Forest of Dean     Two Sparrowhawks over Sandford Terrace in Aylburton this morning. At Crabtree Hill four Crossbills, 20 Siskins, two Stonechats and some big flocks of Mistle Thrushes and Redwings. (Jonny Gentle). At Woorgreens today at least 300 Fieldfares through and hundreds of Redwings, also a continuing passage of Siskins and Lesser Redpolls, probably 100 of each, and a few Bramblings over. 35 Siskins and 50 Lesser Redpolls ringed today. (Rob Husbands).

Nailsworth      A fairly heavy movement of thrushes throughout the day. A count between 12:05-1:35pm saw 875+ Fieldfares and 365+ Redwings most flying W. A number of first-winter Blackbirds dropped in occasionally in twos and threes. Also 750+ Wood Pigeons, three Siskins, three garden Goldcrests and a female Green Woodpecker. (Terry Grant).

Green Woodpecker by Terry Grant

Chavenage Lane     Late afternoon 520+ Fieldfares and 375+ Redwings moving W and two Red Kites circling. (Terry Grant).

Kingswood     This morning at GWT’s Nind reserve, 3+ Siskins and a Little Egret. (Vic Polley).

WWT Slimbridge     Today 11 Russian White-fronted Geese and two Greenland White-fronted Geese, five Bewick’s Swans, the Spoonbill and 16 Ruff. (Jeanne Vitkovskis/Dot Jones).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Birds included 20 Mute Swans, 140 Greylags, 70 Canada Geese, two Shelducks, 495 Wigeon, seven Gadwalls, 58 Teal, 90 Mallards, seven Pintails, 64 Shovelers, a Grey Heron, a Little Egret, a Cormorant, a Black-tailed Godwit, 80+ Lapwings, four Dunlins, ten Pied Wagtails, multiple mixed flocks of 20+ Fieldfares and Redwings and a Reed Bunting. (David Anderson/Mike Smart/Paul Clark).

Leigh Meadows     Ten Mute Swans, two Grey Herons, five Snipe, a Meadow Pipit, 40 Redwings and a Reed Bunting. (Mike Smart).

Cobney Meadows     Two Mute Swans, five Mallards and a Jack Snipe today. (Mike Smart).

Ashleworth Ham     Two Greylags, 205 Canada Geese, seven Wigeon, a Teal, 80 Mallards, a Kestrel, four Pintails, five Snipe and three Meadow Pipits. (Mike Smart).

Frampton     A male Marsh Harrier from Splatt Bridge this morning. (Roy Widgery). A Cattle Egret came into roost on Court lake at 3:56pm. (Jeremy Squire).

Saul Village     This afternoon two Cattle Egrets and eight Little Egrets, a Kingfisher and five Mandarins. (Roy Widgery).

WWT Slimbridge     From Zeiss hide three Great White Egrets and five Russian White-fronted Geese. From Robbie Garnett hide three Greenland White-fronted Geese and five Russian White-fronted Geese and two Spotted Redshanks. The Spoonbill and two Great Crested Grebes on South Lake and the Dark-bellied Brent Goose from Estuary Tower briefly. (Ian Hull/Tim Jukes/Dot Jones).

Slimbridge     The Peregrine on Slimbridge church again today. (Phil Cull).

Painswick Beacon    Nine Bewick’s Swans heading SSE down the Painswick Valley at 11:25am. (Francis Steuck).

Selsley Common     Early morning six Bramblings over and a pair in a tree. Also c30 Fieldfares, a Redwing and a Raven. (Colin Greenfield).

Aylburton Common     Two Dippers together on stream in the garden at 9:15am. (Jan Vaisey).

Chavenage Lane     210+ Fieldfares moving W this afternoon, also 2000+ Wood Pigeons and two Red Kites. (Terry Grant).

Bledington    A Fieldfare in an Ash tree on the edge of Bledington late morning and c20 flying S along the Glos/Oxon boundary seen from Kingham station at 1:50pm. (Rob Homan).

Tewkesbury     Two Water Rails today, showing well at Cowfield Farm. (Les Ditchburn).

Ozleworth     c250 Golden Plovers took off from a field near the Ozleworth crossroads near Kingscote also 100+ Wood Pigeons headed SE. c150 Red-legged Partridges in an adjacent field. Also two Buzzards and two Red Kites over Kingscote. (Paul Sutton).

