Sunday 23rd February 2025

Cheltenham     A female Goosander flew over Pittville Park Lake at 8:35am. (John Sanders).

Frampton pools     Four Oystercatchers, three Grey Herons, 66 Tufted Ducks, three Gadwalls, 24 Mute Swans, a Black Swan, six Great Crested Grebe, two Little Grebes, a female Brambling, a male Stonechat, two Kingfishers, a Snipe, eight Siskins, five Reed Buntings, 50+ Linnets, six Goldcrests, 100+ Redwings and 50+ Fieldfares today. (Nick Goatman).

Norton    A minimum of 16 Little Egrets on the River Chelt by the A38 at Norton at 1pm today. (Gordon Avery).

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Saturday 22nd February 2025

Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning four Mute Swans, four Canada Geese, four Shelducks, 200 Wigeon, four Gadwalls, 600+ Teal, 90 Mallards, 75 Pintails, 50 Shovelers, a male Tufted Duck, a Little Egret, two Grey Herons, three Buzzards, two Coots, ten Lapwing, distant bubbling of Curlews from the southern meadows, 17 Snipe, a JACK SNIPE, four Skylarks singing and 10+ Reed Bunting. (Mike Smart). Also a Marsh Harrier, a Great White Egret, two Redwings and 50+ Fieldfares. (Paul Clark).

Forest of Dean     From New Fancy View three Goshawks, four Buzzards, a Raven, a female Sparrowhawk, a Mistle Thrush, a Crossbill, a Siskin and a Bullfinch. Five Hawfinches at Parkend. (Carol Rushton/Tim Jukes). At Cannop ponds a Goshawk, a Red Kite, 14 Mandarins, 23 Wigeon, a Goosander, three Ravens, five Coal Tits, three Nuthatches, two Grey Wagtails, four Canada Geese, ten Little Grebes, 12 Chaffinches and three Mute Swans. (Oliver Paisey).

Hazleton     At least one Brambling still at the regular spot (SP074187) in the line of beech trees today. (Andy Lewis).

Snowshill     In the Snowshill CP, Stanton CP and Littleworth Wood four Buzzards, two Ravens, 115 Jackdaws, a Jay, two Nuthatches, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Green Woodpecker, two Marsh Tits, two Song Thrushes, a Pied Wagtail, four Stock Doves, two Skylarks, four Yellowhammers and two Linnets. (Paul Whitehead).

Kempley     A Hawfinch in the garden again today. (Steve Watts).

Winchcombe    In the garden today, 25 Goldfinches in birch trees, a male Sparrowhawk on the fence, a Greenfinch and a Red Kite overhead. (Andrew & Gill Worthington).

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Thursday 20th February 2025

Cam     At Cam and Dursley station at 11:12am two Little Owls very close to the track in the adjacent field worming. (Alan Hooper).

Hazleton    On the approach road from the Salperton direction on the corner by a gateway at SP0744518704 a Brambling with the Chaffinch flock. Best viewed from your car as the flock is easily spooked. (Karle Burford).

Cotswold Water Park West     30-40 Red Crested Pochards on Pit 44 today.  (Karle Burford).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Late afternoon 80 Greylags, 40 Canada Geese, 201 Wigeon, 248 Teal, 40 Mallards, 49 Pintails, a Little Egret, a Grey Heron, a pair of Oystercatchers, a Dunlin, two Curlews and a Fieldfare. (Mike Smart).

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Wednesday 19th February 2025

Longney Crib     Mid afternoon a Tawny Owl hooting in the small orchard, two Song Thrushes, 12 Chaffinches, a Green Woodpecker, two Cormorants and a Red Kite. (John Fletcher).

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Tuesday 18th February 2025

WWT Slimbridge     Two SPOONBILLS on the Tack Piece at 2:50pm. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Forest of Dean    3+ Hawfinches at Parkend and a Dipper behind the Fountain Inn this morning. Three Goosanders (2m, 1f), a Dipper, a Grey Wagtail, 14 Wigeon, 8+ Little Grebes, two Cormorants, 10+ Mandarins and a Raven at Cannop ponds. Five Goosanders (3m, 2f) at Woorgreens. (Paul Clark). 3-4 distant Goshawks from New Fancy View. (Warren Gill).

