Cotswold Water Park West     The drake RING-NECKED DUCK still at the north end of Pit 16 this morning. (Andy Jayne).

Sharpness     A Ruff this morning and a BLACK REDSTART still. 100 Dunlins and 40 Meadow Pipits feeding/balancing on a 10m wide floating ice off the saltmarsh between Sharpness and Berkeley Pill. (Andy Jordan).

Berkeley     A JACK SNIPE at Berkeley Pill this morning. (Andy Jordan).

Saul Warth      This morning 50+ Dunlins, four Redshanks and an Avocet. Also between Hock Ditch and Splatt Bridge 250+ Fieldfares, four Chiffchaffs, a Peregrine, 50+ Snipe, Lapwing everywhere and a Yellowhammer over. (Gordon Hodgson).

Frampton     A Woodcock, three Snipe, three male Goldeneyes, one on Court Lake and two on the Sailing Lake, eight Brambings, 14 Reed Buntings, eight Yellowhammers, a male Red Crested Pochard, a male Mandarin, 35 Shovelers, 126 Tufted Ducks, 36 Gadwalls, four Pochards and a Red Kite over the Sailing Lake this morning. (Nick Goatman/Gordon Hodgson).

Quedgeley     A male and a female Hawfinch in the garden today. Also two Fieldfares. Late morning a Hawfinch between Clearwater Drive wetland area and the canal. (Paul Masters). At Shelduck Road two Common Gulls taking bread off the lawn, a garden tick. (Steve Pullen).

Purton     A Barn Owl hunting at 4:10pm right beside the River Severn banks at  SO6913004573. (per Paddy Doyle).

Stroud     A Hawfinch in the Horns Road area today. (Francis Steuck).

Huntley     A Hawfinch in a silver birch at the western end of Huntley Golf Course at 11:35am. Large numbers of Fieldfares in and around the village all day. (Martin Drew).

Cheltenham     A Hawfinch in a garden on the Old Bath Road, also Fieldfares, Redwings and two Song Thrushes. (Nicola Ellis). A Red Kite low over the centre of Cheltenham being mobbed at 9:05am. Also three Little Egrets in central Cheltenham in the watercourse adjacent to Honeybourne Way opposite DW Sports at 3:25pm. (Mark Dowie).

Alderton     A Treecreeper at Alderton playing field today. (Mark Farmer).

Forest of Dean     At Sling, Coleford garden birds included 70+ Fieldfares, a Mistle Thrush, a Redwing, 8+ Blackbirds, a Song Thrush, two Pied Wagtails, a Grey Wagtail, 12+ House Sparrows, six Siskins, 20+ Goldfinches, two Greenfinches, male and female Bullfinch, 10+ Chaffinches, male and female Bramblings, a Coal Tit and two Long-tailed Tits. (Heidi & Alan Martin). In the garden at Berry Hill a Brambling with a Chaffinch flock and three Fieldfares, both garden firsts. (Andrew Potter-Irwin). In the garden at Ellwood 40 Fieldfares yesterday and 20 today. (Clive Mowforth). Pic by Clive.

Brockworth     c24 Fieldfares and a Redwing at Brockworth Business Park today. (Emma Byford).

Twyning     Six Fieldfares feeding on Privet berries, two Redwings, a pair of Blackcaps, two male Reed Buntings, three Greenfinches and a Song Thrush in the garden since the snowfall. (Phil & Chris Andrews). Pic by Phil.

Bourton-on-the Water     In the garden ten Fieldfares, two Redwings,20 Black-headed Gulls and two rooftop Red Kites. (Keith Jennings).

Gloucester     c40 Fieldfares in Abbeydale this morning, perching in the trees and feeding off any berries they could find. (Richard Vass). Also one in the garden, a garden tick. (Terry Smith).

Winchcombe     This morning a Green Woodpecker trying to find ants, in the snow. 11 Fieldfares around Winchcombe at midday and a Red Kite over early afternoon. (Peter Rodgers).

May Hill     Four Crossbill flew over the top of May Hill this afternoon. (Rob Guest).

Frampton     A Woodcock flew down Frampton Green late morning. (Gordon Hodgson).

Stroud     Five Hawfinches briefly in the Churchyard off Horns Road/Bisley Road this afternoon. (Francis Steuck). At Frome Banks two Dippers, a Grey Wagtail, two Mistle Thrushes and many Redwings today. (Simon Ashley).

Gloucester     A Little Egret in a tree beside the bypass opposite Plock Court at 5:30pm today. (Ken Hurcombe).

