Northleach     A Woodcock today. (Richard Tyler).

Woodcock by Richard Tyler

Minchinhampton Common     100+ Golden Plovers by the Reservoir at SO 85469 01183 at 7:45am today. (Jamie Warren).

WWT Slimbridge     The first-winter SCAUP still on the Rushy today. (Nigel Tucker).

Slimbridge     This morning around Shepherd’s Patch and Kingston Farm a male MERLIN, a Sparrowhawk, 14 Chaffinches, c60 Linnets, four Chiffchaffs, 30+ Fieldfares, two Mistle Thrushes, a Grey Wagtail, two Pied Wagtails and two Stock Doves. (Paul Masters).

Frampton    At Splatt Bridge/North reedbed flashes today, a Marsh Harrier over the 100-Acre, 39 Curlews, three Shelducks, nine Redshanks, two Stock Doves singing, a Great Black-backed Gull S, seven Black-headed Gulls, two Sparrowhawks and two Buzzards. (Paul Masters). On Court Lake a Goshawk chasing 18 Teal, a Great White Egret, 65 Tufted Ducks, 38 Gadwalls, two Wigeon, four Great Crested Grebes, 34 Greylags, six Canada Geese. Yesterday three Goldeneyes, two males. (Nick Goatman).

Coombe Hill Meadows     A Great White Egret this afternoon. (Duncan Dine).

Hawling & Hazleton     c30 Chaffinches with two Bramblings, five Yellowhammers, six Skylarks, 200+ Lapwings, 53 Fieldfares, a Kestrel, two Red Kites, three Buzzards, two Corn Buntings, 11 Long-tailed Tits and large flocks of Linnet and corvids. (Roy Kinchin). A Kestrel hovering over the A436/Hawling junction. (Howard Taylor).

Framilode     30+ Greenfinches in a pre-roost at St Peter’s Church. Nearby 42 Lapwings at Epney. (MK).

Cainscross     A murmuration of 300+ Starlings is roosting in the ivy at Tricorn House each evening and increasing in numbers at SO 83527 04976. (Malcolm Balster).

Highnam     Along the Hereford-Gloucester renovated canal at SO 813199, 500+ Starlings, 14 Fieldfares, a male Blackcap, a Cormorant and two Mute Swans. In the Lynton Farm area 150+ Chaffinches, 166 Fieldfares, 50+ Linnets, 60 Starlings, seven Stock Doves, two Chiffchaffs, 81 Woodpigeons. two Buzzards and 93 Mallards SO 802188. (John Fletcher).

Forest of Dean    A Marsh Tit in the garden again today at Mitcheldean. (Chris Keeling).

Cam     A Red Kite heading N at 11:50am today. (Jonathan Bull).

WWT Slimbridge     A SPOONBILL, an Avocet, three Oystercatchers, four Dunlins, four Ruffs, c540 Lapwings and 62 Black-tailed Godwits on South Lake. The first-winter drake SCAUP still on the Rushy. (Martin McGill/Magnus Carter/Dot Jones/Paul Masters).

Scaup by Paul Masters

Forest of Dean     Three Goosanders including two redheads, 12 Mandarins and 30 Siskins at Mallards Pike this morning. (Geoff Fawcett). Ten Goosanders (2m, 8f) and nine Teal on Woorgreens Lake this morning. (Frank Williams). A Goshawk over Drybrook Road Station. (Martin Price).

Awre     This morning 12 Bewick’s Swans, 11 Snipe, 60 Curlews, four Mistle Thrushes, a pair of Stonechats and a Rock Pipit. (David Smith).

Gloucester    The male BLACK REDSTART still on the Cathedral today. (Chris Snook).

Black Redstart by Chris Snook

Sharpness     A BLACK REDSTART on the fence line today. (Neil Smart).

Halmore     A Goshawk over this morning. (Chris Newton).

Goshawk by Chris Newton

Chavenage Lane area     A Red Kite,110+ Stock Doves, 3000+ Woodpigeons, 1250+ corvids and at nearby Barton End three Red Kites together and a male Peregrine. (Terry Grant).

Leighterton     600+ Starlings and three Corn Buntings today. (Terry Grant).

Cotswold Water Park East     On Pit 114 121 Tufted Ducks, 85 Pochards, 23 Canada Geese, 15 Red Crested Pochards, five Goosanders, two Greylags, two Goldeneyes, two Egyptian Geese, a Grey Heron, a Treecreeper and a Goldcrest. On Pit 116 (Roundhouse) 34 Wigeon and 19 Teal. (Ian Sherriffs).

