Upper Rissington     A garden TREE SPARROW this morning. (Ben Hilder).

Quedgeley    40+ WAXWINGS still at Woodvale, Kingsway throughout the day feeding on hips along the footpath around SO814138. (MK/Richard Tyler/Martin McGill). Pics by Richard (1st 2) and Mike (3rd).

WWT Slimbridge     A BITTERN from showing well from Zeiss hide at 11:40am. The annually returning full-winged unringed Ruddy Shelduck in with captive birds in the collection. 150 White-fronted Geese flying around the Zeiss scrapes late morning and 15+ Snipe. (MK). Pics by Mike.

Kingswood    15 Lapwings and a Kestrel by Park Mill Farm. Also in adjacent fields 45 Fieldfares and 38 Redwings and a Mistle Thrush. A Little Egret in a field next to Ash Path, a Raven over, two Lesser Redpolls with c15 Goldfinches and 14 Blackbirds. A Nuthatch in the church graveyard and two Dippers on the Little Avon on the opposite side of road to Tubbs Turf. (Tom McCarthy).

Nettleton Bottom     A Red Kite at 10:30am. (Mark Grieve).

Painswick     14 WAXWINGS flew over heading W at 9:43am. (John Fleming).

Quedgeley     20 WAXWINGS still Woodvale, Kingsway around the orchard at cSO814138 until 4pm at least. Also c30 Goldfinches. (Paul Sutton/Shane Long/Chris Newton).

Arlingham     The RICHARD’S PIPIT still this afternoon, fairly mobile, in the field S of the mistletoe-covered hawthorn, at cSO715120. (Adrienne Sanders).

Tewkesbury     A GREAT WHITE EGRET was again along the River Avon towards Twyning and at Severn Ham there was a female MERLIN, a Water Rail, two Blackcaps and 40 Meadow Pipits. (Andy Jayne).

Saul     Four CATTLE EGRETS at SO748088 on the right hand side of Bridge Road near the canal. today. (Roy Widgery/Adrienne Sanders).

Frampton     The GREAT WHITE EGRET still on Court Lake today. A Green Sandpiper on the scrape N of Splatt Bridge, also the MARSH HARRIER nearby still. (Roy Widgery).

Cotswold Water Park East     An adult YELLOW-LEGGED GULL in the gull roost at Pit 125 this evening. (Duncan Dine).

Stow-on-the-Wold     The BLUE ROCK THRUSH of unknown origin still present today in Fisher Close and surrounding streets. Strictly no parking in Fisher Close, 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 will be a collection for Kate’s Home Nursing  please give generously on site or on-line. (Keith Jennings).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Two JACK SNIPES today. (Ian Hull).

Hawling    Three Red Kites, two Buzzards, two Kestrels, three Stonechats (2m, 1f), a male Yellowhammer, a male Bullfinch, large flocks of Linnets, Chaffinches, Meadow Pipits, Fieldfare, Redwings and Starlings feeding together, two Mistle Thrushes, three Song Thrushes, c100 Golden Plovers, c50 Lapwings and a Roe Deer. (Chris & Phil Andrews).

Cheltenham     A Little Egret circled round over the road at DW Sports on the Gloucester Road then landed on the roof of the end terrace house opposite at SO93962288. (Juliet Bailey).

Cirencester     A Barn Owl at 2:45am next to the A419. (Mark Grieve).

Ashley     15+ Blackbirds, 140+ Fieldfares, 60+ Redwings, 16 Yellowhammers, four Song Thrushes, two Skylarks, two Bullfinches, seven Stock Doves and a Nuthatch today. (Mark Grieve).

Badminton     A Red Kite over a field adjacent to the A46 near Starveall Lane just N of the South Glos border. (Paul Sutton).

Arlingham     The RICHARD’S PIPIT at 1:30pm at SO717118 in the rough field with the mistletoe-covered hawthorn and feeding around the dung heap. (Mick Colquhoun/David Poulton). Pics by Mick.

