WWT Slimbridge     A drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL mostly on the Knott hide pool, but occasionally mobile between hides. (Scott Petrek). Also five Mediterranean Gulls on South Lake and a drake Mandarin on the pool by the entrance boardwalk. (Neil Smart/Geoff Moyser/MK). A SPOONBILL on the Tack Piece. (Jeremy Holland).

Green-winged Teal by Martin Price

Mandarin by Mike King

Frampton     On the flashes N of Splatt Bridge early morning 70+ Curlews, two Dunlins, three Oystercatchers, 16 Gadwalls, five Teal, five Shovelers, 33 Shelducks, a pair of Wigeon, five Mandarins, a Sand Martin, a Sparrowhawk and a distant Marsh Harrier over WWT. (MK). Around the pools still 80+Fieldfares, 80+ Sand Martins, a juvenile male Goldeneye, 68 Pied Wagtails, 44 Tufted Ducks, five Great Crested Grebes, a Kingfisher, two Nuthatches, three Grey Herons and 20+ Chiffchaffs. (Nick Goatman).

Cirencester    Lots of Hawfinch activity in the yews of Abbey Grounds car park today. (Ed Drewitt). A Barn Owl flew across the A419 from Bathurst estate near the Coates turning at 8:35pm. (Paul Sutton).

Coombe Hill Meadows     A second-winter Mediterranean Gull dropped in with a small flock of Black-headed and Common Gulls at 6pm. Also four Dunlins and four Sand Martins. (Andy Jayne).

Ashleworth Ham     Three Oystercatchers, a male Mandarin, two Shelducks, five Canada Geese, six Greylags, three Gadwalls, 12 Pintails, 65 Wigeon, six Teal, four Chaffinches, a Chiffchaff singing, 47 Carrion Crows and a Buzzard. Also two Roe Deer. (John Fletcher).

Gloucester     A Peregrine pair showing well and vocal on and around the central tower of the Cathedral at 1:10pm today. (Nikki Smith). At Horsebere Brook Flood Storage Area three Teal, three Mallards, two Reed Buntings, two Linnets, 10+ Meadow Pipits, seven Pied Wagtails, a Buzzard and 20 Stock Dove on the mound. (Paul Brunt).

Lydney     Along the river from the Harbour this morning three Wheatears, 30 Shelducks, 100 Curlews, ten Redshanks, a Rock Pipit and a Cetti’s Warbler heard. (David Smith).

Chedworth     A male Wheatear and male Stonechat on the airfield this afternoon, also mobile flocks of Skylarks and Linnets. Nearby in arable fields a 60+ mixed finch flock including 22 Yellowhammers feeding in the shelter of a dense hedgerow. Also the first Spring Lapwing back on a traditional site. (Harvey Sherwood).

Breadstone     In local woods this morning birds included a Goldcrest, a Treecreeper, two Coal Tits, a Mistle Thrush, c25 Fieldfares, a pair of displaying Buzzards and a Peregrine over. (Chris Newton).

Tewkesbury     At Mythe Brook 29 Black-tailed Godwits, 78 Wigeon, 23 Shovelers, eight Pintails and two Little Egrets (Dan Gornall).

Minsterworth Ham     Four pairs of Mallards, a pair of Shovelers, three Cormorants, two Buzzards, four Curlews, 3-4 singing Skylarks, 110 Fieldfares, nine Lesser Black-backed Gulls and two Herring Gulls on the ground and up to 100 in flight, 50 Black-headed Gulls and 50 Carrion Crows on arable; 7+ Chiffchaffs singing and 100 Starlings. (Mike Smart).

Twyning     The second-winter ICELAND GULL on the Great Hay Meadow again from 9:15-9:30am viewed from Dock Lane picnic site, Bredon (Worcs) but always quite distant. (Les Ditchburn). It returned at 1:31pm to the gull roost but only for an hour before flying off over the motorway. Also 12 Curlews, one with yellow tags, seven Shovelers (4m, 3f), a Red Kite, three Buzzards, a pair of Oystercatchers and a Kingfisher. (MK).