Cotswold Water Park West     At Shorncote Reedbeds today two Egyptian Geese and a Chiffchaff. (Ian Scarlett).

Cotswolds     Today near Hawling at SP060213 a Red Kite and a mixed flock of c150 Lapwings and Golden Plovers. Near Yanworth two Buzzards having an aerial skirmish and a Red Kite. Also a Little Egret on the River Coln. c30 Fieldfares between North Cerney and Calmsden. (John Elley/Bob Fryer).

Red Kite by John Elley

Lechlade     Two male Bullfinches in the garden feeding together on sunflower hearts for the 3rd consecutive day. Also a male and two female Blackcaps resident. (Alan Williams).

WWT Slimbridge     An adult/near adult SPOONBILL from the Estuary Tower on the Top New Piece. The first-winter drake SCAUP still on the Rushy. (Martin McGill). A Water Rail from Willow hide. (John Elley).

Spoonbill by John Elley

Calmsden     An female MERLIN this morning. (Duncan Dine/Andy Wiggins).

Merlin by Duncan Dine

Cotswold Water Park East    Pit 132 c320 Lapwings, six Golden Plovers, six Mallards, four Teal, two Egyptian Goose, two Shelducks, 12 Pied Wagtails, four Greenfinches, two Buzzards, a Skylark, a Goldcrest and a Mistle Thrush. (Ian Sherriffs).

Frampton pools     The drake Red Crested Pochard still, a female Goldeneye, plenty of Fieldfares and Redwings and an early Brimstone butterfly. (Nick Goatman).

Forest of Dean      Three Goosanders (one drake) on Woorgreens Lake this afternoon.  (Andy & Sue Gibbons). At Cannop Upper Pond today, 31 Mandarins, 13 Wigeon, two Long-tailed Tits, a Sparrowhawk, a Raven and two Nuthatches. (Chris Keeling).

Ashleworth Ham     This afternoon 12 Pintails, two Gadwalls, seven Shovelers, 265 Canada Geese, 325 Greylags, 65 Mallards, a male Tufted Duck, 25 Teal, 95 Wigeon, a Little Grebe, three Coots, a Moorhen, four Mute Swans, 255 Lapwings, a Peregrine, 400+ Fieldfares, 250+ Starlings and seven Long-tailed Tits. (John Fletcher).

Wotton-Under-Edge     A Red Kite circled low over St Marys at 12:45pm. (Andrea Durn).

Cheltenham     At Pittville Lawn a Tawny Owl hooting from 2am this morning until 3am at least. (Howard Taylor).

Great Rissington     A ringtail HEN HARRIER flew slowly over the road between the trig point and Great Rissington mid afternoon. (Keith Clack).

Frampton     A juvenile SPOONBILL flew over Splatt Bridge NE coming from Slimbridge at 11:15am. A male Bullfinch behind the Sailing Lake. (Peter Bryant). The drake Red Crested Pochard still on Court Lake. (Mike Davis/Martin Price/Peter Bryant).

Forest of Dean     At Woorgreens 200+ Siskins with c20 Lesser Redpolls, five Goosanders, a singing Mistle Thrush and a Treecreeper. (Ian Sherriffs). A Cattle Egret still at Etloe this afternoon. (Lewis Thomson). Five mobile Hawfinches on treetops this afternoon on the Flaxley Church side of Popes Hill. A calling Goshawk flew at altitude direct from Westbury into the Littledean area.  (Harvey Sherwood).

Chedworth     A juvenile Stock Dove on bird table. (Harvey Sherwood).

Saul Warth     A pair of Stonechats this morning along Hock Ditch. Also a Curlew and lots of Meadow Pipits. (Mike Davis).

Framilode     An adult Yellow-legged Gull on the mud this evening, also there yesterday. Also a pair of Peregrines killed an ate a female Teal. (Duerden Cormack).

Cotswold Water Park East     A Goosander flew over Pit 125 this morning. (Ian Davies).

Cotswold Water Park West     Ten Goosanders on Pit 55/55A, and two more on Pit 56 mid-morning. (Peter Jackson). At Shorncote Reedbeds c75 Teal, two Egyptian Geese, c180 Lapwings, nine Little Egrets, six Water Rails, two Buzzards, two Stock Doves, a Green Woodpecker, six Cetti’s Warblers, three Chiffchaffs, a Goldcrest and a murmuration of c300 Starlings. (Richard Williams).

