Thursday 27th February 2025

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
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Wednesday 26th February 2025

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).

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Tuesday 25th February 2025

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).

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Monday 24th February 2025

Cotswold Water Park West    On Pit 32 nine Red Crested Pochards, 50+ Pochards, two Gadwalls, two Goosanders, four Great Crested Grebes and 25 Lapwings. On Pit 12 25+ Red Crested Pochards, two Goldeneyes, 40+ Pochards and six Great Crested Grebes. (Oliver Paisey).

Cobney Meadows     Two Canada Geese, 45 Wigeon, 440 Teal, a Buzzard, 400 Fieldfares, 20 Redwings, 500 Starlings and two Ravens. Nearby at Haw Bridge East two Shelducks and a Curlew. (Mike Smart).

Ashleworth Ham     60 Wigeon, 50+ Teal, 20 Mallards, three Pintails and three Tufted Ducks today. (Mike Smart).

Edge     At Rudge Hill N.N.R. a male and a female Stonechats, four Song Thrushes, two Bullfinches, a Sparrowhawk and a Buzzard. (John Fletcher).

Cheltenham     A male Blackcap singing in Eldorado Road today. (Keith White).

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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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