Sharpness     A male BLACK REDSTART showing well in front of the red lighthouse ship in the docks at 9:45am. (Paul Rich).

WWT Slimbridge    From Estuary Tower nine DARK-BELLIED BRENT GEESE on the Dumbles. The drake SCAUP on the Rushy still. In the Pond Zone four Lesser Redpolls in the Alders. (Dot Jones). Two Avocets on Top New Piece from Zeiss hide. (Paul Masters). A Water Rail from Willow hide this morning. (Phil Ray).

Forest of Dean    From Woorgreens to Brierley and back 14 Goosanders (3 males), four male Teal, two Snipe, a Goshawk, two Buzzards, three Stock Doves, c200 Bramblings, c100 Chaffinches, 40+ Siskins, a male Lesser Redpoll and two Hawfinches. The finches were difficult to count amongst the trees, probably more. (MK). Also at least six Crossbills and 20 Hawfinches. Two Dippers in the Cannop Brook today. Six Goosanders, a drake Gadwall, 41 Mallards, 84 Mandarins, 12 Tufted Ducks, nine Wigeon, three Mute Swans, two Greylags, ten Coots, three Little Grebes on Cannop Ponds. Also a Marsh Tit, a Mistle Thrush and a Sparrowhawk. (Mark Hobson).

Goosanders by Mike King

Hawfinch by Mike King

Brambling by Mike King

Stock Dove by Mike King

Gloucester     The male BLACK REDSTART again on the Cathedral between 2:30-3pm. (Colin Greenfield).

Cheltenham    This morning at 11:30am Red Kite circled for several minutes over the Promenade. (David Norman).

Prestbury    At 11:15am 14 Teal flew N, 100+ Redwings in the fields between Queenwood Grove and Gravel Pit Lane. At 11:36am a male Brambling with a male and female Chaffinch at the E end of Shaw Green Lane. (Ken Heron).

Charlton Kings    At Timbercombe this afternoon two Bullfinches, two Goldcrests, two Jays, 100+ Jackdaws, a Treecreeper, a Song Thrush, 11 Goldfinches, eight Long-tailed Tits and 27 mixed Blue Tits and Great Tits. (Ian Davies).

Aylburton    Belated news for Thursday 9th February, a Common Crane on fields below Stockwell Lane. (David Crabbe per Martin Vaisey).

Farmington     A Little Owl at Empshill Copse today. (Andy Lewis).

Cambridge     Two female Stonechats hunting off a hedge along the Cam. Nearby two Chiffchaffs. (Paul Sutton).

Coombe Hill Meadows      Four Mute Swans, ten Canada Geese, a Shelduck, 300 Wigeon, 250 Teal, 12 Gadwalls, 30 Mallards, ten Pintails, 40 Shovelers, six Tufted Ducks, 20 Coots, two Oystercatchers, four Snipe, at least three Great Spotted Woodpeckers drumming, 15 Pied Wagtails, at least three Song Thrushes, a Chaffinch and a Reed Bunting singing. (Mike Smart).

Cobney Meadows     Five Wigeon, 80 Teal, five Mallards, six Grey Herons, 40 Meadow Pipits and 30 Rooks. (Mike Smart).

Sharpness     A BLACK REDSTART on the concrete in front of the lighthouse boat at 1pm. (Shane Long).

Stroud     The female Goosander on the Stroudwater Canal near Capel’s Mill this morning. (Seb Buckton). A pair of Dippers on River Frome viewed from the bridge by the picture framing shop. (Simon Ashley).

WWT Slimbridge     The drake SCAUP on the Rushy again. (Jonathan Bull).

Salperton     c30 Corn Buntings in trees this afternoon. (Jeremy Holland).

Cotswold Water Park East    Two Marsh Harriers, at least one male at Pit 132 today. (Martin McGill/Jeremy Squire).