Quedgeley     26 WAXWINGS at Kingsway in the Orchard off of Woodvale opposite Asda today in the area around SO814138 until 3pm at least. (Mark Hobson/Matt Lathan/Rob Daw).

Forest of Dean     In the Crabtree Hill/Yew Tree Brake areas the GREAT GREY SHRIKE, a male Stonechat, 16+ Crossbills and five Reed Buntings today. (Frank Williams).

Brockweir     A garden Water Rail for the last couple of days, probably due to the very cold conditions. (Deborah Stock).

WWT Slimbridge     Two BITTERNS still along South Finger this afternoon. Three reported today. (Arron Roberts).

Frampton     The Tawny Owl still roosting in a large tree left of the entrance gate at the village end in Court Field today. (Shane Long).

Cheltenham     A Little Egret fishing in the River Chelt in Honeybourne Way today. (Dave Raybould).

Bentham     A pair of Stonechats today. (Gordon Avery).

Ashleworth Ham     From GWT hide at Meerend Thicket six Snipe, 150+ Teal, 75+  Wigeon, 16 Shovelers, six Pintails, a Grey Heron, a Canada Goose, a Kingfisher, a Peregrine, two Goldcrests, two Nuthatches and two Buzzards today. (John Fletcher).

Northleach     A Barn Owl flew low across the A429 Fosse Way this evening at Broadwater Bottom. (Andy Lewis).

WWT Slimbridge     A BITTERN from Van de Bovenkamp hide mid morning. (Dave Pearce/Roy Shilham). Pic by Roy.

Frampton     A WATER PIPIT on the new Splatt reedbed scrape midday and the GREAT WHITE EGRET nearby. (Dave Pearce). Also the MARSH HARRIER again today. (Nick Goatman). At the pools late afternoon the GREAT WHITE EGRET, the Goldeneye still, two male Pintails, seven Wigeon, 160 Tufted Ducks, 38 Teal, 51 Gadwalls and 370 Coots. (Nick Goatman).

Quedgeley     30+ WAXWINGS at Kingsway in the Orchard off of Woodvale opposite Asda today in the area around SO814138. At 4:19pm the flock flew over Asda at the A38 towards Tesco. (Paula Whitcher/Fred & Heather Hobson/Matt Lathan/MK).

Saul     A CATTLE EGRET in horse paddocks beside the Arlingham road just past Cadbury Bridge again today. (Roy Widgery).

Longlevens     Two Ring-necked Parakeets seen from the garden in Kendal Road at 8am. (Martin Greenish).

Gloucester     At Horsebere Brook Flood Storage Lake this morning a JACK SNIPE, 14 Snipe, two Stonechats, three Reed Buntings and a Little Egret. (Martin Greenish).

May Hill     A Woodcock flushed in Bearfoot Wood on May Hill today. (Rob Guest).

Symonds Yat    Today in the Yat rock area the Peregrine pair and an intruding Peregrine, three Buzzards, Ravens, two male Goosanders, two Song Thrushes, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Green Woodpecker, a Bullfinch, two Grey Herons, a Kingfisher, three Goldcrests, a Marsh Tit, two Stock Doves, a flock of Long-tailed Tits, a Jay and four Fallow Deer. (Chris & Phil Andrews).

Nailsworth     Six Little Grebes together on an unfrozen patch of water on the mill pond adjacent to the cycle track at SO844003. (Susanne Zamze).

Rodborough    A small flock of c15 Meadow Pipits on the side of Rodborough Common at SO846031. (Susanne Zamze).

Duntisbourne Abbots     In fields N of the road between Jackbarrow Farm and Duntisbourne Abbots three Golden Plovers and c40 mobile Common Gulls (SO9607). In fields between Duntisbourne Abbots and the A417 c120 Fieldfares with c30 Redwings. (Keith White).

