Coombe Hill Meadows     The drake RING-NECKED DUCK still today from Grundon hide with Tufted Ducks and later moving to the Short Pool. (Ian Ralphs).

WWT Slimbridge     Five unringed adult Common Cranes from Robbie Garnett hide this morning, including a pair mating. An Egyptian Goose from Van de Bovenkamp hide. (Dot Jones). The GLOSSY IBIS still in roadside fields today. The SPOONBILL and ten Avocets on South Lake. A Water Rail from Willow hide. From Estuary Tower two Little Stints and 50 White-fronted Geese. (Tim Jukes). Two wild drake Goldeneyes in the Eider Pen again. (Oliver Paisey).

Slimbridge     16 Cattle Egrets in a field off of Kingston Road on the sharp bend by the substation this morning. (Oliver Paisey).

Forest of Dean     Two pairs of Goosanders on Speech House lake this morning. (Geoff Fawcett).

Northleach     A Red Kite over the A40 roundabout early afternoon. (Gord Avery).

Highnam     In the Lynton Farm area 127. Fieldfares, 75 Starlings, 240 Wood Pigeons, three Chaffinches, 21 Jackdaws, 26 Mallards, two Herring Gulls and two Shelducks. (John Fletcher).

Frampton pools     A Black Swan on the sailing lake at 2pm, for its 2nd day. (MK).

Coombe Hill Meadows     The drake RING-NECKED DUCK still today straight in front of the Grundon hide with Tufted Ducks after the fog lifted. (Alan McIlquham).

Ring-necked Duck by Alan McIlquham

WWT Slimbridge     The SPOONBILL and seven Cattle Egrets on South Lake. Two WHOOPER SWANS with 70 Bewick’s Swans on the Rushy. A Little Stint on the Tack Piece. Two wild drake Goldeneyes in the Eider Pen. (Slimbridge Sightings/Oliver Paisey/Paul Clark).

Chedworth     Three Grey Partridges on the scrubby blackthorn boundary of the permanent pasture field at Middle Chedworth. at SP061109. (Harvey Sherwood).

Eastleach Downs     At the organic farm today three Corn Buntings, two Stonechats and 250+ Lapwings in fields. (Jamie Brown).

Forest of Dean     5+ Hawfinches at Parkend early morning. (Warren Gill).

Frampton pools     This morning two Goldeneyes, 30 Tufted Ducks, a pair of Teal, four Gadwalls, two Great Crested Grebes, a Common Gull, an Oystercatcher back but only heard in the fog, five Mistle Thrushes, seven Song Thrushes, two Redwings, three Bullfinches, two Blackcaps and a Cetti’s Warbler heard. (MK). Later when the fog cleared the returning pair of Oystercatchers seen. Also a Goshawk, 11 Little Egrets, seven Great Crested Grebes, a Little Grebe, two Reed Bunting and three Grey Herons. (Nick Goatman).

Redwing by Mike King

Hazleton    On the approach road from the Salperton direction on the corner by a gateway at SP0744518704 six Bramblings with 100 Chaffinches. Best viewed from your car as the flock is easily spooked. (Roger Gillespie).

Gloucester     A male BLACK REDSTART again in private gardens in the Linden area today. (John Fletcher).

WWT Slimbridge    On South Lake the SPOONBILL, 19 Avocets and an Oystercatcher. Two wild drake Goldeneyes in the Eider Pen. 124 White-fronted Geese around the grounds today. A Little Stint and 18 Ruff on the Tack Piece. In Alders near the Back to the Brink exhibit a Lesser Redpoll and 12 Siskins. (Slimbridge Sightings/Oliver Paisey). The GLOSSY IBIS still in roadside fields today. (Paul Masters/Steve Brown). 20 Siskins by Hogarth hide. A Cetti’s Warbler singing in the car park. (Steve Brown). This morning two WHOOPER SWANS on the Rushy, the Black Swan, in close company with a Mute Swan, on the Rushy and Tack Piece, also the SPOONBILL and four Common Cranes. (Peter Rodgers).

Black Swan with Mute Swan by Peter Rodgers

Whooper Swan by Peter Rodgers

Slimbridge    At least 14 Cattle Egrets NW of Rectory Farm SO7351704084 this morning. (Paul Masters/Steve Brown).