Ryeford     Late afternoon a Kingfisher. (Paul Sutton).

Hucclecote     Garden birds today included 12 Long-tailed Tits, a male Great Spotted Woodpecker, c20 House Sparrows and two Goldfinches. (Harold Smith).

WWT Slimbridge     A DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE on the Dumbles this afternoon. (Paul Masters). Three Bewick’s Swans on the Rushy. A GARGANEY on the Top New Piece. (Martin McGill). A Little Egret spent 30 minutes fishing in front of Martin Smith hide at 10:30am. (Dave Tait).

Little Egret by Dave Tait

Nailsworth     A fairly heavy movement of Fieldfares flying W between 1:35-3:35pm with a minimum of 1070 birds, also a female MERLIN being mobbed by crows also flying W. At Barton End at least 400 Golden Plovers circling over fields where a female Goshawk was hunting. Also belated news of 70 Fieldfares flying S down the Nailsworth Valley on the 30th October. (Terry Grant).

Cambridge     A female Kingfisher along the River Cam today. Also just off Ryall’s Lane near the Pumping Station four Greenfinches, a juvenile Little Grebe and two Buzzards. Several Mistle Thrushes along Ryall’s Lane and a Great Spotted Woodpecker heard at Tanglewood Farm. (Dave Abrams).

Kingfisher by Dave Abrams

Calcot/Chavenage Lane area     350+ Fieldfares flew W this morning. Also 11 Stonechats and 1500+ Wood Pigeons. (Terry Grant).

Frampton     At dusk this evening two Short-eared Owls and two Barn Owls from Splatt Bridge and two Little Owls by the church. (Colin Greenfield). At lunchtime at Court Lake, eight Fieldfares, six Redwings, two Siskins, a Treecreeper, 21 Wigeon, 67 Gadwalls, 40 Tufted Ducks and five Shovelers. (Nick Goatman). Also a male Bullfinch this morning. (Nigel Young).

Alvington     At Clanna Country Park early afternoon a Goshawk flew over heading E and a Red Kite flew high over heading W. (Paul Woolams).

Leckhampton     A male Blackcap on garden feeders this morning. (Chris Furley).

Coombe Hill Meadows   At least three Mute Swans, 160+ Greylags, five Canada Geese, 445 Wigeon, c10 Teal, four Gadwalls, 15 Mallards, three Pintails, 52 Shovelers, a Tufted Duck, two Grey Herons, two Lapwings, two Dunlin, 1 or 2 Skylarks over, 20 Pied Wagtails, a Stonechat, c80 Redwings, a Cetti’s Warbler, a Blackcap, a Chiffchaff and at least 1 Reed Bunting. (Mike Smart).

Cleeve Hill     Early morning a RING OUZEL with many Redwings, ten Blackbirds and a Song Thrush feeding on abundant Hawthorn berries at the top of the Washpool Valley. Also a Buzzard, a Green Woodpecker, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Golden Plover heard, a Raven, two Bullfinches, a Greenfinch and a small flock of Linnets. (Steve Brown).

Forest of Dean     Six Bramblings feeding on berries on May Hill today. (Alan Hooper).

Brambling by Alan Hooper

Saul Warth     This afternoon two Great White Egrets, two Grey Herons, three Little Egrets, four Curlews, 40+ Linnets, a singing Chiffchaff, a Grey Wagtail, three Mistle Thrushes, a flock of 13 Stock Doves flew S and three Buzzards. (MK).

Great White Egrets by Mike King

WWT Slimbridge    A BRENT GOOSE, presumably Dark-bellied, seen amongst the Canada Geese from the Estuary Tower this afternoon by a visitor. Also the SPOONBILL still, the Bewick’s Swan and five White-fronted Geese. (per Ian Hull/Roberta Goodall).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Low hundreds of Wigeon, first Tufted Duck of the winter, five Pintails, a Fieldfare and two Mistle Thrushes. (Ian Hull).

Aylburton Common     A Red Kite circling over at 12:15pm. (Martin Vaisey).

Dowdeswell Reservoir     Two Marsh Tits amongst a tit flock today. (Les Ditchburn).

Northleach     10+ Red Kites swooping down on roadkill on the A40 duel carriageway today. (Les Ditchburn).

Hazleton area     Three Corn Buntings, a Redwing, three Mistle Thrushes, four Yellowhammers, 40+ Chaffinches, a Jay, three Red Kites, a Stonechat, 30+ Goldfinches and three Fallow Deer today. (Les Ditchburn).

