Forest of Dean     At Crown Lane, Parkend four Hawfinches, five Long-tailed Tits and a Nuthatch. At Cannop Stoneworks three Marsh Tits, three Nuthatches, 15+ Tufted Ducks, a Jay and a Lesser Black-backed Gull. At Woorgreens Lake 30+ Goosanders and at Crabtree Hill three Stonechats, 50+ Linnets and a female Bullfinch. (Eden Tanner).

Marsh Tit by Eden Tanner

Goosanders by Eden Tanner

Chavenage Lane     A male MERLIN chasing after a party of Fieldfares and Chaffinches. (Terry Grant).

WWT Slimbridge     A Great White Egret and two Water Rails from Zeiss hide and another two from Willow hide. The Ross’s Goose from Kingfisher hide. The SPOONBILL on the Rushy still. Two Dark-bellied Brent Geese still on the Lower Dumbles, viewed from Estuary Tower. (Jonathan Bull/Tim Jukes/Paul Clark).

Cotswold Water Park West     From Neigh Bridge on Pit 56 50+ Red Crested Pochards in a raft with Tufted Ducks this morning. (Mike Davis).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning a Mute Swan, two Canada Geese, a Shelduck, 202 Wigeon, 20+ Teal, ten Mallards, 12 Shovelers, three Pintails, a Grey Heron, two Coots, a Black-tailed Godwit, 100+ Fieldfares, five Jays, five Bullfinches and a Reed Bunting. (Mike Smart).

Ashleworth Ham     30 Greylags, c200 Wigeon, c200 Teal, 50+ Mallards, two Shovelers and 12 Snipe today. (Mike Smart).

Tuffley     At garden feeders today a male Great Spotted Woodpecker. (Ian Elphick).

Saul Warth     Late morning a Kingfisher landed in the sluice at Hock Ditch, a MERLIN perched briefly, a Grey Heron, a Little Egret, three Dunlins, 75 Wigeon flew S, 30+ Meadow Pipits, three Pied Wagtails, 20+ Linnets, 20+ Redwings, two Fieldfares, a male Reed Bunting, male and female Stonechat, a Great Spotted Woodpecker and a Green Woodpecker. (MK).

Kingfisher by Mike King

Reed Bunting by Mike King

Cirencester Park     In the Sapperton Park Ride area SO 9600 0282 at least 200 Bramblings in with flocks of Chaffinches and two Marsh Tits. (Martine & Pete Fenn).

Brambling by Pete Fenn

Ashcroft Road, near Goose Green radio mast     Three Red Kites, two Stonechats and 60+ Linnets. (Terry Grant).

Chavenage Lane     A female MERLIN hunting over the fields and three Stonechats. (Terry Grant).

Elmore     A Red Kite over the village hall this afternoon at 1pm and again at 3pm. A pair of Stonechats in the rewilding area behind Elmore Court. (Simon Hart).

Ashleworth Ham     Three Canada Geese, c150 Wigeon, c200 Teal, c130 Mallards, two Shovelers, three Grey Herons, a Peregrine, a Buzzard and a female Great Spotted Woodpecker. (Paul Sutton).

Hartpury     Six Buzzards and 50+ Red-legged Partridges today. (Paul Sutton).

Winchcombe     At 8am two Red Kites circling over the centre of the town. (Andrew Worthington).

Hawling     This afternoon birds included three Buzzards, 12 Fieldfares and 5+ Long-tailed Tits. (Andrew Worthington).

Hasfield     A male HAWFINCH in St Mary’s churchyard mid-morning. (Ian Hull).

WWT Slimbridge     A Goshawk over Van de Bovenkamp hide this morning. (Martin Price). The SPOONBILL again on the Rushy this morning. (Paul Masters).

Goshawk by Martin Price

Kingscote     A 300+ mixed finch flock made up of Bramblings, Redpolls, Goldfinches, Linnets and Chaffinches on a Sunflower field at ST 80087 96859 beside Lampern Hill. (Piers Suckling).