Ashley     Along the Monarch way path 172+ Fieldfares, 56+ Redwings, five Buzzards, ten Song Thrushes, 20+ Blackbirds, a Kestrel, 8+ Yellowhammers, 36 Skylarks, 75+ Linnets, a Mistle Thrush, a Green Woodpecker, 30+ Stock Doves, two Jays, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, two Nuthatches, two Goldcrests, 20+ Chaffinches and 85 Common Gulls on plough. (Mark Grieve).

Corse     c400 Lapwings in fields off Straight Lane today. (Steve French).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Practically all the birds were round a hole in the ice on the Long Pool and included two Mute Swans, two Canada Geese, a Shelduck, 40 Wigeon, 60 Teal, 15 Mallards, ten Shovelers and two Grey Herons, a Coot on the Long Pool and five on the canal, also two Stonechats alongside the footpath. (Mike Smart).

Ashleworth Ham     Two Mute Swans, 61 Greylags, 200 Wigeon, 700 Teal, 20 Mallards, two Pintails, 15 Shovelers, 25 Snipe. Also a Marsh Harrier was seen flying past at some height by another birder. (Les Brown/Mike Smart).

Boddington     c200 Lapwing in fields just S of the Gloucester Old Spot Inn. (Mike Smart).

Forest of Dean     The GREAT GREY SHRIKE at Crabtree Hill at 9:10am. Also two Treecreepers and a Goldcrest. A Hawfinch and two Dippers at Parkend. (Paul Rich).

Quedgeley     Six WAXWINGS at Kingsway in the orchard off of Woodvale opposite Asda this morning. (Paula Whitcher).

Frampton     The GREAT WHITE EGRET again today on the eastern side of the Sailing Lake at SO754071 at 2:15pm. (Vic Polley).

Longlevens     A Ring-necked Parakeet flew over the garden at 3:45pm. (Martin Greenish).

Cotswold Water Park East    At Bowmoor Sailing Lake Pit 125 a pair of Egyptian Geese, at Pit 126 35 Shovelers and a Shelduck. At Pit 104 18 Goosanders (10m, 8f). At Kempsford sewage plant a minimum of five Chiffchaffs today. (Duncan Dine).

Stow-on-the-Wold     The BLUE ROCK THRUSH of unknown origin still present today in Fisher Close and surrounding streets. Strictly no parking in Fisher Close, 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 will be a collection for Kate’s Home Nursing  please give generously on site or on-line, the total collected to date is £2269.33.

Berkeley     A Barn Owl at Mobley at 5:20pm. (Jeff Kirby).

WWT Slimbridge     A BITTERN, the unringed, full-wing Ruddy Shelduck, a Goldeneye, a Water Rail and a Cetti’s Warbler today. (Roy Kinchin).

Ashley     159+ Fieldfares, 73+ Redwings, 20+ Blackbirds, three Buzzards, four Song Thrushes, five Stock Doves, four Lapwings, 67+ Linnets, 110+ Yellowhammers, 100+ Chaffinches, two Stonechats, a Kestrel, a Skylark, a female Peregrine on a kill, a Green Woodpecker, 3+ Reed Buntings, a Jay, three Corn Buntings, two Bullfinches and eight Grey Partridges today. (Mark Grieve).

Sherborne Brook     A Tufted Duck, a Kingfisher, a Grey Wagtail, a Little Egret, a Teal, a Little Grebe and a Great Spotted Woodpecker today. (Keith Jennings).

Symonds Hall Farm     50+ Golden Plovers in the fields on the A4135 Tetbury road by the Wotton-under-Edge turn off. (Jon Dexter).

Longlevens     A male Blackcap and a female Chaffinch in the garden this afternoon at Park Avenue. (Frank Bryant).

Frampton     Two WATER PIPITS on the new Splatt reedbed scrape at 8:10am, one again briefly at 10:50am on the main flash. One again at 3:15pm. Also the MARSH HARRIER again and a Green Sandpiper. (Mark Dowie). The GREAT WHITE EGRET still on Court Lake this morning at the N end near to the Perryway. (Paul Masters/Andy Chapman). This evening’s roost at Court Lake four CATTLE EGRETS, two GREAT WHITE EGRETS, 17 Little Egrets and two Grey Herons. (Nick Goatman).