Iceland Gull by Mike King

Iceland Gull by Mike King

Frampton pools     81 Pied Wagtails, 50+ Sand Martins, 100+ Fieldfares, 20+ Redwings, two Oystercatchers, a juvenile male Goldeneye, 76 Tufted Ducks, a Gadwall, a male Shoveler and a Siskin today. (Nick Goatman).

WWT Slimbridge     Four Mediterranean Gulls on South Lake today.  (Slimbridge Sightings/Martin Price).

Stinchcombe Hill    A Crossbill, 10+ Skylarks, 20+ Common Gulls, a male Bullfinch and a Green Woodpecker this morning. (Mike Davis).

Forest of Dean     A Red Kite over Whitecroft today and a female Sparrowhawk in Blakeney. (Ted Harris).

Westbury-on-Severn     This morning 7+ Sand Martins, a pair of Kestrels, two Goldcrests, a Grey Wagtail, a Treecreeper and several singing Chiffchaffs. (David Smith).

Cotswolds     This afternoon a Corn Bunting singing at Hazleton, also a Buzzard and a Red Kite. At Compton Abdale a Buzzard and 2+ Skylarks. 10+ Red-legged Partridges at Hawling. (Alan Hooper).

Ebley    A pair of Mandarins just E of Ebley Mill today. (Paul Sutton).

Stroud    At least four pairs of Dippers along the River Frome between Stroud and Chalford. (Paul Sutton).

Dipper by Paul Sutton

Coombe Hill Meadows     A pair of Mute Swans, ten Canada Geese, 289+ Wigeon, ten Gadwalls, 100 Teal, 20 Mallards, six Pintails, at least 62 Shovelers, 14 Tufted Ducks, two Little Grebes, a Peregrine, 30 Coots, two Oystercatchers, ten Lapwings, three Dunlins, 261 Black-tailed Godwits, two Curlews, two Redshanks, 145 Fieldfares and 20 Redwings, a Cetti’s Warbler, a Blackcap, at least six Chiffchaffs, 28 Carrion Crows and 3 or 4 Reed Buntings. (Mike Smart).

Cobney Meadows     Two Shelducks. 18 Pintails, two Oystercatchers, seven Curlews, a Little Owl and a Chiffchaff singing. (Mike Smart).

Twyning     An ICELAND GULL on the Great Hay Meadow early afternoon (for the 2nd day) ⁦then drifted N. Also two Mediterranean Gulls, an adult and a second summer. (Francis Peplow).

Frampton pools     A FIRECREST at 7:45am at the E end of the Sailing Lake moving towards the Gravel Wash. Also 35 Chiffchaffs, 11 Sand Martins, eight Fieldfares, two Blackcaps, ten Siskins, 110 Barnacle Geese, the Ross’s Goose, two Oystercatchers, five Cetti’s Warblers, two Reed Buntings and two Ravens. (Nick Goatman).

WWT Slimbridge     A SWALLOW at lunchtime over the Otter enclosure. Three Mediterranean Gulls, two breeding plumage adults and a 3rd calendar year, on South Lake this morning. A SPOONBILL flew around the grounds today. (Roberta Goodall).

Chavenage Lane     A SWALLOW flew W at 1:55pm, 120+ Fieldfares, a Sparrowhawk and a Red Kite. (Terry Grant).

Lydney New Grounds     This afternoon two Wheatears, a Kestrel, seven Skylarks, two Meadow Pipits, 40+ Curlews, a Shelduck, four Wigeon, two Mallards, two Canada Geese and a Grey Heron. (Wendy Kennison).

Chedworth     On the Airfield five Wheatears today, four males and a female. (Duncan Dine).

Wheatear by Duncan Dine

Aylburton     In Stockwell Lane a Moorhen, 20 Fieldfares and 30+ Redwings. In Sandford Road a singing Chiffchaff. (Wendy Kennison).

