Elmore Court    In the rewilding area this afternoon a Woodcock, six Teal, a Little Grebe, a Lapwing, two Snipe, two Red Kites, three Buzzards, a Green Woodpecker, six Fieldfares, a Redwing, a male Stonechat, 6+ Skylarks, 200 Starlings and a Raven. (MK).

Stonechat by Mike King

Frampton pools     Eight Sand Martins, a Marsh Harrier, five Chiffchaffs, two Stonechats and 16 Grey Herons today. (Nick Goatman).

Tewkesbury     A Firecrest visiting a private garden on the Stonehills estate twice this week. (Sue Neville).

Chelt (Leigh) Meadows     Viewed from the Chelt bank this morning from the A38 down to Green Lane Bridge 12 Little Egrets, 36 Wigeon, 12 Shelducks, 30 Mallards, 40 Black-headed Gulls, two Grey Herons, five Mute Swans, two Canada Geese, a Sandpiper sp probably Green flying away, a Curlew, two Greenfinches, two Redpolls, four Chaffinches, four Reed Buntings (2m, 2f), eight Skylarks and a Pied Wagtail. (Shaun Curtis).

Cobney Meadows     This afternoon 20 Little Egrets, three Grey Herons, 26 Mallards, two Mute Swans, ten Redwings, ten Chaffinches and two Chiffchaffs. (Shaun Curtis).

Coombe Hill Meadows    Viewed from the northern Apperley side 300 Wigeon, 100 Teal, 20 Mallards, a Pintail, 25 Tufted Ducks, a Pochard, two Coots, 1+ Curlew bubbling repeatedly from the southern side around Staplins Farm, a Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming and ten Skylarks. (Mike Smart).

Frampton     Two SAND MARTINS at Splatt Bridge this morning. (Gordon Hodgson). Later six SAND MARTINS over the sailing lake with two still present at 5:20pm. (Oliver Paisey). Also around the pools today five Shovelers, 74 Tufted Ducks, 14 Greylags, nine Canada Geese, eight Grey Herons, a Great White Egret, two Oystercatchers, a Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming, two Chiffchaffs, seven Blackcaps singing, 14 Fieldfares, six Redwings, 50+ Siskins, two Redpolls and three Reed Buntings (2m). (Nick Goatman/Oliver Paisey/Mark Hobson/MK). Seven Stonechats along the hedgerow on the south side of North reedbed this afternoon. (Mark Hobson).

Reed Bunting by Mike King

Quedgeley      At 10:05pm 15 Bewick’s Swans going north, calling, almost at rooftop level. Mega garden tick. (MK/Bridgette King).

Cotswold Water Park East     The drake RING-NECKED DUCK on Pit 132 with the Pochard flock again. Also a Sand Martin, two Egyptian Geese, two Oystercatchers and two Red Kites. (Mark Dowie).

Saul Warth    A female Marsh Harrier hunting the Warth, four Buzzards, a Kestrel, a Sparrowhawk, 28 Shelducks, 20 Coots, 66 Curlews, two Little Egrets, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, four Skylarks, four Chiffchaffs, 18 Pied Wagtails, a Grey Wagtail, a Meadow Pipit and 15 Goldfinches. Ten Little Egrets and a Cattle Egret in a field at Fretherne. (MK).

Marsh Harrier by Mike King

WWT Slimbridge    A SPOONBILL on the Tack Piece until 3pm when it flew off towards the 100-Acre. Two Treecreepers from Kingfisher hide. A male Goldeneye on South Lake. Two Egyptian Geese on the Top New Piece. A Kingfisher from Decoy hide. Two WHOOPER SWANS and 56 Bewick’s Swans on the Rushy. (Paul Clark/Dot Jones).

Forest of Dean     Three distant Goshawks, three Crossbills and two Bullfinches from New Fancy View. A Hawfinch at Nagshead. A Goosander and 15 Mandarins at Cannop ponds and another 12 Goosanders at Woorgreens. (Steve Pullen).

