Forest of Dean A immature WHITE-TAILED EAGLE circled very low over the house in Hawkwell just before 3pm and with Buzzards in toe headed towards Drybrook. (Ed Drewitt). It was then seen over Symonds Yat at 3:20pm and flew on into Herefordshire. (Steve Watson/Rob Husbands/Toby Fountain). The GREAT GREY SHRIKE still at Crabtree Hill this morning. (Martin Vaisey). Pic by Martin.
Overley Wood A GREAT GREY SHRIKE perched on a monkey puzzle tree at the entrance to Overley Wood this afternoon, presumably the Park Corner bird. (Anna Field).
Aylburton A Red Kite at Upper Common at 4:30pm, also a singing Chiffchaff on Lower Common. (Martin Vaisey).
Cricklade A CATTLE EGRET with eight Little Egrets in a field by the Thames Path N of Hailstone Hill at SU078948. (Mark Gurney).
Frampton On the flashes N of Splatt Bridge a CATTLE EGRET, 20 Little Egrets, two Mandarins, two Pintails, 50 Curlews, 30 Chiffchaffs, 50+ Sand Martins through, a Red-legged Partridge in the field by the carpark, unusual here, five Snipe, three pairs of Teal, a pair of Gadwalls, five Fieldfares flew N and a Cetti’s Warbler calling. (Gordon Hodgson/MK). Also a male Marsh Harrier S of Splatt Bridge and two Common Cranes behind the 100-Acre. (Paul Sutton). At the pools 150+ Sand Martins, a male Red Crested Pochard, a drake Goldeneye, a Pochard, 84 Tufted Ducks, 19 Chiffchaffs, a Blackcap, 24 Fieldfares, 12 Redwings, two Lapwings, two Oystercatchers, two Shelducks, a Peregrine and a Snipe. (Nick Goatman/Neil Smart). Also a WHITE WAGTAIL and a Kingfisher. (Neil Smart).
Gloucester Two Peregrines around the Cathedral today, one went into a stoop over
Kingsholm. (Gareth Jones).
Berkeley At Berkeley Deer Park a Red Kite, two Green Woodpeckers and a Green Sandpiper today. (Kane Brides/Scott Petrek).
Leighterton 200+ Golden Plovers wheeling over fields this afternoon. (Seb Buckton).
Sharpness In the Basin at least 20 Chiffchaffs moving through trees and bushes this morning. Also Small Tortoiseshell, Comma and Peacock butterflies on the wing. (Roger Wasley).
Ashleworth Ham Two Buzzards, a female Sparrowhawk, a pair of Shelducks, four Lapwings, a distant large flock of winter Thrushes, ten Curlews, a Wren, Chaffinches, and three Chiffchaffs singing. (Chris & Phil Andrews). Pic by Phil.
Wotton-Under-Edge In the garden this morning a Marsh Tit, a Goldcrest, a Nuthatch, a Bullfinch and a Chiffchaff. Also a flyover Red Kite and a Raven. (Paul Rich).
Highnam Woods This afternoon birds included five Marsh Tits, three Great Spotted Woodpeckers, a Long-tailed Tit, three Nuthatches, two Treecreepers, a Goldcrest, a Coal Tit, two Song Thrushes, two Pied Wagtails, a Green Woodpecker, two Buzzards and a Kestrel. (John Fletcher). Pic by John.
Cheltenham At 8:30am a male Yellowhammer on the hedgerow along Chargrove Lane, Up Hatherley. (Gareth Richards).
Coombe Hill Meadows This evening four Mute Swans, two Shelducks, 250 Wigeon, ten Gadwalls, 100 Teals, ten Mallards, 34 Pintails, 40 Shovelers, 33 Tufted Ducks, a Pochard, three Great Crested Grebes, 20 Coots, four Oystercatchers and two Chiffchaffs singing. (Mike Smart).