Kingswood     A garden Stonechat this morning. (Iain Green). Two Dippers, two Redwings and three Bullfinches on the Little Avon by Vinyard Lane. A Grey Wagtail in Wotton Road by the Tubbs building and two Little Owls in barns behind Kingswood House. (Tom McCarthy).

Halmore     100-150 Fieldfares in the lanes between Halmore and Berkeley in the heavy snow today, plus a scattering of Redwings. Garden birds included a Song Thrush, a Wren, a Coal Tit, two Long-Tailed Tits, 5-6 Chaffinches and four Goldfinches. This afternoon a Little Egret landed on a neighbour’s window sill before flying off towards Purton. Also a Woodcock flushed in the neighbour’s garden. On the canal at Purton (not frozen), a Great Crested Grebe, 25 Black-headed Gulls and a Grey Heron over. (Chris Newton). Pics by Chris.

Quedgeley     A male Grey Wagtail in the garden, 3rd record, also three Fieldfares and a female Blackcap. (MK). 16 Fieldfares and four Redwings in the garden today. (Paul Masters).

Forest of Dean     At Coleford a Fieldfare, a garden tick and a Brambling today. (Geoff Fawcett). At Clearwell eight Fieldfares, four Redwings, two Song Thrushes and eight Blackbirds in the garden, also a Peregrine flying over. (Alan Waterman).

Cheltenham     At Naunton Park, in the garden seven Fieldfares, two Redwings and a female Blackcap. (Steve Brown). At 9am, at least ten Lapwings flew low over Benhall heading S. (David Norman). 4-5 Fieldfares in the garden off Hales Road. (Jonquil Naish).

Cam     Two Nuthatches, a garden first, two Blackcaps and many Fieldfares in the garden today. (Neil Smart).

Charlton Kings     A garden Fieldfare today, a garden first. (Martin Clifford).

Berkeley     Garden birds today included 11 Fieldfares, eight Redwings, 19 Starlings, 13 Blackbirds, 26 House Sparrows and a Pied Wagtail. (Paddy Doyle).

Nailsworth     At Forest Green in the garden 63 Fieldfares, 22 Redwings and three Blackcaps (2m, 1f). (Keith & Lyn Perkins).

Bussage     50+ Redwings and 30+ Fieldfares in the garden today. Also three Nuthatches, two Greenfinches and a Siskin and a Wren in the garage this morning roosting in a pair of football boots. Nearby a Cormorant on the lower lake at Toadsmoor. (Michael Cook).

Newent     90 Fieldfares in Glebe Court today. (Alan Hooper). Pic by Alan.

WWT Slimbridge     From the Holden Tower three DARK-BELLIED BRENT GEESE, a Red-breasted Goose, a Canada Goose, 54 White-fronted Geese and 223 Barnacle Geese all sitting out a blizzard on the Dumbles this morning. No sign of the Brents this afternoon but 85 Bewick’s Swans still. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Hempsted     A Green Sandpiper by the Rowing Club and another Sandpiper sp by Netheridge swing bridge at lunchtime. (Mark Hobson).

Ashleworth Ham     This morning, water levels way down, but almost completely iced over ducks huddled together, concentrated round one small hole in the ice, and included two Canada Geese, c600 Wigeon, 320 Teal, a Gadwall, a Mallard, 40 Pintails, five Shovelers, 45 Coots, a Moorhen and a Snipe. (Mike Smart).

Kingswood     A Little Egret on the Little Avon by the bridge on the junction of Wotton Road and Vinyard Lane and a Little Owl in a barn behind Kingswood House. (Thomas McCarthy).

Highnam      In the garden 50+ Fieldfares feeding during day with a evening roost of 150+ Fieldfares in a Leylandii hedge and ivy clad hawthorns. Also a Redwing, a pair of Greenfinches, a Green Woodpecker, two Wrens roosting in a tit box and nine Blackbirds. (Karen & David Nicholls).

Nailsworth     At least four Bramblings, 15+ Bullfinches and a Blackcap in the garden. (Terry Grant).

Amberley     At Theescombe Lane, garden birds today included a male Blackcap, a female Siskin, a male Bullfinch, a Redwing, a Song Thrush and two Fieldfares. (Phil Williams).

Berkeley     Two garden firsts today, a male Chaffinch and a Fieldfare. (Paddy Doyle).

Tuffley     A Redwing, a garden first and two male Blackcaps today. (Ian Elphick).