Frampton     At Splatt Bridge this afternoon, a Marsh Harrier, a Buzzard and a Kestrel, on the flashes 50+ Curlews, six Redshanks and eight Shelducks. Also three Song Thrushes, 25 Fieldfares, ten Redwings, a Little Egret and two Stock Doves. (Steve Pullen). At the pools this afternoon a Great White Egret, three Little Egrets, two Grey Herons, 14 Cormorants, 40 Greylags, 70 Tufted Ducks, 30+ Gadwalls, 25 Linnets and a Cetti’s Warbler. (Nigel Young/MK).

Great White Egret by Nigel Young

Dursley     40+ Golden Plovers at 3:45pm coming into the fields above Whiteway Hill on the A4135 and the junction of Bath Road towards Nympsfield at ST795966. (Jon Dexter).

Daglingworth    55+ Golden Plovers in a field between Jackbarrow Farm and Winstone this afternoon. (Jon Mercer).

Forest of Dean     From Campbell Hide, Nagshead at 3pm a FIRECREST, three Nuthatches, two Siskins, a Redwing, a Song Thrush and a Great Spotted Woodpecker. Just N of the car park S of Crabtree Hill (W of the lake) at least 50 Siskins at 1pm, c8 Goosanders and c15 Teal on the lake. (Simon Stuart). 100+ Siskins, five Crossbills, three Lesser Redpolls and a displaying Goshawk between Crabtree Hill and Serridge Inclosure. 125 Mandarins on Cannop Ponds. (Pete & Marjo Lewis).

Gloucester    A pair of Peregrines on the Cathedral mid morning but were spooked by someone walking on the tower roof, they circled low over Kingsholm stadium then seemed to drop in. (Paul Sutton).

Peregrine by Paul Sutton

Prestbury    In Mill Lane four Buzzards together, a male Sparrowhawk, a Green Woodpecker, five Siskins, a calling Nuthatch, a Raven, two Goldcrests and a Marsh Tit calling. (Ken Heron).

Ashleworth Ham     This afternoon birds included 206 Teal, 95 Wigeon, five Pintails, three Shovelers, a Snipe, 94 Lapwings, 84 Mallards, a Grey Heron, two Mute Swans, two Buzzards and a Peregrine. (John Fletcher).

Cheltenham     A pair of Goldfinches nesting on the High Street outside the entrance to Regents Arcade. (Howard Taylor).

Dowdeswell    A Cormorant perched on the reservoir superstructure. From the A436 a Buzzard soaring by the dismantled railway line. (Howard Taylor).

Bourton-on-the-Water     At Jubilee Lodge four Redwings on the verges and c30 Black-headed Gulls on the River Windrush. (Howard Taylor).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Four Mute Swans, eight Shelducks, 400 Wigeon, 500 Teal, two Gadwalls, 20 Mallards, 5+ Pintails, 10+ Shovelers, five Lapwings, a Snipe, a JACK SNIPE and a Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming. (Mike Smart).

WWT Slimbridge     The first-winter drake SCAUP on the Rushy again. (Slimbridge Sightings). A MERLIN on the Top New Piece viewed from the Zeiss hide. (Roberta Goodall).

Poulton     Two Grey Partridges hunkered down in a field E of Bell Lane, N of Poulton and the first singing Yellowhammer of the year. (John Durell).

Cleeve Hill     At least five Bramblings with c50 Chaffinches on the approach road. A Red Kite over the common. (Eric Harris).

Hawling     A Barn Owl, a Sparrowhawk, a Kestrel, a Red Kite, a Buzzard and lots of Fieldfares and Redwings. (Eric Harris).

Saul Warth this afternoon, pretty quiet in warm sunshine, 73 Shelducks, 52 Curlews, a Chiffchaff and a Grey Heron. A Kingfisher and three Tufted Ducks on Saul Lodge pond. (MK).

Tufted Duck by Mike King

Bentham    This morning two Ravens, four Buzzards over, a Jay and a Kestrel. A Green Woodpecker calling and a Chiffchaff heard and two Song Thrushes. In Chargrove Lane a Little Owl in large dead tree in field  opposite the cricket ground. Also a Green Woodpecker heard and a Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming. (John Casswell).