Forest of Dean    Two Goshawks displaying viewed from New Fancy View at 9:30 this morning. (Dave Hughes). Five Buzzards circling very high above Mitcheldean early afternoon. (Chris Keeling).

Awre    A fall of c20 Chiffchaffs today. (Dave Hughes).

Chiffchaff by Dave Hughes

Cheltenham     At Sandford Park a Peregrine over the Bath Road end at lunchtime. In Pittville Park and on the Honeybourne Line today a Grey Heron, a Goldcrest, a Treecreeper, a Great Crested Grebe, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Goldfinch, two Collared Doves, three Moorhens and two Grey Wagtails by the River Chelt. (Howard Taylor). In Eldorado Road today a Raven, a Great Spotted Woodpecker and a singing Blackcap. At the nature reserve in Griffiths Avenue a singing Nuthatch, a Red Admiral and a Small Tortoiseshell butterfly. (Keith White).

Elmore     At the Elmore Court Rewilding Project from the public footpath along Broadmeadow Bank Ditch birds late afternoon included two Green Sandpipers, 12 Mallards, three Teal, five Grey Herons, five Chiffchaffs, six Skylarks, four Meadow Pipits, three Greenfinches, 25 Fieldfares, ten Redwings, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers, a Green Woodpecker, a Kestrel, a Sparrowhawk and two Jays. (Steve Pullen).

Leckhampton Hill     c150 Golden Plovers and a Yellowhammer this morning. (Eric Harris).

Stroud    Along the River Frome at lunchtime today a Dipper, a pair of Mandarins, two Grey Wagtails, a Grey Heron and a Red Kite over low. (Sam Walker).

Gloucester     Six Goldfinches over Wotton Pitch this afternoon. (Howard Taylor).

Chavenage Lane area     A male Wheatear on a drystone wall at Barton End, also 38 Golden Plovers, a Red Kite and a large ongoing northerly movement of several thousand Woodpigeons. (Terry Grant).

Nailsworth     A HOUSE MARTIN flew N past the house at 5pm. Also a second pair of Long-tailed Tits nesting, this time just outside the garden. (Terry Grant).

Stroud     This morning a female Goshawk flew W. (Terry Grant). The female Goosander just E of Bowbridge lock today. (Phil Pope).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning at first light two Mute Swans, three Greylags, four Canada Geese, 215 Wigeon, at least six Gadwalls, 170 Teal, 20 Mallards, 11 Pintails, 31 Shovelers, six Tufted Ducks, two Grey Herons, 20 Coots, a Red Kite, two Oystercatchers, ten Lapwings, six Golden Plover over, four Curlews, two Dunlins, 170 Black-tailed Godwits, three Redshanks, a Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming, 50 Fieldfares, ten Redwings, a Blackcap singing, at least four Chiffchaffs and at least three Reed Buntings singing. NOTE: the lane to the GWT carpark by The Wharf is blocked by a landslip, so you can’t drive down the lane. (Ian Ralphs/Mike Smart).

Frampton    From the towpath N of Splatt Bridge, 10+ Chiffchaffs, a Sand Martin, two Mandarins, two Ruff, four Redshank, 40 Curlew, three Oystercatchers, 24 Black-tailed Godwits which departed N, a further 178 Black-tailed Godwits (biggest flock 120) 14 Golden Plovers and 242 Woodpigeons all flew N. On the flashes five pairs of Gadwalls, three pairs of Shovelers, a Kingfisher, a Cetti’s Warbler, 20+ Redwings some singing and 150 White-fronted Geese on the river. (Gordon Hodgson/MK). 11 Sand Martins high over the Sailing Lake at 3:30pm. Also a Kingfisher, a Mistle Thrush, two Oystercatchers, two Jays, two Great Crested Grebes and a 25 Pied Wagtails. (Jonathan Bull).

Male Stonechat by Mike King

Saul Warth     12 Oystercatchers, a male Stonechat, 35 Meadow Pipits and three Toads this morning. (MK).

WWT Slimbridge     The CATTLE EGRET on South Lake again today. (Jeanne Vitkovskis). Two Water Rails from Willow hide still. (Dot Jones).

