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).

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).