Tidenham Two WATER PIPITS still at Sturch Pill, Pillhouse Rocks but very flighty and only seen in flight and heard calling at ST 56737 95025. Also 100+ Wigeon, five Shelducks, a Mallard, three Canada Goose, three Curlews, two Snipe, a Raven and a male Stonechat. (Paul Masters/MK).
WWT Slimbridge The DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE on the Bottom New Piece. The first-winter drake SCAUP on the Rushy again. Two Water Rails from Willow hide. (Slimbridge Sightings).
Dursley A singing Dipper on the River Cam by the Vale Hospital, also a Grey Wagtail. (Jonathan Bull).
Stroud A Dipper at Frome Banks Nature Reserve today. (John Elley).

Dipper by John Elley
North Cerney Early afternoon a Grey Partridge and nine Golden Plovers off the White Way. (Jeremy Holland).
Forest of Dean 150+ Siskins and 30+ Lesser Redpolls next to the frozen lake at Woorgreens, also two Nuthatches, two Coal Tits and two Stock Doves. In the Crabtree Hill area a Kestrel, a Mistle Thrush and a Green Woodpecker. At Cannop Ponds, 50+ Mandarins, six Wigeon, four Teal, a drake Gadwall, a Little Grebe, a Dipper, two Ravens, four Jays, two Nuthatches, three Coal Tits and two Great Spotted Woodpeckers. ((Steve Pullen).

Lesser Redpoll by Steve Pullen
Daglingworth 26 Lapwings, a Green Sandpiper and two Teal on the Dunt this morning. (Andrew Morrison).
Bourton-on the-Water At Bourton Pits a Pochard, a few Teal, a Grey Heron, a Great Crested Grebe and two Cormorants with Canada Geese. (Jeremy Holland).
Maisemore A Shelduck, 26 Mallards, three Mute Swans, a Cormorant, seven Moorhens, a male Sparrowhawk, a Red Kite, a Buzzard, 500+ Fieldfares, two Redwings, a Mistle Thrush, a Greenfinch, five Goldfinches, six Chaffinches, 300+ Starlings, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Jay, a Raven and 13 Long-tailed Tits. (John Fletcher).
Staverton 20 Meadow Pipits, 14 Goldfinches, 12 Long-tailed Tits, a Raven, a Fieldfare and a Chaffinch. On Hatherley Brook a Kingfisher and a Little Egret. (Howard Taylor).
Churchdown From Glevum Way eight Long-tailed Tits, two Buzzards and eight Roe Deer. (Howard Taylor).
Lechlade Two Stock Doves in the garden today. Also a male Bullfinch visiting regularly with a male and two female Blackcaps. (Alan Williams).
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