WWT Slimbridge     An adult/near adult SPOONBILL from the Estuary Tower on the Top New Piece. The first-winter drake SCAUP still on the Rushy. (Martin McGill). A Water Rail from Willow hide. (John Elley).

Spoonbill by John Elley

Calmsden     An female MERLIN this morning. (Duncan Dine/Andy Wiggins).

Merlin by Duncan Dine

Cotswold Water Park East    Pit 132 c320 Lapwings, six Golden Plovers, six Mallards, four Teal, two Egyptian Goose, two Shelducks, 12 Pied Wagtails, four Greenfinches, two Buzzards, a Skylark, a Goldcrest and a Mistle Thrush. (Ian Sherriffs).

Frampton pools     The drake Red Crested Pochard still, a female Goldeneye, plenty of Fieldfares and Redwings and an early Brimstone butterfly. (Nick Goatman).

Forest of Dean      Three Goosanders (one drake) on Woorgreens Lake this afternoon.  (Andy & Sue Gibbons). At Cannop Upper Pond today, 31 Mandarins, 13 Wigeon, two Long-tailed Tits, a Sparrowhawk, a Raven and two Nuthatches. (Chris Keeling).

Ashleworth Ham     This afternoon 12 Pintails, two Gadwalls, seven Shovelers, 265 Canada Geese, 325 Greylags, 65 Mallards, a male Tufted Duck, 25 Teal, 95 Wigeon, a Little Grebe, three Coots, a Moorhen, four Mute Swans, 255 Lapwings, a Peregrine, 400+ Fieldfares, 250+ Starlings and seven Long-tailed Tits. (John Fletcher).

Wotton-Under-Edge     A Red Kite circled low over St Marys at 12:45pm. (Andrea Durn).

Cheltenham     At Pittville Lawn a Tawny Owl hooting from 2am this morning until 3am at least. (Howard Taylor).