Elkstone     A BLACK REDSTART on the roof of Elkstone Studios (GL53 9PQ) early afternoon. (Greg Mabbett).

Frampton pools     A Great White Egret, seven Chiffchaffs, two Cetti’s Warblers, eight Siskins, 54 Pied Wagtails, 221 Coots, 26 Greylags, 11 Great Crested Grebes, 28 Cormorants, 23 Moorhens, the adult Yellow-legged Gull, 103 Tufted Ducks, 35 Gadwalls, ten Wigeon, 16 Shovelers, six Teal and a Water Rail today. (Nick Goatman).

Saul Warth     At high tide a redhead Goosander, a scarce patch bird, 27 Shelducks, 67 Curlews, a Common Sandpiper, 90 Lapwings S in three flocks, five Dunlins, a Little Egret, a Peregrine, a Kestrel, a Buzzard, a Sparrowhawk, a pair of Ravens, 23 Meadow Pipits, a Reed Bunting and two Stonechats. (MK).

Common Sandpiper by Mike King

Sharpness     Birds today included a Cetti’s Warbler calling in gardens, the pair of Peregrines, the male caught prey, two Red Kites, three Great Black-backed Gulls, three Wigeon, two Curlews, two Chaffinches, 22 Linnets, 15 Goldfinches and 19 Cormorants. (Oliver Paisey).

Cassey Compton     5+ Red Kites, three Buzzards, a Peregrine on a distant pylon, ten Long-tailed Tits, two Marsh Tits, a Coal Tit, small numbers of Fieldfares and Redwings. Also both a Mistle Thrush and a Song Thrush singing and 1000+ Woodpigeons and a few Stock Doves. (Steve Brown).

Berkeley shore     WeBS count this morning birds included 48 Wigeon, 157 Mallards, six Teal, 26 Redshanks, 35 Lapwings, three Snipe, 57 Dunlins, a Common Sandpiper, 43 Common Gulls, a Peregrine on the power station, a Chiffchaff, 30+ Meadow Pipits, a Rock Pipit and two Ravens. (Jon Haw).

Westbury-on-Severn     A SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF again today at Westbury STW. Confirmed as tristis as it was recorded singing https://xeno-canto.org/955351  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     At Cannop Ponds three Ravens, three Jays, six Nuthatches, eight Chaffinches, two Coal Tits, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Song Thrush, a Dipper, two pairs of Wigeon, two Mute Swans, three Little Grebes, 42 Mallards, a pair of Mandarins, 11 Tufted Ducks, nine Moorhens and c20 Coots. (Carol Rushton/Stephen Curtis).

Lydney Harbour     Two Redshanks, a Curlew and a steady stream of Black-headed Gulls flying upstream. (Carol Rushton/Stephen Curtis).

Andoversford     This afternoon 25 Red Kites circling near the traffic lights on the A40. At least ten more over nearby fields. (Paul Sutton).

Gloucester     WeBS count at Horsebere Brook FSA birds included two Mute Swans, nine Mallards, five Teal, a Grey Heron, a Cormorant, two Moorhens, two Coots, four Stonechats and a Greenfinch. (Gord Avery).

Witcombe Reservoirs     WeBS count today birds included two pairs of Mute Swans, 339 Mallards, 16 Tufted Ducks, a Little Grebe, four Great Crested Grebes, five Cormorants, nine Moorhens, five Coots, a Buzzard and three Bullfinches. (Gord Avery).

Highnam Woods     Birds today included a Marsh Tit, three Coal Tits, a Nuthatch, three Long tailed Tits and a Treecreeper. (John Fletcher).

Marsh Tit by John Fletcher

WWT Slimbridge     A WHOOPER SWAN on the Rushy again today. The juvenile SPOONBILL still on South Lake. A Water Rail and a Chiffchaff at Willow hide. The Little Stint still on the Dumbles and 11 Ruff on the Tack Piece today. The Coal Tit still from Kingfisher hide. (Jon Mercer/Paul Clark/Paul Sutton/Steve Pullen).

