WWT Slimbridge    The drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL from the Van de Bovenkamp hide again today. The Little Stint was on the Rushy this morning with c300 Dunlins and two Ruffs, also the WHOOPER SWAN, a Black Swan and 67 Bewick’s Swans. A Cattle Egret flew in to South Lake at 2:40pm, also a female Goldeneye, a male Mandarin, a Grey Wagtail and a juvenile Peregrine. From Kingfisher hide the Coal Tit, a Treecreeper and 30+ White-fronted Geese. (Paul Masters/Andy Chapman/Jeremy Holland/Greg Mabbett).

Slimbridge     A Peregrine on St John’s Church tower at 9:40am. (Jeremy Holland).

Frampton     The very confiding YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER still at Court Lake N of the jetty today. It is silent and feeding on the ground most of the time. Please give it room to move about and feed. (MK).

Yellow-browed Warbler by Roy Shilham

Forest of Dean     At Cannop Ponds Wigeons, four Goosanders, Mandarins, three Little Grebes, Coal Tits, a Marsh Tit, Nuthatches and a pair of Dippers. (Mike Davis).

Coombe Hill Meadows     22 Mute Swans, two Canada Geese, a Shelduck, 1000 Wigeon, 2000 Teal, 150 Mallards, 300 Pintails, 200 Shovelers, 37 Tufted Ducks, a Buzzard, ten Coots, ten Black-headed Gulls and a Fieldfare today. (Mike Smart).

Cobney Meadows     A Mute Swan, two Shelducks, a Grey Heron, a Little Egret and ten Fieldfares today. (Mike Smart).

Chedworth     Garden birds today included nine Jackdaws, 16 Woodpigeons, a Coal Tit, seven Long-tailed Tits, a pair of Bullfinches on Marjoram and a Barn Owl hunting through at dusk. The first garden sighting for 2 years. (Harvey Sherwood).

Moreton Valence     A Green Sandpiper flew from a ditch between the church and Parkend today. (Annie Heron).

Frampton     The very confiding YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER still at Court Lake N of the jetty until 3:30pm at least. It is silent and feeding on the ground most of the time. Please give it room to move about and feed. (Paul Masters/Paul Taylor/Nick Truby/William Lambourne).

Yellow-browed Warbler by Nick Truby

Yellow-browed Warbler by Nick Truby

Yellow-browed Warbler by William Lambourne

WWT Slimbridge     The drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL from the Van de Bovenkamp hide late morning. Also 54 White-fronted Geese. The WHOOPER SWAN on the Rushy again today. The Coal Tit still from Kingfisher hide. Seven Avocets from Zeiss hide. On South Lake the SPOONBILL and 18 Cattle Egrets this morning. The Little Stint still from Estuary Tower.  A pair of Kingfishers on Weeping Willows at the back of the Tundra Pool. An adult Yellow-legged Gull roosting distantly on the Dumbles. (Dot Jones/Ian Hull/Tim Jukes/Paul Masters/Martin Wightman/Geoff Bryant/William Lambourne).

Green-winged Teal by Martin Wightman

Great Barrington    A HEN HARRIER at Barrington trig point/bushes at midday today. (Ben Hilder).

Saul Warth     At high tide 50 Curlews, 95 Dunlins, six Redshanks, a Common Sandpiper, 29 Shelducks, three Rock Pipits, three Meadow Pipits, three Stonechats, a Skylark, six Chiffchaffs in the sewage works, six Redwings, seven Fieldfares and a Mistle Thrush singing. (MK).

Stonehouse     At Bond’s Mill a Green Sandpiper and a Little Egret, on the river below Bond’s Mill this afternoon. (MK).

Green Sandpiper by Mike King

Little Egret by Mike King

Chalford     Three Dippers along the canal in Chalford, four Little Grebes on Bakers Mill lake with six Lesser Redpolls feeding on the bankside vegetation and a Siskin and a Grey Wagtail by the stream near Chalford Vale recreation ground. (Tim Thompson).

Halmore     Around the woods today birds included two male Kingfishers, one ringed and catching a newt larva, three Siskins, a Mistle Thrush, six Redwings, a Chiffchaff,  a Treecreeper, a Green Woodpecker, a Kestrel, two Buzzards and a hunting male Goshawk. (Chris Newton).

Kingfisher by Chris Newton

Cheltenham     A male Kingfisher at Pittville Park lake today. (Alan McIlquham).

