Gloucester     A BLACK REDSTART on the eastern corner of the Cathedral this morning. (Steve Pullen). Videograb from Steve to show perch it’s using.

Black Redstart by Steve Pullen

Berkeley shore     An immature male BLACK REDSTART on the seawall this morning, then flew S into the farm. Also two Turnstones, 32 Wigeon, Redpolls heard and a Reed Bunting. (Oliver Paisey).

WWT Slimbridge     The TEMMINCK’S STINT still on the Rushy today. (Slimbridge Sightings). A MERLIN on the Dumbles edge. (Ella Slinn).

Saul Warth     7-9:30am 35 Avocets, 34 Curlews, five Bar-tailed Godwits, five Grey Plovers, 50 Dunlins, 25 Cormorants, 49 Shelducks, 100 Teal, seven Grey Herons, a Little Egret, a Great White Egret, a Peregrine on a kill on the Awre bank, 9+ Skylarks, a Chiffchaff, six Stonechats and a Redwing. (MK).

Stonechat by Mike King

Frampton pools     This afternoon 40+ Cattle Egrets, two Great White Egrets, seven Little Egrets, five Grey Herons, two Crossbills, five Redpolls, eight Chiffchaffs, 16 Redwings, ten Siskins, a Stonechat, two Peregrines, a Green Sandpiper, 29 Wigeon, 45 Tufted Ducks, 70 Shovelers, eight Pochards, 16 Teal, 84 Mallards, 48 Gadwalls and a Water Rail. (Nick Goatman).

Stonehouse     Along the Stroudwater canal at 12:30pm a Cetti’s Warbler, a female Kingfisher and a Blackcap. (Paul Sutton).

Cetti’s Warbler by Paul Sutton

Rendcomb     Around the bridge early morning, a Buzzard, a Sparrowhawk, a Grey Heron, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Mistle Thrush, a singing Song Thrush, two Nuthatches, c6 Long-tailed Tits, a few Siskins and a Raven. (Steve Brown).

Norton/Sandhurst Hill     Two mixed flocks of finches, 70+ Linnets, six Chaffinches, two Redpolls and 1+ Brambling and another flock of 20+ Chaffinches and two Bramblings. (Shaun Curtis).

Halmore     In the woods today birds included a juvenile male Goshawk, a hunting female Goshawk, two Red Kites, three Buzzards together, a hunting male Sparrowhawk, a female Kingfisher, a Bullfinch, several Siskins, a Redpoll, two Greenfinches, two Blackcaps, a Chiffchaff, a Nuthatch, a Treecreeper, two Redwings, a Jay and four Ravens. (Chris Newton).

Kingfisher by Chris Newton

Forest of Dean     A Willow Emerald damselfly at Soudley arts centre café today. (Dan Watson).

Willow Emerald damselfly by Dan Watson