Cotswold Water Park East    At Whelford Pool NR a Goldcrest singing. On the road from Whelford to Dudgrove at the ‘farm’ on the left with a large gate and lots of vehicles parked, a juvenile male BLACK REDSTART singing at 11am. On Pit 125 the drake RING-NECKED DUCK still at the far W end. At Pit 127 a BITTERN flew E at 11:37am. Also an Egyptian Goose, six Red Crested Pochards and a Lesser Redpoll. (Ken Heron).

Egyptian Goose by Chris Snook

Ashleworth Ham    64 Black-tailed Godwits came in to roost at 6pm. (Richard Humphrey). Ashleworth/Hasfield Hams WeBS count birds included a Mute Swan, 19 Greylags, five Canada Geese, nine Shelducks, 200 Wigeon, 500 Teal, two Gadwalls, 40 Mallards, ten Pintails, 30 Shovelers, two Tufted Ducks, a Grey Heron, ten Coots, two Moorhens, 12 Snipe, six Lapwings, two Curlews, five Skylarks, four Chiffchaffs, 51 Carrion Crows and a Reed Bunting. (Mike Smart).

Black-tailed Godwits by Richard Humphrey

Frampton    From Splatt Bridge this morning, a Red Kite N at 8:35am, an adult MEDITERRANEAN GULL, two Black-tailed Godwits, a Bar-tailed Godwit, an Oystercatcher, 62 Curlews and 14 Redshanks. (Gordon Hodgson).

Cambridge    Two Meadow Pipits just off Woolaston Lane today, many Greylags in the fields just N of the canal by Patch Bridge, a Curlew and a Greenfinch. (Dave Abrams & Hannah Willoughby).

Curlew by Dave Abrams

Ebley    Around Doverow Hill tonight a Tawny Owl, a Treecreeper, four Great Spotted Woodpeckers, two calling Green Woodpeckers and a male Kestrel. (Paul Sutton).

Tawny Owl by Paul Sutton

Cirencester     Two Grey Wagtails by the River Churn today. (Felicity Cobb).

Grey Wagtail by Felicity Cobb

Rodley     On Wilmore Common 68 Shelducks, 200+ Wigeon, c15 Mallards, three Little Egrets, two Grey Herons and a Lesser Black-backed Gull. (Neil Tappin).

Haw Bridge East     Two Curlews, 50+ Woodpigeons, 50 Fieldfares and 50 Redwings, a Chiffchaff, a Raven and two Reed Buntings. (Mike Smart).

Maisemore Ham     Nine Shelducks, ten Mallards, three Teal, four Tufted Ducks, a Cormorant and two Oystercatchers. (Mike Smart).

Aylburton     A Red Kite over the High Street at 4:30pm today. (Martin Vaisey).

Apperley – Coombe Hill Canal     South of James Wood three Chiffchaffs singing, a Fieldfare and two Redwings. (Richard Lansdown).

Coombe Hill Canal     In scrub along the canal a Chiffchaff singing, 30 Fieldfares and 20 Redwings. (Richard Lansdown).

The Leigh     60+ Pied Wagtails feeding in a field treated with manure. (Richard Lansdown).

Boddington     15 Fieldfares and six Redwings flying N. (Richard Lansdown).

Saul Warth     29 DARK-BELLIED BRENT GEESE drifted downriver off of the Warth at 8:20am. At midday they were still on the river N of Purton and at 12:40pm they were of off Awre. (Gordon Hodgson/MK).

Dark-bellied Brent Geese by Mike King

Frampton pools      11 Sand Martins, 12 Chiffchaffs, four Blackcaps, three Cetti’s Warblers, three Oystercatchers, nine Curlews, a pair of Mandarins, 87 Tufted Ducks, 33 Gadwall, four Teal, five Shovelers, 105 Coots, 17 Moorhens, four Little Grebes, five Great Crested Grebes, a Redwing, two Fieldfares and a Raven today. (Nick Goatman).