Tirley & Apperley     Two Egyptian Geese, 22 Shelducks, three Curlews, 15 Little Egrets, a Sparrowhawk, a Peregrine, a Jay, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Nuthatch, a Treecreeper and six Bullfinches. (Andy Jayne).

Leckhampton     Burrows Field across to Kidnappers Lane, two Green Woodpeckers, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers, two Buzzards, a Raven, a calling Stock Dove, 5/6 singing Greenfinches, a Blackcap and a small party of Redwings. A queen Buff-tailed Bumblebee in the garden and a Buzzard and a Raven over Moorend Road. (Steve Brown).

Gloucester     In the Alney Island area three Canada Geese at Lower Parting, two Teal at Castle Meads, a Buzzard, two Coots, an adult Grey Heron at Port Ham, four Snipe on Port Ham pool, a Great Spotted Woodpecker and a Chiffchaff. (Gord Avery).

Twyning     On Upham Meadow ten Greylags, 50 Canada Geese, a Grey Heron, four Curlews, 20 Black-headed Gulls, a Common Gull, two Herring Gulls, five Skylarks and 44 Carrion Crows today. (Mike Smart).

Tewkesbury     At Mythe Hook this afternoon two Mute Swans, 60 Canada Geese, seven Shelducks, 1020 Wigeon, 100 Teal, ten Mallards, 271 Pintails, 56 Shovelers, 12 Tufted Ducks, six Pochards, three Cormorants, a Buzzard, ten Lapwings and 100 Black-headed Gulls. (Mike Smart).

Cotswold Water Park East     A drake RING-NECKED DUCK on Pit 132 with 125 Pochards at 10:40am. Also two Egyptian Geese there. (Ian Ralphs).

WWT Slimbridge     A SPOONBILL still on the Tack Piece today. Also five Ruff. 126 White-fronted Geese on the Tack Piece and 56 on the Dumbles and two Barnacle Geese. On South Lake 146 Avocets, 161 Black-tailed Godwits and two Oystercatchers. A Water Rail from the South Finger reedbed screen. Male and female Marsh Harrier and a Peregrine from Zeiss hide. (Tim Jukes/Dot Jones/Ian Hull). A Kingfisher from Decoy hide. (Paul Masters).

Frampton    Splatt flashes and Saul Warth this morning viewed from the towpath two pairs of Tufted Ducks on Saul Lodge pond, six Shelducks, 18 Greylags, a Great Crested Grebe, a Lapwing, two Little Egrets, three Grey Herons, 18 Curlews, a Buzzard, three Stonechats, singing Blackcap, Chiffchaff  and Cetti’s Warbler, six Skylarks, two Meadow Pipits and a Reed Bunting. (MK).

Curlew by Mike King

Stonehouse     A pair of Tufted Ducks on well reed planted relief pond in the middle of the Great Oldbury estate this week. (Cathy & Peter Pugh).

WWT Slimbridge     The SPOONBILL still on the Tack Piece today. 170 White-fronted and two Barnacle Geese on the Dumbles. (Roberta Goodall/Slimbridge Sightings).

Forest of Dean     A flock of c20 Crossbills sat in a tree in the woods just south of Speech House today. (Peter Morgan).

Frampton pools     A Black Swan, 37 Tufted Ducks, eight Gadwalls, a female Mandarin, 14 Cormorants, a Kingfisher, two singing Blackcaps, two Chiffchaffs, a singing, a Cetti’s Warbler and a Coal Tit today. (MK).

Coal Tit by Mike King

Yesterday a male RUDDY DUCK in the Frampton area, the first for 16 years in the Vale. It has been extensively searched for from dawn today but has wisely moved on. (MK).

Ruddy Duck by Mike King

Saul Warth     An Egyptian Goose early morning. (Martin Wightman).

Cerney Wick     On the Glos-Wilts border six White-fronted Geese with a few Greylags and Canada Geese today. (Duncan Dine).

Berkeley shore     South of Severn House Farm lots of Turnstones and Dunlins, eight Redshanks, four Reed Buntings, six Meadow Pipits, a Stonechat and a Green Woodpecker. (Steve Rickard).