Foss Cross     Two Grey Partridges near Foss Cross at SP 05937 09058 today. (Richard Williams).

Ryeford     A female Goosander on the Stroudwater canal still today. (Helen Bojaniwska).

WWT Slimbridge     A Todd’s Canada Goose on the Dumbles from Estuary Tower, possibly a returning bird. (Martin McGill/Mark Hobson). Three Lesser Redpolls with the Goldfinch flock near Discovery hide this morning. (Paul Masters). The DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE still present today. (Steve Pullen).

Todd’s Canada Goose by Mark Hobson

Highnam Woods     1+ Marsh Tit on feeders next to the hide (closed) this afternoon. (MK).

Marsh Tit by Mike King

Cheltenham     Two Peregrines on the spires of Christ Church today. (David Norman).

Uley     A garden FIRECREST today in Crawley, a garden first. (Tim Thompson).

Gloucester     In the garden in Abbeydale a female Goldcrest, a garden first. Also a male Blackcap. (Lorraine Besent).

North Cerney     A Peregrine over the garden soaring low heading over the village towards Perrott’s Brook. (Dave Soons).

Frampton     At Splatt Bridge at dawn a female Marsh Harrier flew N towards Saul Warth, two Kestrels, 15 Lapwings S, three Redshanks, four Curlews, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers drumming and a Little Egret. (MK). On Court Lake this morning a drake Red Crested Pochard, a drake Goldeneye, a Great White Egret and a Little Egret. (Eric Harris/Neil Smart).

Epney     S of the Anchor Inn, 61 Curlews, 31 Lapwings and a pair of Great Black-backed Gulls on a sheep carcase. (MK).

Saul Warth     This morning a few Curlews on the mud and four Shelducks. A pair of Stonechats, c20 Meadow Pipits, a few Goldfinches, Redwings and Fieldfares. (Paul Sutton/Nigel Young).

Stonechat by Nigel Young

Sharpness    A male BLACK REDSTART still around tallest building at the docks. (Andy Jordan).

Hartpury     A female Goosander on the lake at Hartpury University, present for a few days. (Anthony Lowney).

Ryeford     A female Goosander on the Stroudwater canal still between Ryeford and Ebley today. (Paul Masters).

Coombe Hill Meadows     1200 Teal, 142 Pintails, 150 Lapwings, a Black-tailed Godwit, a Great White Egret, a Little Egret, a Cetti’s Warbler and a Chiffchaff. (Ian Ralphs). Three Goosanders this afternoon, two males and a female. (Ged Cassell).

Cotswolds     At Andoversford in a field on the junction between the A40/A436 a Buzzard and a Red Kite and a Kestrel in a tree just before the Hawling turn. Another Red Kite by Notgrove burial mound. At Bourton-on-the-Water at Jubilee Lodge three Redwings feeding in the grounds and four Goldfinches. (Howard Taylor).

WWT Slimbridge    From Estuary Tower three SHORT-EARED OWLS tussling together along seawall to the N at 1:30pm. (Ian Hull).  Also a MERLIN on the Dumbles. At Kingfisher hide two Lesser Redpolls feeding on the alders next to the feeders. Also a Treecreeper and a Goldcrest. (Tim Jukes). The DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE on the Dumbles today from the Estuary Tower. (Martin Price).

Cotswold Water Park East     On Pit 132 18 Golden Plovers, eight Lapwings, eight Meadow Pipits, eight Linnets, two Buzzards, two Ravens, two Grey Herons, a Mistle Thrush, a Snipe and the first Oystercatcher back on territory. (Ian Sherriffs).

Saul Warth     At high tide four Grey Plovers, 17 Curlews (100+ more at Awre), 300+ Dunlins, 100+ Lapwings S (100+ more at Awre), two Shelducks, a drake Teal, a Rock Pipit, ten Meadow Pipits, eight Linnets and a Green Woodpecker. (MK).

Epney     On the mud S of The Anchor 130+ Lapwings and 70+ Golden Plovers this morning. (MK).

Frampton     On Court Lake, a Red Crested Pochard, a Great White Egret, four Little Egrets, six Great Crested Grebes, Gadwall and Cormorant. From Splatt Bridge a Marsh Harrier, a Buzzard, a Kestrel, c60 Curlews, c100 Lapwings over, a male Kingfisher, Fieldfare, Redwing and a Cormorant. (Paul Sutton).