Cotswold Water Park East    Three LITTLE RINGED PLOVERS on the new partly drained Pit 201 at Cerney Wick, just in Glos. (Jon Mercer). On Pit 127 on the WeBS count seven Oystercatchers, two Egyptian Geese, three pairs of Red Crested Pochards, 57 Teal, two Snipe and c100 Black-headed Gulls. At Pit 126 a singing Reed Bunting and a Cetti’s Warbler. On Pit 116 113 Wigeon and a pair of Red Crested Pochards. At Pit 115 five Lesser Redpolls. On Pit 114 a pair of Goosanders, two pairs of Goldeneyes and three Little Egrets and a GREAT WHITE EGRET on an adjacent field. (John Durell/Robin Griffiths).

Andoversford     Two Marsh Tits in bushes near to the sewage works early afternoon today. (Cottia Howard).

Bishops Cleeve     The Alexandrine Parakeet still today, present since the 1st of March at least. (David Benton).

Whitminster    Along the Frome and disused canal from Fromebridge Mill to Wheatenhurst  early morning a female Goosander on the Frome, a Cetti’s Warbler, ten Curlews, two Stock Doves, two Pied Wagtails, a Skylark, a Meadow Pipit, seven Mute Swans, 24 Mallards, 16 Moorhens, a Black-headed Gull, four Common Gulls and a Lesser Black-backed Gull. (Sue Beynon).

Goosander by Sue Beynon

Aylburton Warth/Guscar Rocks     WeBS count today three Canada Geese, nine Shelducks, 82 Wigeon, 136 Teal, six Mallards, a Grey Heron, two Oystercatchers, 11 Lapwings, 105 Golden Plovers, 324 Curlews, three Dunlins, 23 Redshanks, a Turnstone, 300 Black-headed Gulls, two Lesser Black-backed Gulls, a Cormorant, a Peregrine, a Buzzard, five Meadow Pipits, two Ravens and two Reed Buntings. (Barrie Mills/Mike Smart).

Lydney to Warth Brook    WeBS count today two Mute Swans, nine Mallards, two Oystercatchers, a Moorhen, a Cormorant, 400+ Black-headed Gulls, 100 Common Gulls, five Lesser Black-backed Gulls, four Curlews, 12 Herring Gulls, three Shelducks, five Canada Geese, 90 Black-headed Gulls, four Skylarks, two Meadow Pipits, a Raven, a Buzzard, 11 Linnets and small flocks of Goldfinches. (Barrie Mills).

Robinswood Hill     This afternoon a Goldcrest, seven Long-tailed Tits, a Pied Wagtail, five Goldfinches, two Moorhens, a Green Woodpecker, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers drumming and three Buzzards. (John Fletcher).

Bourton-on-the-Water     15 Grey Herons in the new heronry at the north pits. (Andy Lewis).

Cotswold Water Park West    200+ mixed group of ducks in a flooded field S of Cerney Wick at SU084953 this morning mostly Wigeon, several Teal and Gadwall, a Shelduck and two Pintails. Eight Sand Martins flew over the canal near Cerney Wick and 50 Starlings. Also a Chiffchaff and a Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming, a Little Egret alongside the canal close to Cerney Wick and 26 Canada Geese grazing in a field alongside the old railway line. (Bruce Kettle).

Stonehouse     At Ryeford Bridge this morning a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Buzzard, a male Kestrel and a Chiffchaff. Near Beard’s Mill late afternoon two Green Sandpipers, a pair of Dippers, a Great Spotted Woodpecker and two Grey Herons. (Paul Sutton).

Green Sandpipers by Paul Sutton

Dipper by Paul Sutton

Sharpness     An adult and a first-winter KITTIWAKE flew past the docks at 9am heading upstream. An adult MEDITERRANEAN GULL at the docks at 9:25am. (Rich Hearn).

Newnham-on-Severn     An adult summer MEDITERRANEAN GULL flew downriver at c9:25am. (Lewis Thomson).

Forest of Dean     At New Fancy View two Goshawks displaying. At Mallards Pike two female Wild Boar with piglets. (Amanda Gentle).

Hawling     Eight Yellowhammers in a stubble field this afternoon. (Andrew Worthington).

Brockworth     A pair of Siskins in the garden today. (John Miles).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Early morning 27 Mute Swans, 123 Canada Geese, five Shelducks, 500 Wigeon, 600 Teal, a Gadwall, 40 Mallards, 13 Pintails, 22 Shovelers, eight Tufted Ducks, two Grey Herons, 15 Coots, two Moorhens, two Oystercatchers, 40 Lapwings, eight Curlews, three Black-tailed Godwits, two Redshanks, a Great Black-backed Gull, five Black-headed Gulls, a female Merlin, three Skylarks, three Meadow Pipits, 20 Fieldfares and ten Redwings. (Andrew Godden/Mike Smart).

