Coombe Hill Meadows    A drake RING-NECKED DUCK with Tufted Ducks today but difficult to see at the north end. Also eight Egyptian Geese and nine Golden Plovers. Wellies essential. (Andy Jayne).

Forest of Dean     At Parkend four Hawfinches under the Yews alongside Crown Lane. Also a Nuthatch and a Coal Tit and Redwings on the cricket pitch. At Cannop Stoneworks, highlights around the feeders included a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a female Bullfinch, two Nuthatches and two Coal Tits. 14 Mandarins on the lake. At Cannop top pond a Buzzard, two Ravens, two Jays, five Mandarins, five Little Grebes and male and female Grey Wagtail. At Woorgreens five Goosanders. (Steve Brown). A Hawfinch under garden bird feeders this morning in Coleford, massive garden tick. (Geoff Fawcett).

Huntley     A Water Rail at Huntley sewage treatment works today. (Owen Follis).

Berkeley     The female BLACK REDSTART still in the field directly opposite the entrance to Hamfield Farm at ST66475 99424. View from the gate. (Jake King/Martin Price). A Green Sandpiper on the flooded field by Berkeley Castle with a Grey Heron and two Moorhens at 12:10pm. On the Berkeley bypass floods 120+ Teal, six Shovelers, a Shelduck, nine Mallards, 38 Golden Plovers, 27+ Lapwings, a Little Egret, two Grey Herons, a Water Rail and four Moorhens. (Thomas McClung). At Severn House Farm at least five Turnstones, 50+ Redshanks, 70+ Dunlins, two Snipe, a Common Sandpiper and a Rock Pipit before high tide this morning. (Mike Davis).

Gloucester     A male BLACK REDSTART again in private gardens in the Linden area today after an absence of 13 days. Probably ranging around the industrial estate. (Megan Thornbury).

Shepherds Patch, Slimbridge    Four Cattle Egrets in the field opposite the car park today. (Terry Grant).

Ashleworth Ham     This afternoon birds included a Great White Egret, 19 Shovelers, four Gadwalls, 69 Pintails, 65 Mallards, 117 Teal, 300 Wigeon, a Grey Heron, a Canada Goose, a Peregrine, a Buzzard, a Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming, six Long-tailed Tits, 21 Chaffinches and a Roe Deer. (John Fletcher).

Guscar Rocks/Aylburton Warth     WeBS count today birds included 14 Canada Geese, eight Shelducks, 128 Wigeon, 175 Teal, five Grey Herons, a Peregrine, a Golden Plover, a Lapwing, 120 Dunlins, ten Snipe, 120 Dunlins, 340 Curlews, 15 Redshanks, a Turnstone, two Skylarks, two Meadow Pipits and a Stonechat. (Mike Smart).

Frampton     A male and female Goldeneye on the sailing lake. Also 200+ Lapwings flew N and three Reed Buntings this afternoon. (MK).