Hucclecote     Garden birds today included male and female Blackcap, four Fieldfares, two Redwings, c40 Starlings, seven Goldfinches and two drake Mallards. (Harold Smith).

Cheltenham     A pair of Fieldfares in the garden today near Cheltenham railway station. (Keith White).

WWT Slimbridge     The GLAUCOUS GULL on the estuary again today viewed from Holden Tower. Also a Goshawk sat on a post then flew S towards Zeiss hide. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Cotswold Water Park West     On Pit 16 the drake RING-NECKED DUCK still, also a Little Egret in flight, two Oystercatchers, Pochard, Wigeon and male and female Goldeneye. (Merv Carlyon).

Hempsted     A garden BLACK REDSTART yesterday, present for several days (photographed). (Emma Leonard per RB).

Cranham     13 Bramblings (5m, 8f) amongst 20+ Chaffinches in the top of an Ash Tree this afternoon. Nearby four Ravens in a field adjacent to Fostons Ash Inn. (Mike Cook).

Kingscote     A Red Kite along the A4135 E of Hunters Hall at 1:30pm. (Paul Sutton).

Winchcombe     In Langley Road a mixed flock of 50 Redwings and Fieldfares and eight Lapwings with a Red Kite and Raven overhead. (Stuart Galey).

Saul Warth     A first winter ICELAND GULL at 3:40pm. It flew off at about 3:55pm. (Terry Grant).

Cotswold Water Park West     A BITTERN at Shorncote Reedbed today. Also three Water Rails, a Sparrowhawk, a Snipe, a Grey Wagtail, a Chiffchaff and a leucistic Magpie. (Clive Scarlett). The drake RING-NECKED DUCK still on Pit 16 today. (Terry Grant).

Frampton pools     On Court Lake a pair of Red Crested Pochards, a pair of Oystercatchers and 14 Little Egrets today. (Nick Goatman).

Colesbourne     A Hawfinch at Colesbourne Park gate on the A435 at 9:15am. Please don’t park on the main road due to a dangerous bend here. (Roy Shilham).

Wotton-Under-Edge     A garden Hawfinch on and off all day. Also a Coal Tit and two Bullfinches. (Morag Hughes).

Quedgeley     A garden Hawfinch today, almost certainly one of the Fishers Meadow birds. (Paul Masters).

Woodchester Park     12 nests in the heronry (Grey Herons), with at least six birds seen to be sitting. Also three Marsh Tits. (Terry Grant).

Ashleworth Ham     This afternoon birds included 600+ Wigeon, 400+ Teal, 60 Pintails, 50 Shovelers, four Gadwall, male and female Tufted Ducks, 14 Shelducks, nine Snipe, two Mute Swans, 11 Greylags, a Little Egret, a Nuthatch, two Ravens and ten Lapwings. (John Fletcher).

Gloucester     At Alney Island this afternoon 110 Teal, two pairs of Gadwalls and six Coots on Castlemeads West N.R. and a Grey Heron on Port Ham. (Gordon Avery).

Cotswold Water Park East     At Whelford Pools a CATTLE EGRET flew in and landed
under the Cormorant roost at 1:30pm on Pit 111b. Also 30+ Tufted Ducks, three Wigeon, 10+ Coots, two Mute Swans, two Great Crested Grebes, 10+ Cormorants nest building and a Buzzard over. (Bob Webb).

Saul Warth     Early afternoon the WATER PIPIT with 10+ Meadow Pipits still and the GLAUCOUS GULL sat on mudbank then flew high to the W. (Les Ditchburn).

WWT Slimbridge     The second calendar year GLAUCOUS GULL from Holden Tower until 8:40am. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Cotswold Water Park West     At Shorncote Reedbed the Barn Owl was active until 8:30am today. (Duncan Dine).

Netheridge Farm     A Barn Owl and a Peregrine were the highlights this morning. (Mark Hobson).

Stroud     A Dipper on the river near Waitrose. Also a few Redwings in the canalside trees and a Sparrowhawk. (Richard Williams).

Brockeridge Common     Three Stonechats today. ( Sarah Loaring).

Coombe Hill Meadows     At dusk this evening still 26 Shelducks, at least 500 Lapwings. four Snipe and 13 Curlews roosting. (Mike Smart).

Cirencester     A Barn Owl over the A419 at 3:25am. (Mark Grieve).

Rodley Sands     The GLAUCOUS GULL again today at 10:15am. Also  four Whooper Swans (2 ads, 2 juvs), six Snipe, 15 Shelducks, five Stonechats and two Reed Buntings. (Dave Smith).