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

Bourton-on-the-Water     A garden WAXWING today, a garden first. (Andy Lewis).

Sharpness     Two BLACK REDSTARTS, one along Dock Road and one on Severn View Road by the picnic site. Also a Red Kite over. (Andy Jordan).

Forest of Dean     The GREAT GREY SHRIKE at Crabtree Hill at 10:25am. Also Reed Buntings, Siskins and Lesser Redpolls, a Snipe flushed, eight Wild Boar and a pair of Foxes. (Tim & Rose Smith).

Duntisbourne Abbots     15+ Bramblings amongst huge numbers of Chaffinches and Linnets along Jackbarrow Road near the Edgeworth to Duntisbourne crossroads this morning. (Dave Soons).

Stow-on-the-Wold     The BLUE ROCK THRUSH of unknown origin still present today in Fisher Close and surrounding streets. Strictly no parking in Fisher Close, 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 will be a collection for Kate’s Home Nursing  please give generously on site or on-line. (Dave Morgan).

Tewkesbury     At Lower Lode brick pits 42 Cormorants perching in trees around the pits. (Mike Smart/GNS field meeting).

Forthampton     A Green Sandpiper flushed from a brook, a Snipe flushed from maize stubble, a LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER giving breeding song (heard by Andrew Bluett and Rob Curtis) and 100 Fieldfares and 100 Redwings feeding on wet pasture. (Mike Smart/GNS field meeting).

Stonehouse     On the canal at Ryeford a Water Rail and seven Siskins and at Bonds Mill three Little Grebes. (Keith Perkins).

Ashley     A Tawny Owl calling at 3:15am. Early to mid morning, 34+ Yellowhammers, 286 Fieldfares, 105+ Redwings, 38+ Skylarks, a Corn Bunting, two Snipe, 25+ Goldfinches, six Song Thrushes, 20+ Blackbirds, two Green Woodpeckers, a Jay, a Goldcrest, two Bullfinches, two Nuthatches, 31+ Linnets, three Stock Doves, three Buzzards and a Kestrel. (Mark Grieve).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning two male Stonechats, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers, four Goldcrests, three Bullfinches, a Jay, three Redwings, seven Fieldfares, a Grey Heron, a female Blackcap and a Buzzard. (Les Waring). Pic by Les.

Ashleworth Ham     Early afternoon 13 Snipe and a Sparrowhawk. (Les Waring).

Winstone   c230 Golden Plovers feeding in fields 1/2m S of Winstone mid-afternoon. (Jon Mercer). Pic by Jon.

Aylburton Warth     Four Stonechats, six Meadow Pipits, c10 Goldfinches, 1000+ Carrion Crows, Curlew, Teal, Shelduck and an Oystercatcher. (Alan Waterman).

Hawling     100 Lapwings, four Fieldfares and a Barn Owl at 4:30pm. (Dave Pegler).

May Hill   A pair of stonechat at the top of May Hill this afternoon. (Rob Guest).

Twyning    A male and female Blackcap and a male Reed Bunting in the garden today. (Chris & Phil Andrews).

Cirencester    15 Long-tailed Tits in Beeches carpark today. (Felicity Cobb).

Frampton     The GREAT WHITE EGRET still on Court Lake this afternoon at 2pm in the NE arm, this morning it was on Splatt flashes. Also a female MARSH HARRIER hunting at Splatt Bridge at 3pm. (MK/Roberta Goodall). Two, possibly three WATER PIPITS on the new Splatt reedbed scrape. (Gordon Hodgson). Also a CATTLE EGRET in the field next to the Bell Inn, and a Tawny Owl and a Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming at Court Lake. (Alan Hooper/Alan Baxter). Pic by Mike. Arlingham     The RICHARD’S PIPIT this morning at SO717118 near the dung heap at the end of the rough field with the mistletoe-covered hawthorn. Also a four Stonechats (2m, 2f).

