Stow-on-the-Wold     A BLUE ROCK THRUSH of unknown origin still present today in Fishers Close and surrounding streets and showing well. 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. Pics by Dave Morgan (1), MK (2&3),  John Fletcher (4) & Richard Tyler (5).

Arlingham     The RICHARD’S PIPIT still today but mobile 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.   (Tom Mabbett/Greg Mabbett). Pic by Tom.

Hawling     Two Corn Buntings, three Stonechats, two Red Kites, a Buzzard and 60 Golden Plovers today. (Neil Duggan).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Two Water Rails seen and another heard today. (Les Waring). Pic by Les.

Painswick Beacon     Bird movement over today included three Golden Plovers, two Skylarks, nine Redwings, 17 Fieldfares, two Siskins and a Hawfinch S at 11:15am. (John Fleming).

Ashley     30+ Yellowhammers, two Stonechats, 65+ Fieldfares, ten Redwings, a Goldcrest, a Green Woodpecker, two Bullfinches and a Jay today. (Mark Grieve).

Longlevens     Male and female Blackcaps on garden feeders today. (Elly Rickelton).

Hatherley     Two Redwings this morning. (Mike Beer).

Stow-on-the-Wold     A BLUE ROCK THRUSH of unknown origin in Fishers Close present for about a week. (Keith Jennings). 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 on site for Kate’s Home Nursing please give generously. Pic by Keith.More pics from Dave Morgan.

Arlingham     The RICHARD’S PIPIT feeding from 10:30 until 1pm in a short-grass field centred around SO715119 adjacent to its usual field and still the river side of the embankment. (Pete & Marjo Lewis).

Hawling     The GREAT GREY SHRIKE still around the crop field along from the farm
and a MERLIN over today.  (Greg Mabbett ).

Saul     Two CATTLE EGRETS at the lake in Saul this morning. (Roy Widgery).

Great Barrington     A MERLIN, a Peregrine, a Little Owl, 5+ Red Kites, 100+ Golden Plovers, 150+ Redwings and Fieldfares, 2+ Yellowhammers, two Bullfinches and three Greenfinches. Also five Fallow Deer. (Paul Rich)

Cotswold Water Park West          This morning three Little Egrets, 100+ Teal, a Shoveler, five Water Rails, four Snipe, c120 Lapwings, three Meadow Pipits, two male Stonechats, ten Bullfinches, eight Reed Buntings, four Cetti’s Warblers, three Chiffchaffs, 200+ Fieldfares and Redwings and two Ravens over. (Jon Mercer).

Ashley     22 Blackbirds, 89+ Redwings, 133+ Fieldfares, two Pied Wagtails, 15+ Goldfinches, a drumming Greater Spotted Woodpecker, four Stock Doves, a Nuthatch, three Bullfinches, a Goldcrest, 15+ Yellowhammers, 65+ Linnets, eight Skylarks, 50+ Chaffinches, 250+ Woodpigeons, three Meadow Pipits, a male and a female Stonechat, a Jackdaw killed a House Sparrow on feeders and a Tawny Owl calling at 4:50pm today. (Mark Grieve).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Four Shelducks, 110 Wigeon including a leucistic bird, 210 Teal, two Gadwalls, 30 Mallards, two Pintails, nine Shovelers, two Grey Herons, two Coot, a Snipe, 50 Fieldfares, 20 Redwings and two Reed Buntings. (Mike Smart).

Ashleworth Ham     60 Greylags, 56 Canada Geese, 130 Wigeon, 625 Teal, two Pintails, two Grey Herons, a Lapwing and 30 Snipe. (Les Brown/Mike Smart).

Westonbirt     Near Bowlsdown Farm this afternoon: 2000+ Fieldfares and 2300+ Redwings feeding in fields and flying in from other areas. (Terry Grant).

Oldbury-on-the-Hill     500+ Fieldfares and 300+ Redwings and two Stonechats today. (Terry Grant).

Symonds Yat    The Peregrine pair, two female Goshawks, two Buzzards, four Ravens, a Grey Heron, three Jays, five Bullfinches (3m,2f), a Mistle Thrush, two Song Thrushes, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers, a Kingfisher, a Goldcrest and three Fallow Deer today. (Chris & Phil Andrews).

Newent    A very large flock of Fieldfares has been present for over a week around orchards in Kent’s Green near Newent.  There were 100+ still this morning. (Rob Guest).

