WWT Slimbridge     The TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE on the Tack Piece for most of the day, a BITTERN briefly from Kingfisher hide at 10:10am and two Water Rails and a Little Egret from Martin Smith hide. (John Budd/MK).

Yanworth     Two Red Kites over the A38 today. (Mark Grieve).

Forest of Dean     A GREAT GREY SHRIKE at Crabtree Hill at 10:30am today. (Ivan Proctor). 12+ Crossbills at Nagshead this afternoon feeding in pines at the heath on the Long Trail. Also 30+ Lesser Redpolls around the Nursery Meadows still. (Lewis Thomson). At least 12 Bramblings in a flock of 100+ Chaffinches above and E of Soudley Ponds. (Frank Williams).

WWT Slimbridge     The TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE, the Dark-bellied Brent Goose and the Little Stint all still present late afternoon. (Mark Dowie). Two BITTERNS flew down South Finger from Zeiss hide towards Kingfisher hide and a WATER PIPIT from Zeiss hide.  (Slimbridge Sightings). Pic by Mark.Woodmancote     On garden feeders today four Lesser Redpolls and two Blackcaps. (John Widgery).

WWT Slimbridge     Two BITTERNS from the Van de Bovenkamp hide this afternoon. A first-winter Goldeneye on South Lake. (Martin Greenish/Slimbridge Sightings).

Saul     Three CATTLE EGRETS in the horse paddocks at SO746087 at 8:10am today. (Roy Widgery).

Forest of Dean     49 Mandarins(31m,18f) stood together on an ice patch on the pond near the Stoneworks, also a Grey Wagtail and a Pied Wagtail. (Chris & Phil Andrews).

Symonds Yat     From Yat Rock viewpoint the Peregrine pair, two Buzzards, resident Ravens, Long-Tailed Tits, six Bullfinches, a Song Thrush, three Jays and two Great Spotted Woodpeckers. (Chris & Phil Andrews).

Longlevens     A Little Egret at midday today, flying W at the back of Park Avenue, near to the Northern bypass. (Pam Bryant).

Cheltenham     A Grey Wagtail at the Ladies college. Also a Pied Wagtail feeding under street lights at 2am in Winchcombe Street. (Mark Grieve).

WWT Slimbridge     A TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE, apparently present for a few days, briefly from Robbie Garnett hide this afternoon. Also a Dark-bellied Brent Goose and a Little Stint on the Rushy and a Goshawk over the Van de Bovenkamp hide. (Paul Taylor/Ken Cservenka/Edric Ovens/Nick Burden/Wayne Tucker/Steve Waite). 1st pic by , 2nd by Ken.

Frampton     Two CATTLE EGRETS came in to roost on Court Lake with two Little Egrets at dusk today. (Eric Palmer).

Forest of Dean     At Nagshead a calling LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER and a Wild Boar at Lower Hide late morning. Also 32 Lesser Redpolls around the Nursery Meadows.  (Lewis Thomson).

Sharpness     A male BLACK REDSTART by the crossroads again today. Also a Peregrine on the tower. (Ken Cservenka/Edric Ovens/Nick Burden).

Moreton Valence     A Little Egret flew over the A38 here today. (Donna Cook).

Highleadon Green     At SO769236 c50 Fieldfares and ten Redwings today. (Alan Hooper). Pic by Alan.

WWT Slimbridge     A BITTERN from Kingfisher hide but elusive. Also today a Little Stint still on the Rushy, two Marsh Harriers, a Peregrine, a Water Rail from Zeiss hide,  Water Rail, eight Gadwalls, 268 Lapwings, a Little Grebe and bathing White-fronted Geese from Robbie Garnett hide. (Richard Tyler/Les Sysum/Roberta Goodall/Slimbridge Sightings). Pics by Richard.

Frampton pools     A first-winter male Goldeneye, 36 Gadwalls, 110 Tufted Ducks, six Pochards, 1000+ Teal, a Chiffchaff, two Grey Wagtails, 20 Lapwings and 1000’s of Fieldfares and Redwings. (Nick Goatman). Also a pair of Tawny Owls at Court field today. (Vanda Bennett). Pic by Vanda. 2nd owl hidden at the back. 

Saul Warth     75 Dunlins, two Redshanks, a Rock Pipit and a Chiffchaff at Saul Warth this morning. (Gordon Hodgson). Also a Green Sandpiper in a drainage ditch along the River Frome in Saul. (Greg Anderson).

Cheltenham     A Red Kite low east over Benhall this morning. (Ian Ralphs).

Sharpness     Two male BLACK REDSTARTS, one an adult male, around Gate 1 at the docks this morning. (Lee Gardiner).

Cotswold Water Park East     A BITTERN flushed from the reeds by a dog, then dropped into reeds on NW shore. Also a Green Sandpiper today. (Ian Ralphs).

Cotswold Water Park West     This afternoon at Shorncote Reedbed a Little Egret, four Water Rails heard, 35 Teal, five Shovelers, two Snipe, 40 Lapwings, two Buzzards, a Green Woodpecker, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, three Meadow Pipits, 15 Pied Wagtails, a Grey Wagtail, two pairs of Stonechats, c200 mixed Fieldfares and Redwings, four Cetti’s Warblers calling, a pair of Bullfinches and eight Reed Buntings. (Jon Mercer).

