Saul Warth At high tide at dawn in icy conditions a close Dark-bellied Brent Goose until 11am at least, seven Shelducks, seven Lapwings, 90 Curlews, 100 Dunlins, four Fieldfares, a Chiffchaff and a Little Egret and 11 more opposite Dunstalls Farm on the Arlingham Road. (MK).

Dark-bellied Brent Goose by Mike King
Newnham-on-Severn A first-winter LITTLE GULL flew down river at 11:50am. (Dan Watson).
Gloucester The male BLACK REDSTART again early morning at Manu Marble Way in Linden. (per MK).
WWT Slimbridge Five Little Stints on the Tack Piece this morning with c400 Dunlin roosting nearby. At least eight White-fronted Geese and 19 Bewick’s Swans have been in and out through the morning. (Slimbridge Sightings).
Stonehouse Along the canal from Ryeford to Bond’s Mill this afternoon male and female Kingfishers, three Cormorants, a Grey Heron, a Grey Wagtail and two Great Spotted Woodpeckers. (Paul Sutton).
Innsworth/Down Hatherley A Grey Wagtail in wooded ditch between playing field and Brickhampton golf course. (Juliet Bailey).
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