Frampton     The very confiding YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER still at Court Lake N of the jetty until 3:30pm at least. It is silent and feeding on the ground most of the time. Please give it room to move about and feed. (Paul Masters/Paul Taylor/Nick Truby/William Lambourne).

Yellow-browed Warbler by Nick Truby

Yellow-browed Warbler by Nick Truby

Yellow-browed Warbler by William Lambourne

WWT Slimbridge     The drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL from the Van de Bovenkamp hide late morning. Also 54 White-fronted Geese. The WHOOPER SWAN on the Rushy again today. The Coal Tit still from Kingfisher hide. Seven Avocets from Zeiss hide. On South Lake the SPOONBILL and 18 Cattle Egrets this morning. The Little Stint still from Estuary Tower.  A pair of Kingfishers on Weeping Willows at the back of the Tundra Pool. An adult Yellow-legged Gull roosting distantly on the Dumbles. (Dot Jones/Ian Hull/Tim Jukes/Paul Masters/Martin Wightman/Geoff Bryant/William Lambourne).

Green-winged Teal by Martin Wightman

Great Barrington    A HEN HARRIER at Barrington trig point/bushes at midday today. (Ben Hilder).

Saul Warth     At high tide 50 Curlews, 95 Dunlins, six Redshanks, a Common Sandpiper, 29 Shelducks, three Rock Pipits, three Meadow Pipits, three Stonechats, a Skylark, six Chiffchaffs in the sewage works, six Redwings, seven Fieldfares and a Mistle Thrush singing. (MK).

Stonehouse     At Bond’s Mill a Green Sandpiper and a Little Egret, on the river below Bond’s Mill this afternoon. (MK).

Green Sandpiper by Mike King

Little Egret by Mike King

Chalford     Three Dippers along the canal in Chalford, four Little Grebes on Bakers Mill lake with six Lesser Redpolls feeding on the bankside vegetation and a Siskin and a Grey Wagtail by the stream near Chalford Vale recreation ground. (Tim Thompson).

Halmore     Around the woods today birds included two male Kingfishers, one ringed and catching a newt larva, three Siskins, a Mistle Thrush, six Redwings, a Chiffchaff,  a Treecreeper, a Green Woodpecker, a Kestrel, two Buzzards and a hunting male Goshawk. (Chris Newton).

Kingfisher by Chris Newton

Cheltenham     A male Kingfisher at Pittville Park lake today. (Alan McIlquham).

Wotton-Under-Edge     A small flock of Lesser Redpoll near the entrance to Nind Reserve in Nind Lane. Also Siskin feeding with Goldfinches in alder there. (Dave Emery).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Birds today included four Mute Swans, ten Greylags, ten Canada Geese, eight Shelducks, 1500 Wigeon, two Gadwalls, 3000 Teal, 150 Mallards, 600 Pintails, 200 Shovelers, 33 Tufted Ducks, two Grey Herons, a Little Egret, 37 Coots, 66 Lapwings, a Snipe, five Black-headed Gulls, five Herring Gulls and a Reed Bunting. No sign of the Ring-necked Duck. (Mike Smart).

Ashleworth Ham     Birds today included 60 Wigeon, two Gadwalls, 50 Teal, 20 Mallards, 60 Pintails and 15 Shovelers. (Mike Smart).

Leadon Meadows     12 Shelducks and two Shovelers today. (Mike Smart).

Ryeford    A Redwing, c20 Siskins, c10 Goldfinches, a Kingfisher and a Cormorant today. (Paul Sutton).

Redwing by Paul Sutton