Newent Woods & May Hill     At least one Goshawk, two Buzzards, four Jays, two Ravens, a Marsh Tit, three Nuthatches, four Treecreepers, two Stonechats, two Bullfinches, two Crossbills and 140 Siskins in two flocks. (Andy Jayne).

Twyning     On Upham Meadow two Greylags, 164 Canada Geese, two Shelducks, a Mallard, a Grey Heron, three Oystercatchers, a Curlew, a Herring Gull, a Skylark, a pair of Stonechats and 40 Carrion Crows. (Mike Smart).

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Monday 17th February 2025

Forest of Dean     A Water Rail out in the open at Soudley Ponds this afternoon. (Angela Carswell).

Witcombe Reservoirs     This morning two Mute Swans, 12 Canada Geese, 236 Mallards, two Teal, 25 Tufted Ducks, two Little Grebes, four Great Crested Grebes, 14 Cormorants including 2 sinensis types, nine Moorhens, 19 Coots, nine Black-headed Gulls, three Herring Gulls, a Lesser Black-backed Gull, a Raven, a Little Owl in the farm orchard and a Roe Deer. (Gordon Avery).

Bentham     Two Mute Swans, three Mallards, a Little Grebe, a Moorhen, eight Coots, a female Kestrel and a Mistle Thrush today. (Gordon Avery).

Sheepscombe     From Damsells Cross to the Mill pool area and on to Tocknells Court area along the Painswick Stream two Marsh Tits, two Ravens, two Stock Doves, three Buzzards, a Great Spotted Woodpecker and three Roe Deer. (John Fletcher).

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Sunday 16th February 2025

Cotswold Water Park East    At Kempsford Sewage Works c10 Chiffchaffs and on the flooded field by Pit 114 three Oystercatchers and a Green Sandpiper. (Duncan Dine).

Gloucester A male BLACK REDSTART again in private gardens in the Linden area at midday. (Ali Hendley).

Aylburton Warth/Guscar Rocks     This morning ten Canada Geese, 12 Shelducks, 87 Wigeon, 20 Teal, a Grey Heron, a Buzzard, five Oystercatchers, 70 Golden Plovers, 270 Dunlins, 510 Curlews, 23 Redshanks, a Turnstone, ten Lesser Black-backed Gulls, five Skylarks, three Meadow Pipits and three Cetti’s Warblers singing. (Mike Smart).

Kempley     A Hawfinch this morning feeding on spilt sunflower hearts in the garden. (Steve Watts).

Newnham-on-Severn     A Hawfinch in the garden for the last three mornings. (David Smith).

Frampton pools     13 Grey Herons in Court Lake reed bed, 15 Little Egrets, two Little Grebes, six Great Crested Grebes, 82 Tufted Ducks, 12 Gadwalls, a Shoveler, an adult Yellow-legged Gull, 38 Cormorants, 26 Stock Doves, 200+ Starlings, 100+ Redwings, 100+ Fieldfares, a Brambling and a Lesser Redpoll. (Nick Goatman).

Elmore Court     In the rewilding area this afternoon, six Wigeon and eight Teal on the scrape, also 70+ Greenfinches gathering to roost, 35 Linnets, 20+ Meadow Pipits, four Ravens, two Stock Doves, a Little Egret and 1000+ Starlings heading E. (Steve Pullen).

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Saturday 15th February 2025

Forest of Dean     At Cannop Ponds four Goosanders, 29 Mandarins, 37 Mallards, ten Coots, six Little Grebes, 21 Wigeon, six Tufted Ducks. At Parkend seven Hawfinches and 24 Chaffinches. (Paul Masters).

Sherborne     Two Common Cranes flew N following the River Windrush towards Bourton this morning at 11:30am. (Jeremy Trinder).

Bourton-on-the-Water     An Oystercatcher at Greystones Farm today. (Andy Lewis).

Ashleworth Ham     12 Greylags, 50 Canada Geese, 350 Wigeon, ten Gadwalls, 150 Teal, 40 Mallards, 15 Pintails, 75 Shovelers, four Tufted Ducks, a Great White Egret, a Grey Heron, 60 Lapwings, a Snipe, 100 Fieldfares and a Reed Bunting singing. (Mike Smart).

Cobney Meadows     Six Mute Swans, an Egyptian Goose, seven Shelducks, 200 Teal, ten Mallards, eight Shovelers, 40 Fieldfares and four Black-headed Gulls. (Mike Smart).