Purton (near Lydney)     Two wintering Common Sandpipers and two Rock Pipits this morning. (Andy Jayne).

Cotswold Water Park West     A Great White Egret and a female Marsh Harrier at Shorncote this morning. (Duncan Dine).

Cam     A Peregrine over Cam Hopton today. (Shane Long).

Forest of Dean     A Peregrine with prey over Coleford late afternoon. (Frank Williams).

Bishops Cleeve     At least one Goldcrest in the firs in St Michael’s churchyard this morning and a Sparrowhawk over central Bishops Cleeve. (Dave Jeynes).

Stonehouse    A Jay and a Kingfisher at Upper Mills on the canal. A Kingfisher also at Ryeford bridge earlier. A male Bullfinch on the cycle track opposite Wycliffe College and a Tawny Owl again calling at dusk. Two Grey Wagtails at Ryeford, a Jay and two Buzzards over the bypass. (Paul Sutton).

Kingfisher by Paul Sutton

Frampton     12+ Redwings between Frampton church and the canal. (Allan Jeffcutt).

Ashleworth Ham     This afternoon a family of three OTTERS showed well from the hide. Birds included 53 Teal, 56 Wigeon, 202 Mallards, nine Pintails (7m, 2f), male and female Shoveler, a Canada Goose, three Moorhens, two Grey Herons, a Little Egret, four Chaffinches, two Redwings, four Fieldfares, two Pied Wagtails, two Jays, two Buzzards, a Peregrine and a Red Kite. (John Fletcher).

Otter by John Fletcher

Otters by John Fletcher

Frampton pools     A Marsh Harrier over Court Lake, around the pools three Goldeneyes (2m, 1f), 104 Shovelers, 102 Tufted Ducks, eight Pochards, 20 Wigeon, seven Teal, 64 Gadwalls, 25 Mallards, 11 Great Crested Grebes, six Little Grebes, 33 Mute Swans, an adult Yellow-legged Gull, 291 Coots and 21 Cormorants. (Nick Goatman).

WWT Slimbridge     A female Marsh Harrier over the Tack Piece and a Peregrine on the Dumbles. From Estuary Tower two Dark-bellied Brent Geese briefly and a Great White Egret on the Long Ground. The SPOONBILL on the Rushy today. (Jonathan Bull). A Goshawk caught a Teal in front of the Zeiss hide. (Roy Kinchin).

Hucclecote     A Little Egret perched in trees by the Wotton Brook behind the maisonettes this morning. (per Harold Smith).

Sharpness     The male BLACK REDSTART again today at the end of Dock Road. (Andy Jordan).

Leckhampton Hill     Three Stonechats on top of the hill this afternoon. (Duncan Dine).

Cotswold Water Park East     At Whelford this afternoon on Pits 111, 111a and 111b birds included a Kingfisher, 11 Tufted Ducks, 59 Coots, two Great Crested Grebes, nine Cormorants, five Moorhens, male and female Wigeon, two Mallards, two Grey Herons, two Ravens, three Long-tailed Tits, a female Great Spotted Woodpecker, two Redwings, a Buzzard and two Mute Swans. (John Fletcher).

Ozleworth Park     Late afternoon a Jay, five Yellowhammers, five Red Kites, seven Buzzards, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Tawny Owl calling, a male Kestrel, six Redwings, a female Sparrowhawk, a small flock of Chaffinches, 70+ Linnets, 300+ Woodpigeons moving SW and 200+ Carrion Crows. (Paul Sutton).

Red Kite by Paul Sutton

Cheltenham     At Naunton Park, dozens of Redwings and a garden male Blackcap. (Steve Brown).

Forest of Dean     A Grey Wagtail in the garden high up on May Hill, a garden tick. (Rob & Gillian Guest).

Tresham area     Early morning a MERLIN, two Red Kites and a Golden Plover. (Paul Rich).

Syde    Four Grey Partridges feeding in a field opposite Syde Church late morning. Visible from road at SO 94983 10847. (John Casswell).

