WWT Slimbridge     Five WHOOPER SWANS on South Lake this afternoon. (Dave Paynter).  Please note WWT will close at 3pm tomorrow due to adverse weather.

Saul Warth     Post-tide at 8am 200 Avocets hunted by a Peregrine, 154 Curlews, 300 distant Dunlins, six Ringed Plovers, a Grey Plover, 22 Shelducks, a Great White Egret, four Common Cranes, two Chiffchaffs, two Redwings, two Stonechats, a Grey Wagtail, 12 Pied Wagtails, three Greenfinches and three Roe Deer. (MK).

Pied Wagtail by Mike King

Roe Deer by Mike King

Crickley Hill C.P.     A few BRAMBLINGS daily this week with the Chaffinch flock. The Chaffinches are mostly on the beechmast near the top car park. (Keith Colcombe).

Frampton pools     A YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER in the corner of Court Lake by the bungalow next to the Perryway at SO753079 this afternoon. 84 Cattle Egret and two Great White Egrets, five Little Egrets roosted, also five Grey Herons, a first winter male Goldeneye, an adult Yellow-legged Gull, 21 Shovelers, 20 Tufted Ducks, two Pochards, 11 Great Crested Grebes and two Little Grebes.  (Nick Goatman). A distant flock of c130 Avocets on the river, viewed from the canal towpath and a Clouded Yellow butterfly near the village. (Terry Grant).

Saul Warth     This afternoon no tide, 68 Curlews, ten Grey Plovers, nine Dunlins, a Shelduck, a Great White Egret, a Little Egret, a Kestrel, two Buzzards, a Cetti’s Warbler in the sluice, a Chiffchaff, ten Long-tailed Tits, three Stonechats, 15 Linnets, 21 Goldfinches, two Reed Buntings and a Small White butterfly. (MK).

Grey Plovers by Mike King

Cetti’s Warbler by Mike King

WWT Slimbridge     Around the grounds 4+ Little Grebes, two Spotted Redshanks, four Ruff, 125 Black-tailed Godwits, a MERLIN, two Peregrines, a Kestrel, 17 White-fronted Geese (5+ juvs), 400+ Golden Plovers, 3+ Grey Wagtails, 7+ Pintails, a Fox and three Roe Deer. (Paul Clark/Martin Price).

Doverow Hill     Two roosting Tawny Owls, a few Skylarks and Meadow Pipits flying over and a male Stonechat feeding near the top of the hill, a patch first. (Steve Kear).

Chavenage Lane area     Nine Buzzards, three Stonechats, eight Corn Buntings, two Red Kites and a female Goshawk, which carried off a white pigeon that was feeding in a field. At nearby Barton End, two Kestrels, four Red Kites and a Stonechat. (Terry Grant).

Cheltenham     A Great White Egret over Pittville Park at 8am. Also the two resident Kingfishers showing well. (Steve Money).

Great White Egret by Steve Money

Kingfisher by Steve Money

Kingfisher by Steve Money

Frampton pools     82 Cattle Egrets and a Little Egret roosted at Court Lake this evening. (Nick Goatman).

Daglingworth     Over 100 Golden Plovers and 15 Lapwings in fields at Wellhill this morning. Also large numbers of Redwing over, seven Fieldfares and four Stonechats. (Andrew Morrison).

Fairford     A Green Sandpiper on the River Coln then flew off N up the river. Also two Little Egrets. (Jonathan Stebbing).

Nailsworth     220 Redwings, mainly flying S, and 300+ Woodpigeons between 8:35-9am. (Terry Grant).

WWT Slimbridge     A drake GREATER SCAUP on the Top New Piece from Zeiss hide from 12:50pm until 4pm at least. (Martin McGill).

Nailsworth     A fog-bound flock of 1000+ Woodpigeons flew S just before 6pm, then 200 Redwings flew W. (Terry Grant).

Saul Warth     190 Avocets, 150 Curlews, a Little Egret, a Cattle Egret, a Great White Egret, six Grey Herons, nine Cormorants, the escaped Greater Flamingo, 37 Meadow Pipits, 10+ Skylarks, 50 Goldfinches, ten Greenfinches, four Stonechats, first Redwing, a Mistle Thrush, a male House Sparrow, scarce here, five Chiffchaffs and five Reed Buntings. (MK).

Meadow Pipit by Mike King

Gossington     Visible migration today included 193 Redwings, 41 Fieldfares, 37 Golden Plovers, three White-fronted Geese over this evening (a patch tick), three Kestrels, four Buzzards and a pair of Siskins dropped in to feed. (Harrison Rowsell).