Elmore Court     A JACK SNIPE and 27 Snipe and 50+Siskins with 30+ Goldfinches in the rewilding area today. (Steve Pullen).

Quedgeley     A Little Egret beside the Gloucester-Sharpness canal just up from the Pilot Inn bridge mid afternoon. (Steve Dark).

Leckhampton     In the Pilley Bridge reserve a Jay, a singing Greenfinch, a Blackcap eating Ivy berries, a small party of Long-tailed Tits and a Mistle Thrush heard singing. (Steve Brown).

WWT Slimbridge    The SPOONBILL still on the Tack Piece, also a Peregrine, a Marsh Harrier and a Buzzard. (Paul Clark). Two Common Cranes from Zeiss hide. (Matty England).

Common Cranes by Matty England

Frampton pools     32 Tufted Ducks, two Teal, two Little Grebes, four Buzzards, a male Sparrowhawk, six Common Gulls, 15 Cormorants, three Common Cranes over, two Goldcrests, a Cetti’s Warbler, a female Blackcap, seven Redwings, a pair of Ravens displaying and a Brimstone butterfly. (MK).

Kingfisher by Mike King

Daglingworth     Five Snipe in the flooded fields, also eight Stonechats and 100+ Redwings. (Andrew Morrison).

Gloucester     In the Sudmeadow/Gloucester Landfill site area birds included four Teal, two Buzzards, a Kestrel, a Skylark, 15 Pied Wagtails, six Meadow Pipits, two pairs of Stonechats, 25 Redwings, three Reed Buntings and two Linnets. (Gord Avery).

WWT Slimbridge     A Kingfisher and a Mediterranean Gull on South Lake today. The SPOONBILL still on the Tack Piece today. (Jeremy Holland/Martin Price). A male and female Goosander on the Tack Piece and a Firecrest between the Robbie Garnett and Martin Smith hides today. (Terry Stevenson).

Nailsworth     The female MERLIN again at Barton End, perched on the wall at midday, also a Kestrel. ST 84102 96618. (Geoff Moyser).

Forest of Dean     At Cannop ponds a pair of Ravens collecting moss from woodland floor, four Little Grebes, 12 Mandarins, c10 Goosanders, Mallards, c4 Tufted Ducks, two Mute Swans, a Goshawk briefly over Russell’s inclosure, four Grey Wagtails, a Pied Wagtail, a Nuthatch, a Treecreeper and a bat, probably a Pipistrelle, feeding along the edge of the wet woodland at the southern end of the upper pond, for at least 15 minutes. (David Heaver).

Halmore     Two Woodcocks flushed from separate locations under scrubby bracken in Ward’s Grove today SO693024. (Richard Lansdown).

Maisemore      Along the Three Choirs Way a Green Sandpiper, a Little Grebe, two Egyptian Geese, 39 Fieldfares, a Redwing, 56 Pied Wagtails, three Mallards, three Coots, two Moorhens, 51 Starlings. a Buzzard, 1000+ Black-headed Gulls and at least two dozen Common Gulls. (John Fletcher).

Nailsworth     30+ Siskins on the garden feeders and a pair of Long-tailed Tits and two pairs of Blackbirds nesting in the garden. (Terry Grant).

WWT Slimbridge     At high Tide from Estuary Tower a drake GARGANEY, a Knot, three Sanderlings, two Little Stints and a Peregrine. On the Tack Piece the SPOONBILL still. The Tufted Duck hybrid/colour variation on the Rushy at 1pm. A few Siskins around the grounds. (Ian Ralphs/Geoff Moyser/MK). An Egyptian Goose in the approach fields briefly. (Nigel Young). A drake Goldeneye, a Mediterranean Gull, 129 Avocets and 120 Black-tailed Godwits on South Lake. (Ian Hull/Geoff Moyser).

Garganey by Mike King

Spoonbill by Mike King

Siskin by Mike King

Cotswold Water Park West    On Pit 201b 16 White-fronted Geese, eight Pintails, two Goldeneyes, an Oystercatcher, c400 Lapwings, 40 Golden Plovers, four Common Gulls, a pair of Stonechats, seven singing Chiffchaffs, two singing Blackcaps, a Goldcrest and a Nuthatch and a Great White Egret on Pit 201c. (Richard Williams).