Elmore     At the Elmore Court Rewilding Project from the public footpath along Broadmeadow Bank Ditch birds this morning included two Shelducks, eight Teal, six Green Sandpipers, a Sparrowhawk, a Red Kite, seven Chiffchaffs and 23 Meadow Pipits. (Mark Hobson).

Aylburton    This afternoon at Stockwell Lane six Snipe, 40 Redwings, 20 Starlings, two Moorhens, a Chiffchaff and a drake Mandarin (patch tick) with a male and two female Mallards. (Martin Vaisey).

Fromebridge    Four Yellowhammers 1/2 mile downstream from Fromebridge Mill this morning. (Trevor Lewis).

Shurdington/Badgeworth     Along the Gloucestershire Way two Chiffchaffs heard and a Buzzard overhead. At The Park, Badgeworth two Skylarks, two Chiffchaffs, two Long-tailed Tits, a juvenile Buzzard calling and a mixed flock of c30 Fieldfares and Redwings. (Howard Taylor).

Bentham     Along Sandy Pluck Lane two Jays, six House Sparrows, two Chaffinches, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Raven and a Skylark. (Howard Taylor).

Brockworth     At Henley Bank Community Wood a Green Woodpecker, a Chiffchaff calling, a Jay and a Bumble Bee sp. (Howard Taylor). A Coal Tit and Marsh Tit both new to the garden. Also Blackcaps and Long-tailed Tits, both present all winter. (John Miles).

Stinchcombe Hill     This morning a male WHEATEAR, three Stonechats, a singing Chiffchaff, a Blackcap, 13 Meadow Pipits, a few Linnets, a Peregrine and a steady movement of Woodpigeons over N. (James Robinson).

Awre    This morning the RICHARD’S PIPIT still at SO7205908775 feeding in tractor tracks between the obvious lone bush and the shoreline reedbed. (Dave Hughes). Park at the church and follow the footpath out to the shoreline. Please keep to public right of way and don’t wander around in private fields. Thank you.  

WWT Slimbridge    A CATTLE EGRET on South Lake again and a female Goldeneye. From Robbie Garnett hide 100+ Sand Martins feeding over fields to the N. Also five Bewick’s Swans and 198 White-fronted Geese. (Slimbridge Sightings). From Zeiss hide a MERLIN, a Marsh Harrier and a Peregrine, six Ruff and 12 Avocets. From Kingfisher hide a Knot with 291 Black-tailed Godwits. (Tim Jukes).

Saul Warth 80+ Curlews, 12 Oystercatchers, 21 Dunlins, three Grey Plovers, a Peregrine and 20 Meadow Pipits. Three Tufted Ducks (2m, 1f) and a male Mandarin on Saul Lodge pond. (MK). A Kestrel hunting along the hedgerow by Hock Ditch. (Nigel Young).

Kestrel by Nigel Young

Frampton     On the flashes N of Splatt Bridge a Little Egret, eight Redshanks and two pairs of Shovelers and along the canal a Cetti’s Warbler and three Chiffchaffs singing. (MK). From Splatt Bridge this morning at least five Stonechats, c30 Barnacle Geese S, c40 Curlews, two Reed Buntings, several Skylarks, several Meadow Pipits, a Chiffchaff, three Little Egrets and a Buzzard. (Chris Newton). Around the pools nine Chiffchaffs, 17 Sand Martins, a juvenile male Goldeneye, 15 Redwings, two Fieldfares, two Oystercatchers, three Cetti’s Warblers, three Grey Wagtails, 21 Pied Wagtails, seven Buzzards, a Raven, 104 Tufted Ducks, three Gadwalls, six Teal, 15 Little Egrets and a Kingfisher. (Nick Goatman).

Cotswold Water Park West     c100 Sand Martins over Pit 41. (Dave Creber).

Cam     A Red Kite over Tesco at 10:41am. (Donna Cook). A Chiffchaff singing on Cam Long Down at 10:30am. (Phil Pope).

