Cleeve Hill    87 Fieldfares today, the first of the autumn. (Greg Mabbett).

Tidenham Chase     Garden sightings today included a BRAMBLING (female or 1st winter) at the feeder in the morning and in the afternoon, a Goshawk flying over
high up. (Louise Watson).

Cheltenham     A Red Kite over The Park this morning. (Peter Cadogan). Two Peregrines on Eagle Tower at 6pm, both calling loudly. (Mark Grieve).

Berkeley     Still four House Martins over the garden in Berkeley this evening. (Tom Weston-McClung).

Lower Lode     Three Mute Swans, six Greylags, 230 Canada Geese including a small race Cackling Goose, 16 Wigeon, four Teal, five Mallards, a male Shoveler, seven Tufted Ducks (2m, 2f, 3 juvs), six Cormorants, two juvenile Little Grebes, a Great Crested Grebe and nine Coots. (Les Brown).

Symonds Yat    The Peregrine pair and an intruding Peregrine, five Buzzards in a thermal, a male Sparrowhawk, Ravens, flocks of Redwings, two Mistle Thrushes, a Song Thrush, four Bullfinches, six Jays, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, nine Mandarins(4m, 5f), a Kingfisher, c60 Canada Geese and three Stock Doves. Also nine Fallow Deer and two Speckled Wood butterflies. (Chris & Phil Andrews).

WWT Slimbridge     The juvenile PECTORAL SANDPIPER still today on the Rushy then flew towards the Top New Piece. (Shane Long).

Forest of Dean    An OSPREY again at Soudley ponds today. (per Frank Williams).

WWT Slimbridge     A juvenile PECTORAL SANDPIPER on the scrape from Zeiss hide today. (Roberta Goodall).

Forest of Dean     An OSPREY at Pope’s Hill  flying slowly S at midday. (John Phillips).

Frampton     A YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER still, today at the village end of the Sailing Lake by the small beach  (Nick Goatman). Later a YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER in Willows along Wonky Lane, possibly the same bird. (Gordon Hodgson).

Forest of Dea

Frampton     A YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER in the copse at the top end of Frampton Sailing Lake today. Also five Chiffchaffs, a Blackcap, 21 Goldcrests, a Yellow-legged Gull, two Siskins, a Green Sandpiper, two Redwings and a Water Rail. (Nick Goatman).

Forest of Dean    This morning a RING OUZEL at Crabtree Hill. (Frank Williams).

Cleeve Hill    1000+ Redwings, three RING OUZELS, Lesser Redpoll, Meadow Pipits, Skylarks and Pied Wagtails on the move, four Stonechats, a Reed Bunting, four Chiffchaffs and six Yellowhammers today. (Greg Mabbett). Pic by Greg.

Saul Warth     141 Curlews, six Grey Plovers, 21 Dunlins and three Ruff today. (Gordon Hodgson).

Epney     Two White fronted Geese from The Anchor Inn, a Ruff, 70+ Lapwings, a Chiffchaff, a Peregrine and a Raven this morning. (Jonathan Angliss).

Bussage     Two Siskins on the seed feeder early this morning and a Grey Heron on the roof of the house, seven Redwings, two Song Thrushes and ten Blackbirds feeding  in a Rowan near the primary school. (Michael Cook).

Toadsmoor Valley     A Raven over, two Buzzards, a Jay, 30+ finches mainly Chaffinches but including a male BRAMBLING feeding on beech mast. (Michael Cook).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Four Mute Swans, a Wigeon, 95 Teal, 18 Shovelers, three Grey Herons, a Little Egret, six Lapwings, two Snipe, two Skylarks, 15 Meadow Pipits SW, a Stonechat, a Chiffchaff calling, 20 Goldfinches and two Reed Buntings. (Les Brown/Mike Smart).

Purton     A YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER c600 yards S of the swing bridge in the canal hedgerow on the estuary side of the timber ponds this afternoon. (Paul Taylor).

Hempsted     At Netheridge Farm two JACK SNIPE, 13 Snipe and c40 Long-tailed Tits with at least two Chiffchaffs today. (Mark Hobson).

Cotswold Water Park West     At Shorncote Reedbed 40 Teal, six Shovelers, ten Gadwalls, three Little Egrets, three Water Rails, four Buzzards, a Green Woodpecker, a Grey Wagtail, c40 Pied Wagtails in to roost, two female/immature Stonechats, 4-5 Cetti’s Warblers, two Chiffchaffs, ten Linnets and 14 Reed Buntings. (Jon Mercer).

Cam Peak & Long Down     This morning a Redwing, a Song Thrush, a Goldcrest, a Coal Tit, a Nuthatch, 10+ Meadow Pipits, a Buzzard, two Jays, a Green Woodpecker heard and a Roe Deer. (Sue Jones).

Sharpness      15 Crossbills flew over low going E this morning. Also one on 3rd October. (Andy Jordan).

Woodmancote     c50 House Martins congregating high over Woodmancote at 5:45pm this evening. (John Widgery).

Tirley Sandpits     Ten Meadow Pipits, 40+ Skylarks, a Raven, seven Stock Doves, a Mistle Thrush and a Green Woodpecker. (Mark Grieve).

Forest of Dean    This morning in the Kensley Lodge, Drybrook Road Station, Crabtree Hill and Woorgreens area 100+ Redwings, a Swallow, four Meadow Pipits, two Stonechats, 23 Coots and five Little Grebes. (Frank Williams).

Robinswood Hill CP     Six Redwings at SO838150 today. (Ian Elphick).

Frampton pools     This evening two Green Sandpipers, 93 Tufted Ducks, 12 Great Crested Grebes, six Teal, a Chiffchaff, eight Goldcrests, six Treecreepers, seven Tawny Owls and a Little Owl. (Nick Goatman).