Wotton-Under-Edge     A small flock of Lesser Redpoll near the entrance to Nind Reserve in Nind Lane. Also Siskin feeding with Goldfinches in alder there. (Dave Emery).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Birds today included four Mute Swans, ten Greylags, ten Canada Geese, eight Shelducks, 1500 Wigeon, two Gadwalls, 3000 Teal, 150 Mallards, 600 Pintails, 200 Shovelers, 33 Tufted Ducks, two Grey Herons, a Little Egret, 37 Coots, 66 Lapwings, a Snipe, five Black-headed Gulls, five Herring Gulls and a Reed Bunting. No sign of the Ring-necked Duck. (Mike Smart).

Ashleworth Ham     Birds today included 60 Wigeon, two Gadwalls, 50 Teal, 20 Mallards, 60 Pintails and 15 Shovelers. (Mike Smart).

Leadon Meadows     12 Shelducks and two Shovelers today. (Mike Smart).

Ryeford    A Redwing, c20 Siskins, c10 Goldfinches, a Kingfisher and a Cormorant today. (Paul Sutton).

Redwing by Paul Sutton

Coombe Hill Meadows     A drake RING-NECKED DUCK this morning, until a Marsh Harrier flew through at 11:15am. No further sign by 1:30pm but could still be on site as there are many places where it could be out of sight. The Grundon hide is closed, please view only from the towpath. The paths are very muddy & slippery, wellies are essential. (Paul Rich/Les Ditchburn/Ian Hull/MK).

Ring-necked Duck by Mike King

Frampton     A very confiding YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER still at Court Lake N of the jetty. It is silent and feeding on the ground most of the time. Please give it room to move about and feed. (Paul Rich). Also a Peregrine over Court Lake, three Goldeneyes (2m, 1f) on the sailing lake, also six Great Crested Grebes, two Reed Buntings, a Bullfinch, eight Linnets, 15+ Redwings, three Mistle Thrushes and six Fieldfares. (Steve Pullen).

Yellow-browed Warbler by Mike King

WWT Slimbridge     This morning six Cattle Egrets and the SPOONBILL on South Lake and later on the Tack Piece. A Little Stint on the Tack Piece. The WHOOPER SWAN on the Rushy.  52 White-fronted Geese on the Four Score ground from Kingfisher hide. (Mark Coller/Slimbridge Sightings). Six Cattle Egrets flew in to South Lake at 3:20pm. (Andy Chapman).  At 3:30pm at least four Cattle Egrets along the E side of the sheep field adjacent to WWT car park, viewed from the gate at the W end of the field. (Andy & Sue Gibbons).

Spoonbill by Mark Coller

Whooper Swan by Mark Coller

White-fronted Goose by Mark Coller

Forest of Dean     At Cannop ponds male and female Goosander, 26 Wigeon, 22 Mallards, four Mandarins, 16 Tufted Ducks, 12 Coots, 16 Moorhens, six Little Grebes, two Mute Swans, a Grey Wagtail, two Pied Wagtails, ten Long-tailed Tits and a Jay. (Mil Petkovic/Mark Makin). At Parkend two Hawfinches in treetops on the square opposite the Woodman Inn. A Dipper in the Lyd stream at Parkend. (Mil Petkovic/Paul Tompkins).

Hawfinch by Paul Tompkins

Longney Crib     This afternoon a Common Sandpiper, two Stonechat, three Fieldfares, five Goldfinches, 37 Rooks, a Shelduck, two Mallards, two Grey Herons, a Cormorant, a Buzzard, 37 Rooks, eight Carrion Crows, 300 Black-headed Gulls, 35 Lesser Black-backed Gulls and nine Herring Gull’s. Also a large dog Fox. (John Fletcher).

Hawling     100 Golden Plovers feeding and flying around the area. (Andy Lewis).

Cheltenham     Two Kingfishers around Pittville Park lake this morning. (Peter Rodgers).

Kingfisher by Peter Rodgers

Gloucester    The pair of Stonechats still present on Sudmeadow and a garden Grey Wagtail at Hempsted this afternoon. (Gord Avery).

Tewkesbury     At Mythe Hook birds included two Mute Swans, five Greylags, 40 Canada Geese, 73 Wigeon, 50 Mallards, three Pintails, two Shovelers, a Little Grebe, two Grey Heron, a Marsh Harrier through mobbed by two Carrion Crows, 255 Lapwings, 150 Jackdaws, 20 Carrion Crows and a Reed Bunting. (Mike Smart).

Cotswold Water Park East    The escaped Scarlet Ibis still on flooded fields past Pit 114. 15 Chiffchaffs at Kempsford Sewage Works this morning. (Duncan Dine).

