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).

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).