Forest of Dean     At Brierley, 30+ Crossbills, 12+ Hawfinches, 50+ Bramblings, 400+ Chaffinches, 100+ Siskins and two Goshawks. At Woorgreens a FIRECREST, a flock of Crossbills over and 40+ Siskins. 40+ Mandarins at Cannop ponds. Two Dippers behind The Fountain Inn at Parkend. (Mark Coller). Four Hawfinches at Crown Lane, Parkend and two Goshawks displaying near New Fancy and Crossbills calling. (Dean Reeves). At Mitcheldean a Marsh Tit coming to the garden bird table all week. (Chris Keeling).

Marsh Tit by Elspeth Keeling

Etloe     A Cattle Egret off Moorhen Lane this afternoon. Also a Little Egret, a Little Owl and c500 Redwings. (Lewis Thomson).

Cattle Egret by Lewis Thomson

Over     A JACK SNIPE flushed by the River Leadon at Over today. (Andy Jayne).

WWT Slimbridge     The DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE at South Finger this morning.(Slimbridge Sightings).

Gloucester    The male BLACK REDSTART still on the Cathedral today. Also a Peregrine. (Ian Sherriffs/Ian Hull).

Eastcombe     A LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER in flight across Toadsmoor large lake this afternoon at SO 88066 04142 and 37 Magpies in a field below Vatch Lane, 22 yesterday in the same field. (Michael Cook).

Frampton pools     Four Pintails, four Pochards, a pair of Goldeneyes, 60 Mallards, 33 Teal, 94 Gadwalls, six Wigeon, 17 Shovelers, 41 Tufted Ducks, 36 Moorhens, 198 Coots, a Snipe, five Great Crested Grebes, three Little Grebes, a Cetti’s Warbler, a Chiffchaff , two Lesser Redpolls, five Siskins, 24 Lapwings and 50+ Golden Plovers today. (Nick Goatman).

Condicote area    Two Kestrels, two Buzzards, two Red Kites, two Green Sandpipers, 25 Lapwings, five Yellowhammers, a Bullfinch, a Greenfinch, a Nuthatch, a Great Spotted Woodpecker and hundreds of winter thrushes. (Chris Moore).

Westbury-on-Severn     c60 Teal, five Wigeon and a Snipe this morning. (Dan Watson).

Aylburton     This morning at Chapel Hill a Red Kite. This afternoon from Stockwell Lane to Aylburton Warth a MERLIN, a Cormorant, several each Redwings, Long-tailed Tits, Goldfinches, a pair of Bullfinches and a Moorhen. (Martin Vaisey). Also a Peregrine, a Chiffchaff and 53 Shelducks. (Martin Vaisey/Jonny Gentle).

Cheltenham     On the River Chelt as it emerges W of Bayshill Road a Grey Wagtail and a Grey Heron this morning. (Howard Taylor). At Naunton Park, garden birds included a Stock Dove and a Great Spotted Woodpecker, both unusual here, three Redwings, a male Blackcap and a Raven over. two Common Gulls on the playing field. At Leckhampton Hill in Daisybank car park, a Marsh Tit and two Ravens over. In Shurdington Road, a Grey Wagtail. (Steve Brown).

Quedgeley     Garden sightings today included a female Reed Bunting, male and female Blackcap, a male Greenfinch, a male Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Pied Wagtail, 16 Goldfinches, nine Chaffinches and 25+ House Sparrows. Also at least three Foxes and two Hedgehogs in the night. (Steve Pullen).

Reed Bunting by Steve Pullen

WWT Slimbridge     The DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE on the Dumbles from Estuary Tower again, but later mobile around the grounds. The first-winter drake SCAUP on the Rushy again.(Slimbridge Sightings).  Two Water Rails from Willow hide. (Helen Bojaniwska).

Slimbridge    A FIRECREST in the hedgerow between Slimbridge village and pumping station. Also c600 Linnet in a roadside field there. (Speckled Wood Wildlife).

North Cerney     A MERLIN flew along Chapel Lane heading across the field towards Perrott’s Brook. (Dave Soons).