May Hill     A Stock Dove singing this morning and a Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming. (Rob Guest).

Hawling     A GREAT GREY SHRIKE in the hedgerow by the side of the main road to Bourton-on-the-Water, at the second turn off to Hawling. It caught a female Yellowhammer and flew with it across the field to hawthorn bushes. After  a couple of minutes it was spooked by a car passing close by and lost to view. Also at least six Red Kites in the area. (Terry Grant/Francis Peplow).

Cinderford     Four WAXWINGS mid morning and an adult male BLACK REDSTART again today at Valley Road. (Piers Suckling).

Duntisbourne Abbots     A Red Kite over the A417 today. (Mark Grieve).

Winstone     c150 Golden Plover near The Highwayman pub W of the A417. (Jon Mercer).

Crickley Hill    A Brambling with Chaffinches mid-morning. (Jon Mercer).

Gloucester     At Horsebere Brook Flood Storage Area this afternoon 12 Snipe, two Grey Herons, a Little Egret, a Water Rail, two Stonechats and a female Pintail. (Michael Force).

Ashley    195+ Fieldfares, 18+ Yellowhammers, 45+ Linnets, a male Sparrowhawk, 200+ Redwings, a Stock Dove, eight Skylarks, two Pied Wagtail, a Jay, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Meadow Pipit over and 30+ Goldfinches today. (Mark Grieve).

Woodmancote    Four Lesser Redpolls, five Blackcaps (3m, 2f), c15 Chaffinches and c30 Goldfinches in the garden today. (John Widgery).

 Merry Christmas!

Cinderford     Three WAXWINGS at 12:30pm and an adult male BLACK REDSTART again today at Valley Road. (Piers Suckling).

Forest of Dean     The GREAT GREY SHRIKE still on Crabtree Hill this morning at 10:30am last seen heading towards Drybrook Road Station at 10:50am. Also 100 Siskins and eight Reed Buntings. A male Goosander from the Stoneworks at Cannop ponds this morning and five flyover Hawfinches at Parkend and two Crossbills at Kensley Lodge. (Frank Williams).

Sharpness     A BLACK REDSTART at the end of Dock Road at 2:30pm. (Mark Hobson).

Tewkesbury     A GREAT WHITE EGRET beside the River Avon right on the Glos/Worcs border this morning. (Sarah Loaring).

Oxenhall     A Meadow Pipit drinking from the garden pond this morning, a garden tick. (Arron Roberts).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Three Water Rails and a fourth heard at Grundon boardwalk this morning. (Les Waring).

Ashleworth Ham     97 Greylags, c370  Canada Geese, c200 Wigeon, c450 Teal, two Gadwalls, 45 Mallards,  13 Shovelers, two Grey Herons, six Coots, c320 Lapwings, three Snipe, two Goldcrests, two Nuthatches and a Raven. (Les Brown).

Arlingham     The RICHARD’S PIPIT still today but mobile 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. (Steve Preddy).

Cinderford     An adult male BLACK REDSTART again today at Valley Road. (Piers Suckling).

Saul     Three CATTLE EGRETS again this morning in the horse paddocks at SO745088.  (Gordon Hodgson/Roy Widgery).

Cheltenham     A first-winter Waxwing reported on a garden bird bath at 11:15am in Suffolk Square, Montpellier. No further details. (Birdguides report).

Cotswold Water Park East     A Red Kite, a Barn Owl, a Cetti’s Warbler, a Water Rail, a Kingfisher, two Egyptian Geese and four male Goldeneye at Pit 125 this morning. (Ian Ralphs).

Woodmancote    Four Lesser Redpolls, three Blackcaps (2m, 1f), a Coal Tit, ten Greenfinches and 20 Goldfinches in the garden today. (John Widgery).

Coombe Hill Meadows   Seven Mute Swans, eight Canada Geese, 200 Wigeon, two Gadwalls, 100 Teal, 40 Mallards, 21 Pintails, eight Shovelers, two Grey Herons, 15 Cormorants over, a Sparrowhawk, five Coots, four Great Spotted Woodpeckers all drumming, a Lapwing, 50 Fieldfares, ten Redwings and a Jay. (Les Brown/Mike Smart).

Gretton     A female Kingfisher diving for goldfish in the garden pond at 10am. (Roger Wasley). Pic by Roger.Lower Slaughter     A Redwing worming and defending its patch today. (Richard Tyler). Pic by Richard.