Gloucester     A Red Kite over Hempsted at 11am. (Terry Stevenson).

Aylburton     Two Red Kites over Pool Farm, Upper Common for some time this afternoon and a small bat flying at 4pm. (Martin Vaisey).

Coombe Hill Meadows     c220 Black-tailed Godwits today. (Duncan Dine).

Longney Crib     This afternoon walk an Oystercatcher, two Ravens, two Mallards, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Sparrowhawk, 195 Black-headed Gulls, 51 Lesser Black-backed Gulls and a Tawny Owl heard hooting in the old orchard. (John Fletcher).

Twyning     At Upham Meadow observed from Bredon, because the meadow is 80% flooded seven Mute Swans, lots of Greylags and Canada Geese, two Grey Herons, two Peregrines 100 yards apart on the grass, two Oystercatchers, eight Curlews; ,200 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, two Common Gulls, 50 Black-headed Gulls and five Skylarks. (Mike Smart).

Chavenage Lane area     Three Red Kites, three Stonechats and 70 Golden Plovers roosting in a field at nearby Barton End. (Terry Grant).

Avening     Two Red Kites at Star Farm. (Terry Grant).

Chapman Cross     Three Red Kites flew E and 400+ Golden Plovers, many of them in full summer plumage, roosting in a field. (Terry Grant).

WWT Slimbridge     A pair of LITTLE RINGED PLOVERS on the Tack Piece from Robbie Garnett hide this afternoon. (Nick Skilbeck). A CATTLE EGRET coming into breeding plumage on South Lake today. (Jeremy Holland). A MERLIN on the Bottom New Piece late morning. (Roberta Goodall).

Awre    This morning the RICHARD’S PIPIT still at SO7205908775 feeding in tractor tracks between the obvious lone bush and the shoreline reedbed. (Oliver Smart). Park at the church and follow the footpath out to the shoreline. Please keep to public right of way and don’t wander around in private fields. Thank you.  

Saul Warth     114+ Curlews, 5 Oystercatchers, 13 Dunlins, two Grey Plovers and 12 Meadow Pipits. A drake Mandarin at Saul Lodge pond. (MK).

Frampton     On the flashes N of Splatt a Little Egret, six Redshanks and two male Shovelers, a Cetti’s Warbler along the canal S of Saul Lodge and a male Marsh Harrier distant over the 100-Acre. (MK). Around the pools 50+ Sand Martins, 50+ Meadow Pipits, three Chiffchaffs, a Blackcap, two Oystercatchers, a pair of Mandarins, 45 Pied Wagtails, two Cetti’s Warblers, three Reed Buntings, 30+ Fieldfares and Redwings, a Nuthatch, 54 Tufted Ducks, four Gadwalls, 12 Teal and two Little Grebes. (Nick Goatman). A Reed Bunting on Court Lake and a male Bullfinch at the gravel wash. (Nigel Young).

Reed Bunting by Nigel Young

Coombe Hill Meadows     c35 Sand Martins, 72 Black-tailed Godwits, two Ruff, two Curlews, four Dunlins, a Common Sandpiper, three Redshanks, two Oystercatchers, Pintail, Shoveler and a male Bullfinch. (Eric Harris/David Benton).

Nailsworth     At least 30 Siskins, 15 Greenfinches and five Blackcaps amongst the birds on the garden feeders and bird bathing area. (Terry Grant).

Twyning     At Upham Meadow a sub-adult male Peregrine caught and ate a Black-headed Gull, two Oystercatchers, six Curlews (four of them colour-ringed, two males ringed here in 2021, a female ringed and satellite tagged here in 2022 which wintered in Portugal and is now back; another female with a satellite tag marked in Devon where it had wintered, now back, as last year), at least 200 Herring Gulls and Lesser Black-backed Gulls on the floodwater, at least 50 Black-headed Gulls, at least 50 Carrion Crows and two Skylarks. (Mike Smart).