Frampton     A YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER near the jetty at Court Lake this afternoon. (Nigel Young). This morning three Goldeneyes (2m), 24 Gadwalls, 18 Cormorants, two Shovelers, a Teal, nine Wigeon, 68 Tufted Ducks, a Barnacle Goose, a Chiffchaff, a Blackcap, four Redpolls, 20+ Siskins, a Kingfisher and seven Great Crested Grebes. (Nick Goatman).

Yellow-browed Warbler by Nigel Young

Coombe Hill Meadows     Two drake RING-NECKED DUCKS on the short pool, difficult to see but in company with c20 Tufted Ducks. The Grundon hide is closed, please view only from the towpath. The paths are very muddy & slippery, wellies are essential. (Ian Ralphs/Ian Hull).

WWT Slimbridge     A WHOOPER SWAN and a Black Swan on the Rushy this morning.  The SPOONBILL mobile around the grounds, 31 Avocets and a female Goldeneye on South Lake and up to 21 Cattle Egrets resting on the deep lake islands at 3:30pm. 30+ Goldfinches, ten Siskins and male and female Redpoll in alders by South Lake. The Little Stint and a Ringed Plover on the scrape from Estuary Tower again. A Water Rail from Willow hide again. The female Firecrest in the Withy bed again. (Slimbridge Sightings/Jeremy Holland/Andy Stockhausen/Paul Rich/MK). A drake Mandarin briefly from Hogarth hide. (Jeremy Holland). c12 Greenfinches in alders near the Nene enclosure. (Keith Davies).

Spoonbill by Mike King

Whooper Swan by Mike King

Cotswold Water Park East    The escaped Scarlet Ibis with a Great White Egret and a Little Egret on the flooded meadow behind Pit 114 today. (Ian Sherriffs).

Stonehouse    Male and female Blackcap in the garden today. (Paul Sutton).

Ashleworth Ham     This afternoon between 12-4pm birds included 111 Greylags, 33 Canada Geese, 307 Wigeon, 77 Teal, 27 Pintails, 12 Shovelers, 161 Mallards, 23 Lapwings, nine Mute Swans, two Grey Herons, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, two Chaffinches, four Fieldfares, three Long tailed Tits and a 1. Buzzard. (John Fletcher).

WWT Slimbridge     A WHOOPER SWAN and 61 Bewick’s Swans on the Rushy this morning.  The SPOONBILL, 39 Avocets, a pair of Goldeneyes and at least eight Cattle Egrets briefly on South Lake. 18 Ruff on the Tack Piece. The Little Stint on the scrape from Estuary Tower again. (Slimbridge Sightings/Magnus Carter). A Water Rail attacked by a Sparrowhawk at Willow hide but escaped. (Dot Jones).

Gloucester     At Saintbridge Pond today a Water Rail, ten Teal, a Grey Heron and three Chiffchaffs. (Andy Jayne).

Forest of Dean     A male Hawfinch at Parkend today. (Sarah Townsend).

Chavenage Lane area     Seven Red Kites, 12+ Buzzards, 4500+ Woodpigeons and 200+ Fieldfares today. (Terry Grant).

Stonehouse     This afternoon from Ryeford to the Ocean two Kingfishers together at the Ocean, a third near Bond’s Mill, a Cormorant over, two Buzzards together, a Chiffchaff and c25 Redwings. (Paul Sutton).

Buzzard by Paul Sutton

Forest of Dean     A ringed female Hawfinch feeding under the Yew trees at Parkend this morning. (Tim Salkeld).

This bird was ringed in the Wye Valley (Near Chepstow) on 12/04/2024. (Jerry Lewis).

Hawfinch by Tim Salkeld

Winchcombe     c25 Red Kites gathering at 4pm near Sudeley Hill Farm. (Celia Abbott).

Coombe Hill  Meadows     Birds today included two drake RING-NECKED DUCKS, 60 Greylags, 100 Canada Geese, two Shelducks, 2000+ Wigeon, 12 Gadwalls, 2500+ Teal, 50 Mallards, 400 Pintails, 300 Shovelers, 30 Tufted Ducks, two Coots, a Buzzard, 55 Lapwings, ten Snipe, five Common Gulls, 40 Black-headed Gulls and a Chiffchaff. (Mike Smart). Additionally at least 25 Egyptian Geese at the southern meadows, a female/immature Marsh Harrier and a fly-over Great White Egret. (Andy Jayne).

Cobney Meadows     25 Shelducks, five Little Egrets and 200 Black-headed Gulls today. (Mike Smart).