Longney Crib     This afternoon 135 Lapwings, 90+ Skylarks, two Ravens, 400+ Black-headed Gulls, 105 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, four Herring Gulls, three Great Black-backed Gulls, a Cormorant and a Grey Heron. (John Fletcher).

Gloucester     A Water Rail and at least two Chiffchaffs at Saintbridge Pond today. (John Elley).

Chiffchaff by John Elley

Winchcombe     Late afternoon 12 Red Kites circling and hunting above Winchcombe on the Kenelm, Sudeley Hill. (John Kime).

Upham Meadow     Late afternoon, all flooding gone two Mute Swans, 112 Canada Geese, a Grey Heron and 42 Carrion Crows. (Mike Smart).

Hatherley     A Green Woodpecker on the lawn today. (Michael Beer).

Green Woodpecker by Michael Beer

Gloucester     The male BLACK REDSTART again in its regular spot on the SE side of the Cathedral this morning. (Andy Jayne).

Tresham     Early morning two Corn Buntings, 20 Golden Plovers, a Peregrine and a Yellowhammer. (Paul Rich).

Lower Kilcott     At Midger Woods two Marsh Tits, two Treecreepers, three Nuthatches, a Goldcrest, a Jay, a Great Spotted Woodpecker and a Sparrowhawk. (Paul Rich).

Saul Warth     This afternoon 100+ Curlews, 300+ Dunlins, a Snipe, two Little Egrets and 40+ Shelducks. Nearby on Frampton flashes/canal a Little Egret, a Kestrel, a female Bullfinch and a few Redwings at both sites. (MK).

Curlews by Mike King

Little Egret by Mike King

Stroud     A female Goosander on the Stroudwater canal still today. (Jonathan Bull).

Painswick     At Rococo Gardens two Marsh Tits, two Blue Tits, two Nuthatches and a drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker. (Paul Masters).

Forest of Dean     A Dipper on the stream at the S end of Cinderford Linear Park today. (John Elley).

Dipper by John Elley

Nailsworth     At Barton End four Red Kites, a Peregrine, a pair of Ravens and 15 Golden Plovers. (Terry Grant).

Stanley Downton     This morning an adult Peregrine on pylons, three Buzzards below Bonds Mill and a Chiffchaff near the sewage works. Seven Buzzards circling together near Cress Green. (Paul Sutton).

Peregrine by Paul Sutton

Cheltenham    At midday, near the Chelt, a Little Egret  perched on the roof of a house in Royal Well Lane, before flying off towards the centre of Cheltenham. At the Park Campus lake this afternoon, the normally resident male Mandarin is displaying to Mallards. (David Norman).

Phone shot of Little Egret by David Norman

Edge     At the Washpool below the Edgemoor Inn this afternoon along Jenkins Lane two Song Thrushes and seven Redwings. On the grass slopes a Mistle Thrush, a Jay and two Buzzards. (John Fletcher).

Aylburton Warth     20 Canada Geese, 20 Wigeon, 60 Teal, two Grey Herons, 150+ Curlews, 25 Redshank, a Raven and a Reed Bunting. (Mike Smart).

Wistley Hill/Ravensgate Common     A possible ringtail Hen Harrier this afternoon. (Rose Lennard).

Forest of Dean    At Woorgreens/Crabtree Hill three Goosanders, 15+ Teal, a Snipe, 100+ Siskins, smaller flocks of Lesser Redpolls, 1+ Crossbills, two Bullfinches, a Sparrowhawk, a Buzzard and three Fallow Deer. (Frank Williams).

Frampton     This evening a Goshawk from Splatt Bridge. (Nigel Young).

Goshawk by Nigel Young

Ozleworth & the Park     This afternoon two Red Kites, five Buzzards, a Raven calling, two Song Thrushes, a Tawny Owl calling near the manor, a pair of Great Spotted Woodpeckers, two Red-legged Partridges, c40 Linnets, five Corn Buntings and c500 Carrion Crows. (Paul Sutton).

Corn Buntings by Paul Sutton

Cheltenham     At Pittville Lawn a Tawny Owl calling from 8pm this evening. (Howard Taylor).

