Sharpness     A male BLACK REDSTART this afternoon. (Clare Glanville).

Frampton     At Court Lake at dusk 1000+ murmuration of Starlings with a pair of Peregrines amongst them, also a male Goldeneye. (Nick Goatman).

Saul Warth     Early morning two Great Black-backed Gulls, 20+ Curlews and 25 more off of Awre, three Meadow Pipits, two male Grey Wagtails and a Reed Bunting. (MK).

Arlingham Passage     1040+ Black-headed Gulls, 140+ Common Gulls, two Herring Gulls, three Lesser Black-backed Gulls, a singing Skylark, two male Stonechats and a Little Egret this morning. (MK).

Slimbridge     At Shepherds Patch the GLOSSY IBIS again opposite the Dutch barn next to the canal at SO 72740 04303. Please park sensibly roadside or in the free car park before the bridge SO 72895 04128. (Dave Abrams/Merv Carlyon/Jon Dexter/Roger Wasley). Eight Cattle Egrets in the left roadside field just before Slimbridge village coming from WWT at 10am. (MK). Two Little Grebes on the River Cam by the pumping station. (Dave Abrams).

Glossy Ibis by Merv Carlyon

Glossy Ibis by Roger Wasley

Glossy Ibis by Dave Abrams

Forest of Dean     A Hawfinch and a male Brambling at Parkend Church today. (Merv Carlyon/John Salmon). A Woodcock flushed at Mitcheldean Meend. Around Wigpool Common two Crossbills and four Siskins over and a Muntjac. (Paul Masters). At New Fancy View four Goshawks, three Buzzards, a Peregrine, two Ravens and a pair of Bullfinches. At Parkend a Mistle Thrush. On Cannop top pond four Little Grebes, five Goosanders (1m, 4f) and on the bottom pond three Goosanders (1m, 2f) and a Grey Wagtail. (Martin Price). At Fountain Inn, Parkend a Dipper on the stream. (John Salmon).

Brambling by Merv Carlyon

Berkeley shore     A Common Sandpiper in the Pill, a Jack Snipe behind the sea wall by the Pill, three Stonechats and 11 Oystercatchers feeding on the saltmarsh. (Geoff Moyser).

WWT Slimbridge   From the Zeiss and Van de Bovenkamp hides birds included a Red Kite, 200+ Black-tailed Godwits, 20+ Knot, 200+ Golden Plovers, 500+ Lapwings, 32+ Avocets, a Little Stint, two Snipe and a Little Egret. (Chris Newton/Jon Dexter). Male and female Peregrine, the Ross’s Goose and three Snow Geese on the Dumbles. Two Great White Egrets on the Tack Piece and two PINK-FOOTED GEESE with 180+ White-fronted Geese. (Jon Dexter/Ian Hull/MK).

Chavenage Lane     Two Red Kites, 9+ Buzzards, a female Goshawk, 1800+ Starlings, 600+ Fieldfares, 40+ Redwings, 70+ Chaffinches, 50+ Linnets and a Brambling today. (Terry Grant).

Cherington    At Cherington Lake and in the surrounding area early afternoon a Cormorant, a Grey Heron, two Buzzards and below the lake at two Dippers. (John Fletcher).

Dipper by John Fletcher

Gloucester     A summer-plumaged sinensis Cormorant at 1:15pm at Walham Pond by the by-pass at SO829201. (Gord Avery/Andy Jayne).

Cheltenham     On Pittville boating lake a Common Gull and a male Great Crested Grebe. The male Kingfisher is not showing very much at all and may have moved on. Lots of small bird activity in the park with regular sightings of Blackcap, Wren, Goldcrest, Goldfinch, Greenfinch and Jay. (Alan McIlquham).

Hartpury     A white Pheasant near Hartpury church today. (Alan Hooper).

Slimbridge     At Shepherds Patch the GLOSSY IBIS again opposite the Dutch barn next to the canal at SO 72740 04303. Please park sensibly roadside or in the free car park before the bridge SO 72895 04128. (Jonathan Bull/Roy Kinchin). Nine Cattle Egrets in the left roadside field just before Slimbridge village coming from WWT today. (Liz Drewitt/Martin Price).

Leighterton     A male Merlin late afternoon. (Paul Rich).

Forest of Dean     At St Briavels a Red Kite at 1:15pm flying SE to NW. (Bob Broughton).

WWT Slimbridge     53 Avocets, a Great White Egret and male and female Goldeneye on South Lake. (Martin Price/Magnus Carter/Mike Davis). From Zeiss this morning the Dark-bellied Brent Goose on the Dumbles, two Peregrines, four Oystercatchers, four Snipe, seven Avocets and a Water Rail. (Jonathan Bull).