Forest of Dean     At Cannop Ponds this morning two Dippers, five Grey Wagtails, two Pied Wagtails, ten Wigeon, five Tufted Ducks, four Greylags, five Song Thrushes, a Mistle Thrush, three Treecreepers, a Siskin on the feeders and a Water Rail out in the open before skulking back into the reeds. (Ant Dobbs). At Mitcheldean a Marsh Tit on the the bird table and a male and female Bullfinch in the garden. (Chris Keeling).

Frampton pools     22 Sand Martins, three Egyptian Geese, two pairs of Mandarins, 76 Tufted Ducks, six Gadwalls, 24 Teal, two Little Grebes, an Oystercatcher, 100+ Fieldfares, 50+ Redwings, 30+ Starlings, 34 Pied Wagtails, four Grey Herons and four Meadow Pipits today. (Nick Goatman).

WWT Slimbridge     Two Sand Martins over South Lake and two over the Tack Piece, maybe the same. (James Robinson/Francis Steuck/Tim McGrath). A Treecreeper on South Finger walkway this morning. (Martin Price).

Saul Warth     At high tide 70+ Shelducks, 50+ Curlews, 14 Dunlins, 11 Oystercatchers, two Meadow Pipits and two Skylarks. (MK).

Coombe Hill Meadows     At first light seven Curlews, all departed by 7:30am, three Oystercatchers, three Redshanks, a male Ruff, seven Dunlins and two Reed Buntings singing. (Mike Smart/Jeremy Holland).

Twyning     At Upham Meadow five Mute Swans, two male Peregrines and four Curlews, two colour ringed. (Mike Smart).

Awre    Early afternoon the RICHARD’S PIPIT still at SO7205908775 feeding in tractor tracks between the obvious lone bush and the shoreline reedbed. Two Great Crested Grebes and two female Goosanders on the river. (Jeremy Holland). Park at the church and follow the footpath out to the shoreline. Please keep to public right of way and don’t wander around in private fields. Thank you.  

WWT Slimbridge     The WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER still today from Zeiss hide on the Top New Piece at 11am. (Ian Sherriffs). A pair of Goldeneyes and 400+ Black-tailed Godwits on South Lake.(Magnus Carter). A Sand Martin from Estuary Tower. Roy Kinchin).

Frampton pools     Ten Sand Martins, a juvenile male Goldeneye, two Egyptian Geese, a pair of Oystercatchers, two Kingfishers, a Raven, two Nuthatches, two Reed Buntings, two Meadow Pipits, a Chiffchaff and a Cetti’s Warbler today. (Nick Goatman/Steve Pullen). From Splatt Bridge, three Cetti’s Warblers, a Marsh Harrier, a Peregrine, a Buzzard and a Kestrel. (Steve Pullen).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning an Avocet, a Redshank, ten Dunlins, three Black-tailed Godwits, three Curlews, two Oystercatchers, ten Lapwings, three Red Kites and two Little Owls. (Ian Hull). Also today two Mute Swans, five Greylags, five Canada Geese, two Shelducks, 500 Wigeon, 35 Gadwalls, 110 Teal, 40 Mallards, 13 Pintails, 50 Shovelers, ten Tufted Ducks, two Grey Herons, 20 Coots, a male Ruff, 15 Fieldfares and six Carrion Crows. (Mike Smart).

Fromebridge     A Barn Owl hunting along the banks of the River Frome between Fromebridge Mill and Saul Junction, between 7:10am and 7:40am. (Allan Jeffcutt).

Winchcombe     A Grey Wagtail on the River Isbourne today. (Pete Rodgers).

Cheltenham     On High Street a pair of Goldfinches inspecting the nest outside Regent Arcade this morning. (Howard Taylor).

Frampton     Two SAND MARTINS over the Sailing Lake at 8am in strong winds. Also a Cetti’s Warbler singing near the Sailing Club and a Kingfisher. (MK). Later on five Sand Martins, a juvenile male Goldeneye, a pair of Mandarins, 90 Tufted Ducks, 16 Gadwalls, nine Teal, four Little Grebes, 46 Pied Wagtails, 32 Fieldfares, two Redwings and six Meadow Pipits. (Nick Goatman).