Gloucester     At Alney Island a Goldcrest, a Song Thrush, three Greenfinches, two Chaffinches, five Shovelers, eight Teal, a Cormorant, a Green Woodpecker, two Stonechats and five Meadow Pipits. (Paul Brunt).

Maisemore     From Court Lake and 1.5m upstream from the weir this afternoon birds included five Green Sandpipers, two Snipe, 53 Lapwings, two Mute Swans, a male Tufted Duck, 25 Mallards, three Treecreepers, a Kingfisher, 400+ Fieldfares, four Redwings, 50 Chaffinches, two Goldfinches, five Long-tailed Tits, two Green Woodpeckers heard, a Jay and two Buzzards. (John Fletcher).

Green Sandpiper by John Fletcher

Treecreeper by John Fletcher

Aylburton Warth     26 Canada Geese, four Shelducks, 60 Wigeon, 60 Teal, five Mallards a Grey Heron, 50+ Dunlins, 240+ Curlews, two Redshanks, two Skylarks, six Meadow Pipits, a Fieldfare and a Raven. (Mike Smart).

Forest of Dean    Four Hawfinches at Parkend. At New Fancy View at least two Goshawks, a Red Kite, a Peregrine, a Sparrowhawk and a Crossbill. At Crabtree Hill 20 Siskins with at least one Lesser Redpoll. (Paul Rich).

WWT Slimbridge     A JACK SNIPE on the Rushy. 1+ Lesser Redpolls in the trees approaching Hogarth hide. (Les Ditchburn).

Saul Warth      This afternoon 40 Shelducks, 12 Curlews, five Redshanks, three Avocets, 41 Dunlins, two Rock Pipits, 80+ Meadow Pipits, 60+ Fieldfares, 5+ Redwings, ten Chaffinches and a Raven. Two Green Woodpeckers by Moor Lane, Saul. (MK).

Rock Pipit by Mike King

Northleach     72 foraging Fieldfares and 122 Golden Plovers in a winter wheat field 500m W of Fosseway at SP101143. (Harvey Sherwood).

Ashleworth Ham     At noon today c100 Wigeon, c100 Teal, c100 Lapwings, 20+ Mallards, Pintail, ten Shovelers, two Grey Heron and a Canada Goose. (Pete Jones).

Guscar Rocks/Aylburton Warth     Early morning high tide 24 Canada Geese, two Shelducks, 80 Wigeon, 30 Teal, two Mallards, two Grey Herons, two Oystercatchers, 150 Lapwings, 150 Dunlins, 184 Curlews and two Redshanks. (Mike Smart).

Mitton (Glos)     Alongside Bredon’s Hardwick, at the back of the sailing club, 140 Wigeon, 138 Teal and 75 Black-headed Gulls. (Mike Smart).

Twyning      A JACK SNIPE at Brockeridge Common N of Twyning today. (Andy Jayne).

Jack Snipe by Andy Jayne

Great Barrington    This afternoon from the bridle path between Great Barrington and Great Rissington at SP 1982 1566 five Grey Partridges. (Martine & Pete Fenn).

Grey Partridge by Pete Fenn

Foss Cross     A Grey Partridge near Foss Cross at SP 05937 09058 today. (Ken Hurcombe).

Forest of Dean     At Parkend by the cricket pitch three Hawfinches in large trees at the back of the green. Also a Chiffchaff. At New Fancy View a male Brambling by the entrance and from the viewpoint a Crossbill heard and three Goshawks seen. Also ten Siskins, four Bullfinches and a Hawfinch heard. At Cannop Pools by the feeders two Marsh Tits, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, four Coal Tits and 3+ Nuthatches and on the pools 14 Mandarins, a pair of Wigeon, two Little Grebes and two Ravens. At Parkend Church a Treecreeper, two Nuthatches, two Coal Tits and three Jays. (Stephen Curtis & Carol Rushton/Jonathan Bull). At Nagshead from Campbell Hide, 12 midday till 1pm, a male Hawfinch, three Nuthatches, plenty of Great Tits and Blue Tits, two Song Thrushes, Blackbirds and Chaffinches. (Chris Wayman).

