Frampton     62 WAXWINGS feeding on mistletoe berries again today by the main gates to Frampton Court Estate on the Perryway. (Nick Goatman/Bill Church/Eric Palmer). Also today a GREAT WHITE EGRET, five Red Crested Pochards (4m, 1f), a Cetti’s Warbler, a Water Rail, a Reed Bunting singing, a Kingfisher and two Ravens. (Nick Goatman).

Cotswold Water Park West    The drake SCAUP still at Pit 57 today. (Nigel Pleass).

Ashleworth Ham     This morning the drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL still, also two Buzzards, a Nuthatch, five Curlews, 70+ Lapwings, four Pintails and eight Gadwalls.  (Les Waring/Nigel Pleass). Pic by Les.Quedgeley     The female/immature BLACK REDSTART still at Kingsway in Chivenor Way by the settling pond today.(Paul Masters).

Forest of Dean     The GREAT GREY SHRIKE still at Crabtree Hill this morning. Also a Lesser Redpoll and a Hawfinch and a Goshawk at Parkend church. (Colin Greenfield).

Painswick Beacon     Passage over the Beacon today included a Greylag, a Cormorant, a Sparrowhawk, a MARSH HARRIER east at 8:55am, 1775 Common Gulls, 102 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 480 Woodpigeons, 11 Ravens, four Fieldfares, 41 Redwings, 26 Chaffinches, three Linnets and a Siskin. (John Fleming).

Lower Swell     A Green Sandpiper off the B4068 on River Dikler between Stow and Lower Swell still today. Also a Barnacle Goose. (Ali Brooks).

Cheltenham     A Blackcap singing in the garden at Rowanfield. (Les Waring).

Ashley     12+ Skylarks, seven Yellowhammers, two Kestrels, 290+ Fieldfares, two Green Woodpeckers, three Buzzards, seven Stock Doves, two Red-legged Partridges, 200+ Starlings, 530+ Woodpigeons, 16+ Redwings, four Goldcrests, two Mistle Thrushes, two Pied Wagtails, a Nuthatch and a Grey Partridge. (Mark Grieve).

Frampton     32 WAXWINGS feeding on mistletoe berries and dropping down into the ditch to drink by the main gates to Frampton Court Estate on the Perryway this afternoon. (Tom & Greg Mabbett). On the scrape and flashes N of Splatt Bridge two Green Sandpipers, 152 Curlews, 61 Dunlins, two Oystercatchers, ten Redshanks, 81 Shelducks and a Water Rail heard. (MK). Five Red Crested Pochards still on the Sailing Lake today. (Nick Goatman). Pics by Tom Mabbett). 

Blakeney     A WAXWING visited the bird table today. (Jo Sutherst).

Saul Warth    An adult KITTIWAKE high over the Warth this morning. (Gordon Hodgson).

Cotswold Water Park West    The BLACK-NECKED GREBE still on Pit 65 today. (Andy Lodge).

Ashleworth Ham     The drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL still present today with 220 Teal. Also two Mute Swans, a Canada Goose, 145 Wigeon, six Gadwalls, four Mallards, 13 Pintails, 22 Shovelers, a Grey Heron, 48 Coots, a Buzzard, 298 Lapwings, two Curlews, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, two Nuthatches, two Goldcrests and c30 Chaffinches. (Les Brown).

Sharpness     Two BLACK REDSTARTS still on houses by the picnic site this morning. (Andy Jordan).

Walmore Common    Two WHOOPER SWANS, five Bewick’s Swans and two Mute Swans still today. (Paul Masters).

Upham Meadow     75 Canada Geese, a Greylag, a Grey Heron, two Oystercatchers, five Curlews, a Skylark singing, 90 Pied Wagtails, ten Meadow Pipits, four Mistle  Thrushes and a Reed Bunting. Nearby a Green Sandpiper SO8935. (Mike Smart).

Cirencester     Ten Long-tailed Tits at the City Bank today. (Felicity Cobb).

Awre    Belated news of a pale-phase SKUA sp, probably Arctic at 4:30pm on the river yesterday (23rd). Also two KITTIWAKES and two adult Mediterranean Gulls. (John Phillips).