Cobney Meadows     16 Mute Swans, ten Wigeon, 150 Teal, ten Mallards, a Grey Heron, three Cormorants, a Chiffchaff and three Roe Deer. (Mike Smart).

Leigh Meadows     Two Mute Swans, two Shelducks, six Mallards, four Grey Herons, two Skylarks, two Meadow Pipits and two Chiffchaffs. (Mike Smart).

Stroud     A GANNET being harassed by gulls over Slad Road at 3pm. (Tom Costello).

Sharpness     27 KITTIWAKES flew N at 9:05am. (Andy Jordan). Also seen off of Saul Warth. (Gordon Hodgson).

Cotswold Water Park East     The first-winter drake RING-NECKED DUCK on Pit 127 at midday. (per BirdGuides).

Alvington     Two Goshawks flew down the side of Clanna Country Park, then one turned and flew low over the garden. Also a Peregrine flew very quickly E, a Sparrowhawk and several Buzzards today. (Paul Woolams).

Goshawks by Paul Woolams

Goshawk by Paul Woolams

Aylburton Common     A Goshawk displaying today. Also a Marsh Tit. (Jonny Gentle).

Sharpness     A GANNET heading N at 9:20am. (Andy Jordan). It flew over Saul Warth and inland over Dunstalls Farm at 9:35am. (MK).

Saul Warth    34 Curlews and a Bar-tailed Godwit on the river this afternoon. (Gordon Hodgson). Four Chiffchaffs together this morning looked like fresh migrants. (MK).

Frampton     Eight Redshanks at Splatt flashes, a pair of Red Crested Pochards and a Sand Martin at the Sailing Lake. (Gordon Hodgson).

Cotswold Water Park West     At Shorncote a leucistic Magpie by the Sewage Works, 13 Snipe, a Barn Owl, six Redwings. On Pit 85a 20 Teal, a pair of Mute Swans, a Cormorant, a Little Egret, two Gadwalls, six Tufted Ducks and several Coots and Mallards. (Bruce Kettle). (There was a leucistic Magpie at Cotswold Country Park and Beach 07/12/19).

Leucistic Magpie, record shot, by Bruce Kettle

Elmore Back     13 Teal, 15 Mallards, a Grey Heron, four Snipe, two Skylarks singing, two Meadow Pipits and a big rookery at Ash Covert with nearly 100 nests. (Mike Smart).

Ashleworth Ham     Birds today included six Canada Geese, a Greylag, six Shelducks, c30 Pintails, 20 Gadwalls, seven Tufted Ducks (5m, 2f), a Little Grebe, two Grey Herons, a Little Egret, 25 Lapwings, two Dunlins, two Redshanks, 10+ Snipe, a Buzzard, a Peregrine and a Chiffchaff. (Gord Avery).

Nailsworth     A Lesser Redpoll and male and female Siskin in the garden this morning. (Liam Lansdown).

Cheltenham     At 10am two Peregrines on one of the spires at Christ Church. (David Norman).

Frampton    Ten Sand Martins over Court Lake this afternoon, a pair of Red Crested Pochards on the Sailing Lake and the pair of Oystercatchers on Court field. (Nick Goatman).

Coombe Hill Meadows    A juvenile male and an adult female Peregrine this morning. (Duncan Dine). This afternoon 40 Shovelers, a Pochard, ten Shelducks, three Dunlins, a Redshank, two Oystercatchers, 12+ Black-tailed Godwits, five Curlews, three Little Egrets, a Lapwing and 15+ Pied Wagtails. (Mark Dowie).

Maisemore    At the River Leadon flood near Maisemore, 44 Black-tailed Godwits flew in at 1:49pm. Also 26 Shelducks, four Oystercatchers and six Snipe. (Andy Jayne).

Stanway     At least 100 Redwings in fields with sheep this morning. (Gill Worthington).

Sharpness     Two Ravens, a Buzzard, two Peregrines, a Rock Pipit, a Curlew, a Redshank and four Redwings today. (Clare Glanville).