Witcombe Reservoirs     This morning 11 Canada Geese, five Greylags, 140 Mallards, 25 Tufted Ducks, three Great Crested Grebes, 11 Cormorants including a breeding plumaged ‘sinensis’, four Moorhens, two Coots, 38 Black-headed Gulls, ten Herring Gulls, a Lesser Black-backed Gull, two Buzzards, two Pied Wagtails and 45 Redwings. (Gord Avery).

Bentham     A Mute Swan, two Mallards, two Moorhens, nine Coots, a Buzzard, a Sparrowhawk, a pair of Stock Doves and a pair of Mistle Thrushes (Gord Avery).

Highnam Woods     A Grey Wagtail, patch tick and two Marsh Tits. Also Brimstone and Red Admiral butterflies. (Nigel Sluman).

Nailsworth     The female MERLIN again at Barton End, perched on the wall for a couple of hours. Also lots of Corn Buntings and Skylarks. ST 84102 96618. (Freddy Gardner).

Merlin by Freddy Gardner

Merlin by Freddy Gardner

Corn Bunting by Freddy Gardner

WWT Slimbridge    A Ringed Plover and a SPOONBILL on the Tack Piece this morning. Three Little Stints, a Sanderling and a Peregrine on the Dumbles. Two WHOOPER SWANS and a female Mandarin on the Rushy. 92 Avocets and 25 Black-tailed Godwits on South Lake. c120 White-fronted Geese flew over the car park into the reserve at 10:30am. (MK/Roberta Goodall/John Budd). A MERLIN on the southern cross fence of the Dumbles. A drake Goldeneye on South Lake and an Egyptian Goose briefly. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Ringed Plover by Mike King

Frampton pools     Two Common Cranes, a MERLIN, two Oystercatchers, 13 Barnacle Geese, eight Greylags, eight Canada Geese, two Great White Egrets, 70 Tufted Ducks, 78 Coots, six Blackcaps, a Chiffchaff, 14 Grey Herons, two Kingfishers, three Stonechats, 50+ Golden Plovers and seven Curlews over. (Nick Goatman).

Halmore     In the garden today, birds included two male Siskins, a Nuthatch, four Greenfinches, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers and a singing Song Thrush. (Chris Newton).

Nuthatch by Chris Newton

Cheltenham     This afternoon, at Park Campus lake, a drake Mandarin, two leucistic female Mallards and a Grey Wagtail. (David Norman).

Grey Wagtail by David Norman

Bisley     Between the village and Calfway Farm this afternoon birds included male and female Stonechat, three Fieldfares, two Pied Wagtails, 45 Carrion Crows, two Pied Wagtails and two Buzzards. (John Fletcher).

Aylburton Warth & Guscar Rocks     At high tide 15 Canada Geese, 12 Shelducks, 225 Wigeon (180 on Cone Pill, 45 at Guscar), 360 Teal (250 in Cone Pill, 110 at Guscar), four Mallards, two Grey Herons, a Cormorant, a Peregrine, 11 Oystercatchers, a Lapwing, four Snipe, two Dunlins, 507 Curlews, 16 Redshanks, a Turnstone, 38 Common Gulls, ten Skylarks, three Meadow Pipits and two Ravens. (Barrie Mills/Mike Smart).

WWT Slimbridge     96 Avocets and 59 Black-tailed Godwits on South Lake. (Dot Jones). On the Dumbles two Little Stints, four Sanderlings, two Oystercatchers, a Peregrine, a Marsh Harrier, The SPOONBILL, a Ringed Plover and the hybrid Tufted Duck x Red Crested Pochard on the Tack Piece. Two WHOOPER SWANS and a female Mandarin still on the Rushy. (Dot Jones/Paul Clark/Paul Masters/Andy Chapman/MK).

Whooper Swans by Mike King

Saul Warth    Five Avocets, six Oystercatchers, an adult Mediterranean Gull and a pair of Goosanders today. (Gordon Hodgson).