Frampton    A GREAT GREY SHRIKE on bushes at the back of the reedbed N of Splatt Bridge at 1pm. (Katie Martin).

Cotswold Water Park West    The BLACK-NECKED GREBE still on Pit 65 today until 3pm at least. (Colin Greenfield/Jon Mercer). Pic by Jon.Ashleworth Ham     The drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL still showing distantly at 5pm. Other birds today included 200+ Teal, 75 Wigeon, six Pintails, 18 Shovelers, 270 Lapwings and nine Snipe. (Andy & Sue Gibbons/John Fletcher). Pic by John.

Quedgeley     The female/immature BLACK REDSTART still at Kingsway in Chivenor Way by the settling pond today. (MK). Pic by Mike.Arlingham     The RICHARD’S PIPIT still today at SO719117 in the small, narrow, rough field on the edge of the river with a small hawthorn in the middle of it. (Roy Widgery).

Forest of Dean     The GREAT GREY SHRIKE again at the top of Crabtree Hill until midday at least. Other birds included up to ten Crossbills, 50+ Siskins, a male BRAMBLING and three Stonechats (2m, 1f). Two drake Wigeon grazing on the island at Woorgreens and three Goosanders (1m, 2fm). (MK/Jon Mercer).Two Goshawks displaying viewed from New Fancy View late morning. (Jon Mercer).

Painswick Beacon     Passage over the Beacon today included 347 Black-headed Gulls, 4630 Common Gulls east, eight Ravens, eight Fieldfares, 51 Redwings, 23 Chaffinches, a BRAMBLING and six Siskins. (John Fleming).

Leighterton     A singing Corn Bunting on wires just E of Bennett’s Farm (Vic Polley).

Cirencester     A Barn Owl at 2:45am over the A417 near to Tesco.

Ashley     1100+ Starlings on pasture, 130+ Fieldfares, 14+ Skylarks, three Stonechats (2 m, 1 f), 9+ Reed Buntings, nine Buzzards, 105+ Linnets, 15+ Yellowhammers, 100+ Chaffinches, three Stock Doves, a Sparrowhawk, 17 Redwings and a Pied Wagtail. (Mark Grieve).

Colesbourne     A  Red Kite over the A435 today. (Keith White).

North Cerney     At Cerney Gardens a singing Chaffinch and a Nuthatch. (Keith White).

Cheltenham     A pair of Ravens flew over Eldorado Road. (Keith White).

Staverton     A Skylark on Staverton Aerodrome at the NE end near the Flying Shack at 2pm. (David Norman).

Cotswold Water Park West    The BLACK-NECKED GREBE still on Pit 65 today. (Ian Hull). The drake SCAUP still at Pit 57 today. (MK). A GREAT WHITE EGRET still on Pit 41. (Jon Mercer). Pics by Mark Dowie.

Quedgeley     The female/immature BLACK REDSTART still at Kingsway in Chivenor Way by the settling pond today. (Mark Hobson).

WWT Slimbridge    c40 KITTIWAKES over the river at low tide at lunchtime. (Martin McGill).

Ashleworth Ham     The drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL in front of hide until 4pm at least. (MK). Pics by Mike.

Newnham-on-Severn     This afternoon a second-winter Mediterranean Gull on the sands near Portlands Nab. (Andy Jayne).

Walmore Common     Five Bewick’s Swans this afternoon. (Andy Jayne).

Stow-on-the-Wold     The BLUE ROCK THRUSH of unknown origin still present today in Maugersbury Park and roosted in Fisher Close tonight. Strictly no parking in Fisher Close or Maugersbury Park, there is a public car park near the Bell pub 5 minutes walk away or find alternative parking in the town. Please show the residents respect and as much privacy as is possible. There is a collection for Kate’s Home Nursing  please give generously on site or on-line. (Keith Jennings).

Coombe Hill Meadows     300 Wigeon, 150 Teal, five Pintails, 20 Shovelers, an Oystercatcher and eight Curlews today. (Mike Smart).

Frampton     Five Red Crested Pochards still on the Sailing Lake today. (Gordon Hodgson).