Forest of Dean     At Parkend by the cricket pitch in Crown Lane five Hawfinches, four Greenfinches, four Chaffinches, a Song Thrush and a Mistle Thrush. By the church three Crossbills, a Nuthatch and a male Sparrowhawk. (Stephen Curtis & Carol Rushton).

Lydney Harbour     A Great Black-backed Gull eating a very large dead fish, also a Raven, a female Sparrowhawk and a Curlew. (Stephen Curtis & Carol Rushton).

WWT Slimbridge   Two Dark-bellied Brent Geese with the Ross’s Goose from the Estuary Tower and the SPOONBILL on the Top New Piece today. (Slimbridge Sightings).

WWT Slimbridge     At least one, probably two, adult KITTIWAKES upriver towards Saul Warth at 9:45am. Seven Knot at South Lake and a Goshawk put up nearly everything there at 1:10pm. (Andy Jayne).

Frampton    A male MERLIN N of Splatt Bridge this morning. (Paul Masters/Andy Chapman).

Forest of Dean     Ten Wigeon at Cannop ponds and two drake Goosanders at Woorgreens today. (Dan Watson).

Coombe Hill Meadows     A Water Rail, a Cetti’s Warbler, a Chiffchaff, a Blackcap, a Peregrine, a pair of Tawny Owls in the car park first thing and 35 Skylarks. (Ian Ralphs). Also today two Mute Swans, 50 Wigeon, 20 Teal, ten Mallards, a Buzzard, a Sparrowhawk, two Water Rails calling, a Lapwing, 30+ Fieldfares, 25+ Fieldfares, 15 Goldfinches, five Chaffinches, five Linnets and two Reed Buntings. (Mike Smart).

Tewkesbury     At Mitton in the last field in Gloucestershire, along Avon N of Tewkesbury on the field behind the sailing club a Mute Swan, 300 Wigeon, 43 Teal, 30 Mallards, four Shovelers, a Black-tailed Godwit and a Chiffchaff calling. (Mike Smart).

Ozleworth Park     This afternoon c11 Red Kites and c8 Buzzards. Two more Buzzards by the B4058/A4135 crossroads and another Buzzard on a hedge towards Kingscote. Also a Jay, ten Redwings, six Song Thrushes, a Grey Wagtail, two Coal Tits, small flocks of Goldfinches, Chaffinches and 20+ Long-tailed Tits. (Paul Sutton).

Nailsworth     At Ruskin Mill late afternoon a Kingfisher, three Grey Herons, three Little Grebes and a Buzzard. (Paul Sutton).

Chapman’s Cross     Two Red Kites, a Buzzard and a Peregrine circling overhead, 20+ Skylarks and 6+ Redwings today. (Josh Adamms).

WWT Slimbridge     On the Bottom New Piece from Kingfisher hide two Dark-bellied Brent Geese, the Ross’s Goose, ten Ruff, 250 Lapwings and 300 Golden Plovers. Two Chiffchaffs from the Estuary Tower. (Ian Hull/Tim Jukes/Jake King/Paul Masters).

Forest of Dean    16 Crossbills in the pines at the top of May Hill this morning. (Rob Guest).

Ashleworth Ham     This afternoon 160 Wigeon, 57 Teal, 98 Mallards, three Grey Herons, two Treecreepers, a Goldcrest, two Chiffchaffs, three Chaffinches, two Redwings, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Buzzard and a Peregrine. (John Fletcher).

Cleeve Hill     The SNOW BUNTING still at the Dew Pond at SO 99651 24895 today. (Tim Jukes/Andy Jordan/Lisa Kinghorn). At West Down at SP 00797 23821 a ring-tailed HEN HARRIER, a Sparrowhawk and a female MERLIN. (Graham Baker).

Sharpness     The male BLACK REDSTART again today along Dock Road. (Andy Jordan).

Berkeley     A WATER PIPIT in the Pill today. (Andy Jordan).

Saul     Six Cattle Egrets in the field behind Saul playing field at 2:30pm at SO 74559 09294. View from far left hand corner from the hall car park by the wildlife pond. (MK).