Upham Meadow     An immature LITTLE GULL over floodwater this afternoon. Also two Mute Swans, 50+ Canada Geese, two Shelducks, 20 Wigeon, two Shovelers, two Buzzards, 16 Curlews, ten Common Gulls, a male Stonechat, 50 Carrion Crows and 50 Rooks. Take the road N out of Twyning village centre by the war memorial towards the end of Strensham. At the top of the hill turn right down towards the M5 tunnel under the motorway and you emerge onto Summer Leasow part of the SSSI. (Mike Smart).

Frampton    A female Merlin, a Buzzard, c100 Curlews, a Shelduck, three Cormorants, a pair of Mute Swan over, a Kestrel, a Mistle Thrush and a Greylag today. (Paul Sutton).

WWT Slimbridge    A female Marsh Harrier from Zeiss hide at 3:30pm, 20 Avocets around the grounds, four Cattle Egrets on South Lake and c100 Lapwings. (Lizzie Grove).

Forest of Dean     A Hawfinch and a Jay drinking from a puddle at Parkend church this morning. (Bettie Sloane).

Halmore     A Brambling today, a garden first, and a female Sparrowhawk flew through. (Chris Newton).

Brambling by Chris Newton

Cotswold Water Park East     At Pit 104, Fairford at lunchtime 32 Pochards, 26 Shovelers, 24 Black-headed Gulls, 19 Red Crested Pochards, 13 Tufted Ducks, nine Goosanders, eight Wigeon, eight Mallards, six Greylags, three Great Crested Grebes, three Cormorants and a Mute Swan. Two Goldeneyes at Pit 114. (Ian Sherriffs).

Highnam Woods     This afternoon 700+ Linnets over the stubble field below the chicken sheds at SO 774191 and six Chaffinches and Bramblings. Also eight Redwings, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers, three Long-tailed Tits, two Coal Tits, a Marsh Tit, two Song Thrushes, two Nuthatches, two Pied Wagtails and two Buzzards. (John Fletcher).

Babdown     A Red Kite at 7:45am in the field opposite Babdown Airfield. (Dan Underhill).

Sharpness     10+ KITTIWAKES going upriver at 3:25pm. (Paul Rich).

Hazleton    20+ Bramblings, four Yellowhammers, a Corn Bunting, a Mistle Thrush and four Red-legged Partridges today at SP 07440 18716. (Dot Jones).

Frampton pools     Nine male Pochards, 154 Tufted Ducks, 61 Gadwalls, 25 Mallards, 166 Coots, 11 Great Crested Grebes, five Teal, 17 Shovelers, a Chiffchaff, a Cetti’s Warbler, three Treecreepers, a Nuthatch and four Ravens today. (Nick Goatman).

Aylburton Warth/Guscar Rocks     WeBS count today birds included ten Canada Geese, four Shelducks, 300 Wigeon, 300 Teal, two Oystercatchers, a Snipe, 30 Dunlin, 320 Curlews, 10+ Redshanks, a Great Black-backed Gull, five Skylarks, three Meadow Pipits and two Ravens. (Barrie Mills/Mike Smart).

Lydney to Warth Brook     WeBS count today birds included two Cormorants, 50 Black-headed Gulls, 22 Herring Gulls, two Lesser Black-backed Gulls, two Great Black-backed Gulls and four Mallards. (Barrie Mills).

Hucclecote    A Chiffchaff for the last three days feeding on greenfly in the garden. Also a Blackcap feeding on Mistletoe berries. (Terry Fenton).

Chiffchaff by Terry Fenton

Slimbridge     At Shepherds Patch the GLOSSY IBIS again opposite the Dutch barn next to the canal at SO 72740 04303. Please park sensibly roadside or in the free car park before the bridge SO 72895 04128. (Mike Davis/Dave Abrams & Hannah Willoughby).

Glossy Ibis by Dave Abrams

WWT Slimbridge     From the Estuary Tower at 8:30am a Dark-bellied Brent Goose on the Dumbles edge, three Snow Geese, a Ross’s Goose, eight Grey Herons, 81 Curlews, 15 Golden Plovers, two Oystercatchers, a female Marsh Harrier, two Peregrines, two Buzzards and a Cetti’s Warbler calling. 90 White-fronted Geese to the N of the Estuary Tower behind the hedge and a Little Egret. On the Rushy 20 Redshanks, an Avocet, a drake Mandarin and a Black Swan. On South Lake 15+ Knot, c300 Black-tailed Godwits, 40+ Avocets, 75+ Lapwings, a Snipe, a Dunlin, male and female Goldeneyes, a Great Crested Grebe and nine Cormorants. (MK). A Great White Egret from Hogarth hide. (Dot Jones).

