Frampton A drake SCAUP on the Sailing Lake at 9:20am in the corner at the top of Vicarage Lane, the visiting WWT bird which returned there later. Also an immature male Goldeneye, three Little Grebes, a Cetti’s Warbler and a Chiffchaff both singing. (MK). Also around the pools 84 Tufted Ducks, nine Gadwalls, three Teal, 100+ Redwings, a Fieldfare flock, three Chiffchaffs, three Cetti’s Warblers, a Blackcap, three Skylarks, a Meadow Pipit, a Reed Bunting, a Raven, five Goldcrests, four Linnets and a Bullfinch. (Nick Goatman). On the flashes N of Splatt Bridge 85+ Curlews, nine Ruff, 10+ Black-tailed Godwits, 20+ Teal, two male Shovelers, a singing male Reed Bunting and a Little Egret this morning. Waders/ducks difficult to count in the pool behind the reedbed. (MK).

Scaup by Mike King

Goldeneye by Mike King
WWT Slimbridge The WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER still today from Kingfisher hide though very distant. (Dan Watson).
Coombe Hill Meadows Early morning 11 Black-tailed Godwit and four Curlews. (Ian Ralphs).
Cotswold Water Park East On Pit 132 early morning two Curlews, three Green Sandpipers, two Oystercatchers, six Lapwings, a Great White Egret, 16 Tufted Ducks, eight Teal and two Great Crested Grebes. (Ian Sherriffs).
Saul Warth From Hock Ditch six Oystercatchers, five Shelducks, two Kestrels, Meadow Pipits and distant Curlews. (Mike Davis).
Chavenage Lane 130+ Fieldfares, 450+ Chaffinches, 13 Corn Buntings and at least three Red Kites today. (Terry Grant).
Halmore In the fields this morning, a pair of Kestrels, a Buzzard, four Fieldfares, a Green Woodpecker, a Sparrowhawk over Halmore Lane and in a silage pit, a male and female Reed Bunting and a female Grey Wagtail. Garden birds included a Marsh Tit, two Coal Tits and nine Chaffinches. (Chris Newton).

Grey Wagtail by Chris Newton
Forest of Dean Nine Lesser Redpolls today. (Derek Hale).

Lesser Redpoll by Derek Hale
Highnam A Red Kite over the A48 at 12:30pm today. (Owen Follis).
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