Cleeve Hill     The SNOW BUNTING still at the Dew Pond at SO 99651 24895 until midday at least. (Paul Rich/Cottia Howard/Mike Beer/Steve Brown/Alan McIlquham). Also two Ravens on the Dew Pond fence, a male Kestrel, a Yellowhammer and a Stonechat near the masts. (Steve Brown).

Snow Bunting by Paul Rich

Snow Bunting by Alan McIlquham

Snow Bunting by Mike Beer

Coates     This afternoon 20-30 Bramblings by the entrance to Hailey Wood Sawmill. (Colin Greenfield).

Ham Hill     3 or 4 Bramblings on the road near the entrance to Colgate Farm. (Steve Brown).

Frampton     On Court Lake a Goldeneye, 129 Tufted Ducks, 25 Shovelers, 58 Wigeon and 34 Gadwalls. On the Sailing Lake the adult Yellow-legged Gull and a Chiffchaff. (Nick Goatman).

Chapman’s Cross     A Peregrine at midday over the fields S of the A419 between Chapman’s Cross and Aston Down airfield then headed south towards Cherington. (Mike Kom).

Gloucester    Two Cormorants flying downriver, a Buzzard and two Chiffchaffs at Alney Island this afternoon. (Mike Smart).

Cleeve Hill     The SNOW BUNTING still at the Dew Pond at SO 99651 24895 until 1pm at least. (John Sanders/Ken Hurcombe).

Sharpness     A male BLACK REDSTART showing well on Dock Road again today. Also 80+ Wigeon, a Grey Heron, two Little Egrets, four Redshanks, a Curlew, a Buzzard and two Peregrines. (Neil Smart/Clare Glanville).

Black Redstart by Clare Glanville

Gloucester     A BLACK REDSTART still on the Cathedral this morning. (Colin Edwards).

WWT Slimbridge     Birds from Zeiss hide this morning included a Marsh Harrier, a Peregrine, a Kestrel, c200 Wigeon, c300 Dunlins, c100 Lapwings, several Teal and two Great White Egrets. Also a report from Estuary Tower of a Peregrine chasing a Goshawk. (Chris Newton).

Marsh Harrier by Chris Newton

Marsh Harrier by Chris Newton

Forest of Dean    30+ Bramblings at Cannop ponds. (Piers Suckling).

Frampton     A Chiffchaff on the approach to Nastfield Farm and 100+ Lapwings in the fields there. Also the regular roosting  Tawny Owl in Court Field. (Terry Grant/Jeremy Holland). A Red Kite over this afternoon. (Nigel Young).

Ashleworth Ham     This afternoon a Mute Swan, 74 Greylags, two Canada Geese, 69 Teal, 47 Wigeon, two Moorhens, three Grey Herons, three Little Egrets, a Cormorant, a Buzzard, a Peregrine, a Jay, two Fieldfares, two Chaffinches and two Roe Deer. (John Fletcher).

Greylags by John Fletcher

Sharpness     A male BLACK REDSTART showing well on Dock Road again today. (Dot Jones).

Gloucester     A BLACK REDSTART still on the E side of the Cathedral this morning. (Roy Kinchin).

WWT Slimbridge     A SPOONBILL on the Rushy 11:45am-12:30pm. (Sam Walker). Two Dark-bellied Brent Geese (adult and juvenile) on the Dumbles this morning, also 71 White-fronted Geese including at least two Greenland White-fronted Geese and 45 Bewick’s Swans on the Rushy. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Kingscote     At Ashel Barn. 2+ Bramblings with Chaffinches opposite beech trees feeding on sunflower seed-heads at ST800968. (Vic Polley).

Chavenage Lane/Calcot area     240+ Skylarks disturbed from a stubble field by a female Merlin this afternoon. Also 40+ Yellowhammers and still over 6000 Woodpigeons in the area. (Terry Grant).

Cotswold Water Park West     A female-type Marsh Harrier over Pit 79 and a Yellow-legged Gull on Pit 32, the Gloucestershire half of the lake. (Martine & Pete Fenn).

Yellow-legged Gull by Pete Fenn

Cotswolds     From Daglingworth to Stratton, 1000 Golden Plovers, 2000+ Starlings, large flocks of Linnets and Yellowhammers with some Reed Buntings, 15 Bramblings and a female Merlin hunting. (Andrew Morrison).

Uley     A Kingfisher, a Grey Heron, two Cormorants, two Little Grebes and a distant Red Kite at Rockstowes lake this morning. (Phil Pope).