Tewkesbury     A huge Starling murmuration immediately off junction 9 of the M5 late afternoon daily. It can be viewed from the new garden centre carpark and the roost is down in the trading estate opposite. (Jane Bailey/John Casswell).

Starling murmuration by Jane Bailey

Slimbridge     A female/juvenile Brambling in the trees opposite Lightenbrook Lane  with a decent sized Chaffinch flock. (Jeremy Squire).

WWT Slimbridge     The first-winter drake SCAUP on South Lake today. (Roberta Goodall).

Frampton pools     400+ flock of Fieldfares and Redwings, a pair of Goldeneyes, a Great White Egret, two Chiffchaffs, five Siskins, 85 Tufted Ducks, ten Gadwalls, three Teal, two Little Grebes, 11 Little Egrets, 28 Greylags, a Barnacle Goose, 36 Moorhens, 156 Coots, four Curlews over and a distant flock of 1000+ Lapwings, Golden Plovers and Dunlin. (Nick Goatman).

Cotswold Water Park East    168 Wigeon, 100+ Coots, 38 Cormorants, 28 Shovelers, 47 Gadwalls, four Teal, 30+ Tufted Ducks, three Goosanders, a Green Woodpecker, a Goldcrest, 15+ Goldfinches, a Chaffinch, a Redwing, seven Long-tailed Tits and a Red Kite at Pits 125-126 and Whelford this morning. (Ian Davies).

Bourton-on-the-Water     At Bourton Pits an Oystercatcher back on territory. (Keith Jennings).

Andoversford    Four garden Bullfinches (3m, 1f) this morning. (Cottia Howard).

Cheltenham    Around Warden Hill/Leckhampton 26 species with highlights being a Raven, at least 5 male Bullfinches, a Blackcap and a Greenfinch. (Eric Harris). A Goldcrest heard above the River Chelt between Bayshill Road and Honeybourne Way. (Howard Taylor).

Rodborough     c70 Greenfinches pre-roosting in Chandos Road, up slope from Kitesnest Lane at 4:30pm. (Giles Diggle)

Saul Warth     Six Stonechats between Hock Ditch and Hock Cliff this morning. (Nigel Young).

Stonechat by Nigel Young

Sharpness     A male BLACK REDSTART by the tallest building at the Docks at 10:30am. (Andy Jordan).

Cotswold Water Park West     At Shorncote Reedbeds an Egyptian Goose, a Little Grebe, three Green Sandpipers, c400+ Lapwings and eight Chiffchaffs today. An adult Mediterranean Gull on Pit 16. (David Creber).

Forest of Dean    At Cannop Ponds early morning six Goosanders, 13 Wigeon, a pair of Gadwalls, three Tufted Ducks, 16 Mandarins, two Little Grebes and two Canada Geese. (Thomas Chinnick). At Woorgreens two Great Spotted Woodpeckers, three Goosanders, c300 circling Siskins, c12 Lesser Redpolls with c12 Chaffinches, two Treecreepers, four Nuthatches and a singing Mistle Thrush. (Sarah Townsend).

Dowdeswell     At Lineover and Dowdeswell Woods today two Marsh Tits, a Nuthatch, two Coal Tits, two Long-tailed Tits, 20+ mixed Blue Tits and Great Tits, a Treecreeper, two Song Thrushes, a Chaffinch, and three Cormorants and a Grey Heron on the reservoir. (Ian Davies).

Wotton-Under-Edge    At Bournestream woods N of Wotton a Marsh Tit with a mixed flock of up to eight Coal Tits, Long-tailed Tits, Blue Tits and Great Tits, c30 Chaffinches, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, several Nuthatches, a Bullfinch and two Goldcrests. A Kestrel and a Buzzard in the area, and two Red-legged Partridges near Kingscote. (Paul Sutton).

Marsh Tit by Paul Sutton

Cheltenham    On Benhall Park this morning 10+ Redwings feeding with a Mistle Thrush. Also a Greater Spotted Woodpecker drumming in the trees by Benhall Brook. (David Norman).