Tewkesbury    Today 102 Wigeon, 93 Teal, two Mallards , two Oystercatchers and eight Pied Wagtails on a small wet field just inside the County boundary at Mitton. (Mike Smart).

Twyning     On Upham Meadow 26 Greylags, 68 Canada Geese, five Mallards, 13 Curlews, at least ten Skylarks, two or three of them singing, 55 Carrion Crows and four Reed Buntings singing, also two Roe Deer. (Mike Smart).

Tewkesbury    Severn Ham, two Mute Swans on Mill Avon, a Grey Heron, a Little Egret, two Curlews, at least five Skylarks and 38 Carrion Crows. (Mike Smart).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This evening three Mute Swans, 700 Wigeon, 500 Teal, two Gadwalls, 43+ Pintails, 80 Shovelers, a Pochard, 25 Tufted Ducks, a minimum of six Little Egrets coming in to roost, two Grey Herons, 21 Coot, two Avocets, two Oystercatchers, 50 Lapwings, four Dunlins, 19 Black-tailed Godwits, six Curlews came in to roost and a Redshank. (Mike Smart).

Maisemore    15 Black-tailed Godwits at the River Leadon flood at 3pm. (Andy Jayne).

Coombe Hill Meadows    A CATTLE EGRET amongst 8+ Little Egrets at lunchtime. (Paul Clark). 70 Black-tailed Godwits, 15 Dunlins, a Redshank, a Curlew, two Oystercatchers, a Golden Plover, an Avocet and c80 Lapwings this morning. (Ian Hull). Also a Peregrine caught a Teal. (David Benton).

Tewkesbury    This evening two Oystercatchers, 76 Wigeon and 63 Teal on a small wet field just inside the County boundary at Mitton. (Mike Smart).

Cranham     At Overtown Farm 6+ Yellowhammers today. (John Miles).

Shab Hill     Two Ravens today. (John Miles).

Leckhampton Hill     c200 Golden Plovers at Hartley Farm today. (John Miles).

Edge     This afternoon three Bullfinches (2m, 1f), 18 Redwings, five Song Thrushes, seven Long-tailed Tits, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, three Chaffinches, two Nuthatches and a Tawny Owl hooting at 3:45pm. (John Fletcher).

Bullfinch by John Fletcher

Berkeley     A Sparrowhawk in the garden at 2:30pm caught a Starling and ate it. (Paddy Doyle).

Sparrowhawk by Paddy Doyle

Frampton     A GREAT GREY SHRIKE flew S over the pools early morning but not relocated. Also eight Chiffchaffs, two Blackcaps, three Goldeneyes, 33 Gadwalls, 85 Tufted Ducks, two Pochards, nine Shovelers, five Mandarins, three Cetti’s Warbler, 132 Barnacle Geese, 24 Fieldfares, 70 Redwings, eight Yellowhammers, 16 Meadow Pipits, 14 Skylarks and 22 Little Egrets. (Nick Goatman).

Gloucester     A male BLACK REDSTART still on Gloucester Cathedral today. (Gareth Jones).

Coombe Hill Meadows     94 Black-tailed Godwits, four Dunlins, 71 Coots, 98 Shelducks and 14 Chiffchaffs today. (Jeremy Squire). Also today five Mute Swans, ten Canada Geese,  c800 Wigeon, 8+ Gadwalls, c400 Teal, 433+ Pintails, c100 Shovelers, 20 Tufted Ducks, four Little Egrets, a Grey Heron, two Oystercatchers, 60 Lapwings, c5 Ruff, 15 Curlews, a Redshank, a Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming, at least 5 singing Chiffchaffs, a singing Cetti’s Warbler and at least two singing Reed Buntings. (Mike Smart).

Cotswold Water Park East     A White-fronted Goose still on Pit 132 today. Also a JACK SNIPE. (Duncan Dine/Chris Snook). Two Oystercatchers on Pit 106 and a singing Blackcap near the Estate Yard at the west end of Pit 125. (John Durell).

White-fronted Goose by Chris Snook

Sharpness     At the marina eight Snipe, a Redshank, 40+ Wigeon, a Buzzard, ten Redwings and two Ravens today. (Clare Glanville).

Ebley    Two Sand Martins over the garden at 1:40pm. (Martin Greenish/Michelle Davies).

Near Owlpen     Seven Lapwings in a field besides the B4058, near the junction to Horsley or Nympsfield. (Vic Polley).

