Gloucester    The RICHARD’S PIPIT at Sudmeadow again briefly at SO804179 close to the big stand of willows on the bend of the river at midday. Then flew to the far SW end of the tip. (Andy Jayne). Park in Hempsted village, do not block the church, school or private dwellings. Walk towards St Swithun’s Church and walk left immediately before it down Rectory Lane. At the end of the lane go through the gate into the field, cross the field and go through the obvious gap in the hedge. Walk across the second field to the far left corner to a metal gate with a collapsed tree across it. Duck under and go through the gate onto a very muddy and slippery path. Walk to the end and go through the gate. This is the Severn Way with the river in front of you. Turn right and follow the Severn Way towards Gloucester to the tip at Sudmeadow. The pipit was originally by the derelict white Land Rover on the old tip at SO814183. The pipit could be anywhere along the edge of the tip or in the sheep fields before the tip. Wellies essential.

Frampton     A BLACK REDSTART on top of the Church today and two Marsh Harriers hunting over the reed beds by the gate at Splatt Bridge. (Nigel Young).

Black Redstart by Nigel Young

Saul Warth     At high tide six Grey Herons, four Little Egrets, 88 Curlews, 26 Golden Plovers, three Bar-tailed Godwits, a Lapwing (21 flew S later), 100+ Dunlins, 17 Meadow Pipits, a Rock Pipit, a Chiffchaff, a Stonechat, 14 Long-tailed Tits and a Red Admiral. (MK).

Priding     90 Lapwings roosting on the river mud at 2pm. (MK).

Cambridge     Nine Cattle Egrets feeding with cattle in a the field. (Neil Smart).

WWT Slimbridge     Nine Bewick’s Swans on the Rushy today. 60+ White-fronted Geese feeding close to the hides, a Marsh Harrier, two Spotted Redshanks and a Great White Egret. (Neil Smart/Martin Price/Slimbridge Sightings).

Forest of Dean     At Cannop Ponds this morning 15 Tufted Ducks, eight Wigeon, six Mandarins, four Little Grebes, also Coots, Moorhens, Mallards and Mute Swans. (Alan Waterman).

Berkeley     Over high tide a female/immature BLACK REDSTARTS, two Black-tailed Godwits and 14 Redshanks. (Paul Rich). From Severn House Farm to the Berkeley Power Station this morning along the sea wall c18 Stonechats, c120 Meadow Pipits, at least 150 very widespread Redwings and Fieldfares, a Song Thrush, two Pied Wagtails, a Wren, c20 Turnstones, ten Lapwings, two Oystercatchers, a Curlew, three Cormorants, two Grey Herons, a Little Egret, 11 Greylags, two Ravens, and a Peregrine on top of the western reactor building for over an hour. (Chris Newton).

Black Redstart by Paul Rich

Cam     A Dipper near the Vale hospital, Coal Tit and Song Thrush along Everlands Road and two Red Admiral. (Jonathan Bull).

Aylburton Warth     This morning 150 Redwings, 60 Rooks, a Sparrowhawk catching prey and being mobbed by Magpies, a Goshawk flew E towards the harbour, a flyover Great White Egret heading SW and a Kingfisher. (Jonny Gentle).

Ashleworth Ham     This afternoon 95 Greylags, nine Canada Geese, nine Pintails, 13 Shovelers, 125+ Wigeon, 150+ Teal, two Gadwalls, 90+ Mallards, eight Lapwings, two Buzzards, a Peregrine, five Redwings, three Chaffinches and three Snipe. (John Fletcher).

Stonehouse     This morning around Cress Green and Churchend c220 Linnets, c120 Redwings, high numbers of Blackbirds across the patch, eight Song Thrushes, 40+ Chaffinches in the area. Four Dippers at Millend, a Grey Wagtail, two Buzzards, Woodpigeons moving S in small groups. At Bond’s Mill a Kingfisher, a Buzzard and a Cormorant over. Also two Red Admirals. (Paul Sutton).

Dippers by Paul Sutton

Bourton-on-the-Water     This morning in St Lawrence church yard four Redwings in a yew tree, several scolding Blackbirds, a Dunnock and two Red Kites over. (Howard Taylor).