Frampton pools     At lunchtime a SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF, three Chiffchaffs, a Reed Bunting, the adult Yellow-legged Gull, a Great White Egret, 46 Shovelers, 24 Wigeon and six male Pochards. (Nick Goatman).

WWT Slimbridge     The juvenile SPOONBILL still on South Lake this morning. Also 12 Avocets. Two Water Rails at Willow hide. The Little Stint still on the Dumbles and 54 Bewick’s Swans today. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Forest of Dean     Two Dippers at Cannop ponds and two Marsh Tits at the feeders, also four Treecreepers and four Ravens. At Woorgreens 12 Crossbills, six Siskins and four Bullfinches feeding in the trees next to the lake. Seven Goosanders (3m, 4 redheads), two Cormorants and a Grey Heron on the lake. On Crabtree Hill c120 Siskins with c30 Redpolls. (Steve Pullen). A pair of Crossbills on Crabtree Hill this morning. (Geoff Fawcett).

Dipper by Steve Pullen

Crossbill by Steve Pullen

Leadon Meadows, Maisemore     Two Mute Swans, 15 Shelducks, three Wigeon, 15 Mallards, a Little Egret, five Common Gulls, a Little Owl in pollarded willows along the Leadon and 50 Goldfinches today. (Mike Smart).

Maisemore Ham     15 Mallards, a male Tufted Duck, three Cormorants, a Little Grebe, three Coots, a Buzzard, seven Long-tailed Tits and a Raven. (Mike Smart).

Minsterworth Ham     Two Mute Swans, five Mallards, three Grey Herons, 60 Golden Plovers, 150 Lapwings, five Snipe, a Green Sandpiper, 15 Skylarks and two Meadow Pipits. (Mike Smart).

Prestbury     A male Goosander flew over Noverton Farm at 10:48am heading south. (Ken Heron).

WWT Slimbridge     The juvenile SPOONBILL still on South Lake this morning. Also 12 Avocets and a Great Crested Grebe. The Little Stint and a Ringed Plover on the Dumbles. The Coal Tit still on feeders at Kingfisher hide, a scarce bird for the site. A Water Rail from Willow hide. 46 Bewick’s Swans and 34 White-fronted Geese today. (Slimbridge Sightings/Paul Clark/Martin Price/Alan McIlquham).

Water Rail by Alan McIlquham

Forest of Dean     At Cannop ponds three Goosanders on lower pond (1m, 2f), on upper pond, numerous Mallards, Mandarins, ten Tufted Ducks, three Little Grebes, two Ravens and a Grey Wagtail. (Alan Waterman).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Viewed from the northern (Apperley) side. The water is right up to the carpark (though not very deep at the Wharf), but there is no hope of reaching the Grundon hide for many days yet (the floodwater is just below the floor level of the hide). Birds included two Mute Swans, 175 Canada Geese, c2000 Wigeon, c1000 Teal, 50 Mallards, 145+ Pintails, 50+ Shovelers, 55 Tufted Ducks, 3+ Coots, three Pied Wagtails, 20 Fieldfares and 20 Redwings. (Mike Smart).

Barnwood     40+ Goldfinches in a tree in Sainsbury’s car park this morning. (Harold Smith).

WWT Slimbridge     The SPOONBILL still on South Lake this morning. Also nine Avocets and a Great Crested Grebe. The Little Stint still on the Dumbles. The Coal Tit still on feeders at Kingfisher hide, a scarce bird for the site. (Slimbridge Sightings/Paul Masters/MK).

Coal Tit by Mike King

Slimbridge village    13 Cattle Egrets at 11:45am at SO7356404056. (MK). Earlier a mixed flock of 35 Egrets. (Tan Grigg).

Cattle Egrets by Mike King

Tewkesbury    At Mythe Hook five Mute Swans, 300 Greylags, 400 Canada Geese, 540
Wigeon, 290 Teal, 50 Mallards, nine Pintails, 30 Shovelers, a Grey Heron, a Great White Egret, 45 Lapwings, five Pied Wagtails, 20 Fieldfares, 20 Redwings and 50
Starlings. (Mike Smart).