WWT Slimbridge     Two BITTERNS from Zeiss hide showing on and off all morning close to the hide. Also a Little Stint on the Rushy. (Slimbridge Sightings). Also a Brent Goose on the Dumbles, 13 GCRP Common Cranes and 100+ White-fronted Geese. (Paul Daunter).

Frampton pools     Late afternoon two CATTLE EGRETS, 14 Little Egrets, a Goshawk, a first-winter male Goldeneye, an adult Yellow-legged Gull, 98 Tufted Ducks, 31 Gadwalls, six Shovelers and six Wigeon. (Nick Goatman).

Brimscombe    A Dipper was alongside the Mill at Brimscombe Port at dusk this evening. (Trevor & Sue Clayson).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Seven Mute Swans, 395 Greylags, six Canada Geese, 190 Wigeon, 100 Teal, two Gadwalls, 20 Mallards, three Grey Herons, a Little Egret, two Buzzards, a Sparrowhawk, seven Coots, a Water Rail in Broadmere, 12 Lapwings, a Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming, three Skylarks, five Meadow Pipits, eight Pied Wagtails, 150 Fieldfares and 50 Redwings roosting in hedges. (Les Brown/Mike Smart).

Leigh Meadows     A Green Sandpiper in rapids by the A38. (Mike Smart).

Staunton     22 Lapwings on autumn cereal today. (Mike Smart).

Symonds Yat     From Yat Rock viewpoint the resident Peregrines and an intruding Peregrine, a female Sparrowhawk, which was attacked by the Peregrines, two Buzzards, two Ravens, Long-tailed Tits, Redwings, four Song Thrushes, a Goldcrest, a Treecreeper, two Jays, a pair of Mandarins, two Fallow Deer and a Bank Vole today. (Chris & Phil Andrews). Pic by Phil. 

Longlevens     A male Blackcap in the at 1:45pm, the first for three winters, with commoner garden birds. (Frank Bryant).

Cranham     A Raven picking at a Pheasant carcass very early this morning just outside Cranham on the Bisley to Birdlip Road. (Michael Cook).

Chapman’s Cross     Three Grey Partridges near Badminton Plantation and 150 Golden Plovers in the adjacent field at lunchtime. (Michael Cook).

Coates     On the canal towpath at Tunnel House this afternoon a mixed flock of finches including several Bramblings, Chaffinches, Redpolls, Goldfinches working through the tree canopy. (Michael Cook).

Bussage     Five Siskins and a Greenfinch garden feeders late afternoon. (Michael Cook).

Gloucester     Belated news of a Black Redstart reported on the top 3 floors of the tower block at Gloucester Royal Hospital on the 1st December. (Steve Pullen).

Walmore Common     Two Black-tailed Godwits today. (Andy Jayne).

Forest of Dean     A GREAT GREY SHRIKE at Crabtree Hill in trees behind the bench on the Gloucestershire Way at 10:50am. (Frank Williams). A Woodcock flushed from the track up to May Hill common today. (Charles Martell).

Sharpness     A female/immature BLACK REDSTART still at the end of Dock Road today SO668023. Also four Curlews, two Reed Buntings, a Bullfinch, six Long-tailed Tits and two Cormorants. (John Fletcher/Martin Greenish). Pic by John.

Frampton     Two CATTLE EGRETS at Court Lake this evening. Also a Tawny Owl, a Little Grebe and two Little Egrets. (John Fletcher/Martin Greenish). Pics by John.

Ozleworth     600 Golden Plovers in a field at the junction of the A4135/B4058, ST795963, and a few Lapwings. (Vic Polley).

Kingscote     300+ Golden Plovers in three flocks of 60,60 and 180 in fields this morning at 8am. (Tom Weston-McClung).

Woodford     Three Fieldfares on windfall apples and two Redwings on the hawthorn berries in the garden today. (Geoff Poulton).

Damery     Along the  Little Avon river this afternoon two Dippers, a Woodcock, four Goldcrests, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Song Thrush, a Coal Tit, a Nuthatch and two Bullfinches. (David Poulton).

Frampton     Four CATTLE EGRETS and four GREAT WHITE EGRETS left the roost on Court Lake at 7:30am. (Nick Goatman). Four CATTLE EGRETS and 26 Little Egrets had roosted on Court Lake by 4:40pm. (Paul Taylor). Also the first-winter male Goldeneye still on Court Lake. (Les Ditchburn).

Berkeley     A JACK SNIPE and three Snipe at Whitcliff Park late afternoon. (Paul Taylor).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning 264 Greylags,  175 Canada Geese,  c1750 Wigeon, c1000 Teal, 17 Mallards, 13 Pintails, two Shovelers, a Little Egret, two Grey Herons, a Sparrowhawk, 13 Coots, 125 Lapwings, two Stonechats (m & f), c30 Pied Wagtails and two Meadow Pipits. (Les Brown/Ian Hull).

Symonds Yat     At Yat Rock the Peregrine pair, two Buzzards, two Ravens, a Jay, Fieldfare flocks, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Pied Wagtail, six Cormorants and five Fallow Deer today. (Chris & Phil Andrews).

Cherington     At Cherington Lake this afternoon birds included six Little Grebes, 11 Mallards, a Cormorant, a Kingfisher, a female Sparrowhawk, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Nuthatch, 15. Redwings and a Coal Tit. (John Fletcher).

Forest of Dean    At Lodge two Pied Wagtails, a Treecreeper and two Wrens. (Chris & Phil Andrews).