Frampton pools     A Great White Egret, singing Song Thrushes, 30+ Siskins, 100+ Redwings, 150+ Fieldfares, a Woodcock, two Cetti’s Warblers, a Blackcap, six Skylarks, 30+ Starlings, three Teal, 64 Tufted Ducks, 16 Gadwalls, five Great Crested Grebes, a Little Grebe, nine Greylags, two Canada Geese and two Reed Buntings today. (Nick Goatman).

Cotswold Water Park West    Around the Lower Mill area 21 Goldeneyes,  six Goosanders, three Little Grebes, a Great White Egret, a Little Egret, a Sparrowhawk, a Tawny Owl, two Chiffchaffs, a Nuthatch, a Treecreeper, a Lesser Redpoll, 30+ Siskins and three Reed Buntings. Two more Goldeneyes at Pit 16. Around the Shorncote area up to 8 Water Rails calling and one seen, two Little Grebes, two Green Sandpipers, two Great White Egrets, a Little Egret, a Marsh Harrier, a Red Kite, a Sparrowhawk, six Cetti’s Warblers, 16 Chiffchaffs, two Stonechats and a Reed Bunting. (Andy Jayne). 20 Red Crested Pochards at Pit 44. (Roberta Goodall).

Calmsden     A Grey Partridge in the field at the junction of White Way and Dark Lane. (Roberta Goodall).

Grey Partridge by Roberta Goodall

Hazleton    On the approach road from the Salperton direction on the corner by a gateway at SP0744518704 a Brambling, two Corn Buntings and Red-legged Partridge with the Chaffinch flock. Best viewed from your car as the flock is easily spooked. (Roberta Goodall).

Hawling, Roel Gate     This morning four Skylarks together singing, 20+ Chaffinches feeding on stubble, seven Yellowhammers, two Buzzards and a Red Kite. (Andrew & Gill Worthington).

Forest of Dean     A Hawfinch back under garden bird feeders this morning in Coleford. (Geoff Fawcett).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Eight Mute Swans, 120 Greylags, 30 Canada Geese, 250 Wigeon, four Gadwalls, 1500 Teal, 40 Mallards, 220 Pintails, 220 Shovelers, 35 Tufted Ducks, a Grey Heron, five Coots, two Oystercatchers, seven Lapwings, five Skylarks, at least two singing, a Fieldfare, two singing Song Thrushes and five Reed Buntings. (Mike Smart).

Cobney Meadows     44 Shelducks, three Common Gulls and 300 Black-headed Gulls today. (Mike Smart).

Rodborough Common     A male Stonechat this morning and Skylarks singing. (Giles Diggle).

Stonechat by Giles Diggle

Cherington     Around the lake and surrounding area a Kingfisher, two Little Grebes, two Mallards, six Moorhens, five Cormorants, a Nuthatch, two Stock Doves, a Grey Heron and a Buzzard. (John Fletcher).

Coombe Hill Meadows     The drake RING-NECKED DUCK to the left of the Grundon hide with 25 Tufted Ducks at 10am. (Ian Hull).

Saul Warth     At high tide a Great White Egret, a Grey Heron, two Mute Swans, 32 Shelducks, 43 Curlews, six Lapwings, a Common Sandpiper, a Mistle Thrush, a Fieldfare, a Meadow Pipit, a Pied Wagtail and 6+ Chiffchaffs at the sewage works. (MK).

Fieldfare by Mike King

Slimbridge     15 Cattle Egrets in a field near Kingston Road/Lightenbrook Lane junction this morning. (Oliver Paisey).

WWT Slimbridge     On South Lake a male Goldeneye, 14 Avocets and two Oystercatchers. The SPOONBILL feeding on flash by Zeiss hide. The GLOSSY IBIS still in roadside fields today. (Magnus Carter/Oliver Paisey).

Dursley     A Dipper on the River Cam by the Vale Hospital in Lister Road at 10am. (Paul Rich).

Berkeley     On the bypass floods earlier 102 Teal, 34 Mallards, 54 Wigeon, two Shelducks, 31 Shovelers, four Gadwalls, 30+ Lapwings and two Green Sandpipers today. (Thomas McClung).

WWT Slimbridge     The drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL on South Lake today. Also the SPOONBILL, a pair of Oystercatchers and ten Avocets. Two WHOOPER SWANS and 70+ Bewick’s Swans on the Rushy. 115 White-fronted Geese along South Finger. (Slimbridge Sightings)./Oliver Paisey). The GLOSSY IBIS still in roadside fields today. (Andy Jordan).

