WWT Slimbridge    On the Tack Piece 40 White-fronted Geese, 19 Bewick’s Swans and the Pink-footed Goose of unknown origin. Also a Water Rail at Willow hide, a Marsh Harrier over Tack Piece and two more over the Top New Piece and the BITTERN briefly from Zeiss hide. (Slimbridge Sightings/Paul Clark). Two Sanderlings with the Dunlin flock on the Tack Piece, four Sanderlings on the estuary, a Little Stint on the Dumbles and two on the Tack Piece. (Ian Ralphs).

Berkeley     On the flooded meadows next to the bypass at 3:15 pm two Bewick’s Swans taking off in a north-easterly direction. (Hinton Birder).

Saul Warth     At dawn high tide 18 Shelducks, 12 Stock Doves, 125 Curlews, 20 Dunlins, two Redshanks, a Tawny Owl calling, three Kestrels, eight Fieldfares, a Mistle Thrush, four Meadow Pipits, three Chiffchaffs and a Roe Deer. 20+ Cattle Egrets opposite Dunstalls Farm on the Arlingham Road. (MK).

Forest of Dean     Around Crabtree Hill this morning five Goosanders on Woorgreens Lake, two Green Woodpecker, small flock Lesser Redpolls and two flyover Crossbills. (Geoff Fawcett).

Newnham-on-Severn     A Green Sandpiper and a Cetti’s Warbler, scarce here, along the river between Newnham and Broadoak. (Dan Watson).

Elmore Court    In the rewilding area late afternoon to dusk a pair of Mute Swans, seven Teal, nine Snipe, two Grey Herons, a male Sparrowhawk, three Buzzards, three Kestrels, a Peregrine, a Barn Owl, a Green Woodpecker, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, 18 Skylarks, a Yellowhammer, and a least ten each of Stonechats, Meadow Pipits and Reed Buntings. Also three Roe Deers. (Andy Jayne).

Gloucester     At Horsbere this morning nine Teal, a calling Water Rail, five Moorhens, seven Snipe, a Cormorant, a Buzzard, a Kestrel, two Cetti’s Warblers (1 ringed), two Chiffchaffs, at least a pair of Stonechats, a Grey Wagtail and four Reed Buntings. Also a Roe Deer. (Andy Jayne/Gord Avery). A Little Egret in Barnwood Park today. (Terry Fenton).

Bentham     A Mistle Thrush, two Buzzards, two Green Woodpeckers, 13 Goldfinches, 10+ Long-tailed Tits and on the pool 13 Coots, a Moorhen and a Snipe. (Gord Avery).

Hucclecote     Three Blackcaps in the garden this afternoon. (Terry Fenton).

Stonehouse     A garden Meadow Pipit at Great Oldbury this morning. (Cathy & Peter Pugh).