Leigh Meadows     Eight Mallards, a Great White Egret, three Little Egrets and a Grey Wagtail. (Mike Smart).

Tewkesbury     At Mythe Hook two Mute Swans, 40 Canada Geese, a Shelduck, 50 Wigeon, a Teal, 20 Mallards, seven Shovelers, two Tufted Ducks, a Great White Egret, a Grey Heron, three Cormorants, a Buzzard, a Moorhen and three Lapwing. At Mitton a
Shelduck, 56 Wigeon, 35 Teal, eight Mallards, 15 Lapwings and a Kingfisher. (Mike Smart).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning 20 Canada Geese, 150 Greylags, an Egyptian Goose, 50 Pintails, 45 Mallards, 350 Wigeon, 500 Teal, 35 Shovelers, eight Gadwalls, six Tufted Ducks, six Mute Swans, two Oystercatchers, a Snipe, eight Lapwings, seven Coots, four Little Egrets, a Great White Egret, three Grey Herons, 30 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 100 Herring Gulls, four Black-headed Gulls and a Common Gull. (Ian Ralphs).

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Friday 14th February 2025

Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning five Mute Swans, 129+ Greylags, 198+ Wigeon, c500 Teal, 40 Mallards, 107 Pintails, 58+ Shovelers, two Tufted Ducks, two Little Egrets, a Great White Egret, an immature Marsh Harrier, two Coots, 46 Lapwing, a Song Thrush singing and a female Stonechat. (Mike Smart).

Cleeve Hill      Birds today included five Red Kites, a Kestrel, a pair of Ravens, five pairs of Carrion Crows, 60 Jackdaws, 16 Skylarks, 30 Linnets, six Blackbirds and a Tawny Owl heard. (Ian Coote).

Nympsfield     A male Stonechat on a fence this morning. (Juliet Bailey).

Woodchester     On the mansion pools two Mute Swans, two Cormorants, 20+ Mallards, a Grey Heron and two Ravens and two Kestrels over. (Juliet Bailey).

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Thursday 13th February 2025

WWT Slimbridge     On the Rushy this morning 72 Bewick’s Swans, two WHOOPER SWANS and a Black Swan this morning. 24 Ruff on the Tack Piece. Two Little Stints and a Ringed Plover on the Estuary Tower scrape and on the Dumbles six Oystercatchers. On South Lake the SPOONBILL, five Cattle Egrets, 21 Common Gulls and 40 Golden Plovers. (Slimbridge Sightings/Roberta Goodall/Martin Price).

Forest of Dean     At Cannop ponds a Dipper, a Marsh Tit, a Goosander, 12 Mandarins and six Little Grebes. 5+ Hawfinches at Parkend with 20+ Chaffinches and three Nuthatches. At Woorgreens, eight Goosanders, five Teal, two Jays and four Treecreepers. (Steve Pullen/Angela Carswell).

Highnam woods     This afternoon two Marsh Tits, two Goldcrests, a Song Thrush, two Nuthatches, male and female Bullfinch, three Chaffinches, six Long-tailed Tits, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, seven Fieldfares and a Buzzard. (John Fletcher).

Newent Woods      Low numbers of birds from dawn, a Goldcrest, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, two Jays, a Nuthatch and two Muntjacs. At May Hill summit a Linnet, a Siskin and a Raven. (MK).

Raven by Mike King

Cobney Meadows     Six Mute Swans, two Shelducks, 300 Teal, 25 Wigeon, two Grey Herons, 50 Black-headed Gulls and 45 Stock Doves today. (Mike Smart).

Hartpury     Three Tufted Ducks (2m,1f), four Mallards, 27 Greylags, 20 Canada Geese, two Cormorants, three Moorhens, a Grey Heron, 8+ Redwings, two Mistle Thrushes, a Song Thrush, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Jay, 30 Starlings, two Goldfinches, two Stock Doves and 20+ Common Gulls today. (Oliver Paisey).

Stonehouse     In the Bond’s Mill area and fields below late afternoon a Peregrine distant on a pylon, eight Cormorants, a small flock of Siskins with Goldfinches, being followed by a small mixed tit flock and a Grey Heron. (Paul Sutton).

Gloucester     c1000 Starlings leaving a nearby roost over Sudmeadow roundabout at 7:19am. (MK).

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