Newnham-on-Severn     Two Ring-necked Parakeets by the Silver Fox café this morning. (David Smith).

Berkeley shore     This afternoon 12 Turnstones, two Rock Pipits, 11 Redshanks, seven Oystercatchers, three Curlews, 30+Wigeon, 15 Shelducks, 100+ Common Gulls, six Meadow Pipits and two singing Blackcaps. (Steve Pullen).

Sapperton     This morning 43 Corn Buntings, 6+ Yellowhammers and Skylarks, Linnets and Goldfinches. (David Creber).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Birds were scattered across the reserve and outlying flooded areas 20 Mallards, eight Moorhens, 452 Wigeon, 34 Canada Geese (Northern Meadows and Staplins), 72 Greylags (Staplins), 14 Tufted Ducks, 16 Coots, six Teal, 16 Shovelers, a Little Grebe, ten Pied Wagtails, 80 Redwings, 16 Chaffinches, three Greenfinches, two Green Woodpeckers, a Buzzard and a Red Kite. (Shaun Curtis).

Chelt (Leigh) Meadows     19 Little Egrets, ten Mallards, two Grey Herons, 50 Black-headed Gulls and 12 Herring Gulls today. (Shaun Curtis).

Cobney Meadows     Two Mute Swans, 12 Mallards, two Moorhens, four Stonechats, two Pied Wagtails, 40 Redwings and 80 Chaffinches today. (Shaun Curtis).

Tewkesbury     At Mythe Hook on heavily flooded fields along Mythe Brook, five Mute Swans, five Greylags, 60 Canada Geese, three Egyptian Geese, 470 Wigeon, two Gadwalls, 60 Teal, 20 Mallards, 93 Pintails, 21 Tufted Ducks, a Cormorant, two Coots, 140 Lapwings and 30 Black-headed Gulls. (Mike Smart).

WWT Slimbridge     A very early drake GARGANEY from Estuary Tower today. Also a MERLIN on the Dumbles. (Steve Rickard/Paul Masters). Also two Little Stints and three Grey Plovers on the Dumbles and a Ringed Plover on the Tack Piece. (Dot Jones). A SPOONBILL still around the grounds today. Two WHOOPER SWANS on the Rushy today. (Merv Carlyon). 81 Avocets and 52 Black-tailed Godwits on South Lake. (Ian Hull). The female Mandarin at the Swan Feed this afternoon. (Molly Gould).

Garganey by Paul Masters

Spoonbill by Merv Carlyon

Whooper Swan by Merv Carlyon

Slimbridge, Shepherd’s Patch    20 Cattle Egrets and 16 Little Egrets on a field near the Patch this evening. (Julian & Molly Gould).

Saul Warth     At high tide 25 Shelducks, three Avocets, seven Oystercatchers, 103 Curlews, two Redshanks, 11 Lapwings S, a Cattle Egret, three Little Egrets, two Marsh Harriers, four Skylarks, ten Redwings, two Fieldfares and a Meadow Pipit. (MK/Martin McGill).

Henley     c100 Siskins at Henley Bank at end of Shurdington Road this morning. (Duncan Dine).

Minsterworth Ham     Two Egyptian Geese, 15 Shelducks, 82 Shovelers, 100 Wigeon, 200 Pintails, 50 Teal, 60 Lapwings, two Curlews, a Green Sandpiper, two Ravens and a Grey Wagtail today. (Andy Jayne).

Dudbridge     At Redler mill pond this morning a Dipper, also a Grey Wagtail and a singing Chiffchaff. (Steve Pullen).

Gloucester     A Marsh Harrier over Tuffley this morning, pursued by gulls. It flew E straight over Robinswood Hill. (Michael Teesdale).

Forest of Dean     A Hawfinch on top of a tree on the cyclepath between Parkend and Cannop this afternoon. (Danny Sturgeon).

Ashleworth Ham     Eight Mute Swans, 50 Mallards, 20 Wigeon, 200 Black-headed Gulls, 20 Herring Gulls and ten Lesser Black-backed Gulls today. (Shaun Curtis).