WWT Slimbridge     A Jack Snipe from the Willow/Knott hide today. (Ian Hull).

Coombe Hill Meadows     A Red Kite, two Kestrels, two Ravens, 22+ Redwings, a Fieldfare, 12+ Linnets, 6+ Goldfinches, two Stonechats, 8+ Long-tailed Tits, two Reed Buntings, 10+ Clouded Yellow butterflies, three Migrant Hawkers and 8+ Common Darters. (Paul Clark).

Cotswold Water Park West    16 Fieldfares and 22 Redwings at Shorncote between 10:30am-12 noon. (Jon Mercer).

Highnam Woods     At lunchtime three Marsh Tits, four Treecreepers, a Jay, two Ravens, five Goldcrests and three Nuthatches. (Nige Sluman).

Wotton-Under-Edge     A Marsh Tit with Chaffinches, Dunnocks and Robins this morning along the Cotswold Way at Wortley Hill. (Mike Fisher).

Painswick     This morning 8-10am visual passage of over 1000 Redwings and Fieldfares in flocks of 50 to 90 birds, viewed from above Catbrain Quarry. Also three Red Kites, a Buzzard, three Linnets and a Skylark. (John Fletcher).

Nailsworth     A heavy movement this morning with thousands of birds passing Windsoredge in the space of 50 minutes, 7:40-8:30am 2650+ Woodpigeons and 11 Golden Plovers flew S, 1520+ Redwings and 110+ Fieldfares flying around, mainly moving N. (Terry Grant).

Kingscote     300+ Golden Plovers and three Red Kites today. (Terry Grant).

Elmore Court    100+Redwings in several flocks over the rewilding area, most heading W. Also eight Stonechats and 50+ Redwings over Elmore Back. (Steve Pullen).

Halmore     Around the woods today birds included at least 100+ Redwings in groups of up to 20, a hunting female Sparrowhawk, three Red Kites, a Siskin, two Nuthatches, two male Bullfinches, a Green Woodpecker, a ringed Cetti’s Warbler, a Common Tern and two unringed Common Cranes over. (Chris Newton).

Common Tern by Chris Newton

Cetti’s Warbler by Chris Newton

Common Crane by Chris Newton

Uley     A FIELDFARE on Uley Bury this morning. (Richard Baatsen).

WWT Slimbridge    Two WHITE-FRONTED GEESE dropped into the Dumbles at 8:50am. Also 664 Golden Plovers. (Ian Ralphs).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning two Buzzards, two Red Kites, a Kestrel, two Ravens, a Green Woodpecker, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, three Grey Herons, three Stonechats, 10+ Reed Buntings, 20+ Linnets, a Chiffchaff, a Lapwing, three Roe Deer and still 20+ Clouded Yellow butterflies. (Paul Clark).

WWT Slimbridge     A LEACH’S PETREL off of Middle Point going down on the ebb tide this morning. (Martin McGill/Ian Hull).

Saul Warth     At high tide, 200+Dunlins, 28 Grey Plovers, 17 Golden Plovers, a Lapwing, 70+Curlews, the escaped Greater Flamingo still, 100+ Shelducks, 14 Skylarks, six Meadow Pipits and two Reed Buntings. Also a Clouded Yellow in the horse paddock and three Cattle Egrets in with the Jersey cattle over the road from the ditch. (Steve Pullen).

Frampton pools   A first winter male Goldeneye on the sailing lake this afternoon. This evening on Court Lake 80 Cattle Egrets, two Great White Egrets, five Little Egrets, four Grey Herons, two Pochards, 14 Tufted Ducks, 26 Teal, 34 Shovelers, four Wigeon and a Green Sandpiper. (Nick Goatman).

Cirencester     At Abbey Home Farm three adult Yellow-legged Gulls and a German and a Scottish colour-ringed Lesser Black-backed Gull enjoying some pig feed. (Tate Lloyd).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning 3+ Buzzards, a Red Kite, two Kestrels, 3+ Ravens, a Green Woodpecker, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers, five Redwings, a Fieldfare, 6+ Reed Buntings, 12+ Linnets, two Skylarks, two Meadow Pipits, two Bullfinches, four Stonechats, 25+ Clouded Yellows, 10+ Willow Emerald damselflies and 6+ Migrant Hawkers. (Paul Clark).

Tuffley     A Hobby over at 6pm. (Mark Hobson).

Longlevens     A Raven in flight, croaking, over Cheltenham Road this afternoon. (Mike Smart).