Cotswold Water Park West    A BLACK-NECKED GREBE on Pit 65 this afternoon. The drake SCAUP still at Pit 57 today. An adult MEDITERRANEAN GULL in the roost at Pit 16 this afternoon amongst the Black-headed Gulls, but very few large gulls. Also 11 Goldeneyes on Pit 41. (Andy Jayne).

Cotswold Water Park East     44 Red Crested Pochards on Pit 105 at Fairford. (Duncan Dine). Also six Goosanders on Pit 104 (4 males, 2 females). (Martine Fenn).

Kingswood     A male BLACK REDSTART at Chestnut Park by the gate/hedgerow to the new development seen by residents for 11 days now. It is on the footpath at top of Chestnut Park and Tyndale View. Also male and female Bullfinch here. A Little Egret on the Little Avon and a Dipper and a Grey Wagtail at Tubbs Turf. (Tom McCarthy). BOC pic by Leigh Turnbull.Forest of Dean     At Crabtree Hill the GREAT GREY SHRIKE and male and female Stonechat. A Goshawk and eight Crossbills  at Yew Tree Brake this morning. (Frank Williams). Pic by Frank.

Frampton     Three CATTLE EGRETS left the Court Lake roost at 6:50am. Also five Red Crested Pochards still on the Sailing Lake. (Nick Goatman).

Siccaridge  Woods & Sapperton Valley     Four Jays, five Nuthatches, a Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming, a Green Woodpecker, two Mistle Thrushes, three Goldcrests, a Kestrel, a Skylark, two Bullfinches, five Buzzards, a Grey Heron, three Redwings, a Little Grebe, 15 Goldfinches, a Grey Wagtail and two Marsh Tits. (Mark Grieve).

Witcombe Reservoirs     A drake Mandarin, rare here, 45 Canada Geese, 12 Cormorant including a Continental “sinensis” type and a Little Owl today. (Gord Avery).

Cherington     At Cherington Lake mid afternoon birds included five Nuthatches in a tree together, a Mistle Thrush and six Coal Tits. (John Fletcher).

Cheltenham    Belated news of two WAXWINGS in Athelney Way on Sunday afternoon (19th). (Andrew Simon).

Ashleworth Ham     The drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL in front of hide until 2pm at least. Also two Mute Swans, two Greylags, two Canada Geese, c400 Wigeon, 16 Gadwalls, c350 Teal, 38 Pintails, 42 Shovelers, a Grey Heron, c50 Coots, 780 Lapwings, three Snipe, two Nuthatches and a Song Thrush singing. Also 19 Ruff today. (Les Brown/Mike Smart/Roberta Goodall).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Birds today included two Mute Swans, nine Shelducks, 200 Wigeon, five Gadwalls, 250 Teal, 40 Mallards, 15 Pintails, 30 Shovelers, a Tufted Duck, a Cormorant, five Grey Herons, a Little Egret, three Buzzards, 20 Coots, an Oystercatcher, 15 Lapwings, eight Curlews, four Skylarks singing, two Meadow Pipits, 20 Fieldfares, ten Redwings, a Cetti’s Warbler singing and five Reed Buntings. (Mike Smart).

Frampton     At Court Lake late afternoon two Mistle Thrushes, two Great Crested Grebes, seven Cormorants roosting and a a GREAT WHITE EGRET preening on the shore at the S end of the lake. Just before 5:30pm two CATTLE EGRETS flew in  to roost. At Splatt Bridge a flock of Black-tailed Godwits on the river’s edge,  small flock of Redwings by the canal and two Buzzards. (Martyn Leighton). Ten Mandarins and a pair of Goldeneye this evening on Court Lake. (Richard Williams).

Forest of Dean     A male Goshawk chasing a Woodpigeon this morning from New Fancy View. The GREAT GREY SHRIKE still near the top of Crabtree Hill at 12:45pm.(Roger Treeby).

