Gloucester     A DARTFORD WARBLER at Horsbere Brook Flood Storage Area from 9:47am to 10am at least, mostly on the E side between the bench and water trough. It was very mobile and with a pair of Stonechats for a short while perching atop bullrushes. No sign up to 2:35pm today. (Andy Jayne).

Lydney New Grounds     The SNOW BUNTING again today at SO 63750 00690 at 2:36pm. Park at the end of Harbour Road, cross the swing bridge and follow the footpath S to New Grounds. Also a SHORT-EARED OWL flushed which flew across the River Severn towards Sharpness. (Martin Vaisey).

Cleeve Hill     Two RING OUZELS  feeding on hawthorn berries in the valley above the Washpool today. (Martin Wright).

Cranham    A female RING OUZEL on Cranham Common, also a Peregrine over. (Rob Crofton).

Frampton pools     This afternoon a Common Sandpiper still on Court Lake. Also a Great White Egret, a Little Egret, two Little Grebes, 30 Teal, 40+ Gadwall, a Kingfisher and a Cetti’s Warbler seen. The adult Yellow-legged Gull still on the Sailing Lake on the floating platform. (MK).

Common Sandpiper by Mike King

Stinchcombe Hill     Early morning four Golden Plovers, three Bullfinches and a Blackcap. (Paul Rich).

The Camp     At Rough Bank Butterfly Reserve a Goshawk, two Stonechats, two Marsh Tits and a scattering of winter thrushes. (Robin Griffiths).

Eastleach     Two Kingfishers flying together on the River Leach at the village bridge this morning. (Alan Williams).

Cheltenham     A Peregrine over Sheldon Court at 2pm today sending up the Feral Pigeons. It climbed higher and headed off westerly. (Howard Taylor).

Stonehouse     A Kingfisher at the Ocean and Bond’s Mill. A Little Egret, two Grey Herons, c50 Pied Wagtails, a Grey Wagtail, c30 Redwings, two Cormorants, a Jay, a Raven heard, c20 Blackbirds, c5 Song Thrushes around Beard’s Mill. (Paul Sutton).

Kingfisher by Paul Sutton

Cotswold Water Park West     At Shorncote Reedbed this afternoon two Kingfishers, three Cetti’s Warblers, five Stonechats, two Reed Buntings, 13 Pied Wagtails, five Long-tailed Tits, a Snipe, a Cormorant, two Grey Herons, six Moorhens, 11 Mallards, 23 Tufted Ducks, three Coots, three Buzzards, a Sparrowhawk, a Marsh Harrier over, four Mute Swans, 23 Tufted Ducks, also 15+ mixed Fieldfares and Redwings in small groups. (John Fletcher).

Marsh Harrier by John Fletcher

Stonechat by John Fletcher

Ashleworth Ham     17 birds ringed including two Meadow Pipits, six Redwings, a Song Thrush, a Chiffchaff and a Goldfinch. On the reserve, 120 Mallards, 13 Teal, a Lapwing, three Snipe, at least 25 Skylarks SW and c20 Meadow Pipits. (Mervyn Greening/Mike Smart).

Guscar Rocks/Aylburton Warth     This afternoon 50 Canada Geese, 30 Wigeon, at least 400 Teal, six Grey Herons, a Peregrine, 80 Lapwings, 114 Golden Plovers, 40 Dunlins, 600 Curlews, 30 Redshanks, at least ten Meadow Pipits and a steady passage of Skylarks. (Mike Smart).