Coombe Hill Meadows Three immature GREATER SCAUPS today. (Ian Hull/Andy Jayne). Also today six Mute Swans, ten Shelducks, a few hundred Wigeon, many hundreds of Teal, at least 200 each of Pintails and Shovelers, ten Tufted Ducks, five Coots, a young male Peregrine, 500 Lapwings, a Grey Plover still, 40 Dunlins, 35 Snipe, 50+ Fieldfares, three Bullfinches and two Reed Buntings. (Mike Smart).

Greater Scaups, record shot by Andy Jayne
Cotswold Water Park East On Pit 114 the juvenile GREATER SCAUP still today. (Paul Rich).
WWT Slimbridge The Lesser White-fronted Goose, of unknown origin and a DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE both on the foreshore and two WHOOPER SWANS still, all from Estuary Tower. Also a Marsh Harrier today. (Mark Dowie).
Forest of Dean 50+ BRAMBLINGS in with a flock of Chaffinches at SO639130 this morning at Crabtree Hill plantation. Best access is by parking the at the crematorium. (Frank Williams).
Saul Warth A MERLIN bathing on the flashes. Also a Buzzard, 19 Meadow Pipits, 20+ Fieldfares, a Redwing, eight Magpies and a Rock Pipit at Hock Cliff. 14 Little Egrets with a Grey Heron at Passage Road, Framilode, also a Green Woodpecker and seven Curlews at Epney. (MK).

Merlin by Mike King
Cheltenham A female Kingfisher at Pittville Park at the spillpool near Albert Road. At least three Kingfishers are present. (Alan McIlquham).

Kingfisher by Alan McIlquham
Gloucester At Robinswood Hill 30+ Redwings, a Jay, 30+ Jackdaws, five Goldfinches, two Bullfinches and four Long-tailed Tits. (Paul Brunt). A Water Rail at Saintbridge Pond today. (John Elley).

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