Symonds Yat     The resident Peregrines and Ravens, a female Sparrowhawk, two Goshawks, four Buzzards, a pair of Stock Doves, six Song Thrushes, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, seven Bullfinches, ten Long-tailed Tits, two Goldcrests, a male Goosander, a Marsh Tit, a Tawny Owl calling, a Kingfisher, a pair of Mandarins, two Fallow Deer and a Bank Vole. (Chris & Phil Andrews). Pic by Phil.

Quedgeley     The female/immature BLACK REDSTART still at Kingsway in Chivenor Way at 2:30pm. (Mark Hobson).

Walmore Common     Still two adult WHOOPER SWANS and seven Bewick’s Swans still this afternoon. (Paul Rich).

Claypits     A Ring-necked Parakeet seen from the A38 early afternoon. (Matt Neale).

Stow-on-the-Wold     The BLUE ROCK THRUSH of unknown origin still present today in Maugersbury Park early afternoon. Strictly no parking in Fisher Close or Maugersbury Park, there is a public car park near the Bell pub 5 minutes walk away or find alternative parking in the town. Please show the residents respect and as much privacy as is possible. There is a collection for Kate’s Home Nursing  please give generously on site or on-line. (Birding Today).

Bourton-on-the-Water     40+ Red Kites today. (Keith Jennings).

Ashley     950+ Fieldfares and 1000+ Starlings on pasture, 120+ Redwings, a male Reed Bunting, 10+ Skylarks, 12 Linnets, two Ravens, four Yellowhammers, nine Stock Doves, two Kestrels, two Grey Partridges, two Buzzards, two Bullfinches, a Nuthatch, a female Sparrowhawk, a Snipe heard, a Tawny Owl, two Meadow Pipits, a Goldcrest and two Green Woodpeckers. Also two Fallow Deer stags. (Mark Grieve).

Kingswood     Belated news of a BLACK REDSTART in gardens at Chestnut Park on Sunday 12th February. (per Tom McCarthy).

Ashleworth Ham     This morning the GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 30+ Golden Plovers, 300+ Lapwings and eight Snipe. (Graham Watson/Mark Dowie). Pics by Graham.

In the evening 860 Lapwings, 29 Golden Plovers, 300+ Wigeon, 300+ Teal, 15+ Pintails, 30+ Shovelers, a Little Grebe and 6+Snipe. (Mike Smart).

Mitton, near Tewkesbury     Behind the marina 600 Wigeon, two Gadwalls, 250 Teal, ten Mallards, 20 Shovelers, 15 Lapwings, a Buzzard and a Pied Wagtail. (Mike Smart).

Upham Meadow     30 Canada Geese, a Peregrine, five Curlews and at least ten each of Pied Wagtails, Meadow Pipits and Skylarks. (Mike Smart).

Tewkesbury     At Severn Ham 43 Pied Wagtails and 47 Meadow Pipits. (Mike Smart).

Forest of Dean    At Crabtree Hill the GREAT GREY SHRIKE still present at 3pm at SO632135. At Cannop Ponds 28 Mandarins. (Roger Gillespie).

Standish     A male Goshawk flew over the M5 flying towards Standish at 11:25am viewed from Standish Lane motorway bridge. (Gord Avery).

Ashley     A mixed flock of 200+ Fieldfares, 20+ Redwings and 200+ Starlings on pasture.  (Mark Grieve).

Cirencester     300+ Fieldfares near the agricultural college today. (Mark Grieve).

Corse     125 Lapwings on pasture near Straight Lane. (Mark Grieve).

Upper Rissington    Three Red Kites over this afternoon. (Ben Hilder).

Clapton-on-the-Hill     Four Teal on floodwater today. (Ben Hilder).

Ashleworth Ham     A drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL from the hide today until 5:10pm at least. (Andy Jayne). Also a Red Kite at 4pm. (MK).

Quedgeley     The female/immature BLACK REDSTART still at Kingsway in Chivenor Way today. (Mark Hobson).

Cotswold Water Park West     The drake SCAUP still at Pit 57 today. (MK). Also a GREAT WHITE EGRET on Pit 41. (Les Ditchburn).

Arlingham     The RICHARD’S PIPIT still today at SO719117 in the small, narrow, rough field on the edge of the river with a small, mistletoe-covered hawthorn in the middle of it. (Andy Lodge/Tom Weston-McClung).

