Cotswold Water Park West Today the drake RING-NECKED DUCK again on Pit 16. (Nigel Sluman/Malcolm Royal/Martin Greenish/Lee Evans). This evening a first-winter KUMLIEN’S GULL in the roost again. Also an adult MEDITERRANEAN GULL. (Kim Milsom).
Gloucester The PENDULINE TIT at Plock Court, Longford still today at SO8375520392. Wellies recommended. Please keep a reasonable distance from the bird to allow it to feed in the ponds. (Lee Evans).
Frampton The Red-breasted Goose was with the Barnacle Goose flock on Court Lake early morning only. Also a drake Mandarin again and a pair of Oystercatchers. (Nick Goatman). In the NE corner three Treecreepers in the same tree, a Little Grebe, a Little Egret, 29 Teal and a Kingfisher. Also the roosting Tawny Owl in Court Field and this evening 22 Little Egrets roosted on the middle Island. This morning a pair of Mandarins flew over Watery Lane towards Court Lake. (MK). A Spotted Redshank was on the flashes N of Splatt Bridge this morning. (MK). Two Woodcocks this evening at the Perry Way end of Court Lake at SO758075. (Roy Widgery).
Highnam Woods The FIRECREST again at 1:21pm just N of the battery chicken area seen mainly in the Yews and Ivy. Also a Woodcock flew over. (Ken Heron).
Saul Warth The WATER PIPIT still 50yds downriver of Hock Ditch at 1pm. (Mark Dowie).
Forest of Dean A Dipper behind the Fountain Inn at Parkend. (Colin Oram). 26 Goosanders, three of them drakes, on the lower pond this morning at 11am today. (Peter Boorman & Lynne Mayers).
Sheepscombe Along Painswick Stream early afternoon birds included a Little Egret, two Teal. (1f, 1m), a Grey Partridge, four Green Woodpeckers, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, four Buzzards and seven Redwings. (John Fletcher). Pic by John.