Stonehouse     Two Chiffchaffs, a Goldcrest with a small Long-tailed Tit flock near the sewage works at Stanley Downton this afternoon. Also three Kingfisher sightings on the canal from the Ocean to Ryeford. (Paul Sutton).

Cleeve Hill     The SNOW BUNTING showing well again today at the Dew Pond at SO 99651 24895. (Duncan Dine/Andy Jordan/Steve Owen/Les Ditchburn/Neil Smart).

Snow Bunting by Duncan Dine

WWT Slimbridge     This morning from Zeiss hide birds included a female Marsh Harrier, a Peregrine, a Great White Egret, a pair of Common Cranes, a Peregrine, at least three Water Rails, c60 White-fronted Geese, a flock of Golden Plovers, large flocks of Dunlins and Lapwings with two Little Stints, male and female Stonechat and a Cetti’s Warbler. (Chris Newton/Nigel Young/Paul Sutton/Magnus Carter/Jonathan Bull). The putative Todd’s Canada Goose and the Ross’s on the Dumbles. (Roy Kinchin). Also two Bank Voles near the Steven Kirk hide. (Paul Sutton).

White-fronted Geese by Chris Newton

Stonechat by Chris Newton

Water Rail by Nigel Young

Bank Vole by Paul Sutton

Gloucester     The male BLACK REDSTART on the E side of the Cathedral this morning. (Colin Edwards).

Frampton     Two Barn Owls at Splatt Bridge this afternoon and a Tawny Owl calling. (Dot Jones). A drake Goldeneye on the Sailing Lake. (Jeremy Holland/Nick Goatman). A SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF and a Common Chiffchaff on the S side of the lake. (Nick Goatman).

Tewkesbury     At Lower Lode pits this evening ten Mute Swans, six Wigeon, three Gadwalls, ten Mallards, two Shovelers, a Grey Heron, at least 98 roosting Cormorants, four Moorhens, a Kingfisher and at least four Fieldfares. (Mike Smart).

Cheltenham     A male and female Kingfisher at Pittville Park Lake seen on a regular basis. A male Mute Swan and six surviving cygnets still, after losing the female in the summer. Also many sightings of Goldcrests and Redwings recently. (Alan McIlquham).

Cleeve Hill     A very obliging SNOW BUNTING showing well in today’s sunshine at the Dew Pond at SO 99651 24895. (Graham Baker).

WWT Slimbridge     A BITTERN showing very well from Zeiss hide eating a Perch. (Richard Tyler/Les Ditchburn). Also today 35 Bewick’s Swans on the Rushy including new families, one pair with five cygnets. At least 57 White-fronted Geese on site today. (Martin McGill). A Water Rail from Zeiss hide and 200+ Golden Plovers on the Bottom New Piece. (Les Ditchburn/Ken Hurcombe).

Bittern by Richard Tyler

Bittern by Richard Tyler

Sharpness     A male BLACK REDSTART showing well on Dock Road. (Jake King/Les Ditchburn/Mike Davis). Between Sharpness Coastguards and Berkeley Pill 13 Cormorants, a pair of Ravens, at Saniger Farm Outfall three Stonechats, 51 Dunlins, 31 Lapwings, six Meadow Pipits, two Redshanks, with Teal, Wigeon, Mallard and a Curlew. In the Pill two Rock Pipits and 14 Fieldfares over. (Jake King). At the Docks Dock at high tide a Common Sandpiper, a pair of Peregrines and Pied and Grey Wagtail. (Mike Davis).

Corse    Two Red Kites over Corse Wood Hill today between Corse and Hasfield. (Steve French).

Frampton pools     At lunchtime five Lapwings, an adult Yellow-legged Gull, 25 Pied Wagtails, 11 Greylags, three Canada Geese, five Fieldfares, 28 Redwings and a Cetti’s Warbler. (Nick Goatman). Also the regular roosting Tawny Owl. (Ken Hurcombe).

Longney     Around the old orchards this afternoon birds included seven Fieldfares, two Redwing, a Mistle Thrush, a Song Thrush, four Long-tailed Tits, eight Robins, a Green Woodpecker, three Buzzards, a male Kestrel and 300+ Lesser Black-backed Gulls on adjoining fields. (John Fletcher).

Dudbridge     A Dipper at Dudbridge lock. (Paul Sutton).

Doverow Hill     A Buzzard, a Green Woodpecker and two Roe Deer. (Paul Sutton).