Mandarin by Mike King

Black Swan by Mike King

Sharpness     High tide at the picnic site a Common Sandpiper, four Oystercatchers, two Redshanks, three Reed Buntings and at least one Rock Pipit with Meadow Pipits. (Paul Masters/Mark Hobson).

Halmore     Garden birds this morning included the first Lesser Redpoll of the winter, three Greenfinches, four Chaffinches, 11 Goldfinches, a Coal Tit, four Long-Tailed Tits, a Great Spotted Woodpecker and a Green Woodpecker. (Chris Newton).

Lesser Redpoll by Chris Newton

Forest of Dean     At Viney Hill three Bullfinches (1m, 2f) in the garden feeding on Forsythia buds. (John Lewis).

Stonehouse     The Kingfisher back at the Ocean briefly. A Green Woodpecker calling and a male Kestrel at Stanley Downton this afternoon. (Paul Sutton).

Kingfisher by Paul Sutton

Ashleworth Ham     WeBS count this morning four Mute Swans, 63 Greylags, 30 Canada Geese, 165 Wigeon, 14 Gadwalls, 175 Teal, 41 Mallards, 20 Pintails, seven Shovelers, two Tufted Ducks, a Little Grebe, a Cormorant, a Snipe, a Jack Snipe, a Curlew, a singing Skylark, a Meadow Pipit, 80 Fieldfares, ten Carrion Crows and two singing Reed Buntings. (Mike Smart).

Coombe Hill Meadows     WeBS count this morning birds included nine Coots, eight Moorhens, two Greylags, 20 Canada Geese, 28 Mallards, 100 Pintails, 63 Shovelers, eight Tufted Ducks, 520 Wigeon, 345 Teal, four Gadwalls, a Curlew, two Dunlins, four Lapwings, six Mute Swans, four Cormorants and a Peregrine. (David Anderson).

Chavenage Lane     480+ Fieldfares and two Red Kites, also male Pheasant possibly hybridised with a Reeves Pheasant. (Terry Grant).

Pheasant hybrid by Terry Grant

Sharpness    At high tide this morning an adult KITTIWAKE, a Common Sandpiper, a few Canada Geese and several small flocks of Dunlin. (Neil Smart).

Saul Warth     Seven Oystercatchers flew downstream on the Awre side this morning. (Andy Jayne). This afternoon five Shelducks, 200+ Starlings, 30+ Fieldfares, 30+ Redwings, six Meadow Pipits, a Pied Wagtail and ten Chaffinches. (MK).

Saul     A male Brambling with 13 Chaffinches at garden feeders this morning. (Roberta Goodall).

Halmore     A Grey Wagtail in a silage pit three days running. In the woods a Nuthatch and two drumming Great Spotted Woodpeckers. (Chris Newton).

WWT Slimbridge    Early morning from the Estuary Tower an adult KITTIWAKE flew S along the Dumbles, landing briefly at 8:43am, three Snow Geese with the Bewick’s Swans and the Ross’s Goose still. A drake Mandarin, an Avocet and the Black Swan on the Rushy. 43 Avocets on South Lake. 35 Redshanks and a Ruff on the Tack Piece. (Martin McGill/MK). Early morning two Little Stints on the Tack Piece. (Martin McGill). An adult and a juvenile KITTIWAKE past Zeiss hide. (Roberta Goodall). Three Cattle Egrets flew over the approach road at 2:30pm. (Paul Clark).

Kittiwake by Mike King

Slimbridge     At Shepherds Patch the GLOSSY IBIS again opposite the Dutch barn next to the canal at SO 72740 04303. Please park sensibly roadside or in the free car park before the bridge SO 72895 04128. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Glossy Ibis by Mike King

Forest of Dean    This morning a Dipper at Parkend behind the Fountain Inn, 13 Goosanders (6m, 7f) on the lower pond at Cannop, a Red Kite over Yew Tree Brake and a male Crossbill at Crabtree Hill. (Martin Harrison/John Casswell). 50+ Siskins feeding on alders in Blakeney this morning. (Ted Harris).

Aylburton     75+ Bramblings in the treetops of the woods between New Road and Lower Common but flushed by a Sparrowhawk. (John Meadows).

Cotswold Water Park East     At Pit 132 at lunchtime a Marsh Harrier, two Buzzards, a Kestrel, 2 Pintail, 4 Shoveler, 40 Teal, 300 Golden Plover, 150 Lapwing, 1 Little Egret, 30 Fieldfare, 14 Redwing.