Kingfisher by Paul Sutton

Forest of Dean     At Soudley Ponds 24 Mandarins and a Little Grebe on the upper pond, a singing Siskin, and seven Robins at the feeding station. At Blaize Bailey seven Ravens (3 pairs and a single bird) along the hill towards Soudley in the tall conifers. At Littledean a Red Kite flew over the village. At Parkend five Hawfinches flew over the playing field. At Cannop Ponds 143 Mandarins, five Little Grebes, 13 Tufted Ducks, a Gadwall, 11 Wigeon, eight Teal, 102 Mallards and a Dipper in the brook near upper pond. (Steve Kear).

Chedworth     Garden birds included a male Blackcap, a garden first, a Song Thrush, two Pheasants, three Carrion Crows, two Magpies, up to 12 Jackdaws, 15+ Woodpigeons and a Rook. Also two Red Kites, two Ravens, a Buzzard and a Kestrel over. (Harvey Sherwood).

Elmore     From Weir Lane to the Groundless Pool four Grey Herons, two Blackcaps, three Redwings, two Jays, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Cormorant, a Moorhen and two Mallards. (John Fletcher).

Longney Crib     39 Lapwings flew S, two Cormorants. two Grey Herons, 300+ Black-headed Gulls,  75+ Lesser Black-backed Gulls and a Great Spotted Woodpecker. (John Fletcher).

WWT Slimbridge     From the Estuary Tower a MERLIN on the southern cross fence.(Slimbridge Sightings).  The DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE with Canada Geese on the Tack Piece. (Jeremy Holland). An Oystercatcher on South Lake. (Roberta Goodall). A Lesser Redpoll and Siskin with Goldfinches feeding on Alders in the grounds. (Paul Masters/Martin Price).

Frampton pools     On Court Lake the drake Red Crested Pochard, a drake Pochard, a drake Wigeon, three Goldeneyes (1m, 2f), 19 Cormorants, a Little Grebe, a Great White Egret, a Cetti’s Warbler heard and a male Blackcap at Park Lodge. E of the Sailing Lake a mixed flock of birds feeding on stubble 34 Lapwings, 70 Fieldfares, 50 Redwings, 25 Starlings, 20 Chaffinches, three Linnets, two male Reed Buntings, 11 Pied Wagtails, one each of Yellowhammer, Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Song Thrush and Goldfinch. Three Little Grebes on the lake. (MK).

Red Crested Pochard by Mike King

Great White Egret by Mike King

Cotswold Water Park East     At lunchtime at Pit 126 165 Teal, 136 Wigeon, 95 Gadwalls, 53 Coots, 47 Tufted Ducks, nine Great Crested Grebes, four Pintails (2m, 2f), four Goldeneyes (3m, 1f). On Pit 127 96 Pochards, 62 Teal, 31 Red Crested Pochards, 38 Greylags, 28 Tufted Ducks, 27 Canada Geese and 12 Wigeon. (Ian Sherriffs).

Claypits     56 Golden Plovers over arable fields beside the A38 at 2:45pm. (Jamie Warren).

Forest of Dean    A Red Kite over lower Mitcheldean at 3:55pm today. Two Buzzards seen together over local fields most days. Garden birds included male and female Chaffinch, a Coal Tit and a Marsh Tit. (Chris Keeling).

Bourton-on-the-Water     A Red Kite low over the rooftops in Moore Road. (Howard Taylor).

Cheltenham     At Naunton Park, garden birds included two Siskins, a singing male and a female, male and female Greenfinches, three Blackcaps (2m), two Long-tailed Tits and a Raven over. (Steve Brown).

Andoversford     A Buzzard in a tree by the A40 opposite Station Road. (Howard Taylor).

Dowdeswell Reservoir     A Cormorant on the superstructure drying its wings. (Howard Taylor).

Tidenham     Two WATER PIPITS still at Sturch Pill, Pillhouse Rocks but very flighty and only seen in flight and heard calling at ST 56737 95025. Also 100+ Wigeon, five Shelducks, a Mallard, three Canada Goose, three Curlews, two Snipe, a Raven and a male Stonechat. (Paul Masters/MK).

WWT Slimbridge     The DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE on the Bottom New Piece. The first-winter drake SCAUP on the Rushy again. Two Water Rails from Willow hide. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Dursley    A singing Dipper on the River Cam by the Vale Hospital, also a Grey Wagtail. (Jonathan Bull).

