Awre     The RICHARD’S PIPIT again today at SO 72000 08841. Park at Awre church. Wellies essential for the walk out due to deep puddles. (Steve Atkinson/Mark Dowie).

WWT Slimbridge     Around the grounds two Bewick’s Swans, two WHOOPER SWANS, a Black Swan and a SPOONBILL. Two Little Stints, 15+ Curlews, 50+ White-fronted Geese and two Kingfishers. Distant views of Red Kite, two Peregrines, a Kestrel, a Buzzard and a Sparrowhawk. (Paul Clark).

Slimbridge     At Shepherds Patch c20 Cattle Egrets in the sheep field opposite the car park. (Terry Grant/Paul Clark).

Purton     At least seven Chiffchaffs in hedgerows by the canal and a Green Woodpecker. (Terry Grant).

Newnham-on-Severn     A Chiffchaff singing at Glevum Windows. (Kim & Steve Brown).

Forest of Dean     At Mallards Pike, three Goosanders (1m), six Mandarins, two Ravens, six Coal Tits singing and small numbers of both Crossbills and Siskins calling and seen in flight. (Kim & Steve Brown).

Leckhampton     Two Ravens over the garden at rooftop height. (Kim & Steve Brown).

Fairford     A Great White Egret and a Snipe on the River Coln at Fairford. (Jonathan Stebbing).

Lower Cockleford    North of Westbury Farm six Golden Plovers, a Red Kite and several singing Skylarks. (Keith Jennings).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Three Mute Swans, 76 Wigeon, four Gadwalls, 150 Teal, 20 Mallards, three Pintails, 57 Shovelers, six Tufted Ducks, three Grey Herons, ten Little Egrets, a Buzzard, five Coots, 50 Lapwings, a Curlew, two Redshanks, a Common Gull, five Skylarks, three singing Chiffchaffs and a singing Reed Bunting. (Mike Smart).

Haw Bridge East     This afternoon an unringed male Curlew. (Mike Smart).

Cobney Meadows     Eight Shelducks, 20 Wigeon, 165 Teal, ten Mallards, a Grey Heron, two Fieldfares and 25 Carrion Crow. (Mike Smart).

Awre     The RICHARD’S PIPIT again this morning near the sea wall at SO 72120 08652. Park at Awre church. Wellies essential for the walk out due to deep puddles. Also a Raven, a female Stonechat, ten Redwings and 37 Meadow Pipits. The Richard’s Pipit isn’t with the Meadow Pipits but is generally alone. (Paul Masters/MK).

Richard’s Pipit by Mike King

Forest of Dean     Two Hawfinches at Parkend. At Cannop ponds 16 Wigeon, 18 Mandarins, a pair of Goosanders, five Little Grebes, a Sparrowhawk, two Grey Wagtails, a male Bullfinch, a Siskin and a Raven. Two Goshawks early afternoon from New Fancy View but always distant. Also a Common Lizard and a Red Admiral. (Paul Masters/MK/Chris Keeling). Two Dippers and two Grey Wagtails behind the Fountain Inn. Eight Goosanders and two Ravens at Woorgreens. (Paul Clark).

WWT Slimbridge     Two Bewick’s Swans and two Whooper Swans on the Rushy. Also around the grounds an Oystercatcher, a Lesser Redpoll with a small Siskin flock, seven Common Cranes and five White-fronted Geese. (Craig Brookes).

Cam pitch     A Red Kite at 10:30am. (Craig Brookes).

Slimbridge     At Shepherd’s Patch beyond the bridge towards the village a Grey Wagtail and 14 Cattle Egret in with the sheep. (Craig Brookes).

Twyning     At Upham this morning ten Greylags, 140 Canada Geese, four Mallards, a Grey Heron, six Oystercatchers, nine Curlews, ten Skylarks and 90 Carrion Crows. (Mike Smart).

Tewkesbury     At Mythe Hook three Mute Swans, 40 Canada Geese, eight Shelducks, 40 Wigeon, five Teal, 30 Mallards, a Shoveler, a Tufted Duck, a Great White Egret, four Cormorants, a Lapwing, two Curlews, a Raven and 50 Carrion Crows. (Mike Smart).

Awre     The RICHARD’S PIPIT again this morning near the sea wall at SO720088. (Ian Hull).

WWT  Slimbridge     The juvenile SPOONBILL still around the grounds. Two WHOOPER SWANS on the Rushy. A pair of Goosanders on the Tack Piece. 14 Cattle Egrets on South Lake. Two Little Stints on the Dumbles scrape. (Dot Jones/Martin Price).

Highnam     From Highnam Court to Highnam Woods a Goshawk, four Green Woodpeckers, four Marsh Tits, a male Blackcap, 100+ Redwing, a male Stonechat, two Bramblings among 50+ Chaffinches and three Hawfinches. Nearby a Green Sandpiper on a small flood near Oakle Street. (Andy Jayne).

Frampton pools     Two SAND MARTINS on the sailing lake at 1:25pm but they didn’t linger. Also today six Reed Buntings, two singing Chiffchaffs, a Blackcap, seven Little Egrets, eight Great Crested Grebes, 28 Greylags, two Barnacle Geese, eight Canada Geese, two Gadwalls, a Teal, 75 Tufted Ducks, 28 Cormorants and two Ravens. (Nick Goatman).