Stonehouse    Three Kingfishers at Nutshell Bridge near St Cyr’s Church. (Paul Sutton).

Kingfisher by Paul Sutton

Gloucester     A male BLACK REDSTART showing very well on the SE side of the Cathedral this afternoon. (Andy Jayne). A Brambling calling in St Lawrence Churchyard, Barnwood, this afternoon at 4pm. (Rob Crofton). A Kingfisher in Barnwood Arboretum this morning (Andy Langley).

WWT Slimbridge    11 Knot and two female Goldeneyes on South Lake. A Goshawk causing panic on the Tack Piece, also 18 Russian White-fronted Geese, three Greenland White-fronted Geese and two Spotted Redshanks there. The BITTERN in flight on the Top New Piece. (Martin McGill/Neil Smart/Paul Masters).

Frampton     A Cattle Egret over the village early morning. At Splatt Bridge a BITTERN over the 100-Acre, a Stonechat, 60+ Dunlins, two Water Rails, 18 Curlews, a Grey Plover, five Siskins and a Cetti’s Warbler. (Gordon Hodgson). At the pools two Cattle Egrets, a Snipe, a Pochard, three Chiffchaffs, eight Fieldfares, 14 Redwings, 41 Skylarks and the regular roosting Tawny Owl. (Nick Goatman).

Cotswolds     A dawn to dusk Cotswold walk around Syreford/Hawling/Shipton 600 Golden Plovers, 120 Lapwings, a Woodcock, four Sparrowhawks, a Goshawk, a ringtail HEN HARRIER, nine Red Kites, eight Buzzards, four Kestrels, two Peregrines, 20 Ravens, 1000 Redwings, 14 Stonechats, 350 Linnets and four Corn Buntings. (Andy Jayne).

Gloucester     A BLACK REDSTART again on the Nave of Gloucester Cathedral this morning but flew off towards Kingsholm. (Paul Clark).

Berkeley     A Yellow-legged Gull at the shore early morning. A Jack Snipe and a Water Pipit in the Pill and a Common Sandpiper at Sharpness. (Paul Taylor).

Tresham     Early morning a Merlin, a Red Kite, a Snipe and a Stonechat. (Paul Rich).

Frampton     Three Cattle Egrets on Court Lake this morning. (Sam Walker). A Tawny Owl roosting at Court Lake. (Eric Harris).

Coombe Hill Meadows    Late afternoon three Snipe, two Chiffchaffs, two Cetti’s Warblers, at least three Water Rails, a Shelduck, a Peregrine and a Tawny Owl in the Broadmere Withy’s. (Ian Ralphs). In the morning four Mute Swans, 92 Wigeon, 35 Teal, 50 Mallards, four Pintails, 23 Shovelers, six Grey Herons, a Cormorant, a Peregrine, 10+ Moorhens, a Snipe, 10+ Fieldfares, 20+ Redwings, a Meadow Pipit and a Reed Bunting. (Mike Smart).

Tewkesbury     At Mitton on the wet field by the Sailing Club 240 Wigeon, 50 Teal, 15 Mallards, six Shovelers and a few Greylags. (Mike Smart).

Charlton Abbots     Two Woodcocks flushed in woods SW of Charlton Abbots. Also two Marsh Tits and 25+ Siskins in several small flocks. (Chris Furley).

WWT Slimbridge    The BITTERN showed well at various point between Zeiss hide and Kingfisher hide today. (Mike Davis/Jeanne Vitkovskis/Blair Jones). A Water Rail from Willow hide late afternoon. (Dave Abrams/Eric Harris).

Water Rail by Dave Abrams

Nailsworth     At Ruskin Mill this morning a Sparrowhawk over, a male Kingfisher, a Little Egret and three Grey Herons. (Dave Abrams).

Cirencester     At at Cotswold Leisure Centre today two Great White Egrets flew over with two Little Egrets, also a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Nuthatch, a Raven, six Long-tailed Tits and a Red Kite. (Keith Colcombe).

Whitminster     A male Blackcap in the garden today at 1:30pm. (Tanya Allen).

Cam     A Little Egret flying upstream along the River Cam at 1pm. (Magnus Carter).

Sharpness     A male BLACK REDSTART at the end of Dock Road still this morning. (Andy Jordan/Vic Polley).

Cleeve Hill     This morning a Red Kite, a Peregrine, two Golden Plovers and large flocks of Redwings and smaller number of Fieldfares. (Paul Rich/Les Ditchburn).