Stroud     A Dipper at Frome Banks Nature Reserve today. (John Elley).

Dipper by John Elley

North Cerney     Early afternoon a Grey Partridge and nine Golden Plovers off the White Way. (Jeremy Holland).

Forest of Dean    150+ Siskins and 30+ Lesser Redpolls next to the frozen lake at Woorgreens, also two Nuthatches, two Coal Tits and two Stock Doves. In the Crabtree Hill area a Kestrel, a Mistle Thrush and a Green Woodpecker. At Cannop Ponds, 50+ Mandarins, six Wigeon, four Teal, a drake Gadwall, a Little Grebe, a Dipper, two Ravens, four Jays, two Nuthatches, three Coal Tits and two Great Spotted Woodpeckers. ((Steve Pullen).

Lesser Redpoll by Steve Pullen

Daglingworth     26 Lapwings, a Green Sandpiper and two Teal on the Dunt this morning. (Andrew Morrison).

Bourton-on the-Water     At Bourton Pits a Pochard, a few Teal, a Grey Heron, a Great Crested Grebe and two Cormorants with Canada Geese. (Jeremy Holland).

Maisemore     A Shelduck, 26 Mallards, three Mute Swans, a Cormorant, seven Moorhens, a male Sparrowhawk, a Red Kite, a Buzzard, 500+ Fieldfares, two Redwings, a Mistle Thrush, a Greenfinch, five Goldfinches, six Chaffinches, 300+ Starlings, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Jay, a Raven and 13 Long-tailed Tits. (John Fletcher).

Staverton     20 Meadow Pipits, 14 Goldfinches, 12 Long-tailed Tits, a Raven, a Fieldfare and a Chaffinch. On Hatherley Brook a Kingfisher and a Little Egret. (Howard Taylor).

Churchdown     From Glevum Way eight Long-tailed Tits, two Buzzards and eight Roe Deer. (Howard Taylor).

Lechlade     Two Stock Doves in the garden today. Also a male Bullfinch visiting regularly with a male and two female Blackcaps. (Alan Williams).

North Cerney     On the large field just E of the village at SP025082, two Grey Partridges, 75+ Golden Plovers and c20 each of Fieldfares and Linnets.  At the outdoor piggery at SP035066 thousands of birds including hundreds of Corvids (mostly Rooks) and scores of large gulls including two Great Black-backed Gulls and 1000+ Starlings. (Steve Brown).

Forest of Dean    In the Blaize Bailey area today a Red Kite, a Peregrine and a minimum of 250 Chaffinches, 30 Bramblings and three Hawfinches. (Andy Jayne). 6+ Hawfinches at Parkend in treetops and a Brambling amongst the Chaffinches. At Crabtree Hill another Hawfinch, Siskins and a Green Woodpecker. Also a Goshawk, 3+ Buzzards, a Kestrel, a Raven, two Crossbills and a Great Spotted Woodpecker.  70+ Mandarins, six Teal, seven Wigeon and four Little Grebes on Upper Cannop. (Martin Price/Paul Clark).

WWT Slimbridge     The first-winter drake SCAUP still on the Rushy. 44 Snipe on the Tack Piece. A Water Rail from the Willow hide. 120+ White-fronted Geese and 28 Snipe from Kingfisher hide on the Bottom New Piece. In the collection wild birds included a Kingfisher, male and female Goldeneyes, a Chiffchaff, a Cetti’s Warbler and a Treecreeper. (Dot Jones/Roy Kinchin/Magnus Carter). c4 Lesser Redpolls with Goldfinches in the grounds. (Paul Sutton).

Lesser Redpoll by Paul Sutton

Saul Warth     The DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE flew up river from Hock Ditch at 8:53am. (Eric Palmer).

Slimbridge    A Barn Owl over the Slimbridge Road between the village and the Tudor Arms. (Roy Kinchin).

Frampton pools     A Woodcock, a male Red Crested Pochard, three male Pochards, 55 Gadwalls, 62 Tufted Ducks, 40 Teal, four Shovelers, 22 Cormorants, four Greylags, 418 Black-headed Gulls, ten Common Gulls, four Herring Gulls, 50+ Redwings, 12 Fieldfares, a Treecreeper, a Nuthatch, two Lesser Redpolls and five Siskins today. (Nick Goatman).