WWT Slimbridge     A WHOOPER SWAN and 61 Bewick’s Swans on the Rushy this morning.  The SPOONBILL on the Tack Piece today. The Little Stint on the scrape from Estuary Tower again. A Water Rail from Willow hide. 35 Avocets and a pair of Goldeneyes on South Lake. The Firecrest seen again late morning in the Withy bed from the pathway between Martin Smith and Robbie Garnett hides. (Slimbridge Sightings/Dr Emma Preece).

Frampton     A drake Goldeneye and a Yellow-legged Gull on the sailing lake this morning. (Chris Jones).

Toddington    A Red Kite and a Raven flew over this morning. (Christopher Teague).

Epney     Two Bewick’s Swans flew S heading inland this morning. (Jeremy Squire).

Ashleworth Ham     A drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL from the hide at 3pm. Around Ashleworth/Hasfield Ham 323 Canada Geese, 158 Greylags, an Egyptian Goose, 24 Shelducks, 285 Wigeon, 123 Teal, 30 Pintails, 16 Shovelers, five Gadwalls, 85 Mallards, 32 Lapwings, two Golden Plovers, ten Snipe, a Marsh Harrier, a Sparrowhawk, a Peregrine, a Kingfisher, three Reed Buntings, and many small Starling flocks heading to a roost. (combined counts from Richard Humphrey/Andy Jayne).

WWT Slimbridge     On South Lake the SPOONBILL, 18 Avocets and a Marsh Harrier. A Little Stint feeding around the scrape from Estuary Tower. A Red Kite over the Tack Piece. A FIRECREST ringed in the Duck Decoy. (Slimbridge Sightings/Heather England).

Forest of Dean     c10 Crossbills at Crabtree Hill and two Hawfinches at Parkend late afternoon. (Paul Rich).

Awre     This morning two Common Cranes, 14 Curlews, 22 Pintails, 30 Fieldfares, 70+ Redwings, 23 Blackbirds, two Redpolls, 14 Chaffinches, 33 Meadow Pipits, 7+ Stonechats, a Rock Pipit and a Common Sandpiper. (Dan Watson).

Kingscote     At Ashel Barn 380 Golden Plovers mid morning at ST802961. (Vic
Polley).

Halmore    Around the woods today three Treecreepers, a Green Woodpecker, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, two Siskins, two Goldcrests, a Greenfinch, at least six Jays, a pair of Ravens, a Mistle Thrush, a Song Thrush, and three Bullfinches together. Also a Water Vole and two Muntjac. (Chris Newton).

Male Bullfinch by Chris Newton

Female Bullfinch by Chris Newton

Leckhampton Hill     A Tawny Owl hooting above the Daisybank car park at 7:15am. (Steve Brown).

Elkstone village     Four Red Kites, a Kestrel, a Raven, 30 Redwings, a Fieldfare, 50 Goldfinches, a Greenfinch, a Bullfinch and a small number of Siskins. As the sun broke through several species singing including two Mistle Thrushes, a Song Thrush and a Coal Tit. A Red Kite near Cowley. (Steve Brown).

Coombe Hill Meadows     From the Wainlodes end a Great White Egret, six Little Egrets, four Great Black-backed Gulls and small flocks of Redwings and Fieldfares. (Les Ditchburn).

Maisemore    A family group of five WHOOPER SWANS still at the River Leadon Meadows near Maisemore today, best viewed from Over canal. Also a Shoveler, six Pintail and 21 Mallards. (Andy Jayne). From Court Lake to the weir a Great Spotted Woodpecker, five Moorhens, 19 Mallards, a Buzzard, two Song Thrushes, a Mistle Thrush, seven Long-tailed Tits, three Chaffinches, three Fieldfares and two Mute Swans. (John Fletcher).

WWT Slimbridge     Six WHOOPER SWANS briefly from Estuary Tower, then flew off. (Paul Whitehead). The SPOONBILL on the Tack Piece today. A Water Rail from Willow hide, and around the grounds three Marsh Harriers, two Sparrowhawks, c250 Barnacle Geese, the Ross’s Goose, a Buzzard, a Pochard, two Curlews, five Ruff, a Black-tailed Godwit, c2450 Golden Plovers, c2300 Lapwings. a Grey Heron, a Little Egret, 11 Common Cranes, two Bewick’s Swans and two Cetti’s Warblers. (Paul Whitehead/Heather England).