WWT Slimbridge     The putative Todd’s Canada Goose at back of Tack Piece with 597 Canada Geese again, also three Greenland White-fronted Geese, two Russian White-fronted Geese and two Spotted Redshanks. A Merlin causing panic and flushing everything. A Little Stint from Zeiss hide. The Ross’s Goose still and two Peregrines. (Dot Jones/Ian Hull/Tim Jukes/Jonathan Bull).

Alvington     A female Brambling feeders in the garden at Clanna Country Park this morning. (Paul Woolams).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning from the Grundon hide 73 Wigeon, 17 Shovelers, a Teal, three Grey Herons, a Cetti’s Warbler singing, two Water Rails calling and two late SWALLOWS. Along the canal c40 Redwings, c20 Fieldfares, a Snipe, a Siskin, c4 Greenfinches, two Bullfinches, six Skylarks, two Meadow Pipits, two Pied Wagtails, a Jay and two Goldcrests. (Rob Crofton/Andy Langley).

Cheltenham     A Red Kite circling over GCHQ at 11:10am. (Andy Jayne).

Sapperton    A Marsh Tit beside the canal today. (Morag Hughes).

Chavenage Lane     5000+ Wood Pigeons again in a huge flock, feeding in Linseed fields and in the adjoining wood, and a prolonged fight between two male Pheasants. (Terry Grant).

Pheasants by Terry Grant

Cleeve Hill     Belated report of a SNOW BUNTING yesterday (17th) on the golf course approaching the radio masts. Presumably the Prestbury bird. (per Andy Gibbons).

Forest of Dean     A probable Great Grey Shrike flying over barren land to the SE of Crabtree Hill but lost from view at Great Kensley Inclosure at 8am. (Angela Carswell). At Cannop Upper Pond this afternoon, a Marsh Tit at the bird table, c20 Siskins, two Ravens and five Wigeon still. (Chris Keeling).

Coombe Hill Meadows     At midday Redwings and Fieldfares together with two Shelducks all flushed by a low flying ringtail HEN HARRIER that passed across the scrapes and over the canal by the dead trees. Also a Peregrine, a Sparrowhawk and three Grey Herons. (Jeremy Holland).

WWT Slimbridge    From Robbie Garnett hide the putative Todd’s Canada Goose on Tack Piece this morning, also two Spotted Redshank. A Water Rail from Zeiss hide. (Roberta Goodall/Martin Price).

Pochard by Nigel Young

Chavenage Lane     A huge flock of 5000+ Wood Pigeons, some flying NE, today. (Terry Grant).

Brockworth     A Grey Wagtail in the garden today. (John Miles).

Sharpness     An adult male BLACK REDSTART towards the end of Dock Road at 2:50pm. (Andy Jordan).

Gloucester     A probable sighting of a Black Redstart at the E end of Gloucester Cathedral today. No bins to confirm, possibly a returning bird. (Colin Edwards).

WWT Slimbridge    On South Lake causeway at 4pm three Cattle Egrets and a Snipe. (Mike Davis).

Saul village    Four Cattle Egrets, a Little Egret and 13 Mandarins this afternoon. (Roy Widgery).

Cotswolds     At Rendcomb a Kingfisher flew under the bridge at first light. From Perrott’s Brook to Baunton, a Buzzard, a Sparrowhawk heard, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Stock Dove, numerous Fieldfares and Redwings and c50 Siskins in small groups. In Baunton a group of c10 Bullfinches including an adult male feeding on Ash keys. (Steve Brown).

Chedworth     At the Roman Villa a Tawny Owl calling at 12:15pm and then from 12:45pm until 1pm, a Raven, 2/3 noisy Jays, two Nuthatches and a small flock of Long-tailed Tits, also many Fieldfares and Redwings throughout the area. (Steve Brown).

Ashleworth Ham     Late afternoon four Canada Geese, 23 Wigeon, 172 Teal, 30 Mallards, two Shovelers, three Snipe, a Kingfisher and nine Long-tailed Tits. At dusk, at least 250 Canada Geese came in from the N to roost. (Mike Smart).

Gretton     A male Great Spotted Woodpecker feeding on suet in a garden this afternoon. (Roger Wasley).

Great Spotted Woodpecker by Roger Wasley

Hawling/Hampen area     200+ mixed thrushes, mainly Fieldfares and Redwings but included a Mistle Thrush. (John Miles).

Nailsworth     At Ruskin Mill Ponds this afternoon a Little Grebe, four Grey Herons, 14 Moorhens, two Ravens and three Buzzards. (John Fletcher/Jake King).