Cattle Egrets by Mike King

Saul Warth     This afternoon fairly quiet 200+ Dunlins, five Grey Plovers, a Redwing, two Fieldfares, 5+ Linnets, 10+ Chaffinches, a Kestrel, a Buzzard and a Chiffchaff at the Sewage Works. (MK).

Forest of Dean     At Woorgreens today, two male and six female Goosanders and a Grey Heron. At Cannop Ponds by the stone works birds included a Bullfinch, a Marsh Tit, two Nuthatches, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers, two Greylags, and eight male Mandarins and four females. (Chris Newton).

Mandarin by Chris Newton

Bullfinch by Chris Newton

Claypits     At least 14 Buzzards worming in a field at SO 76077 05369 between Hilltop Garage and New House Farm (left hand side of A38 southbound) today. (Jamie Warren).

Stonehouse    At Stanley Downton a Meadow Pipit, a female Stonechat, a Buzzard, 30+ Linnets and several Redwings over. At the sewage works 5-6 Greenfinches, 150-200 Pied Wagtails, three Redwings, and a Goldcrest again with a small Long-tailed Tit flock. A Grey Wagtail at Beard’s Mill and more Redwings around St Cyr’s church. (Paul Sutton).

Shab Hill     A mixed flock of c50 Redwings and Fieldfares today. (John Miles).

Stoke Orchard     Large flocks of Chaffinches today, include Linnets and Yellowhammers. (Phil & Chris Andrews).

Yellowhammer by Phil Andrews

Linnet by Phil Andrews

Saul     Eight Cattle Egrets and three Little Egrets in a field behind Saul playing area today. (Roy Widgery).

Cleeve Hill     The SNOW BUNTING still at the Dew Pond at SO 99651 24895 today. (Nigel Sluman/Seb Buckton). Fieldfare in hawthorn bushes by the pylons car park Cleeve Hill. (Alan McIlquham).

Fieldfare by Alan McIlquham

Sharpness     The male BLACK REDSTART again today along Dock Road. (Andy Jordan/Steve Brown).

Forest of Dean     A Hawfinch at Crown Lane, Parkend this morning. (Geoff Fawcett).

Frampton pools     At Court Lake the roosting Tawny Owl, a Peregrine over and two Buzzards. Also a pair of Pintail, six Pochards, 56 Gadwalls, 62 Tufted Ducks, 28 Wigeon, 38 Shovelers, a Teal, 16 Greylags, a Canada Goose, two Nuthatches and two Treecreepers. The Yellow-legged Gull at the Sailing Lake. Also six Red-legged Partridges flew over. (Steve Brown/Nick Goatman).

Daglingworth      A Green Sandpiper on the River Dunt this morning at SO 99254 05293. (Andrew Morrison).

Colesbourne     5-10 Bramblings on the bridleway between Colesbourne and Upper Coberley. (Nigel Bayliss).

Claypits     At least 12 Buzzards worming in a field at SO 76077 05369 between Hilltop Garage and New House Farm (left hand side of A38 southbound) this morning between 10-11:30am. (Ian Elphick).

Kingswood     In the garden, stream and adjoining field birds today included 15 Fieldfares, two Redwings, a Mistle Thrush, ten Blackbirds, a Kingfisher, eight Goldfinches, five Chaffinches, a Bullfinch, a Dipper, three Grey Wagtails, a Grey Heron, a Little Egret, two Jays, a Moorhen, a Siskin and 12 Long-tailed Tits. (Tom McCarthy).

Cheltenham     At Naunton Park c30 Redwings in back gardens since Monday, a garden
Song Thrush and a female Blackcap. (Steve Brown). A Green Woodpecker and a Jay in Bishops Cleeve cemetery. (Alan McIlquham).

Nailsworth     Birds in the garden today included a Grey Heron, a Grey Wagtail and three Jays. (Terry Grant).

Jay by Terry Grant

Grey Wagtail by Terry Grant