Gloucester     At Sudmeadow the RICHARD’S PIPIT again today in the sheep fields around SO8071117959. Also a drake Mandarin, a Green Sandpiper, three Stonechats and c40 Meadow Pipits. (Alan Boddington/Alan Baxter). A male BLACK REDSTART on Gloucester Cathedral this afternoon. (Paul Clark).

Richard’s Pipit by Alan Boddington

Awre     The RICHARD’S PIPIT seen and heard calling still today around SO7204508849. Also a KITTIWAKE. (Owen Follis).

Richard’s Pipit by Owen Follis

Frampton      The Starling murmuration at Splatt Bridge late this afternoon was easily 10,000 birds, possibly double that. Also Fieldfares, a Kestrel and a late SWALLOW. (Mike Davis).

Saul Warth     At high tide two KITTIWAKES, 40 Curlews, a Common Sandpiper, 83 Lapwings S, two male Sparrowhawks, a Kestrel, 18 Shelducks, a Raven, a Rock Pipit, 23 Meadow Pipits and two Stonechats. (MK). Later a WATER PIPIT and 90 Dunlins. (Neil Smart).

Kittiwakes by Mike King

Forest of Dean     On Woorgreens Lake 12 Goosanders, five Mallards, a Moorhen, three Canada Geese and a Grey Heron. (Paul Clark).

WWT Slimbridge     A KITTIWAKE on the Rushy briefly this morning. A DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE from the Estuary Tower on the Dumbles foreshore this morning. A MERLIN through the Tack Piece. (Jonathan Bull). The Bittern still on South Lake today but elusive. (Chris Newton).

Bittern by Chris Newton

Cotswold Water Park East    14 Goosanders and four Goldeneyes on Pit 104 this morning. (Duncan Dine).

Goosander by Duncan Dine

Guscar Rocks     At high tide today, two Buzzards, a Goosander, on a freshwater pool on the landward side of the railway, 60 Mallards, 18 Wigeon, a Cormorant, two Grey Herons, 60 Herring Gulls, 100 Curlews, 45 Redshanks, four Snipe, two Collared Doves, 65 Redwings, seven Fieldfares, 37 Chaffinches, three Goldfinches, a Grey Wagtail, seven Pied Wagtails, nine Dunnocks, three Song Thrushes, seven Skylarks, 80 Carrion Crows, 80 Starlings and a Cetti’s Warbler heard. Also a dead Sandwich Tern. (Iain Crawford).

Coombe Hill Meadows    Three Pintails, 250+ Wigeon, 15 Shovelers, c20 Teal, seven Mallards, three Mute Swans, 40+ Greylags and eight Canada Geese, two Grey Herons and a female Marsh Harrier showing well. (Paul Brunt/Les Ditchburn).

Ashleworth Ham     A female Marsh Harrier, presumably same bird as at CHM, a Buzzard, eight Pintails, six Gadwalls, 90 Wigeon, five Shovelers, four Canada Geese, 150+ Teal, 89 Mallards, 41 Lapwings, three Grey Herons and five Chaffinches. (John Fletcher).

Marsh Harrier by John Fletcher

Bourton-on-the-Water     At St Lawrence church yard a Red Kite over mobbed by Crows, several Chaffinches, a female Blackbird eating hawthorn berries, two Collared Doves, two Dunnocks, a Wren and a Long-tailed Tit. Nearby at Westfield Farm two Red Kites soaring low over woodland this afternoon. (Howard Taylor).