WWT Slimbridge     At high tide  a Grey Plover and a Bar-tailed Godwit on the Dumbles edge and a Knot on the Bottom New Piece. (Ian Hull). The drake SCAUP on the Rushy showing very well. A Great White Egret on and around The Dumbles and another at the back of the ‘Back from the Brink’ ⁦exhibit. (Paul Masters).

Sharpness     This morning at high tide a Snipe, a Rock Pipit, six Wigeon, ten Cormorants, three Great Black-backed Gulls, five Meadow Pipits and a Kestrel. (Neil Smart).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This afternoon a Ruff, five Golden Plovers, two Curlews, 12 Lapwings, 200+ Wigeon, 20+ Teal, three Pintails, five Gadwalls, 20+ Shovelers, 12 Tufted Ducks, ten Mallards, two Mute Swans, two Greylags, a Grey Heron, two Sand Martins heading N, nine Stock Doves and two Greenfinches. (Paul Brunt).

Ashleworth & Hasfield Hams     Two Greylags, 15 Canada Geese, nine Wigeon; ,18 Teal, 30 Mallards, seven Pintails, four Shovelers and two Tufted Ducks. (Mike Smart).

Halmore     Garden birds today included male and female Reed Buntings (1st for 4 years), two Marsh Tits, eight Greenfinches, three Coal Tits and a Nuthatch. (Chris Newton).

Marsh Tit by Chris Newton

Reed Bunting by Chris Newton

Cheltenham    At Sandford Park eight Chaffinches feeding on a flower border by College Road. (Howard Taylor).

Frampton     A drake SCAUP on the Sailing Lake at 9:20am in the corner at the top of Vicarage Lane, the visiting WWT bird which returned there later. Also an immature male Goldeneye, three Little Grebes, a Cetti’s Warbler and a Chiffchaff both singing. (MK). Also around the pools 84 Tufted Ducks, nine Gadwalls, three Teal, 100+ Redwings, a Fieldfare flock, three Chiffchaffs, three Cetti’s Warblers, a Blackcap, three Skylarks, a Meadow Pipit, a Reed Bunting, a Raven, five Goldcrests, four Linnets and a Bullfinch. (Nick Goatman). On the flashes N of Splatt Bridge 85+ Curlews, nine Ruff, 10+ Black-tailed Godwits, 20+ Teal, two male Shovelers, a singing male Reed Bunting and a Little Egret this morning. Waders/ducks difficult to count in the pool behind the reedbed. (MK).

Scaup by Mike King

Goldeneye by Mike King

WWT Slimbridge     The WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER still today from Kingfisher hide though very distant. (Dan Watson).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Early morning 11 Black-tailed Godwit and four Curlews. (Ian Ralphs).

Cotswold Water Park East     On Pit 132 early morning two Curlews, three Green Sandpipers, two Oystercatchers, six Lapwings, a Great White Egret, 16 Tufted Ducks, eight Teal and two Great Crested Grebes. (Ian Sherriffs).

Saul Warth     From Hock Ditch six Oystercatchers, five Shelducks, two Kestrels, Meadow Pipits and distant Curlews. (Mike Davis).

Chavenage Lane     130+ Fieldfares, 450+ Chaffinches, 13 Corn Buntings and at least three Red Kites today. (Terry Grant).

Halmore     In the fields this morning, a pair of Kestrels, a Buzzard, four Fieldfares, a Green Woodpecker, a Sparrowhawk over Halmore Lane and in a silage pit, a male and female Reed Bunting and a female Grey Wagtail. Garden birds included a Marsh Tit, two Coal Tits and nine Chaffinches. (Chris Newton).

Grey Wagtail by Chris Newton

Forest of Dean     Nine Lesser Redpolls today. (Derek Hale).

Lesser Redpoll by Derek Hale

Highnam     A Red Kite over the A48 at 12:30pm today. (Owen Follis).