Saul Warth     This morning 500+ Dunlins, 112 Curlews, three Grey Plovers, a Redshank and a Snipe, a flock of Siskins over in the murk and a Lesser Redpoll flew W. (Gordon Hodgson).

Frampton     A Kingfisher from Splatt Bridge this evening. (Gordon Hodgson).

Uley     Ten pairs of Mandarins on Owlpen pond with 15 Fieldfares in the trees feeding on berries. A mixed flock of 30 Fieldfares and Redwings in Mutterall Farm fields. (Tim Thompson).

Winchcombe     In Sudeley Castle Grounds this morning, two Mistle thrushes, two Nuthatches, two Green Woodpeckers, a Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming, 4+ Long-tailed tits, 3+ Redwings, a Song Thrush and a Buzzard. (Andrew & Gill Worthington). A Tawny Owl calling at 9pm. (Andrew Worthington).

Westonbirt Arboretum     This morning four Marsh Tits, two Coal Tits, 8+ Blue Tits, 4+ Great Tits, two Nuthatches and a Red Kite. (Paul Masters).

Colesbourne    Two calling Ravens over this morning. (Howard Taylor).

Forest of Dean    30 Lapwings over N of Cinderford, a garden tick. (Ed Drewitt).

WWT Slimbridge    The DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE distant on the Dumbles from Estuary Tower again. The first-winter drake SCAUP and the drake Mandarin on the Rushy again. From Kingfisher hide 136 White-fronted Geese on the Bottom New Piece. (Slimbridge Sightings). Water Rails at South Lake and Willow hide, male and female Goldeneyes in the Eider Pen this morning. (Jonathan Bull).

Dark-bellied Brent Goose by Mike King

Forest of Dean     A Woodcock flushed at Woorgreens this morning. (Owen Follis). A female Crossbill from New Fancy View. 70 Mandarins opposite the turning for Cannop Ponds parking. (Duncan & Becky Dine). At Parkend Nuthatch, Hawfinch, Coal Tit and Jay. (Alan McIlquham).

Mandarins by Duncan Dine

Nuthatch by Alan McIlquham

Gloucester    The male BLACK REDSTART still on the Cathedral today. (Alan McIlquham).

Rodley    Along the river 450 Lapwings, 100 Golden Plovers, seven Snipe, 13 Teal, three Shelducks and a dead Gannet close to an electricity pylon. (David Smith).

Cotswold Water Park East    In the Whelford NR area a Black Swan on Pit 126, Goosander on Pit 114, Red Crested Pochards on Pit 114 and Pit 111a. Chiffchaffs, Goldcrest, Pied Wagtail and Grey Wagtail at Washpool Lane. (Jeremy Holland/Martin McGill).

Cheltenham     At Pittville Lawn a Tawny Owl calling between 6 and 6:20 this morning and again at 10pm. (Howard Taylor). At Pittville Park at lunchtime a pair of Lesser Redpolls feeding in an overhanging birch tree by the bridge on the boating lake. A Goldcrest in the conifers by the Boat Café. Also a Common Gull amongst a large flock of Black-headed Gulls out on the ice. (Christopher Widdowson).

Cold Aston     38 Golden Plovers with 21 Lapwings at SP127206 today. (Juliet Bailey/Paul Tyers).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Viewed from high ground in the NE corner at Deerhurst Walton c300 Wigeon, 100 Pintails and some Teal calling and a Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming. (Mike Smart).

Foss Cross     Nine Grey Partridges near Foss Cross at SP 06157 09282 this afternoon. (Paul Masters/MK).

Grey Partridges by Mike King

Calmsden     20+ Yellowhammers with three Reed Buntings this afternoon. (Paul Masters/MK).

Hazleton     A Brambling with 50+ Chaffinches, 40 Fieldfares, several Pheasants and c10 Red Kites. (Alan McIlquham). A Barn Owl at dusk and two Tawny Owls calling. (Paul Masters/MK).

Hawling     Three Red Kites and a pair of Roe Deer. (Alan McIlquham).

