WWT Slimbridge Four TUNDRA BEAN GEESE showing well on the Tack Piece from 11:45am. (Dot Jones). The drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL showing well on South Lake this morning. (Slimbridge Sightings). Also today a Red Kite, a female Marsh Harrier, a Peregrine, 11 Common Cranes, a Little Stint, 12 Ruff and 42 Avocets. (Mark Dowie/Paul Masters/Oliver Paisey).

Tundra Bean Geese by Mike King

Tundra Bean Goose by Mike King

Green-winged Teal by Mike King
Cotswold Water Park East At Kempsford Sewage works c10 Chiffchaffs including a bird which looked good for Siberian Chiffchaff. At the far end of Pit 132 where the river had flooded the field, 47 Cattle Egrets, three Great White Egrets and the Scarlet Ibis again. At Pit 114 c75 Pintails and on the flooded field next to Pit 114, two Green Sandpipers. (Duncan Dine).

Common Chiffchaff by Duncan Dine
Shab Hill This morning c400 Golden Plovers. (Duncan Dine).
Chavenage Lane Seven Red Kites, six Buzzards, a flock of 34 Corn Buntings and a covey of 19 Grey Partridges today. (Terry Grant).
Wotton-Under-Edge c6-12 Crossbills between 12:30-2pm at Westridge Woods a short distance into the woods approached from Conygres Campsite. Also six Coal Tits, three Nuthatches, two Bullfinches, a Goldcrest, a Buzzard, a Yellowhammer and c6 Siskins. (Patrick Wiper).
Upper End/Eastington (nr Northleach) Today along the River Leach 20 Moorhens, two Little Egrets, a Red Kite, a Starling, a Grey Wagtail, 15 Mallards and four Teal. (Joe Hilliard).
Tuffley At 7:15am c100 Jackdaws heading E and two Ravens following loosely. (Ian Elphick).
Longney Around the old orchards this afternoon 35 Fieldfares, five Redwings, 25 Starlings and six Chaffinches. (John Fletcher).
Stonehouse In the Ocean area this morning a female Blackcap, four Great Spotted Woodpeckers, a Little Egret, a Grey Heron, four Chiffchaff, seven Cormorants, a Mistle Thrush, three Song Thrushes, a few Blackbirds, a few small mixed tit flocks and a pair of Jays. (Paul Sutton).
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