Painswick Beacon     VisMig this morning included a calling LAPLAND BUNTING S at 9:15am, two Hawfinches, 187 Bramblings including a flock of 70 and 2000 Wood Pigeons. (Francis Steuck).

Sharpness     A female/first winter male BLACK REDSTART at end of Dock Road today. (Andy Jordan).

Tewkesbury     A Ring-necked Parakeet at SO91003328  in an apple tree behind Elmvil Road next to Kenard Engineering this morning. At Tewkesbury N.R. Cowfield Farm this afternoon two Water Rails squealing, a Sparrowhawk and a Green Woodpecker. (Les Ditchburn).

WWT Slimbridge     A SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF and a Common Chiffchaff around the Withy Bed/Willow hide this morning. A Short-eared Owl at Middle Point and a WATER PIPIT flew towards the Top New Piece. (Martin McGill). At Martin Smith hide, a BITTERN flew in to reeds at 10:30am, walked out at 2:30pm and flew off at 3pm. Also a Bewick’s Swan, two Common Cranes, a Redshank, a Spotted Redshank four Cormorants and a Cetti’s Warbler. (Alan Waterman).

Bittern by Alan Waterman

Slimbridge     The Peregrine on Slimbridge church again today. (Paul Sutton).

Stinchcombe Hill     This morning flyover Siskins, Redwings, Blackbirds, 280+ Wood Pigeons, Skylarks, Meadow Pipits and a Hawfinch. Also three Bullfinches feeding on spindle on the S slope. (Neil Smart).

Minchinhampton     A Red Kite over Iron Mills Common today. (Richard Parker).

Stonehouse     A Kingfisher at Ryeford and two more near St Cyr’s Church and the Ocean today. (Paul Sutton).

Kingfisher by Paul Sutton

Twyning     At Upham Meadow ten Greylags, 200 Canada Geese, five Mallards, a Grey Heron, a Stonechat, a few Skylarks going over, five Meadow Pipits and at least two Reed Buntings along the ditches. (Mike Smart).

WWT Slimbridge    Two late GARGANEYS amongst 1000+ Teal on the Top New Piece today. The BITTERN seen in flight from Van de Bovenkamp hide then landed in reeds. (Martin McGill). This morning five White-fronted Geese on the sand bank on the river. (Neil Smart). The SPOONBILL flew over the Tack Piece mid-morning and headed towards Frampton. (Jon Mercer). From the Robbie Garnett hide today the Bewick’s Swan, 11 Redshanks, a Spotted Redshank, a Shelduck, 14 Pintails, ten Wigeon, 12 Teal and a Little Egret. Also this afternoon c80 Curlews. (Dave Tait).

Bewick’s Swan by Dave Tait

Frampton     A Cattle Egret on the sheep field between Court Lake and the Court this morning. (Les Ditchburn). Around the pools later two Crossbills, four Bramblings, 12 Curlews over, the adult Yellow-legged Gull on the floating shed, a Chiffchaff and a Cetti’s Warbler. (Nick Goatman).

Dursley     At Whiteway two Bramblings with a few Chaffinches feeding on Beech mast along the road to Stinchcombe Hill at ST761967. (Vic Polley).

Stinchcombe Hill     At least 20 Bramblings in the hawthorns around the 16th tee today. (Roberta Goodall).

Tewkesbury     A male Ring Ouzel reported in the grounds of Avon Lock this afternoon. (per BirdGuides).

Alvington     A Red Kite drifted over Clanna Country Park going E mid morning. (Paul Woolams).

Nailsworth     A steady movement of birds, mainly S down the Valley this morning. During a short count between 7:35-8:20 am a male MERLIN headed for Minchinhampton Common after being attacked by two Ravens, 200+ Wood Pigeons, 110+ Redwings with at least one Fieldfare and 85+ Chaffinches, some of which flew W. (Terry Grant).

Calcot/Chavenage Lane     11 Stonechats, three Kestrels, 1200+ Wood Pigeons and 500+ Golden Plovers circling for most of the afternoon. (Terry Grant).

Forest of Dean    A Dipper behind the Fountain Inn in Parkend this morning. (Bettie Sloane). Two Goosanders, 4+ Stonechats, Jays and many Siskins in the Crabtree Hill area this morning. (Mike Davis).