Gloucester    At Port Ham a SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF still today by the pool. (Andy Jayne). Pic by Andy.

Stow-on-the-Wold     The BLUE ROCK THRUSH of unknown origin still present today in Maugersbury Park early afternoon. Strictly no parking in Fisher Close or Maugersbury Park, there is a public car park near the Bell pub 5 minutes walk away or find alternative parking in the town. Please show the residents respect and as much privacy as is possible. There is a collection for Kate’s Home Nursing  please give generously on site or on-line. (Andy Jordan).

WWT Slimbridge     The wintering LAPLAND BUNTING still on the Dumbles viewed from Holden Tower. Waders on South Lake included 20 Avocets, a Spotted Redshank, two Knot, a Little Stint and 45 Golden Plovers. The Goshawk still present and flew past the Holden Tower early afternoon. (Slimbridge Sightings). Also an adult breeding plumage Mediterranean Gull seen briefly on South Lake this afternoon. (Keith Colcombe). Pic by Mike.

Coombe Hill Meadows    A GREAT WHITE EGRET on the ‘Snipe’ pool at 9:30am but then flew off E. (Dave Pearce).

Woolaston Slade      At 3.30pm a Red Kite circling, then headed off in the direction of Chepstow. (Ann Harris).

Berkeley shore     This afternoon 21 Oystercatchers, 18 Redshanks, seven Dunlins, two Rock Pipits, six Stonechats (3 males) and two Gadwalls. (Paul Taylor).

Ashley     130+ Linnets, 30+ Yellowhammers, 200+ Woodpigeons NE, 12+ Skylarks, ten Stock Doves, 9+ Reed Buntings, five singing Song Thrushes, 86+ Fieldfares, two Buzzards, a Stonechat, 17+ Redwings, a Bullfinch, 120+ Chaffinches, five Meadow Pipits, a drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Green Woodpecker, four Ravens, a Kestrel and 22 Lapwings today. (Mark Grieve).

Beech Pike, Elkstone     A Red Kite over the Highwayman Inn at 1pm. (Mark Grieve).

Cotswold Water Park West     A drake SCAUP still at Pit 57 today. Also 67 Tufted Ducks, 14 Pochards, 12 Great Crested Grebes, an Oystercatcher and a singing Cetti’s Warbler. On Pit 41 11 Goosanders, eight Goldeneyes, 69 Tufted Ducks, 12 Pochards, 47 Wigeon, 27 Gadwall, two Shovelers, nine Teal, two Siskins and 35 Goldfinches. On Pit 44 11 Goosanders. (Nigel Pleass).

Cotswold Water Park East     At Pit 125 an Oystercatcher, a Shelduck, a Marsh Tit and a Cetti’s Warbler today. (Ian Ralphs).

Arlingham     The RICHARD’S PIPIT still this morning at SO719117 in the small, narrow, rough field on the edge of the river with a small, mistletoe-covered hawthorn in the middle of it. (Paul Masters/Mark Hobson).

Forest of Dean     At Crabtree Hill the GREAT GREY SHRIKE still at 9:23am. (Tim Hall).

Symonds Yat    From the viewpoint today the Peregrine pair and an intruding Peregrine, two Buzzards, the Raven pair, two male Bullfinches, three Goldcrests, six Long-tailed Tits, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Marsh Tit, a pair of Stock Doves, a Grey Heron, one male and two female Goosanders and two Fallow Deer. (Chris & Phil Andrews).

Walmore Common     Still two adult WHOOPER SWANS and seven Bewick’s Swans still today at 10am. (MK).

Frampton     A GREAT WHITE EGRET flew N over Splatt Bridge towards the Sailing Lake at 10:20am. Also N of Splatt Bridge on the flashes ten Redshanks, two Green Sandpipers, four Dunlins and two Stonechats. (Gordon Hodgson). Four CATTLE EGRETS left Court Lake roost at 7am today. Later on the Sailing Lake a GREAT WHITE EGRET, a pair of Goldeneye, 51 Gadwalls and 66 Tufted Ducks. (Nick Goatman).