Gloucester      A Woodcock flew over the M5 very near to Gloucester Services at dusk today. (Matt Hall). The male BLACK REDSTART on the Cathedral over the south door at 11:45am. (Jeremy Holland). Today at Saintbridge Pond at least two Chiffchaffs, a female Reed Bunting, a Treecreeper, a Grey Wagtail, a Little Egret, Redwing and a brief glimpse of a Water Rail. (John Elley).

Redwing by John Elley

WWT Slimbridge     This morning at the Willow hide two Water Rails and a Great Spotted Woodpecker on the feeder. From the Estuary Tower four Snipe, five Common Cranes, three small groups of White-fronted Geese and six Long-tailed Tits. On the Dragonfly pool a Cetti’s Warbler, and from the Kingfisher hide three Snipe, a mixed flock of Lapwings and Golden Plovers, a Grey Wagtail, five Long-tailed Tits and a Song Thrush. (Andrew & Gill Worthington).

Longney Crib & Severn Way     This afternoon 75 Lapwings, a Dunlin, three Shelducks, five Redwings, a Stonechat, a Sparrowhawk, nine Mallards, two Ravens, two Buzzards, 200+ Black-headed Gulls and 25 Lesser Black-backed Gulls. (John Fletcher).

WWT Slimbridge    100+ White-fronted Geese on the Tack Piece viewed from the Estuary Tower, male and female Goldeneye in the Eider pen, 9+ Snipe, a Peregrine, 15 Cranes including unringed adult and a juvenile, a Reed Bunting in the grounds, a Great White Egret over the Top New Piece and a Little Grebe on South Lake. (Paul Masters/MK). A male Mandarin in the channel by Hogarth hide. The first-winter drake SCAUP was on the Rushy then flew to South Lake at 1:50pm. (Mike Davis).

Goldeneye by Mike King

Snipe by Mike King

Reed Bunting by Mike King

Bourton-on-the-Water     A Barn Owl hunting at 12:30pm at Folly Farm. (Duncan Dine).

Gloucester    The male BLACK REDSTART still on the Cathedral today. (Terry Grant). On Robinswood Hill 13 Long-tailed Tits, three Jays, two Ravens, 12+ Chaffinches and three Great Spotted Woodpeckers this afternoon. (John Fletcher).

Coln Rogers     A Curlew calling at altitude and flying NE near Coln Rogers at midday. (Harvey Sherwood).

Frampton     From Splatt Bridge a male Kingfisher by the bridge, two female Kestrels, 17 Curlews, three Redwings, c20 Fieldfares, a Song Thrush, eight Meadow Pipits, five Greenfinches and a Little Egret and a Peregrine over. (Chris Newton).

Kingfisher by Chris Newton

Twyning     Upham Meadow totally under water, only the very top of the Avon bank emerging, seven Greylags, 140 Canada Geese, 59 Wigeon and 13 Pied Wagtails on the flood-bank. A Great Crested Grebe on the flood meadow and 50 Black-headed Gulls. (Mike Smart).

Coombe Hill Meadows     The usual approach along canal bank totally under water, so approach from the northern (Apperley) side. Two Mute Swans, 800 Wigeon, 75 Teal, ten Mallards, 100 Pintails, three Shovelers, at least 100 Lesser Black-backed & Herring Gulls arrived in the evening, probably to roost, 100 Redwings, several flocks of 100+ Starlings going NE. (Mike Smart).

Notgrove     24 Grey Partridges in a stubble field, seen from a bus, at roughly SP107210. Also a Buzzard perched in an ash tree. (Howard Taylor).

Cheltenham    A pair of Goldfinches feeding on an ornamental tree in High Street by Regents Arcade. Two Cormorants on the superstructure at Dowdeswell Reservoir. (Howard Taylor).

Bishops Cleeve     A Green Woodpecker, a Great Spotted Woodpecker and Redwing all in the cemetery and a male and female Blackcap in the garden regularly. (Alan McIlquham).