Coombe Hill Meadows    Two pairs of Mute Swans, 240 Greylags, 70 Canada Geese, 150 Wigeon, 225 Teal, 25 Mallards, 25 Shovelers, a Buzzard, two Snipe, 4+ Skylarks and five Meadow Pipits. (Mike Smart).

Gloucester     At Horsebere Brook Flood Storage area a Peregrine, a Kestrel, a Buzzard, male and female Stonechat, a Redwing, two Greenfinches and a Meadow Pipit. (Dave Stone).

Forest of Dean    Six Goosanders, all redheads, this morning at Woorgreens Lake, also a flock of 100+ Siskins. (Paul Masters).

Ozleworth     Late afternoon two Red Kites, a Peregrine and a Sparrowhawk. (Paul Rich).

Gloucester     A Barn Owl seen from the Longford roundabout shortly after midnight over the Plock Court wetland area. (Jim Northcott).

WWT Slimbridge     The juvenile SPOONBILL still on the Tack Piece, the Bewick’s Swan on the Rushy, 40+ Knot, 404 Black-tailed Godwits and a Greenshank on South Lake and a Mediterranean Gull today. (Roberta Goodall/Jon Mercer/Neil Smart).

WWT Slimbridge     The first BEWICK’S SWAN of the winter on the Rushy this morning. A BITTERN from Martin Smith hide early morning. On South Lake at least 430 Black-tailed Godwits and 12 Knot. (Dot Jones).

Cleeve Hill     Two RING OUZELS still in bushes in the Washpool valley. Also a Mistle Thrush, two Sparrowhawk, two Kestrels and 20+ Redwings. (Tim Jukes).

Cambridge    Two Green Sandpipers on the flooded corner of the arable field immediately N of the entrance track to Cape Hall Farm off the A38, just N of Cambridge. (Scott Petrek).

Coombe Hill Meadows     From Grundon hide today nine Mute Swans, 120+ Greylags, 78 Canada Geese, a Barnacle Goose, 102 Wigeon, 18 Shovelers, 156 Teal, 20 Mallards, two Coots, two Grey Herons, a Little Egret, a Buzzard, eight Lapwings, 5+ Meadow Pipits, five Redwings, a Mistle Thrush, a pair of Stonechats, 2 or 3 Reed Buntings and 5+ Skylarks. (Sam Walker/Mike Smart).

Stinchcombe Hill    A Crossbill and several Redpolls heading W this afternoon. Bramblings now across the site feeding on Whitebeam and Spindle berries with Greenfinches and Bullfinches. Plenty of Blackbirds and Redwings too. (James Robinson).

Forest of Dean     At Cannop Upper Pond this morning seven WIGEON (2m, 5f), five Little Grebes, two Mute Swans, two Ravens and a small flock of Goldfinches at Cannop Lower Pond. (Chris Keeling).

Clanna, near Lydney     A male and female Stonechat this morning on Rodmore Lane. (Paul Woolams).

Cheltenham    At midday today a male Mandarin on Hatherley Park lake. (David Norman).

Cleeve Hill     Two RING OUZELS still in the hawthorns at the bottom of the Sheepwash Valley next to the Wash Pool this morning. (Andy Wiggins).

Nailsworth     At Barton End 800+ Golden Plovers which were constantly spooked by a female Merlin and a female Peregrine, also a Kestrel and three Buzzards. (Terry Grant).

Chavenage Lane     1000+ Wood Pigeons, three Kestrels, six Buzzards and a Sparrowhawk. (Terry Grant).

Alvington     A male Brambling on a feeder at Clanna Country Park this morning. (Paul Woolams).

Gloucester     A very white Common Buzzard in Barnwood Park today. (Carole Smith).

Common Buzzard by Carole Smith

Saul Warth     A female Stonechat today. (Nigel Young).

Stonechat by Nigel Young

Cleeve Hill     2+ RING OUZELS in Hawthorn bushes at the bottom of the Sheepwash Valley by the pool today. (Duncan Dine).

Saul    43+ Mandarins this afternoon on the lake at SO 75034 09142 across the road from the church accessed through a narrow footpath between the houses. Also today a Cattle Egret and 15 Little Egrets. (Roy Widgery).

Frampton     Late news of two Barn Owl at Splatt Bridge on Monday the 25th early morning. (Roy Widgery).