WWT Slimbridge     Two WHOOPER SWANS still in the 50-Acre today and 53 White-fronted Geese from the Estuary Tower. The DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE and the Lesser White-fronted Goose and Pink-footed Goose, both of unknown origin, on the Dumbles. A male Goldeneye in with the captive Eiders. A Great White Egret from Zeiss hide. (Dot Jones/Jonathan Bull/Neil Smart/Magnus Carter). Near the Joan Sanderson bridge to South Lake 100+ Siskins and Goldfinches flushed by a Sparrowhawk. (Les Ditchburn).

Saul Warth     Early morning 700 Dunlins, 11 Curlews, a Common Sandpiper, 15 Shelducks, 100 Greylags, a Little Egret, 10+ Pied Wagtails, 6+ Meadow Pipits, two Rock Pipits, 80 Starlings, 23 Fieldfares and a Goldcrest. (MK).

Coombe Hill Meadows    This afternoon 40+ Fieldfares, 20+ Redwings, three Little Egrets, three Cattle Egrets, two Grey Herons, two Bullfinches, a Greenfinch, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, three Long-tailed Tits and two Goldcrests. (Paul Clark).

Stonehouse     In the Ryeford area this morning a drake Goosander on the canal by upper mills, a Dipper and three Treecreepers. (Paul Sutton).

Goosander by Paul Sutton

Goosander by Paul Sutton

Treecreeper by Paul Sutton

Gloucester     At Barrow, near Staverton, 42 Stock Doves, c50 Redwings, c50 Fieldfares, two Jays, a Buzzard, a Red Kite, four Pied Wagtails and eight Cormorants recorded on a winter bird survey. (Paul Masters). At Tuffley two Goldcrests, two Greenfinches, 85 House Sparrows, 11 Goldfinches, 35 Black-headed Gulls, a Grey Wagtail, four Common Gulls, a Herring Gull and 103 Starlings today. (John Fletcher). At Saintbridge Pond today a Cetti’s Warbler, a Chiffchaff, a Kingfisher and a Grey Wagtail. (John Elley).

Winchcombe     At Sudeley Castle 15+ Long tailed Tits, a Song Thrush and a Mistle Thrush singing. (Andrew Worthington).