Hawling     A male HEN HARRIER at 11:30am today. (Martyn Simmons).

Forest of Dean     A juvenile Goshawk made a pass at pigeons over Lidl in Cinderford this afternoon. (Dan Watson).

Dowdeswell Reservoir     A Kingfisher, a Grey Heron, a Snipe and three Moorhens today. (Tom Mabbett).

Berkeley shore     S of the Power station 12:30-1:30pm birds included 11 Greylags, 195+ Canada Geese, 14 Wigeon, 14 Pied Wagtails, a Stonechat, six Curlews, three Meadow Pipits and 15+ Redwings. (Tom Weston-McClung).

Gloucester    A female Brambling in the garden today at Tuffley. (Mark Hobson).

Ashleworth Ham    WeBS count this morning included three Mute Swans, 73 Canada Geese, five Greylags, 500 Wigeon, five Gadwalls, 175 Teal, 100 Mallards, 20 Pintails, 90 Shovelers, a Grey Heron, ten Coots, 28 Lapwings and 43 Snipe. Also a Tawny Owl calling repeatedly at first light, then again once mid-morning, 2 or 3 Meadow Pipits, a Stonechat, 20 Fieldfares, three Chiffchaffs,at least two birds singing and a Reed Bunting. (Mike Smart).

Coombe Hill Meadows  WeBS count this morning birds included 382 Greylags, 61 Canada Geese, nine Mallards, 29 Wigeon, 46 Teal, nine Mute Swans, four Gadwalls, 12 Shovelers, two Moorhens, two Water Rails, 11 Lapwings, two Grey Herons, 15 Black-headed Gulls, five Meadow Pipits, a Pied Wagtail, a female Sparrowhawk and many Fieldfares and Redwings. (Andrew Godden).

Cotswold Water Park West    At Shorncote Pits 84, 85a and 85b birds included
a juvenile Marsh Harrier, two Kingfishers, two Mute Swans, five Little Grebes, three Water Rails, seven Gadwalls, five Pochards, 12 Tufted Ducks, four Wigeon, three Teal, ten Coots, five Moorhens, a Cetti’s Warbler, two Chiffchaffs, two Reed Buntings, 26 Fieldfares, nine Redwings, 31 Linnets, a male Greenfinch, two Goldfinches, male and female Stonechat, a Pied Wagtail, nine Long-tailed Tits, a Kestrel, a Buzzard and two Little Egrets. (John Fletcher).

Marsh Harrier by John Fletcher

Marsh Harrier by John Fletcher

Marsh Harrier by John Fletcher

Frampton     8000-10000 Starling from 4pm displaying before roosting, viewed from Splatt Bridge tonight. Also three Goosanders over. (Gordon Hodgson). At 7:30am at Court lake four CATTLE EGRETS came off the roost and were temporarily on the island, then flew off, probably to Saul. (Roy Widgery).

Cam     A BLACK REDSTART yesterday afternoon and again this morning in Green Street, Ashmead Green. (per Gord Avery).

Kingscote     In a field opposite the junction of the B4058 near Pyke quarry 30+ Golden Plovers and a male Kestrel. (Paul Sutton).

Forest of Dean     A male Goosander on Woorgreens Lake today. (Martin Green).

Nailsworth     At Dunkirk Millponds nine Black-headed Gulls, seven Mallards, four Moorhens and two Buzzards. In Woodchester Park seven Cormorants, a Grey Heron, a Raven, a Marsh Tit, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, nine Little Grebes, a Goldcrest and two Coal Tits. (Jake King).

Hardwicke     A Little Egret preening for nearly 2 hours, perched over Dimore Brook, then flew off upstream at 11:40am. (Sue Beynon).

Little Egret by Sue Beynon

Halmore     A female Grey Wagtail this morning hunting the garden pond, a garden tick. (Chris Newton).

Harescombe    Three Fieldfares this afternoon and a Buzzard around by Pound Farm. (Lorraine Lloyd).

Coombe Hill Meadows    A male Kingfisher on the canal today. Also a male Reed Bunting and three Stonechats (2m, 1f). (Paul Clark).

Frampton/Saul     A BEARDED TIT calling twice from the reed bed N of Splatt Bridge at 9:30am. Also a CATTLE EGRET over, a Great White Egret, a Marsh Harrier over the 100-Acre and two Stonechats at Saul Warth. (Gordon Hodgson).