Sharpness     Four BLACK REDSTARTS, three along Dock Road and one on Severn View Road by the picnic site. A Ring-necked Parakeet flew S over Sharpness along the river edge at 10:55am. (AJ only) Also two Peregrines. (Andy Jordan/Paul Taylor/Alan Hooper/Alan Baxter). Pic by Alan H.

WWT Slimbridge     Two BITTERNS showing well from Kingfisher hide, 155 White-fronted Geese, an unringed, full-wing Ruddy Shelduck, a Little Stint, 20 Golden Plovers and an Oystercatcher today. (Tom Weston-McClung/Tony Hurcombe/Martin Price). Pic by Martin.

Forest of Dean     At Crabtree Hill the GREAT GREY SHRIKE, a Stonechat, 6+ Reed Buntings, 6+ Lesser Redpolls and a Treecreeper. At Wenchford a Grey Wagtail and a Buzzard. (Alan Waterman). Pic by Alan.

Six Hawfinches at Crown Lane, Parkend by the cricket pitch today. (Les Waring/Rob Guest/Alan Waterman). Pic by Les.

Cam     A Woodcock flushed between the Peak and the Long Down today. (Terry Fenton).

Calcot     200+ Golden Plovers at Calcot near Tetbury today. (Nick Holland).

Stonehouse    A Snipe at the back of the Ocean on the canal and a Buzzard in St Cyr’s churchyard. (Paul Sutton).

Berkeley shore     A WATER PIPIT still at the shore but mobile and elusive, also a JACK SNIPE and two Stonechats today. (Paul Taylor). 

Gloucester     At Horsebere Brook Flood Storage Area five Wigeon, seven Teal, ten Mallards, a Kestrel, ten Snipe, a Chiffchaff and five Reed Buntings today. (Mike Smart).

Stow-on-the-Wold     The BLUE ROCK THRUSH of unknown origin still present today but elusive in Fishers Close and surrounding streets. Strictly no parking in Fishers Close, 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 will be a collection for Kate’s Home Nursing  please give generously on site or on-line. (Keith Jennings).

Arlingham     The RICHARD’S PIPIT this morning at SO713121 at the end of the short grass field S of the rough field with the mistletoe-covered hawthorn. Also a pair of Stonechats, and at Milton End another Stonechat, 40 Skylarks and a pair of Ravens. (MK). Pics by Mike.

Highleadon     20 WAXWINGS landed briefly in a stripped Rowan tree in the garden of a house at Highleadon Green on the B4215 (Gloucester to Newent road at SO770232 opposite the Upleadon and Hartpury road junction) at 3:30 pm this afternoon, then they flew across the road to an Ash tree where they stayed for 10 minutes before lifting off and heading roughly W towards Tibberton/Taynton. (Andrew Bluett). Pic by Andrew.

Tuffley     Four WAXWINGS at Bodiam Avenue again today. (Helen Rice). Pic by Helen.Whitminster     A Red Kite flew W over the A38 between Whitminster and Moreton Valence at 12:15pm being mobbed by a Crow. (Martin McGill). Then it was over Priding at 12:23pm. (MK).

Forest of Dean     Eight Goosanders (3m, 5f) on Mallards Pike this morning. (Geoff Fawcett). A Hawfinch at Parkend again today. (Allan Chard). Pic by Allan.

Tewkesbury     A JACK SNIPE between Tewkesbury and Twyning beside the River Avon. (Les Ditchburn).

Sharpness     Two male BLACK REDSTARTS at Sharpness Docks; one at the end of Dock Road and one on Severn Row buildings. Also a Peregrine. (Jeff Kirby).

WWT Slimbridge     A BITTERN from Zeiss hide again today. Also a Water Rail from Willow hide. (Vanda & Dave Owen). A female MARSH HARRIER from Holden Tower today, but better viewed from Splatt Bridge, Frampton. (Ian Hull).