Green Woodpecker by Alan McIlquham

Pillhouse Rocks, Tidenham    Two WATER PIPITS with 20+ Meadow Pipits in the Sturch Pill area this afternoon at ST563955 but elusive. (Andy Jayne).

Gloucester    The male BLACK REDSTART still on the south face of Gloucester Cathedral late morning. (Mike Teesdale/MK).

Black Redstart by Mike King

Sharpness     Two BLACK REDSTARTS (male & female/immature) at the Docks this lunchtime. (Andy Jordan).

WWT Slimbridge    The DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE on the Dumbles from Estuary Tower again. The first-winter drake SCAUP on the Rushy again. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Slimbridge     A Barn Owl low over the road and garden hopping in the village, heading N at 5:05pm between Allen and Elliott Garage and the British Legion. (Martin McGill).

Northwood Green     A Barn Owl flew across the lane that goes towards Blaisdon at 6pm. (Gareth Jones).

Quedgeley     Two CATTLE EGRETS flew N very high up over Sims Bridge at 2:45pm. Also in the Sims Lane area 30+ Linnets and 30+ Goldfinches. (MK).

Forest of Dean    At Brierley a Hawfinch, a Crossbill, numerous Siskins and up to ten Bramblings with Chaffinches. At Cannop upper pond three pairs of Mandarins and two Little Grebes. At the stoneworks two male Goosanders, a female Bullfinch and a Grey Wagtail. At Parkend ten Hawfinches and three Ravens over. At New Fancy View on the right of the footpath to the viewpoint three Crossbills (2m, 1f). (Derek Summers/Alan Baxter). A Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming this morning in Blakeney. (Ted Harris).

Highnam Woods     This afternoon two Marsh Tits, a Coal Tit, a Nuthatch and a Goldcrest seen around the feeders. In the woods, four Marsh Tits, two Nuthatches, five Great Spotted Woodpeckers with two drumming, two Mistle Thrushes, four Song Thrushes, 400 Redwings and two Ravens. (Steve Pullen).

Frampton pools    A Great White Egret, a Little Egret, three Grey Herons, two Great Crested Grebes and a pair of Goldeneye on the Sailing Lake. Also five Stock Doves, a Fieldfare, many Redwings and a Goldcrest. (Martin Price).

Eastcombe     A Dipper in the upper Toadsmoor Valley this afternoon. (Martine & Pete Fenn).

Dipper by Pete Fenn

Gloucester     At Horsbere Brook Flood Storage Area this afternoon four Snipe below the top seat in the flooded margins, two Stonechats, two Reed Buntings, seven Stock Doves, two Long-tailed Tits, a Cormorant, two Coots, two Moorhens, two Mallards, a Buzzard and 13 Magpies. (John Fletcher).

Churchdown     This morning at 9:15 a Sparrowhawk carrying a Blackbird flew across Bader Avenue from Churchdown surgery. (Derek Summers/Alan Baxter).

Cheltenham     A male Blackcap at feeding station in the garden in central of Cheltenham this morning. (Mike Barwick). This afternoon birds in Overton Road included a Redwing, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, several Goldfinches and a Greenfinch. (Alexander McNeil).

WWT Slimbridge    A DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE on the Dumbles from Estuary Tower. (Slimbridge Sightings). A Water Rail from Willow hide. (Matty England).

Water Rail by Matty England

Gloucester    The male BLACK REDSTART still on the Cathedral today at 1:20pm. (Andy Jayne).

Quedgeley     A Ring-necked Parakeet again along the canal between Rea and Sims Bridges then flew towards Green Farm at 3pm. (Nicki Barker).

Frampton     The Sailing Lake pretty quiet, a Skylark, 6+ Long-tailed Tits, 20+ Fieldfares, 20+ Redwings and a very early Buff-tailed Bumble Bee. From Splatt Bridge a Marsh Harrier and a Kingfisher. (MK).

Long-tailed Tit by Mike King

Dudbridge     A Dipper on the upper lock. (Paul Sutton).

Dipper by Paul Sutton

Ebley     The female Goosander just W of Ebley mill and a Buzzard over. (Paul Sutton).