Mistle Thrush by David Norman

Stonehouse     c6 Goldcrests feeding around ivy covered trees on the bike path between Skew Bridge and Bristol Road. (Mike Leahy).

Coombe Hill Meadows     16 Mute Swans, 150 Canada Geese, nine Shelducks, at least 2000 Wigeon, 27 Gadwalls, at least 1600 Teal, 60 Mallards, at least 150 Pintails, at least 200 Shovelers, 16 Tufted Ducks, a Little Egret, 30 Coots, an Oystercatcher, 80 Lapwings, a Black-tailed Godwit, 50 Black-headed Gulls, at least one Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming, a Skylark singing, at least four Song Thrushes in full song and at least one Cetti’s Warbler singing, maybe three. (Mike Smart/Ian Ralphs).

Sharpness     A female-type BLACK REDSTART at Gate 8 in the docks at 10:30am. (Geoff Moyser).

WWT Slimbridge     The first-winter drake SCAUP on the Rushy again. (Tim Jukes). A Water Rail showing well at Willow hide today. (Alex Handover).

Saul Warth     60+ Curlews, 80+ Meadow Pipits, a Rock Pipit, three Pied Wagtails, a Grey Wagtail, a pair of Ravens and a singing Skylark. A returning pair of Tufted Ducks on Saul Lodge pond. (MK).

Frampton     On the flashes N of Splatt Bridge ten Snipe over, nine Skylarks and a Raven on a goose carcase. A Marsh Harrier briefly over the 100-Acre. (MK).

Meadow Pipit by Mike King

Raven by Mike King

Highnam Woods     This afternoon two Marsh Tits, four Coal Tits, two Nuthatches, a Goldcrest, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers, seven Redwings, a Song Thrush, a Buzzard, two Ravens, two Jays and 15 mixed Blue Tits and Great Tits. (John Fletcher/Tom Berry).

Dowdeswell Reservoir    Three Cormorants on the superstructure today. (Howard Taylor).

Cotswolds    At Notgrove a Kestrel flew over the burial mound. At the A436/Brockhampton turn a Red Kite today. Another Red Kite at the A436 Shipton turn. A Red Kite soaring over the A40 at Andoversford. (Howard Taylor).

Cheltenham     Two Red Kites over Wyman’s Brook/Swindon Village at 12:50pm. Also  in the garden birds included a male Blackcap, a Coal Tit, four Redwings, c8 Goldfinches and 12+ Magpies. (Christopher Widdowson). A pair of Mute Swans flying over the Winchcombe Street/Fairview Road junction. (Howard Taylor).

Bourton-on-the-Water    c60 Black-headed Gulls on the River Windrush and banks early this afternoon. (Howard Taylor).

WWT Slimbridge     The first-winter drake SCAUP on the Rushy again. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Frampton     From Splatt Bridge a female MERLIN sat on a log on the foreshore, a hunting male Goshawk flew along the sea wall and a female Marsh Harrier patrolled the 100-Acre. On the flashes nine Redshanks and two Shelducks. (Terry Grant). This morning a drake Goldeneye, 14 Cormorants, two Little Egrets and a Grey Heron on the Sailing Lake. Also two Great Crested Grebes on Court Lake. (Steve Pullen).

Coombe Hill Meadows     An Oystercatcher from Grundon hide, first of the year. (Les Ditchburn).

Cheltenham     A Red Kite low over St Mark’s Church at 1:50pm. (Eric Harris). At Naunton Park, up to five Siskins roaming about back gardens for the last 8
days, three Blackcaps together and two Ravens, presumably the local breeding
pair. At Swindon Village, a Red Kite and a Buzzard over the playing field, a
singing Greenfinch and two Pied Wagtails. (Steve Brown).

Elmore     At the Elmore Court Rewilding Project birds today included a Green Sandpiper, six Snipe, 50 Common Gulls, three Stonechats, 100+ Fieldfares, 2+ Redwings and 16 Meadow Pipits. (Paul Masters/Nicki Barker/Steve Pullen).

Paganhill     Two Red Kites over Farmhill Lane at 1:45pm. (Julian Long).