Whooper & Bewick’s Swan by Jon Mercer

Water Rail by Paul Sutton

Coal Tit by Paul Sutton

Saul Warth     This morning post-high tide 25 Shelducks, a female Pintail, 19 Curlews, a Green Sandpiper, a Little Egret, a Peregrine, a Kestrel, three Buzzards, 30 Fieldfares, 15 Redwings, 12 Meadow Pipits, six Pied Wagtails, a Stonechat and two Chiffchaffs. (MK).

Halmore     A MERLIN flying low and fast over fields and heading south across Slimbridge Lane, a patch tick. In the woods birds included a ringed male Kingfisher, two Green Woodpeckers, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers, two Treecreepers, three Coal Tits, a Mistle Thrush and two Ravens. (Chris Newton).

Green Woodpecker by Chris Newton

Kingfisher by Chris Newton

Westbury-on-Severn     A tristis/fulvescens type Chiffchaff this morning with 7+ nominate Chiffchaffs at Westbury STW. (Dan Watson).

Tristis/fulvescens type Chiffchaff by Dan Watson

Sherborne Water Meadows     25 Lapwings, 65+ Wigeon, a Marsh Tit, three Stonechats, two Grey Wagtails, two Bullfinches and a Little Egret today. (Jamie Brown).

Frampton    A male Goldeneye on Court Lake this afternoon. (Martin Price).

Amberley     At Theescombe Lane today both male and female Blackcaps on garden feeders. Three Red Kites circling together low over the field opposite late morning. 40+ Goldfinches gathering in the top of an ash tree before dropping down to roost in a laurel hedge. (Phil Williams).

Gloucester    At Sudmeadow in the plantation this morning a small flock of tits with three Chiffchaffs and a Goldcrest amongst them. Also a Buzzard around. (Gordon Avery).

Coombe Hill Meadows     WeBS count today birds included two Mute Swans, 150 Canada Geese, 50 Greylags, 150 Pintails, 100 Shovelers, 150 Mallards, 1000 Teal, 1000 Wigeon, 25 Tufted Ducks, a Cormorant, two Coots and five Moorhens. (Ian Ralphs).

Ashleworth Ham     WeBS count today birds included three Mute Swans, ten Canada Geese, four Egyptian Geese, 225 Wigeon, 200 Teal, 40 Mallards, 100 Pintails, two Cormorants, a Moorhen, a Dunlin, a Mistle Thrush, five Fieldfares, a Cetti’s Warbler singing and a Raven. (Mike Smart).

Tewkesbury     At Mythe Hook WeBS count today birds included 350 Greylag Geese, 250 Canada Geese, four Egyptian Geese, three Shelducks, 455 Wigeon, 620 Teal, 40 Mallards, nine Pintails, 44 Shovelers, two Tufted Ducks, an immature Marsh Harrier, 335 Lapwings, a Dunlin, 50 Black-headed Gulls and a Stonechat. (Mike Smart).

WWT Slimbridge     A WHOOPER SWAN on the Rushy. Two DARK-BELLIED BRENT GEESE on the Dumbles viewed from the Estuary Tower. The juvenile SPOONBILL still on South Lake this morning. Also 11 Cattle Egrets, ten Avocets and a female Goldeneye. A Water Rail at Willow hide. The Little Stint still on the Dumbles and six Ruff on the Tack Piece today. (Dot Jones/Tim Jukes/Oliver Paisey/Paul Masters/Martin Price).

Haw Bridge     Eight Egyptian Geese today on the flood bank. (Robin Lewis).

Cotswold Water Park West     This morning on Pit 44, 15+Red Crested Pochards and a drake Goldeneye, on Pit 57, eight Goosanders, six Cormorants and 30+ Canada Geese dropped in. At Shorncote the hide inaccessible as the footpath was flooded but three Water Rails heard and a Cetti’s Warbler. (Steve Pullen).

Sharpness     From the picnic area two Curlews, three Redshanks, 20 Lapwings, a Little Egret, five Grey Herons, a pair of Wigeon, ten Mallards, c30 Black-headed Gulls, two Great Black-backed Gulls, two Lesser Black-backed Gulls and eight Cormorants. (Helen Bojaniwska).

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).