Dursley     Three Red Kites together this afternoon over Ganzell Lane. (Geoff Moyser).

Chavenage Lane area     10+ Stonechats, a Red Kite, five Buzzards, a Kestrel and two Grey Partridges. At nearby Barton End 120+ Fieldfares, a Red Kite and six Buzzards. (Terry Grant).

Nailsworth     A Red Kite extremely low over the garden and at least two Bramblings and two Blackcaps on the feeders. (Terry Grant).

Hucclecote     A Red Kite floating very low above houses late this morning, causing a stir amongst the local birds. (Karen & David Fryatt).

Snowshill     At Snowshill Hill Farm, in Bourne’s Folly two Buzzards, a Great Spotted
Woodpecker, three singing Song Thrushes, two Coal Tits, a small group of Long-tailed Tits and three Roe Deer. In the field immediately to the W 250+ Fieldfares. (Steve Brown).

Overton     This morning nine Skylarks, many singing, a singing Greenfinch, 24 Goldfinches, a Red Kite, 22 Fieldfares, 18 Redwings and 40 Red-legged Partridges. (Paul Masters).

Fretherne    15 Little Egrets in a roadside field this morning. (Martin Price).

Slimbridge     At Shepherds Patch the GLOSSY IBIS again by the Dutch barn next to the canal at SO 72740 04303. Please park sensibly roadside or in the free car park before the bridge SO 72895 04128. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Forest of Dean    This morning at Cannop ponds 20 Goosanders and six Tufted Ducks on lower pond and 16 Tufted Ducks and two Little Grebes on upper pond. (Alan Waterman).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Two Mute Swans, five Greylags, two Shelducks, 400 Wigeon, a Gadwall, 200+ Teal, 20 Mallards, 67 Pintails, 20 Shovelers, seven Tufted Ducks, five Coots, an Oystercatcher, 13 Lapwings, two adult Great Black-backed Gulls, a Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming, 3-4 Skylarks, 37 Pied Wagtails, ten Meadow Pipits, at least three singing Song Thrushes, five Redwings, five Fieldfares, five Bullfinches and at least four singing Reed Buntings. (Mike Smart). This afternoon two Dunlin, a Ruff and three Golden Plovers. (Ian Hull).

Ashleworth Ham     Two Mute Swans, five Greylags, 150 Canada Geese, 200 Wigeon, four Gadwalls, 400 Teal, 20 Mallards, 17 Pintails, five Shovelers, at least five Skylarks, a singing Song Thrush, a Chiffchaff and at least two singing Reed Buntings. (Mike Smart).

Saul Warth     Late morning a Cormorant N, a Curlew, a pair of Shelducks, 20 Linnets and a Raven. On the Warth 13 Lapwings, 100+ Starlings, 20+ Fieldfares, six Skylarks, eight Meadow Pipits and a white Buzzard. (MK).

Priors Norton     From the A38 at 11:25am, 3-4 Little Egrets just W of the road then a Red Kite over near a turning to The Leigh. (Andy & Sue Gibbons).

Whittington     This morning c150 Stock Doves and in the surrounding hedgerows a double figure count of Bramblings mixed in with Chaffinches. (Duncan Dine).

Cotswold Water Park East     At Whelford Pools seven Siskins by the car park, eight Goosanders and 41 Shovelers at lunchtime. (Ian Sherriffs).

Hinton     A female Merlin showing well, hunting along Purton-Brookend roadside today at SO684033. (Barry Hill).

Cheltenham     A Kingfisher seen on the River Chelt near Waitrose today. (Mary & David Tomlin).

Saul    A Cattle Egret in the second field on the left along Passage Road this afternoon. (Jeremy Squire).

WWT Slimbridge    A drake Goldeneye displaying to two females on South Lake. (Martin McGill). Two Little Stints and two Knot on Tack Piece late morning. (Andy Jayne).

Stroud     A Kingfisher perched on a branch in the River Frome where it passes through WSP Textiles at Lodgemore Mills. On the Stroudwater canal two Grey Wagtails and a Dipper on the overspill at the lock by the new Lidl store at Dudbridge. (Glenn Lander).

Ashleworth Ham     Early afternoon until 5:30pm birds included 101 Greylags, 97 Canada Geese, three Mute Swans, eight Pintails, four Shovelers, four Gadwalls (2m, 2f), 47 Teal, 40 Wigeon, 21 Mallards, a Little Grebe, a Tawny Owl hooting at 1:30pm, a Stock Dove, a Treecreeper, four Chaffinches, a Song Thrush, a Chiffchaff, a Goldcrest and a Jay. (John Fletcher).

Hucclecote     A Grey Heron flew over the garden heading SW. (Harold Smith).