Cotswold Water Park West     The drake RING-NECKED DUCK still present this morning on Pit 16. (Mark Hobson). A GREAT WHITE EGRET on the small island between the two hides at Shorncote Reedbed at 8:20am. (Dave Soons).

Frampton pools     A BITTERN flew into Court Lake reed bed at dusk. Also the male Goldeneye still, 30 Little Egrets, a Snipe, two Tawny Owls and a Little Owl. (Nick Goatman). The Red-breasted Goose early this morning until it headed back to WWT at 7:30am. A pair of Red Crested Pochards, three Oystercatchers, 14 Gadwalls, ten Teal, a male Mandarin, three Water Rails, 122 Tufted Ducks, 50+ Lapwings and a Stonechat. (Nick Goatman/Gordon Hodgson). A MARSH HARRIER from Splatt Bridge at 11:35am. (Duerden Cormack).

Saul Warth     The WATER PIPIT still at 1:15pm today. (Mark Hobson).

Highnam Woods     Four Marsh Tits, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Nuthatch, a Treecreeper, a Sparrowhawk and a Buzzard. (Les Ditchburn).

Ashleworth Ham     A Grey Heron, 22 Greylags, 15+ Fieldfares, 49+ Lapwings, 450+ Teal, 350 Wigeon, 30+ Shovelers, 30+ Pintails, two Shelducks, 30+ Coots, a Stock Dove, 30+ Mallards, four Tufted Ducks, four Canada Geese, four Gadwalls, two Snipe and a Raven. Nearby 120+ Lapwings at Wainlodes. (Mark Grieve).

Quedgeley     At Dimore Brook next to Fishers Meadow, no sign of the Hawfinches but two Little Egrets next to the footpath, a Grey Heron on a rooftop and three singing Song Thrushes. (Steve Pullen).

Highnam Woods     This morning a LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER drumming and seen in flight over the nature trail near the chicken factory. (Colin Greenfield).

Cotswold Water Park West     The drake RING-NECKED DUCK showing well with Tufted Ducks at N end of Pit 16 until 3:30pm at least. (Richard Williams/James Walsh/Steve Covey). Pic by Steve. Also two Oystercatchers flew by. A MARSH HARRIER at Shorncote Reedbed above the traveller camp from the second hide. Other birds included c15 Shovelers, a drake Pochard, two Canada Geese, two Egyptian Geese, Lapwings, a Grey Heron, a Little Egret, three Grey Wagtails, three Chiffchaffs, a Stock Dove, two Cetti’s Warblers heard, a Green Woodpecker heard, three Meadow Pipits, four Reed Buntings and c20 each of Redwings and Fieldfares on South Cerney playing field (Richard Williams). Two Egyptian Geese viewable from Sailing Club on Pit 16, also seven Red Crested Pochards on Pit 12. (James Walsh).

Saul Warth     A male MERLIN and the WATER PIPIT again today. (Paul Masters/Andy Chapman). Also a Common Sandpiper today. (Roberta Goodall).

Forest of Dean     The GREAT GREY SHRIKE at Crabtree Hill again today until 1:30pm at least. (Ian Ralphs/Derek Lightstone). A GREAT GREY SHRIKE again in the cleared area at Russell’s Bank due W of New Fancy View car park. (John Carter). A distant calling LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER in Haywood plantation this afternoon. (Owen Follis).

Symonds Yat     In the Yat Rock area today the Peregrine pair and two intruding Peregrines, Buzzards, two Goshawks, a displaying pair of Sparrowhawks, a Red Kite, Ravens, two Marsh Tits, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Jay, a Song Thrush, a pair of Stock Doves, a Grey Heron, c40 Lapwings, seven Goosanders (4m, 3f) and a Treecreeper. Also a Fox, ten Fallow Deer and a Bank Vole. (Chris & Phil Andrews).

Frampton     The Red-breasted Goose flew in with the Barnacle Goose flock at 6:35am. Also a pair of Oystercatchers, a Little Egret and the roosting Tawny Owl. (Nick Goatman/MK). Pics by Mike.

Coombe Hill Meadows     Birds today included 29 Shelducks, 605+ Wigeon, c750 Teal, 78 Pintails, c30 Shovelers, a Grey Heron, at least 500 Lapwings, three Golden Plovers, four Snipe, a Black-tailed Godwit, a Curlew heard, at least two Great Spotted Woodpeckers drumming, c5 Pied Wagtails, 15 Meadow Pipits,  20 Fieldfares and a Reed Bunting. (Mike Smart).