Kingscote, Ashel Barn     124 Golden Plover in a field besides the B4058 at ST806969. (Vic Polley).

Chedworth    Two Buzzards, a Red Kite and a Great Spotted Woodpecker today. (Ben & Rebecca Hilder).

Ozleworth     60 Golden Plovers in a field near the junction of A4135/B4058 at ST795962. (Vic Polley).

Cheltenham    At Naunton Park, two Coal Tits and a Long-tailed Tit at the entrance to the Rose Garden and a Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming. From the garden two Coal Tits and male and female Blackcaps. At Cheltenham College, six Redwings and two Nuthatches outside the main reception. (Steve Brown).

Quedgeley    Along the canal path this afternoon a Cetti’s Warbler heard near Brockeridge Close, a Kingfisher in the ditch next to the canal path at Highclere Road, also four Great Spotted Woodpeckers, four Redwings and two Fieldfares. Along the canal between Rea Bridge and Sellars Bridge, 14 Moorhens, a Canada Goose, a Mute Swan, six Mallards, three Linnets in fields next to the canal and a Raven and a Buzzard. (Steve Pullen).

Stonehouse    Around Ryeford this morning a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Green Woodpecker, a Cormorant and a Kingfisher. At Stanley Downton this afternoon a female Kestrel, two Buzzards, a Little Egret over and a second near Bond’s Mill, a Dipper and a Cormorant. (Paul Sutton).

Awre     An adult WHOOPER SWAN today, presumably the Arlingham bird. Also a Weasel. (Lewis Thomson).

Longlevens     A GREAT WHITE EGRET flew over NE at 5:55pm. (Andy Jayne).

Frampton pools     Six Barnacle Geese, three Oystercatchers, three Curlews, a Reed Bunting and a Chiffchaff. (Cas & Luther Hambling).

Oystercatcher & Barnacle Geese by Cas Hambling

Sharpness     From the Severn Way today 20+ Dunlins, two Redshanks, a Curlew, 60+ Wigeon and 30+ Mallards. (Clare Glanville).

Ashleworth Ham     46 Greylags, 54 Canada Geese, three Oystercatchers, 150+ Pintails, 35+ Shovelers, 360+ Wigeon, 250+ Teal, 24 Gadwalls, 12 Tufted Ducks, 60+ Mallards, six Grey Herons, eight Mute Swans and three Little Grebes. On the Hams in the fields beyond the reserve to the river 48 Shelducks, 4000+ Wigeon, Teal, Shovelers and Pintails. (Richard Humphrey).

Coombe Hill Meadows    Three Mute Swans, 800+ Wigeon, 400+ Teal, 724+ Pintails, 5+ Gadwalls, 127+ Shovelers, 25 Tufted Ducks, 100+ Shelducks, 60+ Coots, a Grey Heron, two Oystercatchers, 50 Lapwings, ten Dunlins, four Ruff, five Curlews, a Redshank, 96 Black-tailed Godwits, a Redshank, 20+ Pied Wagtails, a Chiffchaff singing and a Reed Bunting singing this morning. (Mike Smart/Les Ditchburn/Alan McIlquham).

Halmore     Garden birds today included two Lesser Redpolls, male and a female Siskin, two Greenfinches, a Song Thrush and six Long-Tailed Tits. (Chris Newton).

Lesser Redpoll by Chris Newton

Ebworth     A Raven near the National Trust centre at 2:30 this afternoon. (Simon Hart).

Cheltenham     A drake Mandarin at The Park Campus today still. (Mike Beer).

Mandarin by Mike Beer

Gretton     Three Siskins on the seed feeder in the garden this morning. (Sheila Wasley).

Alderton     A male Tawny Owl calling at 10am. (Sheila Wasley).

South Cerney     c5 Yellowhammers in the hedge alongside fields outside South Cerney this evening. Also a roost of 200 Starlings, 100 Jackdaws over and Song Thrush and Green Woodpecker heard. (Bruce Kettle).

Yellowhammer by Bruce Kettle

Eastington     From Eastington to Stanley Downton Sewage Works along the River Frome a pair of Great Spotted Woodpeckers, a pair of Grey Wagtails, six Chiffchaffs, nine Little Egrets, a Cormorant and a Stonechat. (Bob Hindle).