Elkstone     A BLACK REDSTART feeding on and around the “protective care group” buildings” today, present since 15th December. (GL53 9PQ). (Tom Mabbett).

WWT Slimbridge     The SPOONBILL on South Lake still and 20+ Cattle Egrets. 100’s of Lapwings, Golden Plovers and Dunlins, 50+ Black-tailed Godwits and 8+ Common Cranes on the Tack Piece. 100+ Dunlins, a WHOOPER SWAN, a Black Swan and 40+ Bewick’s Swans on the Rushy. (Slimbridge Sightings/Paul Clark).

Coombe Hill Meadows     A group of two adult and five immature WHOOPER SWANS to the south of the canal. Also six Egyptian Geese, 130 Shovelers, 12 Gadwalls, 420 Pintails, 32 Tufted Ducks, a Water Rail heard, 40+ Lapwings, a Peregrine and Chiffchaff. (Andy Jayne).

Westbury-on-Severn     A SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF again today at Westbury STW. There is a public right of way along the east side of the STW, and it is associating with the border fence line, occasionally popping up into the pine trees. (Dan Watson).

Siberian Chiffchaff by Dan Watson

Forest of Dean    32 Shelducks, four Mallards, 72 Common Gulls, six Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 112 Black-headed Gulls, five Fieldfares and a Sparrowhawk at Boxbush Common. (Dan Watson).

Walmore Common    32 Wigeon, 12 Teal, five Grey Herons, a Little Egret and a Blackcap today. (Dan Watson).

Elmore Court    Along the footpath at the Elmore rewilding area today birds included a Water Rail calling from the ditch near the scrape, 13 Snipe, a Little Owl called briefly, at least two Gadwalls with 20 Mallards on the scrape, a Little Egret, two Grey Herons, a Chiffchaff, three Stonechats, 15+ Song Thrushes, two Mistle Thrushes, 10+ Redwings, two Reed Buntings, four Skylarks, a Sparrowhawk, three Kestrels, three Buzzards and two Ravens. (Steve Pullen).

Hawling     At lunchtime today 1+ Nuthatch, a Treecreeper and a Red Kite. (Gill Worthington).

Cam Green     A calling Little Owl in the garden this morning at 7:30am, the first since last July. (Brian Kings).