Saul Warth     A Ruff and 120 Curlews today. (Gordon Hodgson).

WWT Slimbridge     Five Siskins, a Little Stint, ten Avocets, two Peregrines and eight Ruff today. (Tom Weston-McClung).

Ashleworth Ham     Birds today included two Mute Swans, 73 Greylags,  a Canada Goose,  460 Wigeon, 44 Gadwalls,  380 Teal,  21 Mallards,  63 Pintails,  46 Shovelers,  three Tufted Ducks, 42 Coot, a Grey Heron, a Peregrine, 640 Lapwings, six Snipe, two Nuthatches and a Reed Bunting. (Les Brown).

Cheltenham     At Dowdeswell Reservoir a drake Pochard, two Mallards, five Cormorants, a Moorhen and two Great Crested Grebes. (Tom Mabbett). At Naunton Park, a Coal Tit, a Long-tailed Tit and a Chiffchaff in the garden. (Steve Brown).

Coombe Hill Meadows    Birds included six Shelducks, 250 Wigeon, four Gadwalls, 200 Teal, 30 Mallards, five Pintails, 20 Shovelers, eight Tufted Ducks, two Grey Herons, eight Lapwings, five Curlews, at least three drumming Great Sported Woodpeckers, a singing Skylark and a Reed Bunting. (Mike Smart).

Leigh Meadows     110 Teal, a Little Egret and 12 Snipe today. (Mike Smart).

Charlton Kings     A Muntjac spooked near Bafford Approach, took refuge in a garden in Sandy Lane Road. (Steve Brown).

Cotswold Water Park West     A drake SCAUP at Pit 57 today. (Graham Watson).

WWT Slimbridge    This morning eight Avocets on South Lake, also c140 Black-tailed Godwits, 700+ Lapwings, 90+ Golden Plovers, six Redshanks, four Ruff, 100+ Dunlins, a Little Stint and three Oystercatchers. On the Rushy 16 Redshanks, 90+ White-fronted Goose on the Dumbles and 160 Bewick’s Swans on site this morning. (Jon Mercer). Pic by Jon. Also the Goshawk again from Kingfisher hide. (Slimbridge Sightings).Ashleworth Ham     A Peregrine, a Little Egret, seven Golden Plovers, six Snipe and two Shelducks this afternoon. (Andy & Sue Gibbons).

Walmore Common     Still two adult WHOOPER SWANS and seven Bewick’s Swans today. (Mark Dowie).

Forest of Dean     At Crabtree Hill the GREAT GREY SHRIKE still, three Goosanders, 200 Siskins, 20 Lesser Redpolls, a Hawfinch, 15 Crossbills and four JACK SNIPE. (Mark Dowie).

Berkeley     A Barn Owl along Mill Lane at 6:17pm. (Paul Taylor). From Severn House Farm a SEAL sp feeding and drifting N and two Stonechats. (Tom Weston-McClung).

Upham Meadow     A Greylag, 50 Canada Geese, two Grey Herons, a Teal, 20 Mallards, three Curlews, a Kingfisher, c100 Skylarks, 25 Meadow Pipits and 25 Pied Wagtails. (Mike Smart).

Ashley     Three Buzzards, 400+ Fieldfares, 50+ Redwings, 210+ Starlings, 22+ Yellowhammers, three Great Spotted Woodpeckers, two Green Woodpeckers, a Pied Wagtail, a Kestrel, eight Linnets, five Bullfinches, five Golden Plovers NW, three Ravens, a Nuthatch, two Stock Doves, a Mistle Thrush, two Sparrowhawks and 16 Meadow Pipits. (Mark Grieve).

Cheltenham     A Raven seen and heard today and yesterday flying over Eldorado Road, and a garden Goldcrest today. (Keith White).

Sandhurst Hill     Birds today included 250 Redwings, 30 Fieldfares, 25 Skylarks, 45 Meadow Pipits, 40 Chaffinches, 30 Linnets, 35 House Sparrows, four Song Thrushes, a Mistle Thrush, five Stock Doves, two Goldcrests, a Bullfinch, two Buzzards and a Kestrel. (John Fletcher).