Goosander by Paul Sutton

Stonehouse     In the Bonds Mill area and the fields below, 14 Little Egrets, four Grey Herons and six Cormorants. A Cetti’s Warbler briefly just E of Bonds Mill and a Kingfisher along to Hoffman’s dam. (Paul Sutton).

Edge     At Rudge Hill N.N.R. this afternoon nine Redwings, two Treecreepers, a Coal Tit, a Nuthatch, three Great Spotted Woodpeckers, four Chaffinches and three Buzzards. (John Fletcher).

Kempley Green     Two Red Kites circling over at 11am today. (Steve Watts).

Cirencester     Two Red Kites over The Agricultural College at this morning. (Michael Cook).

Bibury     Three Ravens on road kill near Bibury. (Michael Cook).

Frampton Mansell     Two Kestrels on the road between Frampton Mansell and Rodmarton at lunch time. (Michael Cook).

Ashley     A Barn Owl at dusk hunting the old railway line between Tetbury and Kemble and settled on the demolished bridge. (Michael Cook).

WWT Slimbridge     A DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE on the Top New Piece today. (David Creber).  The first-winter drake SCAUP on the Rushy again. A MERLIN from Zeiss hide. A SPOONBILL on the Top New Piece. (Roberta Goodall). Also today the Snow Goose, six Cranes, a Buzzard and a female Goldeneye on South Lake. (Sarah Townsend).

Dark-bellied Brent Goose by Roberta Goodall

Saul Warth     At least one KITTIWAKE still this afternoon. Also the Common Sandpiper, 29 Golden Plovers over, 50+ Curlews and two Mistle Thrushes. Four Little Egrets and two Grey Herons in the field next to the road. (Steve Pullen).

Frampton pools     Three Goldeneyes (2m, 1f), 200+ Golden Plovers over, 50+flock of Lesser Redpolls and Siskins, two Chiffchaffs, a Cetti’s Warbler, a Blackcap, a Raven and a Greylag today. (Nick Goatman).

Guiting Power     A male HEN HARRIER today. (Duncan Dine).

Chalford     A Grey Wagtail at Chalford Wharf, a Goldcrest and a Wren in the same bush behind the Lavender Bakehouse. A Dipper and two Ravens behind the New Red Lion, alos ten Long-tailed Tits. (Tim Thompson).

Saul     From Saul Marina towards Whitminster and back, a Little Egret, two Great Crested Grebes, a Little Grebe, 20+ Redwings, 50+ Starlings, a female Blackcap and two Mistle Thrushes. (MK).

Little Egret by Mike King

Hazleton     A few Bramblings feeding with a Chaffinch flock along the lane to Hazleton at SP 07142 18836. Nearby a Red Kite. (Chris Snook).

Brambling by Chris Snook

Whittington     This morning ten Corn Buntings, c50 Fieldfares, c15 Yellowhammers, a few Skylarks, c15 Linnets, three Red Kites and a Kestrel. (Tom Mabbett).

Forest of Dean     Three Red Kites circling together above Forge Hill, Lydbrook at 12:40pm. (Chris Sullivan).

Sharpness     From Sharpness to Berkeley Pill this morning at high tide two displaying Buzzards, five Stonechats, c50 Meadow Pipits, c130 Wigeon on the river, and in Dock Road a flock of c12 female/immature Linnets. (Chris Newton).

Linnets by Chris Newton

Highnam      70 Redwings by the Church this afternoon. Also Green Woodpeckers heard. A Coal Tit and three visits from a Great Spotted Woodpecker on the feeders this week in the garden. (Clare McLeod).

Stonehouse     An adult Peregrine on a pylon in the meadows below Bonds Mill, towards the mill end from 10:30 -12 noon at least. Also a Grey Heron and a female Sparrowhawk over. (Paul Sutton).

Peregrine by Paul Sutton

Saul Warth     At high tide today a GUILLEMOT, at least five probably seven KITTIWAKES (2 1st winters) 12 Grey Plovers, 73 Curlews, six Dunlin, an Oystercatcher, c80 Pintails and 40 Wigeon over towards WWT. A Rock Pipit just W of Hock Ditch. (Gordon Hodgson/Martin McGill/MK).