WWT Slimbridge     A YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER in canoe trail willows with a roving tit flock this morning. The first two European White-fronted Geese of the winter arrived today. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Forest of Dean     An OSPREY at Soudley Ponds today. (Matt Caldwell).

Tirley     26 Meadow Pipits and ten Skylarks on stubble today. (Mark Grieve).

Coombe Hill Meadows     A Yellowhammer, a Bullfinch, 100+ Meadow Pipits, 20+ Linnets, 110+ Goldfinches, a Chiffchaff, a male Sparrowhawk, 12 Stock Doves, four Grey Herons, 49 Mallards, 40 Teal, 29 Shovelers, two Wigeon, five Snipe, 14 Lapwings and a Red Kite over at 3pm. (Mark Grieve).

Arlingham     Near Arlingham an OSPREY flew NE towards the Forest. Also a Curlew flew from a cornfield onto the river.(Marie-Claire Chapman).

Sharpness      A GREAT WHITE EGRET and a Spotted Redshank from SARA this evening. Also a Reed Warbler. (Andy Jordan).

Symonds Yat    From the viewpoint today the Peregrine pair, a Goshawk, a male Sparrowhawk, four Buzzards, Ravens, a male Mandarin, nine Siskins, c12 Long-tailed Tits, two Mistle Thrushes, three Jays, Fallow Deer rutting and four seen including a fully antlered black mulberry buck swimming across the Wye. Also a Speckled Wood and two Red Admiral butterflies. (Chris & Phil Andrews).

Framilode     A Kingfisher behind The Ship Inn and six Shelducks flew onto the river. On the shore between Framilode and Frampton 24 Wheatears  and two Little Egrets. (Marie-Claire Chapman).

Frampton     At Frampton shore 25+ Curlews and many Shelducks.(Marie-Claire Chapman).

Duntisbourne Leer     Seven Linnets, three Yellowhammers and 30+ Goldfinches on wires near at 6:05pm and 50+ Golden Plovers in the adjacent newly turned field. (Michael Cook).

Chapman’s Cross     80+ Golden Plovers in a rape field at 6:20pm. (Michael Cook).

Gloucester     At Horsbere Brook Flood Storage Lake 70+Linnets, a pair of Stonechats and a Little Grebe this morning. (Martin Greenish).

Cleeve Hill     This morning a Whinchat by the gate from West Down into Wardens Wood, five Stonechats near Wontley Barn.  Several small flocks of 15-25 Redwings flying over heading W.  At least 500 Linnets on a stubble field, disturbed by a Sparrowhawk. (Chris Stott).

Saul Warth/Frampton     From Hock Bridge to Splatt Bridge this morning, a Rock Pipit, a Tree Pipit over, a Ruff, a Common Sandpiper, five Swallows, three Siskins and two Stonechats. (Gordon Hodgson).

WWT Slimbridge     Four Redwings NW over the Centre today. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Cleeve Hill     Two Pied Wagtails, 50+ Skylarks, 82+ Meadow Pipits, five Reed Buntings, 20+ Yellowhammers, 190+ Linnets, seven Stonechats, a Whinchat on the gallops, a Sparrowhawk, a Green Woodpecker, three Chiffchaffs, 13 Swallows S, a Tawny Owl calling at 10:39am at Wontley Barn, a Jay, a Wheatear, a Red Kite, six Stock Doves and a Bullfinch. (Mark Grieve).

Cainscross     A  Peregrine on the church tower of St Matthew’s this evening, also seen yesterday. (Duerden Cormack).

Gloucester     A Barn Owl over Over Bridge at 10pm . (Martin Greenish).

Hampton Fields     A Red Kite circling this afternoon. (Terry Grant).

Cherington Lake     A Kingfisher and six Canada Geese today. (Terry Grant).

Forest of Dean     A Grasshopper Warbler and 13 Lesser Redpoll ringed at Crabtree Hill, plus Linnets, Goldfinches, Meadow Pipits and Song Thrushes in good numbers on passage. (Rob Husbands).

Lower Kilcott     At Splatt’s Wood at ST7829989053 at 2pm two Red Kites, six Ravens, 15+ Buzzards, a Sparrowhawk and a Peregrine mostly spiralling on thermals. (Tim McGrath).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Three Mistle Thrushes, a Cormorant, 11 Teal, a Mute swan, 35+ Lapwings, three Stock Doves, 26+ Goldfinches, two Grey Herons, two Great Spotted Woodpecker, seven Long-tailed Tits, two Chiffchaffs, four Greylags and 11 Canada Geese this morning. (Les Brown).

Hasfield Ham     Six male and three female Stonechats together with four Whinchats today. (Andy Jayne).

Berkeley shore     A Rock Pipit, a Whinchat, two Stonechats, three Wheatears, a Greenshank and a Redshank in the pill and two Snipe today. (Paul Taylor).

Sharpness     A Rock Pipit at Coastguards, also a Common Sandpiper, a Peregrine and two Ravens today. (Paul Taylor).

Cleeve Hill     80+ Meadow Pipits, 50+ Goldfinches, 18 Stonechats, a Whinchat, a Wheatear and a Red Kite today. (Greg Mabbett). Pic by Greg.

Barnsley SSSI     A Buzzard, four Ravens, a Jay, a Green Woodpecker, a male Stonechat, two Coal Tits and c10 Swallows through.  (Steve Brown).

Cheltenham     At Pittville Park, early morning Skylarks heard passing high overhead, two Swallows through and two Chiffchaffs, one singing. (Mark Grieve).

Leighterton     Male and female Stonechat along a stone wall near the village today. (Paddy Doyle). Pic by Paddy.