Purton     A redhead Goosander near the Timber Ponds and a male Goosander near the old railway bridge. Also two Little Grebes. (Mike Davis).

WWT Slimbridge     The SPOONBILL still on South Lake this morning. Also 28 Avocets. The Little Stint showing well on scrape from Estuary Tower. (Ian Hull/Caroline Quinn/Heather England). A Water Rail at the Willow hide again today. (Heather England). An adult Ring-billed Gull reported briefly on South Lake but flew off immediately. (Trudy Sheen).

Saul Warth     This afternoon 22 Curlews, 50 Dunlins, a Common Sandpiper, nine Shelducks, a Little Egret, a Kestrel, five Common Gulls, ten Fieldfares, 20 Redwings, a Mistle Thrush, 12 Meadow Pipits, seven Pied Wagtails, five Chiffchaffs and a Reed Bunting. (MK).

Reed Bunting by Mike King

Coombe Hill Meadows     Access from the Apperley end still, birds included two Mute Swans, 100 Greylags, 70 Canada Geese, 3000 Wigeon, two Gadwalls, 2000 Teal, 50 Mallards, 500 Pintails, 150 Shovelers, 40 Tufted Ducks, a Grey Heron, a Sparrowhawk, 15 Lapwings, four Great Black-backed Gulls, 26 Snipe on two unflooded rough fields to the NE of the reserve below Deerhurst Walton and a Cetti’s Warbler singing. (Mike Smart). Also two WHOOPER SWANS reported by a visiting birder.

Forest of Dean    A Red Kite over Coleford library this morning. (Iain Crawford).

Staunton     In a field near Staunton on the Newland road, 200+ Chaffinches and Goldfinches, and a Barn Owl nearby. (Iain Crawford).

Rodborough Common     On the private road four Goldcrests, four Greenfinches, two Jays and 70 Jackdaws. (Mil Petkovic).

Minchinhampton Golf Course (Avening Course)     30 Redwings on the 9th fairway, 25 Fieldfares on the 11th fairway, four Coots and a male Tufted Duck on the pond at the 11th fairway and 50 Fieldfares on the 14th fairway. (Mil Petkovic).