Elmore Court    Birds seen along the public footpath through the rewilding area this morning included a pair of Ravens, a flyover Bewick’s Swan (new bird 102 for the site), a small flock of 17 Snipe, six Teal, four Grey Herons, three Stonechats, a Mistle Thrush, two Buzzards, two Kestrels, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 12 Redwings, seven Fieldfares, seven Meadow Pipits, three Wrens, a Linnet, two Goldfinches, 12 Long-tailed Tits and a Goldcrest. (Caroline Quinn).

Wren by Caroline Quinn

Frampton     A Goosander on Court Lake today. (Tom Blay).

Halmore     Birds around the woods today included a Bullfinch, a Kingfisher, two Siskins, a Buzzard, two Redwings, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers and four Jays silently harassing a female Sparrowhawk. (Chris Newton).

Jays & Sparrowhawk by Chris Newton

Gloucester     At Sudmeadow this morning a Water Rail at the Plantation Pool, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers, a Jay and a pair of Stonechats feeding loosely with a Chiffchaff. (Gordon Avery).

Churchdown     A Sparrowhawk on a pigeon kill in the garden today. (Richard Badley).

Sparrowhawk by Richard Badley

WWT Slimbridge     The SPOONBILL still on South Lake today, and 16 Avocets. (Dot Jones).

Forest of Dean     At Cannop Lower pond, two Marsh Tits, 11 Mandarins (6m, 5f), three Goosanders (2m, 1f), male and female Bullfinch and five Nuthatches. At Parkend 4/5 Hawfinches. (Chris Snook).

Hawfinch by Chris Snook

Bullfinch by Chris Snook

Cotswold Water Park East     A drake SCAUP on Pit 132 today. The wandering escaped Scarlet Ibis  roosted with Cormorants on  Pit 114 this afternoon. At the Sewage Works at Kempsford 12-15 Chiffchaffs including a pale bird. (Duncan Dine).

Scaup by Duncan Dine

Dowdeswell Reservoir     A Goosander, three Cormorants and a Kingfisher today. (Tom Mabbett).

Stonehouse    In the Bond’s Mill area c30 Redwings, male and female Kingfishers, a pair of Little Grebes, a Grey Heron, a Cormorant over, a good number of Wrens and a Goldcrest. A Blackcap on the garden feeders again. (Paul Sutton).

Kingfisher by Paul Sutton

Little Grebe by Paul Sutton

Elkstone     A BLACK REDSTART feeding on and around the “protective care group” buildings” today, present since 15th December. (GL53 9PQ). (Tom Mabbett).

WWT Slimbridge     The SPOONBILL on South Lake still and 20+ Cattle Egrets. 100’s of Lapwings, Golden Plovers and Dunlins, 50+ Black-tailed Godwits and 8+ Common Cranes on the Tack Piece. 100+ Dunlins, a WHOOPER SWAN, a Black Swan and 40+ Bewick’s Swans on the Rushy. (Slimbridge Sightings/Paul Clark).

Coombe Hill Meadows     A group of two adult and five immature WHOOPER SWANS to the south of the canal. Also six Egyptian Geese, 130 Shovelers, 12 Gadwalls, 420 Pintails, 32 Tufted Ducks, a Water Rail heard, 40+ Lapwings, a Peregrine and Chiffchaff. (Andy Jayne).

Westbury-on-Severn     A SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF again today at Westbury STW. There is a public right of way along the east side of the STW, and it is associating with the border fence line, occasionally popping up into the pine trees. (Dan Watson).

Siberian Chiffchaff by Dan Watson

Forest of Dean    32 Shelducks, four Mallards, 72 Common Gulls, six Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 112 Black-headed Gulls, five Fieldfares and a Sparrowhawk at Boxbush Common. (Dan Watson).

Walmore Common    32 Wigeon, 12 Teal, five Grey Herons, a Little Egret and a Blackcap today. (Dan Watson).

Elmore Court    Along the footpath at the Elmore rewilding area today birds included a Water Rail calling from the ditch near the scrape, 13 Snipe, a Little Owl called briefly, at least two Gadwalls with 20 Mallards on the scrape, a Little Egret, two Grey Herons, a Chiffchaff, three Stonechats, 15+ Song Thrushes, two Mistle Thrushes, 10+ Redwings, two Reed Buntings, four Skylarks, a Sparrowhawk, three Kestrels, three Buzzards and two Ravens. (Steve Pullen).

Hawling     At lunchtime today 1+ Nuthatch, a Treecreeper and a Red Kite. (Gill Worthington).

Cam Green     A calling Little Owl in the garden this morning at 7:30am, the first since last July. (Brian Kings).