Cinderford     At least 16 WAXWINGS feeding on mistletoe berries at the N end of Cinderford Linear Park today at SO643150. (John Elley).

WWT Slimbridge     At 9:10am an OSPREY over Rushy heading towards Frampton. Also the SPOONBILL still today, a Red Kite over and three Swallows with Sand Martins. (Tim McGrath).

Cleeve Hill     The first-winter DARTFORD WARBLER again today in the heather inclosure. Please do not enter the heather inclosure. (Ian Hull). Also a male RING OUZEL, several Stonechats, two Red Kites, a Buzzard and a few Ravens heard. (Steve Brown/Ken Heron).

Dartford Warbler by Keith Jennings

Newent Woods      Early morning a brief female LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER in the upper woods, a FIRECREST, two Marsh Tits, two Treecreepers, three Great Spotted Woodpeckers, nine Chiffchaffs and a Blackcap. (Paul Masters/MK).

Treecreeper by Mike King

Frampton pools     22 White-fronted Geese heading back towards Slimbridge at 6:45am, two Sparrowhawks, a Willow Warbler, 30 Sand Martins, two Swallows, an adult Yellow-legged Gull, a pair of Gadwalls, 44 Tufted Ducks, two Oystercatchers, 52 Barnacle Geese, 16 Greylags, six Canada Geese and the Ross’s Goose. (Nick Goatman).

Witcombe Reservoirs     Six Sand Martins this afternoon. (Duncan Dine).

Maisemore Ham     This afternoon birds included three Egyptian Geese, four Shelducks,
three Little Egrets, seven Mute Swans, a drake Shoveler, three Canada Geese, two Tufted Ducks, seven Mallards, one with ten ducklings, eight Moorhens, four Coots, six Chiffchaffs, a Blackcap, two Buzzards and a Red Kite. (John Fletcher).

Egyptian Geese by John Fletcher

Brockworth    A pair of Blackcaps and up to four Greenfinches daily in the garden. (John Miles).