Sherborne Water Meadows     A ringtail HEN HARRIER again today. (Keith Jennings).

Frampton     The GREAT WHITE EGRET still on Court Lake this evening. (Ian Hull).

Ashleworth Ham     From Meerend Thicket hide this afternoon 550+ Teal, 200+ Wigeon, 33 Snipe, 16 Shovelers, eight Pintails, 27 Lapwings, a Kestrel, four Buzzards, two Nuthatches and two Goldcrests. (John Fletcher).

Ashley     45+ Lapwings flew S today. (Mark Grieve).

Sherborne Water Meadows     A ringtail HEN HARRIER flushed from a reedy ditch and a Marsh Tit in Picardy Copse today. (Ian Hull). 

Arlingham     The RICHARD’S PIPIT at 11am in the field just NW of the rough field with the mistletoe-covered hawthorn, on the bank and in short grass near the river at SO715118. (Peter Butler).

Frampton     The GREAT WHITE EGRET still in the NE corner of Court Lake at 1pm, and the immature male Goldeneye still. (Geoff Moyser). A Woodcock this morning at Court Lake in the NE corner near the Perryway. (Roy Widgery).

Forest of Dean     Four Hawfinches at Parkend this morning behind the cricket pitch, three Crossbills flew over Yew Tree Brake and two flew over Crabtree Hill. (Jon Mercer). Pic by Jon.

WWT Slimbridge     A Red Kite at the far end of the Tack Piece at 2:20pm today. (Stef Hawley).

Ashley     100+ Redwings, 320+ Fieldfares, two Buzzards, 40+ Yellowhammers, 75+ Chaffinches, a male Sparrowhawk, a Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming, 15+ Skylarks, a Green Woodpecker, a Meadow Pipit, a Nuthatch, a Bullfinch, three Grey Partridges, four Red-legged Partridges and four Roe Deer today. (Mark Grieve).

Deerhurst     This afternoon a male BLACK REDSTART near Deerhurst in a meadow on the bank of the river. (Terry Sykes).

Tuffley     Four WAXWINGS at Bodiam Avenue today opposite Althorpe Close . (Mark Hobson).

Frampton     The GREAT WHITE EGRET still in the NE arm of Court Lake, also an immature male Goldeneye today.  (Gordon Hodgson).

Arlingham     The RICHARD’S PIPIT this morning in the field just NW of the rough field with the mistletoe-covered hawthorn, on the bank and in short grass near the river at SO715118. (Terry Grant/Mike Hamzij). Pic by Terry Grant.

Stow-on-the-Wold     The BLUE ROCK THRUSH of unknown origin still present today in Fishers Close and surrounding streets. Strictly no parking in Fishers Close, 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 will be a collection for Kate’s Home Nursing  please give generously on site or on-line.

WWT Slimbridge     A first winter male Goldeneye on South Lake and a Dunlin on the Rushy. (John Widgery). A BITTERN from Zeiss hide and a male Goshawk today. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Witcombe Reservoirs     Six Little Grebes and six Teal and eight Cormorants including a ‘sinensis’ type. (Gordon Avery).

Forest of Dean     At Parkend at Crown Lane two female Hawfinches under the yew trees. Also 12 Long-tailed Tits. (Alan Hooper).

Cherington     At Cherington Lake mid afternoon birds included four Little Grebes, three Goldcrests, two Marsh Tits, seven Long-tailed Tits, male and female Tufted Duck, a Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming and a Green Woodpecker. (John Fletcher). Pic by John.

Stonehouse    A Buzzard in the Horse Chestnuts at St Cyr’s Church, a Kingfisher on the wires over the Ocean near Stonehouse Court then flew E along the canal, up to four Cormorants in the area, a Water Rail and two Little Grebes on the canal between The Ocean and Bonds Mill and a Goldcrest following a small mixed tit flock. (Paul Sutton).