Gloucester     The male BLACK REDSTART again today at 2pm, always favouring the sunny SE side of the cathedral. (Sam Walker). A Raven at Brockworth Tesco this morning. (Paul Masters). At Horsebere Flood Storage Area this morning birds included two male and one female Stonechat, five Long-tailed Tits, a Green Woodpecker, a Moorhen, four Mute Swans, a Grey Heron, two Buzzards, a Raven and c20 Meadow Pipits. (Steve Mockford).

Kingscote     20+ Buzzards in a field worming, also 32 Lapwings and six Red-legged Partridges in the same field, 100+ Redwings flew over, Nearby, in another field, 110+ Golden Plovers roosting. (Terry Grant).

Golden Plovers by Terry Grant

Cotswold Water Park West    Four CATTLE EGRETS and c30 Little Egrets near Cerney Wick, park at SU073954 walk down the footpath in the direction of Cricklade and view small fields to the N past the working quarry. (Duncan Dine).

Cattle & Little Egrets by Duncan Dine

Purton     On the rising tide this afternoon near Tites Point c300 Wigeon, 90 Dunlins, 80 Lapwings, six Cormorants, three Common Sandpipers, two Curlews, two Grey Herons, five Meadow Pipits and two Fieldfares. (Chris Newton).

Wigeon by Chris Newton

Berkeley     A juvenile/female Marsh Harrier seen following and quartering areas of the Little River Avon heading downstream towards Berkeley Pill at 12:05pm. (Tom Weston-McClung).

Cleeve Hill     This afternoon 14 Golden Plovers on the golf course, two Stonechats at Bill Smyllie reserve and the leucistic Rook on the common. Also Fieldfare, Redwing, Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Goldfinch and a Marsh Tit. (Greg Lee).

Purton to Sharpness     Six Little Grebes, 100+ Fieldfares, Redwings, three Curlews, three Redshanks, a Cetti’s Warbler, a male Bullfinch, a Greenfinch, 60+ Wigeon, a Kingfisher, a pair of Stonechats and a Stoat. (Mike Davis).

Tewkesbury   At Mitton today, no sign of any geese at all, just c20 Wigeon and 12 Teal. (Mike Smart).

Gloucester     A BLACK REDSTART at Gloucester Cathedral at midday today. (David Smith).

Cheltenham    A BLACK REDSTART briefly in a neighbouring garden in Prestbury this morning. (Andy Wiggins).

Cotswold Water Park West     Five CATTLE EGRETS by the Thames from the old railway N of Cricklade at SU082948 at 9am. (Mark Gurney).

Minchinhampton     c200 Golden Plovers near Tom Long’s Post early this morning. (Jamie Warren).

Quedgeley     A Raven at Tesco again this morning, also a Grey Heron over. (Paul Masters).

Coombe Hill Meadows    Early morning four Mute Swans, 311 Greylags and 74 Canada Geese, a Shelduck, 700 Wigeon, five Gadwalls, 40 Teal;, 50 Mallards,60 Shovelers, two Grey Herons, four Coots, 90 Lapwings, two Snipe, a Skylark, a Meadow Pipit, a Stonechat, 100 Fieldfares and ten Redwings. (Mike Smart).

Saul Warth     A SNOW BUNTING seen twice in flight, then flew S and not relocated. Also 255 Golden Plovers and 138 Lapwings flew in from the N, two Stonechat, 3/4 Rock Pipits, a WATER PIPIT, a Blackcap, a Chiffchaff and a Brambling over. (Gordon Hodgson).

Forest of Dean     The GREAT GREY SHRIKE again today at Crabtree Hill. (Eian Wall/Mike Ingleby). Please stay on the footpaths. Don’t wander across the heath to get close to the bird for better pics. Photographers were doing this again today! Also in the Forest today at Lydney Lake eight female Goosanders. In Whitecroft a male Brambling in the garden with a Chaffinch flock. (Andy Meaton). At May Hill a wintering Woodcock in the woods high on the Hill, a Stonechat in the gorse on top, unusually late in the year to still be there and a Kestrel hunting over the grasslands. (Rob Guest).

Netheridge Farm     A Jack Snipe at the Barn Owl Centre this morning. (Mark Hobson).