Arlingham     The RICHARD’S PIPIT still today but flighty 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. (Ben Macdonald).

Twyning     A GREAT WHITE EGRET beside the River Avon this morning. (Georgie Thwaites).

Ozleworth     c1600 Golden Plovers and 70+ Lapwings in a field near the junction of the A4135/B4058. (Vic Polley).

Upham Meadow     180 Canada Geese, a Grey Heron and 50 Fieldfares. (Mike Smart).

Ashleworth Ham     Two Mute Swans, 12 Canada Geese, 60 Wigeon, four Gadwalls, 500 Teal, 50 Mallards, five Shovelers, five Coots, 128 Lapwings and 21 Snipe (Mike Smart).

Cirencester     A Little Egret flew over Tesco in Cricklade Lane today. (Mark Grieve).

Coombe Hill Meadows     The DUSKY WARBLER by the canal early morning until c9:45am, then flew across canal and not relocated. Also a Water Rail in the canal reeds. (Jon Mercer). Pic by Jon.

Arlingham     The RICHARD’S PIPIT still today 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. (Karle Burford/Roy Widgery).

Saul     Two CATTLE EGRETS again this morning at SO745088. (Roy Widgery).

Sharpness     The first winter/female BLACK REDSTART feeding between the end of Dock Road and the row of houses at Sharpness between 12:30-1pm. (Tom Weston-McClung).

Coombe Hill Meadows     A ringed DUSKY WARBLER along the canal 100 yards before the Grundon hide again. The bird was calling and showing well this morning until 12:35pm at least. (Paul Taylor/Andy Jayne/Mark Dowie/David Gibbs/Terry Fenton). Pic by Paul.

Also two Mute Swans, a Shelduck, 30 Wigeon, 120 Teal, four Grey Herons, a Water Rail calling from Broadmere, a Snipe and 50 Fieldfares. (Mike Smart).

Cinderford     An adult male BLACK REDSTART at Valley Road today. (Piers Suckling).

Forest of Dean     The GREAT GREY SHRIKE still on Crabtree Hill this morning, also 15+ Crossbills and two Goosanders on Woorgreens Lake. (Frank Williams/Piers Suckling). At Old Staple-edge Wood two Hawfinches and at least 30 Bramblings in beech trees at SO650108. (Andy Jayne).

Coombe Hill Meadows     A ringed DUSKY WARBLER along the canal today, the bird was constantly chacking. This is the 2nd record for Glos, the first being at Frampton on 2nd May 2004 found by Martin McGill. (Graham Smith).

Purton     A Water Rail, four Mandarins and a small murmuration of 1000+ Starlings at 4pm at the Timber Ponds. (Vic Polley).

Sharpness     The winter male BLACK REDSTART was right at the end of Dock Road again, an hour before dusk today. (Dan Fletcher).

Saul     Three CATTLE EGRETS and 15 Little Egrets feeding together in paddocks this morning at SO745088. (Roy Widgery).

Ashleworth Ham     9-12 Snipe, up to 200 Lapwings and 150-200 Teal and Wigeon today. (Margaret Collins).

Symonds Yat    From the viewpoint today the Peregrine pair, four Ravens, 11 Buzzards, a female Sparrowhawk, a male Kingfisher, two male Goosanders, three Grey Herons, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Green Woodpecker, two Jays, five Bullfinches, two Mandarins and five Fallow Deer. (Chris & Phil Andrews).

Robinswood Hill     Birds this afternoon included four Bullfinches, two Buzzards, five Long-tailed Tits, nine Redwings, a Sparrowhawk and 200+ Woodpigeons. (John Fletcher).

Forest of Dean     The GREAT GREY SHRIKE still on Crabtree Hill today, also 8+ Crossbills here. 15+ Crossbills at Yew Tree Brake, a male Wigeon and six Teal on Woorgreens Lake. (Frank Williams).

Sharpness     A first-winter male BLACK REDSTART still early afternoon at the end of Dock Road. (Paul Taylor).

Berkeley shore     Nine Turnstones roosting with 20 Dunlins. Also eight Snipe, 12 Redshanks and three Stonechats today. (Paul Taylor).

Brimscombe     A Water Rail in the Toadsmoor valley this afternoon. (Martine Fenn).

Ashley     A female Sparrowhawk today. (Mark Grieve).