WWT Slimbridge     A FIRECREST just before the Willow hide on the right today. (Nick & Julie Rentmore).

Kempley     A Barn Owl quartering a field at 5:15pm between the Green and Wantridge in Kempley. (Steve Watts).

Awre     The RICHARD’S PIPIT again this morning near the sea wall at SO720088. (Les Ditchburn/Ken Hurcombe).

Cleeve Hill     This afternoon 20+ Skylarks on the saddle of the golf course, a Short-eared Owl with a catch at the top of dry bottom and a Greenfinch singing at Dryfield Farm. (Stuart Galey).

Frampton pools     A singing Chiffchaff, eight Great Crested Grebes, two Little Grebes, a male Pochard, a pair of Teal, a pair of Gadwalls, 29 Tufted Ducks, 11 Little Egrets, two Oystercatchers, 34 Snipe, 100+ Redwings, 50+ Fieldfares, two Siskins, six Meadow Pipits, seven Skylarks and two Tawny Owls today. (Nick Goatman).

Chalford     A Great White Egret in the Thames and Severn Canal fishing in shallow waters at St Mary’s, Chalford, close to the foot crossing of the railway line and near to St Mary’s Mill. (Ron Buck).

Stonehouse    This morning around the Ocean area, a Little Grebe, a Grey Wagtail, a Chiffchaff and a calling Cetti’s Warbler. (Paul Sutton).

Aylburton Common     This morning a male Bullfinch, a Mistle Thrush, a Jay, a Kestrel, a Grey Wagtail and two Great Spotted Woodpeckers. (John Meadows).

Awre     The RICHARD’S PIPIT again this morning near the sea wall at SO720088. (Roberta Goodall/David Creber/Oliver Paisey).

WWT Slimbridge     A GLOSSY IBIS on the Tack Piece at 8:30am. (Dot Jones). Back in its usual field by the car park this afternoon. (Andy Jordan).

Saul Warth     A GLOSSY IBIS in flight over Hock Ditch at 10:28am, then flew off towards Frampton. (Martin McGill).

Longney Crib     From SO762117 three Oystercatchers, a Common Sandpiper, two Shelducks, three Mallards, five Cormorants, a Green Woodpecker, three Fieldfares, 50 Starlings, two Ravens, a Buzzard and 550+ Black-headed Gulls. (John Fletcher).

Gotherington     A Red Kite at 5pm. (Gordon Avery).

Bishops Cleeve     A pair of Ravens over at 5:05pm. (Gordon Avery).

Awre     The RICHARD’S PIPIT again this morning near the sea wall at SO720088. (Paul Rich).

Chedworth Laines     Four Grey Partridges at SP04429 11691 today. (Roger Gillespie).

North Cerney     75 Golden Plovers in the field opposite Nordown Farm at  SP02785 08998 today. (Roger Gillespie).

Awre     A RICHARD’S PIPIT this morning near the sea wall at SO720088. (Andy Jayne).

WWT Slimbridge     Still two SPOONBILLS today on the Tack Piece. (Roy Shilham).

Cobney Meadows     Five Shelducks, 30 Wigeon, 480+ Teal, two Pintails, ten Shovelers, 15 Fieldfares and 50 Starlings. Nearby at Haw Bridge East 14 Shelducks and a Curlew. (Mike Smart).

Hucclecote     A male Sparrowhawk on a garden fence this lunchtime for c15 minutes. (Harold Smith).

Sparrowhawk by Harold Smith

Ashleworth Ham     29 Mallards, 21 Wigeon, 115  Teal, two Shovelers, four Pintails, two Tufted Ducks, a Greylag, two Snipe, six Chaffinches, two Long-tailed Tits, a Redwing, a Song Thrush and a Grey Heron. (John Fletcher).

Cam     A MERLIN over the M5 at 4:45pm near Cam. (Jon Dexter).

Winchcombe     Male and female Siskins on the garden feeders today. Also Goldfinches, Coal Tits and Long-tailed Tits. (Gill & Andrew Worthington).

WWT Slimbridge     A male BEARDED TIT from Willow hide today. (Paul Clark).

Halmore     Two Goshawks, a Sparrowhawk, three Buzzards and three Ravens. Other birds included two Goldcrests, two singing Chiffchaffs, a Blackcap, a Bullfinch, a Nuthatch, a Treecreeper, a Song Thrush, a small group of Redwings and three Coal Tits. (Chris Newton).

Alvington    A Red Kites and two Goshawks over Clanna Country Park today. (Paul Woolams).

Leigh Meadows     At 9am 23 Little Egrets feeding where the Chelt passes under the A38 until 1:30pm at least. (Mike Smart).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Two Mute Swans, 161 Wigeon, 500 Teal, 20 Mallards, 25 Pintails,  17 Shovelers, four Tufted Ducks, a Grey Heron, a Cormorant, 25 Lapwings, a Golden Plover, a Dunlin, five Curlews, 15 Common Gulls, a Chiffchaff singing and two Reed Buntings singing. (Mike Smart).

Batsford Arboretum     This morning, a Mistle Thrush heard, a Nuthatch, a Treecreeper and a Raven calling. (Andrew & Gill Worthington).

Nailsworth     A male Blackcap singing well in the garden this morning. Still two males and a female around. Also two Siskins. (Roy Bircher).