Guillemot by Mike King

Guillemot by Mike King

WWT Slimbridge     From the Estuary Tower a SPOONBILL flying over the Dumbles at 2:55pm. The first-winter drake SCAUP on the Rushy again today. Two female Goldeneyes on South Lake. (Dot Jones/Helen Bojaniwska).

Prestbury     A MERLIN flying very low and fast at 9:52 this morning up by Noverton Farm. (Ken Heron).

Cirencester Park     A Marsh Tit, a Nuthatch, a Coal Tit, six Hawfinches in the top of tree and c15 Bramblings flying around calling down the main path today. (David Creber). Five Hawfinches in Oakley Wood  around the yews at SO 9716 0307 this afternoon. (Martine Fenn).

Forest of Dean     At Brierley parish this morning 150+ Chaffinches, 37 Bramblings, Crossbill, Siskin, Lesser Redpoll and Hawfinches starting setting up territories. (Dan Watson).

Michael Wood     Two Woodcocks in the wood this afternoon. (Matt Scott).

Daglingworth     A Barn Owl perched on a roadside fence then hunting along the Overley Road 2 miles W of Daglingworth at 1pm. (Peter Jackson).

Saul Warth     At high tide five KITTIWAKES (four adults and a first-winter), 11 Grey Plovers, 350+ Curlews, 25 Lapwings, a Raven, a Rock Pipit and a Grey Wagtail. (Martin McGill/Mike Davis/MK).

Kittiwake by Mike King

Sharpness     Two adult Kittiwakes flew up river, an adult Yellow-legged Gull, 22 Dunlins, a Raven, a Curlew, two Wigeon, two Shelducks and along the foreshore two Rock Pipits flew S. (Neil Smart). Adult and juvenile Peregrine from midday today, on the big silo. Also two sinensis Cormorants. (Steve Sutton).

Peregrine by Paul Sutton

Gloucester     The male BLACK REDSTART still on the Cathedral this afternoon. (Roberta Goodall/Steve Deeley/Magnus Carter).

Frampton     A Barn Owl from the towpath at Splatt Bridge at 4pm. (Paul Sutton).

Barn Owl by Paul Sutton

WWT Slimbridge     The first-winter drake SCAUP and the drake Mandarin on the Rushy again today. Male and female Goldeneye in the Eider Pen. An Oystercatcher in the Curlew roost from Estuary Tower. (Dot Jones/Tim Jukes/Jonathan Bull).

Longlevens     A Red Kite over very low at 1:30pm. (Dave Stone).

Cotswold Water Park East    At Whelford Pools this afternoon at Pit 111 two Goosanders, 39 Gadwalls, six Shovelers, 27 Tufted Ducks, three Great Crested Grebes, five Coots, a Moorhen, a Treecreeper, two Long-tailed Tits, seven Cormorants and four Mallards. At Pit 111a eight Red Crested Pochards, 16 Coots, two Moorhens and four Mallards. At Pit 111b two Great Crested Grebes, five Gadwalls, 17 Tufted Ducks, six Cormorants and two Mallards. At Pit 126 85 Wigeon, 90 Teal, three Shovelers, 31 Gadwalls, five Great Crested Grebes, 29 Tufted Ducks, three Canada Geese, two Mute Swans and 116 Black-headed Gulls. (John Fletcher). At Pit 127 a pair of Great Crested Grebes displaying. (Martine Fenn).

Treecreeper by John Fletcher

Forest of Dean     A female Goosander at Lydney Park lake this afternoon. (Steve Young).

Goosander by Steve Young

Leigh Meadows     16 Little Egrets feeding along meanders of the River Chelt today. (Mike Smart).

Badgeworth     At The Park two Green Woodpeckers heard, eight Long-tailed Tits, two Jays and a Raven calling. Also a female Roe Deer. (Howard Taylor).

Minchinhampton Common     20 Common Gulls this morning near Tom Long’s Post. (Helen Bojaniwska).