Coombe Hill Meadows     A CATTLE EGRET in front of the Grundon hide briefly but not settling before flying high SE this afternoon. (Jeremy Squire).

Newnham-on-Severn     A Great White Egret flew down river at 3:40pm. (Lewis Thomson).

Broadoak & Westbury-on-Severn     210 Lapwings, a Golden Plover, three Little Egrets, a Rock Pipit, a Brambling, a Lesser Redpoll, seven Reed Buntings, three Chiffchaffs and two Blackcaps at lunchtime. (Lewis Thomson).

Goose Green     At Goose Green ST 79 95 near Bagpath this afternoon 23 Chaffinches, a male Brambling, a pair of  Marsh Tits, a Nuthatch, a male Sparrowhawk took a Chaffinch, three Buzzards, seven male Pheasants and a Red-legged Partridge. (Jake King).

Stonehouse     Around Stonehouse Water Meadows today a Little Egret at Bond’s Mill, a Meadow Pipit at Cress Green, a Grey Wagtail at Millend, a Cetti’s Warbler at Ocean Bridge and a Chiffchaff at Millend Row. (Nigel Birch).

Churchdown Hill     This morning a Chiffchaff, two Yellowhammers, two Goldcrests, two Coal Tits, nine Lesser Redpolls feeding on a Silver Birch with catkins, a local patch tick, a Mistle Thrush, Meadow Pipits and a large flock of Linnets. (Alan Baxter).

Mitton, near Tewkesbury     On a wet field birds included a DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE, five Mute Swans, 102 Canada Geese, a Barnacle Geese, 78 Wigeon and 18 Teal. (Mike Smart). Take the road to the sailing club (Avoncrest Drive), park at the end at SO897338, then there is a pathway between the new housing estate and the meadow. There is a hedge between the housing estate and the meadow, but you can see through or over it at several places.

Upham Meadow     This morning five Greylags, 254 Canada Geese, a Buzzard, six Skylarks, five Fieldfares and 12 Redwings. (Mike Smart).

Highnam Woods     This afternoon birds included three Marsh Tits, five Coal Tits, two Nuthatches, three Great Spotted Woodpeckers, two Long-tailed Tits, seven Pied Wagtails, nine Redwings, a Raven and a Buzzard. (John Fletcher).

Marsh Tit by John Fletcher

Witcombe Reservoirs     A female Goosander today. (Martin Harrison).

Kingscote     800 Golden Plovers at midday in an Autumn-sown field beside the A4135 at ST803963. (Vic Polley).

Pegglesworth     At Lineover Wood a finch flock in game cover at SO993187 comprising three Bramblings, c100 Chaffinches and 25 Goldfinches. (Duncan Dine).

Gloucester     At Horsebere Flood Storage Area birds included a male Stonechat, Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Redwing and Grey Wagtail. (Ken Hurcombe).

Ashleworth Ham   This evening 50 Greylags, 300 Canada Geese, 95 Wigeon, 12 Gadwalls, 50 Teal, 100 Mallards, 25 Shovelers, lots of Snipe calling just as it got dark, a Tawny Owl calling from Meerend Thicket and 50+ Fieldfares. (Mike Smart).

Prestbury   At 2:52pm 60 Fieldfares flew S over the High Street. Also two Lesser Redpolls flew over. (Ken Heron).

Haresfield Beacon     A Short-eared Owl flew over high at 8:30am then drifted off SE. (Rich Hearn).

Forest of Dean     A Hawfinch, low over trees along Forest Vale Road at SO645148. (Richard Lansdown).

Frampton    VisMig highlights at Splatt Bridge this morning 165 Fieldfares, 71 Redwings, a Brambling, two Lesser Redpolls and a Marsh Harrier still around. (Gordon Hodgson). The regular Tawny Owl roosting in Court field again at 3:30pm. (Michael King).

Bourton-on-the-Water     Eight Red Crested Pochards on the south (Santhill) pit today. (Andy Lewis).

Dursley    A Grey Wagtail, a Dipper again, also on the 7th, and Long-tailed Tits along the River Cam near Vale Community Hospital this morning. (Mike Davis).

Quedgeley     A garden Treecreeper this morning. (Paul Masters).