Cotswold Water Park East     At Pit 132 at lunchtime two Wigeon, in the hedgerows two Bullfinches, two Goldcrests, six Goldfinches, three Redwings, five Fieldfares, a Reed Bunting, a Greenfinch and a Chiffchaff. Also a Kestrel, a Buzzard and Raven over. 12 Chiffchaff at Kempsford Sewage Treatment Works. (Ian Sherriffs).

Stroud     A female Goosander on the canal W of Lodgemore Mill. (Richard Williams).

Thrupp     A Dipper on the River Frome near Hope Mill and a Green Woodpecker calling and a Muntjac beside the canal near Ham Mill. (Bridgette King/MK).

Muntjac by Mike King

Kingswood     A Little Egret on the Tubbs Factory roof. A male Blackcap on the garden feeder. (Thomas McCarthy).

Little Egret by Thomas McCarthy

Guscar Rocks/Aylburton Warth     WeBS count today two Bewick’s Swans, a Mute Swan, a Canada Goose, 17 Shelducks, 80 Wigeon, 155 Teal, ten Mallards, a Golden Plover, 240 Dunlins, 540 Curlews, five Snipe and a JACK SNIPE, 24 Redshanks and five Black-headed Gulls. (Mike Smart). At Guscar Rocks birds included 100+ Dunlins, a Cormorant, an Oystercatcher, a Grey Heron, Lapwing, a Pied Wagtail, a Grey Wagtail, Redwing, a large flock of Skylarks and a Meadow Pipit. (Martin Vaisey/Jonny Gentle).

Chavenage Lane area     4000+ Woodpigeons, 1300+ corvids, seven Lapwings and a Red Kite. (Terry Grant).

Avening     At Star Farm a Little Owl sunning itself on a barn, and a Red Kite flying over. (Terry Grant).

WWT Slimbridge     The DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE on the Dumbles this morning. (Slimbridge Sightings). From Zeiss hide at 2:30pm, a BITTERN booming several times. (Les Ditchburn).

Gloucester    The male BLACK REDSTART still on the Cathedral today. (Jonathan Bull).

Cotswold Water Park East     At lunchtime at Whelford Pools 395 Teal roosting on ice, two Goosanders and three Great Spotted Woodpeckers drumming. On Pit 126 96 Wigeon, 82 Tufted Ducks, 46 Teal, 31 Gadwalls, three Bullfinches, a Green Woodpecker and a drake Goldeneye. (Ian Sherriffs). c15 Chiffchaffs at Kempsford Sewage Works this morning. (Duncan Dine).

Purton to Sharpness     5+ Little Grebes, adult Great Crested Grebe, four Cormorants, 200+ Wigeons, Lapwing, a Grey Heron, a Jay, 6+ Reed Buntings, two Redshanks and two Snipe at SARA. (Mike Davis).

Prestbury     A Marsh Tit seen and heard singing along Mill Street at 10:58am. (Ken Heron).

Ebley     The female Goosander still just W of Ebley Mill today. (Paul Sutton).

Goosander by Paul Sutton

Kingswood     Birds this morning included a Buzzard preening on factory roof opposite the house, a Little Egret, a Kingfisher, a Dipper, two Grey Wagtails and a Tawny Owl roosting in an oak on Vinyard Lane being buzzed by Blackbirds. (Thomas McCarthy).

Stratton     On Bathurst Estate farmland 80-100 Linnets feeding on feed crop and very mobile, perching on trees on the field boundaries. Also two Ravens over, a male Stonechat and a Barn Owl at dusk. (Ken Cservenka).

Witcombe Reservoirs     Two Mute Swans, 26 Greylags, four Teal, 116 Mallards, ten Tufted Ducks. 13 Cormorants, three Little Grebes, two Great Crested Grebes, a Red Kite, two Buzzards displaying, 12 Moorhens, 37 Coots, 13 Black-headed Gulls, a Lesser Black-backed Gull, two Herring Gulls, a Raven and a Little Owl this morning. (Gordon Avery).

Gloucester     At at Saintbridge Pond a Water Rail preening and foraging, and and at least four Chiffchaffs. (John Elley).

Water Rail by John Elley

Forest of Dean    A Marsh Tit in the garden in Mitcheldean again today. (Chris Keeling).

Dursley     A Little Egret in trees by the River Cam on the Littlecombe Estate this afternoon. (Magnus Carter).

Stroud     Between Bowbridge and Stroud a Goldcrest feeding along the canalside. (John Elley).

Westfield     Three Lapwings close to the A436 today. (Howard Taylor).

Notgrove    A Buzzard soaring over the burial mound. (Howard Taylor).