Blaisdon     A Red Kite flew over today. (Chris Keeling).

WWT Slimbridge     The drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL on the Long Pool viewed from the Estuary Tower. The Little Stint on the Dumbles again. On South Lake the juvenile SPOONBILL, nine Avocets, two Cattle Egrets and a Goshawk hunting early morning. (Ian Hull/Slimbridge Sightings).

Saul Warth     Early afternoon 100+ Lapwings and 200+ Dunlins flew N, three Curlews, five Shelducks, 15 Common Gulls, a Little Egret, a Kestrel, 20+ Fieldfares, 6+ Redwings, a Mistle Thrush, a Meadow Pipit, two Rock Pipits and a Chiffchaff. (MK).

Kestrel by Mike King

Tidenham     Two Woodcocks flushed on Poor’s Allotment this morning. (Geoff Fawcett).

Sapperton     A Woodcock this morning. (Richard Tyler).

Woodcock by Richard Tyler

Chavenage Lane area     650+ Redwings, 280+ Fieldfares, 800+ Starlings, three Red Kites and a male Goshawk today. (Terry Grant).

Saul Warth     On a low high tide a wrecked SHAG, a Cormorant, two Shelducks, ten Wigeon, a Kestrel, 33 Curlews, 50 Lapwings, two Dunlins, three Little Egrets, 60 Fieldfares, 40 Redwings and a Rock Pipit. (Gordon Hodgson/MK).

WWT Slimbridge     On South Lake the SPOONBILL still, an adult non-breeding plumage Mediterranean Gull and 15 Cattle Egrets dropped in late afternoon. (Tan Grigg/Slimbridge Sightings).

Sharpness     Late morning a Yellow-legged Gull five Cormorants, 40 Common Gulls, a Redshank, three Dunlins, two Grey Herons, four Redwings, 34+ Wigeon and a Buzzard. (Oliver Paisey).

Sharpness     A GREAT NORTHERN DIVER at high tide late morning, but did not come up on the tide and headed back south after an hour. (Paul Rich).

Great Northern Diver by Paul Rich

Frampton pools       37 Little Egrets came into roost, a Great White Egret, a pair of Goldeneyes, the adult Yellow-legged Gull, 114 Tufted Ducks, 224 Coots, 41 Gadwalls, six Shovelers, five Wigeon, 41 Mallards, eight Teal, five Chiffchaffs, eight Redwings and 12 Fieldfares. (Nick Goatman).

Saul Warth     At high tide seven Common Gulls, eight Shelducks, five Curlews, a Common Sandpiper, two Rock Pipits, two Meadow Pipits, a Stonechat, 50 Fieldfares, six Redwings and a Chiffchaff. (MK).

WWT Slimbridge     The drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL on the Tack Piece today. (Chris Stone). The SPOONBILL still on South Lake. Also seven Avocets and a female Goldeneye. A Water Rail at Willow hide. The Little Stint and a Ringed Plover from Estuary Tower. (Dot Jones/Ian Hull/Tim Jukes/Paul Masters).

Shepherds Patch     At least four Cattle Egrets in the field next to the Tudor Arms. (Mike Davis).

Saul Warth     At high tide 33 Shelducks, 14 Curlews, 18 Golden Plovers flew S, a Kestrel, 22 Redwings, 35 Fieldfares, a Rock Pipit, five Meadow Pipits, a Stonechat, ten Long-tailed Tits and 12+ Chiffchaffs at the sewage works. (MK).

Rock Pipit by Mike King

Long-tailed Tit by Mike King

Stonechat by Mike King

Chavenage Lane area     A northerly movement of 5750 Woodpigeons this afternoon between 12:40-1:45 pm. Also 450+ Redwings, 130+ Fieldfares and 130+ Chaffinches, 9+ Red Kites and two Kestrels. (Terry Grant).

Kingscote     At Ashel Barn c1700 Golden Plovers resting in a newly sown field mid morning at ST802961. (Vic Polley).

Stonehouse     A Kingfisher mid morning continually diving for fish at the Ocean. (Vic Polley).

