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

Cleeve Hill     The SNOW BUNTING still at the Dew Pond at SO 99651 24895 up until lunchtime at least. Also large number of Redwings and at least one Fieldfare. (Steve Emerson).

Snow Bunting by Steve Emerson

Sharpness     The male BLACK REDSTART showed well between 12:50 and 1:10pm on the Ned West building at the end of Dock Road. (Andy & Sue Gibbons).

Cheltenham     A Red Kite, a male Kingfisher and Redwings in Pittville Park today. (Steve Emerson).

Frampton pools     At Court Lake early afternoon the Tawny Owl showing well in its roost tree, two Little Egrets, three Curlews flew over NE, 13 Fieldfares, five Redwings, 30+ Pied Wagtails, a Raven and two Cetti’s Warblers, a Siskin and a Nuthatch heard only. Also a Peregrine on a pylon two fields N of Court Lake near Fromebridge. (MK).

Tawny Owl by Mike King

Stroud     A Red Kite over Churchfield Road at 11am heading towards Lypiatt. (Ken & Eve Holbrow).

Chavenage Lane area     3+Red Kites, a male Peregrine, a female Goshawk, 11 Buzzards, a female Sparrowhawk, a male Kestrel, 80+ Fieldfares, 102 Golden Plovers and a pair of Stonechats, the female was ringed. (Terry Grant).

Kingswood     At Nind Farm 11+ Siskins with Goldfinches feeding on Elders at GWT’s Nind Reserve this afternoon. (Vic Polley).

WWT Slimbridge     Birds today included 400 Golden Plovers, 350 Lapwings, 70 Dunlins, 60 Shelducks, 13 White-fronted Geese, 55 Barnacle Geese, 100+ Teal, 270 Wigeon, 50 Shovelers, 35 Pochards, 55 Pintails, 190 Tufted Ducks, 31 Bewick’s Swans, a Grey Heron, a Great White Egret, a Little Egret, two Common Cranes, a Great Spotted Woodpecker and a Buzzard. (Iain Crawford). A Goshawk from Kingfisher hide. (Roy Kinchin). An unringed Common Crane on site today. (Jonathan Bull). A Brambling with the Chaffinch flock in the Rook wood next to Zeiss hide. (Magnus Carter).

Stonehouse    This afternoon a Kingfisher at St Cyr’s Church/Boakes Drive along the canal. A Little Egret circled the drained Ocean then dropped to the River Frome. Three Redwings around the Church and a second Kingfisher on the canal at Ryeford. (Paul Sutton).

Cleeve Hill     The SNOW BUNTING still at the Dew Pond at SO 99651 24895 today. (John Casswell/Jeremy Squire/Peter Rodgers/Jane Bailey/Roberta Goodall). Also a ringtail HEN HARRIER over the road up to the masts mid morning with large numbers of winter thrushes and a Sparrowhawk. (Jane Bailey/Thomas Winstone).

Snow Bunting by Jane Bailey

Snow Bunting by Peter Rodgers

Snow Bunting by Josh Adamms

Sharpness     The male BLACK REDSTART again today along the Dock Road. (Jonathan Bull).

WWT Slimbridge    Birds today included a BITTERN late morning. Also a Great White Egret, three Greenland White-fronted Geese, 59 Russian White-fronted Geese, 41 Bewick’s Swans and Marsh Harrier flew N. (Craig Reed).

Duntisbourne Abbots     100 Bramblings feeding on the roadside edge of Rough Plantation, Longhill Road near Duntisbourne Abbots this afternoon at cSO 96696 06331. (Jennifer Gilbert/Ian Carle).

Cotswolds     Redwing and Fieldfare taken today by Richard Tyler.

Cleeve Hill     The SNOW BUNTING still at the Dew Pond at SO 99651 24895 today. (Nick Truby/John Fletcher/Phil Cull/Jonathan Bull/Ian Ralphs).

Snow Bunting by John Fletcher

Sharpness     The male BLACK REDSTART showing well this morning along the Dock Road cottages, but mobile and unpredictable. (Chris Newton/Paul Masters).

Black Redstart by Chris Newton

Gloucester     The BLACK REDSTART showing well on the Cathedral this morning. (Eric Harris).

Forest of Dean     This morning 10+ Crossbills in the Crabtree Hill area. Three Hawfinches at Parkend in Crown Lane and a Brambling near Cannop Ponds. (Mike Davis). Also a Stonechat and a Raven at Crabtree Hill. (Rob Daw).

Goldcrest by Rob Daw

Stonechat by Rob Daw

Chedworth     2+ Hawfinches near the Roman villa today. (Duncan Dine).

Hawfinch by Duncan Dine

Cotswold Water Park East     At five Green Sandpipers and three Dunlins on Pit 132 this morning. (Duncan Dine).

WWT Slimbridge    A BITTERN showing well from Zeiss hide and a Goosander flew past the Estuary Tower. From Kingfisher hide 46 Russian White-fronted Geese and two Greenland White-fronted Geese. (Roberta Goodall/Neil Smart).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Seven Canada Geese, four Shelducks, 60 Wigeon, 25 Teal, 15 Mallards, 12 Pintails, two Grey Herons, two Water Rails calling, two Lapwings, a Snipe, a Skylark, a Meadow Pipits, at least 150 Redwings and 50 Fieldfares and a Reed Bunting. (Mike Smart).

Tewkesbury     At Mitton at least 150 Wigeon and 30 Teal, very close to the new houses. (Mike Smart).

Cleeve Hill     The SNOW BUNTING still at the Dew Pond at SO 99651 24895 until early afternoon at least. (Dave Creber/Richard Tyler/Cas & Luther Hambling age 11 & 12/Ian Coote/Terry Richer/Terry Stevenson).

Snow Bunting by Richard Tyler

Snow Bunting by Terry Richer

Coombe Hill Meadows     Two Barnacle Geese this morning. (Ian Ralphs) and a Merlin flew through. (Ian Hull).

Tewkesbury     A Red Kite flying W over the garden this morning. At Tewkesbury N.R. at Cowfield Farm a Merlin and a Kestrel hunting over the reed bed at dusk. (Les Ditchburn).

Brockworth     Three Greenfinches (2m, 1f) in the garden this morning, the first for a few years. (John Miles).