Stonehouse    Several Grey Wagtails, and adult and juvenile Pied Wagtail and nine Meadow Pipits around the Ocean and the Frome diversion field at SO795050. A Little Egret in the field below the Ocean bridge, relocated to the diversion field W of the railway track and later flew towards Churchend. A Dipper on the diverted river part by the bridge, a Grey Heron, a Cormorant over the Ocean and later two on pylons at Stanley Downton. (Paul Sutton).

Stonehouse     A  juvenile SHAG on the Canal at Upper Mills SO 8004 today. (Nigel Birch/Martin Wright).

Shag by Nigel Birch

Ashleworth Ham    A SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF calling along the public footpath at Ashleworth tonight SO829257. A few other Chiffchaffs about around Hasfield Ham. (Jeremy Squire).

Forest of Dean     The GREAT GREY SHRIKE again today at Crabtree Hill.  It spent a lot of time in the centre area of the reserve and was quite active and present all afternoon. (Mark Watkins/Martin & Jenny Green ). A Bullfinch along the entrance track at Beechenhurst this morning. (Chris Keeling).

Leighterton     At Boxwell Farm at least two Bramblings (m & f) in large mixed finch flock of several hundred birds that also contained 5+ Greenfinches. They were feeding on sunflower heads in the field margin. (Paul Rich).

Saul     This morning eight Little Egrets, three CATTLE EGRETS, ten Grey Herons, 32+ Meadow Pipits, two Rock Pipits,a WATER PIPIT, a Little Owl, a Kestrel and good numbers of Fieldfares and Redwings. (Neil Smart).

Berkeley    Seven Crossbills, at least two males and a female, feeding in Berkeley Deer Park this afternoon. Also present, 1000+ Common Gulls. VisMig this morning included 137 Redwings, 69 Fieldfares, five Pied Wagtails, a Grey Wagtail, four Meadow Pipits, a Redpoll sp, 21 Chaffinches, a Siskin, 34 Goldfinches, two Linnets, 141 Woodpigeons, 23 Canada Geese and 230+ Starlings. (Tom Weston-McClung).

Coombe Hill Meadows     A Black-tailed Godwit this morning on the southern edge of the Short Pool. (Ian Hull). 16 Mute Swans, 500 Greylags, 160 Canada Geese, 455 Wigeon, 30 Teal, 20 Mallards, two Pintails, 40 Shovelers, two Water Rails calling (rom Broadmere and Short Pool, four Coots, 20 Lapwings, three Snipe, a Jack Snipe, a Little Owl calling from the Wharf at dusk, three Stonechats and 50+ Fieldfares. (Mike Smart).

Nailsworth     Five Blackcaps (3m, 2f) in the front garden together and probably two different ones (male and female) which were in the side garden at that time. Also another movement of Woodpigeons first thing with 2,000+ flying S before 9am. (Terry Grant).

Rodborough     Five Lesser Redpolls in the Birch at the Bear Hotel end of the Common. (Simon Ashley).

Longney     Along the Severn Way this afternoon eight Stonechats (5m, 3f), 12 Meadow Pipits, 35 Linnets flushed by a Buzzard, 62 Fieldfares, 37 Redwings, a Song Thrush, three Goldfinches, four Chaffinches, two Grey Wagtails, two Pied Wagtails, 11 House Sparrows, 200 Starlings, 120 Carrion Crows and three Mallards. (John Fletcher).

Frampton    Mid-morning birds included a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Linnet, a Long-tailed Tit and c7 Pied Wagtails. (Steve Mockford).

Sharpness     A BLACK REDSTART still at the Docks at lunchtime today. (Phil Hemming).

Cleeve Hill     A ringtail HEN HARRIER, flying S over the common slightly E of the masts, first seen at SO995247. (Richard Lansdown/G Alder).

Stonehouse     At Ocean Bridge a Cetti’s Warbler calling and a male Blackcap. At Beard’s Mill a male Blackcap and at Millend Lane a Dipper and a Grey Wagtail today. (Nigel Birch).

Sheepscombe     A Kingfisher today at 11:30am at a pond just round the corner from the Butcher’s Arms pub. (Rob Crofton).

Stinchcombe Hill     This morning 11 Fieldfares, 25 Redwings, 60 Woodpigeons and a few Lesser Redpolls, Linnets and Chaffinches. A male Blackcap in bushes below the car park. (James Robinson).

