Ford area    A female Goshawk today. (Richard Tyler).

Goshawk by Richard Tyler

Forest of Dean    A juvenile Goshawk over at New Fancy View. A Marsh Tit, a Great Spotted Woodpecker and a Grey Wagtail at Cannop Stoneworks. (Martin Price). At Nagshead a Goshawk calling, two Jays, a Buzzard, a male Mandarin, two Treecreepers, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, two Song Thrushes, a Mistle Thrush and 8+ Chaffinches. At Parkend birds included 8+ Greenfinches, 20+ Chaffinches, a Nuthatch and a Song Thrush. (Oliver Paisey).

Frampton pools     Late afternoon six Cetti’s Warblers, two Chiffchaffs, two Kingfishers, 70 Tufted Ducks, three Gadwalls, three Great Crested Grebes, 21 Greylags, five Canada Geese, two Oystercatchers, four Little Egrets and a Raven. (Nick Goatman).

WWT Slimbridge     A WHOOPER SWAN still with 114 Bewick’s Swans on the Rushy. Also the Pink-footed and the Lesser White-fronted Goose, both of unknown origin, with the Canada Geese. The DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE and the Ross’s Goose still with Barnacle Geese on the Dumbles. 93 Avocets on South Lake. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Shepherd’s Patch, Slimbridge     At 11am 43 Little Egrets in the field on the left before the pub as you approach WWT. (Andy & Sue Gibbons).

Maisemore    Viewed 150 yards from the Maisemore side at SO819220 onto the opposite side of the river at the Sandhurst “Horn’s Ditch” at SO821222 in severely flooded fields 19 Mute Swans, two Shelducks and two Grey Herons. Also nine Moorhens, a Coot, a Tufted Duck and a Green Woodpecker. (John Fletcher).