Cherington     At Cherington Lake this afternoon birds included four Little Grebes, a Little Egret, a Buzzard, two Grey Wagtails, nine Long tailed Tits and a Tawny Owl hooting at 5pm. (John Fletcher).

Cotswold Water Park East     A first-winter ICELAND GULL (potentially Kumlien’s) in the Pit 125 roost at Bowmoor Sailing Club this evening. (Duncan Dine).

Cotswold Water Park West     The drake RING-NECKED DUCK still this afternoon. (Jon Mercer/Roberta Goodall). A YELLOW-LEGGED GULL and a MEDITERRANEAN GULL in the roost tonight. (Roberta Goodall). At Shorncote Reedbed early afternoon until dusk birds included 14 Shovelers, 23 Tufted Ducks, five Teal, four Little Egrets, a Grey Heron, two Cetti’s Warblers heard, a Kingfisher, two Grey Wagtails, seven Long-tailed Tits, a Cormorant, two Water Rails heard, a Kestrel and two Buzzards. (John Fletcher).

Gloucester     The PENDULINE TIT at Plock Court, Longford still today at SO8375520392. Wellies recommended. Please keep a reasonable distance from the bird to allow it to feed in the ponds.

Quedgeley     In Fishers Meadow at least two Hawfinches at 11:15am in the far left corner from the School Lane at SO 79724 13970. (MK). No sign this afternoon but two male Bramblings. (Andy Chapman).

Frampton     The Red-breasted Goose again with 212 Barnacle Geese on Court Lake early morning only, but now returned to WWT. (Nick Goatman).

WWT Slimbridge     81 Bewick’s Swans, 122 White-fronted Geese and 30 Avocets. Also the Red-breasted Goose returned from Frampton. (Ian Hull).

Forest of Dean     Two Red Kites flew over St Paul’s Church at Parkend this morning. Also a Hawfinch. (David & Gillian Smith).

Tewkesbury     A possible Jack Snipe with two Snipe, three Curlews and three Grey Heron along the Mythe brook, below Puckrup today. (Sarah Loaring).

Cold Aston     160 Golden Plovers and 24 Lapwings on the high ground at lunchtime. (Andy Lewis).

Kings Stanley     Two Marsh Tits below Stanley Woods today. (Simon Spedding).

Saul     A Little Egret in the ditch opposite the houses in Moor Street and a Kestrel by Lea Court Farm, Framilode. (Paddy Doyle).

Cotswold Water Park West     Today the drake RING-NECKED DUCK again on Pit 16. (Nigel Sluman/Malcolm Royal/Martin Greenish/Lee Evans). This evening a first-winter KUMLIEN’S GULL in the roost again. Also an adult MEDITERRANEAN GULL. (Kim Milsom).

Gloucester     The PENDULINE TIT at Plock Court, Longford still today at SO8375520392. Wellies recommended. Please keep a reasonable distance from the bird to allow it to feed in the ponds. (Lee Evans).

Frampton     The Red-breasted Goose was with the Barnacle Goose flock on Court Lake early morning only. Also a drake Mandarin again and a pair of Oystercatchers. (Nick Goatman). In the NE corner three Treecreepers in the same tree, a Little Grebe, a Little Egret, 29 Teal and a Kingfisher. Also the roosting Tawny Owl in Court Field and this evening 22 Little Egrets roosted on the middle Island. This morning a pair of Mandarins flew over Watery Lane towards Court Lake. (MK). A Spotted Redshank was on the flashes N of Splatt Bridge this morning. (MK). Two Woodcocks this evening at the Perry Way end of Court Lake at SO758075. (Roy Widgery).

Highnam Woods     The FIRECREST again at 1:21pm just N of the battery chicken area seen mainly in the Yews and Ivy.  Also a Woodcock flew over. (Ken Heron).

Saul Warth     The WATER PIPIT still 50yds downriver of Hock Ditch at 1pm. (Mark Dowie).

Forest of Dean     A Dipper behind the Fountain Inn at Parkend. (Colin Oram). 26 Goosanders, three of them drakes, on the lower pond this morning at 11am today. (Peter Boorman & Lynne Mayers).

Sheepscombe     Along Painswick Stream early afternoon birds included a Little Egret, two Teal. (1f, 1m), a Grey Partridge, four Green Woodpeckers, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, four Buzzards and seven Redwings. (John Fletcher). Pic by John.