Frampton     A Red Kite over the house heading towards the pools late morning. (Gordon Hodgson). Around the pools two Chiffchaffs, one singing, a Blackcap, two Cetti’s Warblers, two Bramblings, 15 Siskins, eight Lesser Redpolls and nine Bullfinches. (Nick Goatman). Three CATTLE EGRETS and 14 Little Egrets over the garden heading for Court Lake roost at 5pm. (Nick Goatman/Gordon Hodgson). A Kingfisher along the canal just below Fretherne (Cadbury) Bridge at 12:30pm. (Gordon Avery).

Coombe Hill Meadows    Three Egyptian Geese at Coombe Hill this morning.flew off around 10:15am. (Justin Taylor/Ian Hull).

Forest of Dean     The GREAT GREY SHRIKE at Crabtree Hill this morning but very mobile. (Angela Carswell/Mike Ingleby/Chris Moore).

Frampton     Three CATTLE EGRETS, 25 Little Egrets, 26 Cormorants, two Egyptian Geese and 1000+ Starlings over all flying towards Court Lake. (Nick Goatman/Gordon Hodgson).

WWT Slimbridge     The first Bewick’s Swans arrived this morning. Primero and Piquet, regulars on the Rushy for the last few years. Sadly Slimbridge will be closed during the lockdown. (Scott Petrek/Kate Fox).

Bewick’s Swans by Kate Fox

Whitminster     Early morning a calling Brambling flew over the garden. (Martin McGill).

Cotswold Water Park East     Five Green Sandpipers on Pit 132. Also an unusual very pale Pochard on Pit 125, a returning bird. (Duncan Dine).

Green Sandpiper by Duncan Dine

Pale Pochard by Duncan Dine

Witcombe Reservoirs     Mid morning three Great Crested Grebe, three Cormorants, two Buzzards, a male Kestrel, two Pied Wagtails, c15 Greylags and two Canada Geese. (Steve Mockford).

Ebley     A Dipper along Stroudwater Canal near Frome Gardens this morning. (Mrs Welbourn).

Standish     A mixed finch flock comprising c50 Chaffinches, c50 Greenfinches, four Linnets and a male Brambling using a strip of agricultural wild bird cover at Little Haresfield today. (Juliet Bailey).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This evening four Mute Swans, 340 Greylags, 220 Canada Geese, two Shelducks, c400 Wigeon, 10+ Teal, ten Mallards, six Pintails, ten Shovelers, two Tufted Ducks, a female Red Crested Pochard, a Sparrowhawk, a Water Rail calling from Broadmere, three Coots, 20 Lapwings, a Snipe and 30+ Fieldfares. (Mike Smart).

Nailsworth     VisMig from Barton End this morning pre 9:15am included a Hawfinch, a Tree Sparrow, four Corn Buntings, nine Bramblings, 3770 Woodpigeon, 1100 Starlings, 270 Golden Plovers and nine Lapwings. (Francis Steuck).

Stinchcombe Hill     This morning hundreds of Fieldfares heading S, also Redwings, Chaffinches and Woodpigeon flocks, a Reed Bunting, several Bramblings, five Linnets and ten Starlings. (James Robinson).

Berkeley     VisMig this morning included 51 Fieldfares, 18 Redwings, 39 Chaffinches, 23 Goldfinches, six Pied Wagtails, a Brambling, two Song Thrushes, a Cormorant, a Siskin, 12 Meadow Pipits and five Greenfinches. (Tom Weston-McClung).

Near Avening     30000+ Woodpigeons flying S all morning, some dropped in to feed and rest in fields before carrying on. Also 5000+ Starlings all coming in from the E with c80 Redwings and 120+ Fieldfares. Also 25+ Buzzards and a Red Kite in the same area. (Terry Grant).

Halmore     Garden sightings today included a Marsh Tit (a daily visitor since 25/10), up to 15 Goldfinches, up to six Long-Tailed Tits, two Coal Tits, a Greenfinch, a Song Thrush, a Nuthatch and a late Red Admiral. (Chris Newton).

Marsh Tit by Chris Newton

Goldfinches by Chris Newton

Maisemore     From Church Road, along the lake to the weir and upper parting this afternoon birds included 14 Mallards, 11 Moorhens, 51 Redwings, a Mistle Thrush, four Goldfinches, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, two Cormorants, a Buzzard and three Mute Swans. (John Fletcher).