Hartpury College     Two drake Shovelers new for the site. Also two Mistle Thrushes, 70+ Common Gulls, four Pied Wagtails, 25 Mallards, two Greylags, a Buzzard, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, four Mute Swans and a Meadow Pipit. (Oliver Paisey).

WWT Slimbridge    The drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL on the Tack Piece central flood from Robbie Garnett hide. (Martin McGill). The Little Stint and a Ringed Plover from Estuary Tower and a Coal Tit at South Finger feeders. (Paul Masters).

Saul Warth     At high tide 136+ Pintails, seven Shelducks, 51 Curlews, seven Lapwings flew S, 50 Dunlins, a Kestrel, a pale Buzzard, ten Redwings, 50 Fieldfares, a Song Thrush, two Mistle Thrushes, six Meadow Pipits, a pair of Ravens and a Chiffchaff. (MK).

Gloucester     Early morning a female Peregrine on the Cathedral tower calling and making brief flights. (Steve Brown).

Hawling     Six Corn Buntings, one singing and 50 Linnets c100m E of Southfield Farm. (Steve Brown).

Chavenage Lane area     At the car park behind the Wildlife Community shop four Goldfinches, four Blue Tits, two Great Tits, four Collared Doves, a Robin and a Linnet in the hedgerow. Two fields over 3000+ corvids flying over the maize harvest. (Mil Petkovic).

WWT Slimbridge    The drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL on the Top New Piece from Zeiss hide again. (Mike Davis). On South Lake the SPOONBILL still, a Cattle Egret and seven Avocets this morning. (Oliver Paisey). The Little Stint still from Estuary Tower. (Andy Pitt/Warren Gill).

Saul Warth     At high tide 50 Pintails, 79+ Wigeon, ten Shelducks, 31 Curlews, 200 Lapwings flew S, a Grey Plover, 265 Dunlins, two Kestrels, 41 Redwings, 14 Fieldfares, two Song Thrushes, a Mistle Thrush, three Stonechats, 25 Meadow Pipits, two male Reed Buntings and a Chiffchaff. (MK).

Stinchcombe Hill     A Woodcock flushed below the car park. Also six Bullfinches. (Terry Fenton).

Stonehouse    Two Red Kites circled over the Paper Bag mills then drifted low over the houses at Bridgend to Upper Mills then circled quite low over Wycliffe grounds at 1pm. 2 Male Kingfishers have been around all week. Also a Grey Heron at the Ocean. (Paul Sutton).

Stroud     At Bowbridge this afternoon a Kingfisher, a Water Rail and five Mandarins.  (Paul Sutton).

Water Rail by Paul Sutton

Mandarins by Paul Sutton

Longney Crib     This afternoon birds included 172 Fieldfares, nine Pied Wagtails, five Long-tailed Tits, a Green Woodpecker heard, 11 Mallards, a Jay, three Grey Herons, a Cormorant, two Buzzards and 55 Woodpigeons. (John Fletcher).

Nailsworth     A female Blackcap in the garden today. (Roy Bircher).

Saul Warth     At high tide this morning 28 Pintails, six Wigeon, ten Shelducks, eight Curlews, 43 Lapwings flew S, a Kestrel, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers feeding on the sea wall, a Bullfinch, scarce here, 40 Redwings, ten Fieldfares, two Mistle Thrushes, four Stonechats, 17 Linnets, 19 Meadow Pipits, a Skylark and two Chiffchaffs. (MK).

Kestrel by Mike King

Great Spotted Woodpecker by Mike King

WWT Slimbridge     The SPOONBILL still on South Lake today. The drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL on the Top New Piece from Zeiss hide again. Two Water Rails from Willow hide today. 29 Bewick’s Swans on site today. (Dot Jones/Terry Stevenson/Paul Clark).

Maisemore     Mid afternoon two Chiffchaffs, three Long-tailed Tits, a Fieldfare, three Pied Wagtails, 21 Mallards, seven Moorhens, a Cormorant, two Buzzards, eight Mute Swans and two Shelducks. (John Fletcher).