Slimbridge     Ten Cattle Egrets in a field near the substation bend on Kingston Road this morning. (Oliver Paisey).

Naunton     An immature female MERLIN perched up briefly this afternoon. (Duncan Dine).

Notgrove     A Barn Owl this morning. (Mark Bonner).

Maisemore    From Maisemore Bridge along the Three Choirs Way to the pool at SO825204 three Little Grebes, seven Gadwalls, 38 Shelducks, nine Mallards, two Shovelers, 250+ Fieldfares, seven Chaffinches, 21 Starlings, 37 Goldfinches, a Chiffchaff, two Buzzards, three Coots, seven Moorhens, a Grey Heron, two Canada Geese, four Cormorants, 150 Black-headed Gulls, two Mute Swans and three Roe Deer. (John Fletcher).

Roe Deer by John Fletcher

Berkeley shore    At high tide 30+ Turnstones, 30 Dunlins, ten Redshanks, a Common Sandpiper and two Rock Pipits N of Severn House Farm today. (Shane Long/Paul Rich).

WWT Slimbridge     On the Rushy two WHOOPER SWANS and at least 70 Bewick’s Swans this morning. Two Little Stints and a Ringed Plover on the Estuary Tower scrape again. 100 Russian White-fronted Geese on the Tack Piece. On South Lake the SPOONBILL, ten Avocets and an Oystercatcher. The GLOSSY IBIS still in roadside fields. (Slimbridge Sightings/Roberta Goodall/Magnus Carter/Heather England/Roy Shilham).

Forest of Dean     Three male Hawfinches at Crown Lane, Parkend, feeding on the ground under yew trees with a Nuthatch, a Robin and a pair of Chaffinches at 2:20pm. (Megan Thornbury).

Halmore     In the woods today birds included five Mistle Thrushes, two Song Thrushes, a flock of c25 Fieldfares, six Redwings, a Nuthatch, a Green Woodpecker, four Great Spotted Woodpeckers, drumming heard, a Chiffchaff, c8 Long-Tailed Tits, two Ravens, two Buzzards and a Sparrowhawk. (Chris Newton).

Swell Wold (W of Lower Swell)     Two Red Kites, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers, two calling Stock Doves, three singing Skylarks, two Mistle Thrushes, three Song Thrushes, three Fieldfares, four Nuthatches and 40 Linnets. (Steve Brown).

Cleeve Hill     A Short-eared Owl fighting with a Kestrel over a kill today. (Stuart Galey).

WWT Slimbridge     Two Great White Egrets on the Canoe Trail. (Dot Jones). Two wild drake Goldeneyes displaying to captive females. (Oliver Paisey). The SPOONBILL and 12 Avocets on South Lake. (Jeanne  Vitkovskis). 60+ Bewick’s Swans, 9+ Ruff, 100’s of Dunlins, Golden Plovers and Lapwings, 30+ White-fronted Geese, eight Common Cranes, and the Spoonbill, relocated from South Lake, on the Tack Piece today. (Paul Clark/Martin Price). A Water Rail from Willow hide and the GLOSSY IBIS still in roadside fields. (Tim Salkeld/Heather England/Tom Mabbett).

Slimbridge     15 Cattle Egrets at SO7307004018 off of Kingston Road this afternoon. (Oliver Paisey).

Forest of Dean     At least one Hawfinch at Parkend cricket pitch. A fly-by of two male Goosanders at New Fancy View. Male and female Goosander and a Little Grebe at Cannop ponds. (Jeremy Holland).

Stonehouse     Kingfishers, a Grey Heron, several Cormorants over the canal including four on a pylon below Bond’s Mill and a Pied Wagtail today. (Paul Sutton).

Horsley     A Red Kite and a Buzzard near Pike quarry (tip) today. (Paul Sutton).

Gloucester     A male BLACK REDSTART again in private gardens in the Linden area today. Probably ranging around the industrial estate. Recently two Peregrines on the Cathedral. (Megan Thornbury).

Tidenham     A male Marsh Harrier just N of Sturch Pill near Tidenham this morning. (Andy Jayne).

WWT Slimbridge     Three Goldeneye (2m, 1f) on South Lake. Also the SPOONBILL still. (Jonathan Bull). An Oystercatcher on South Lake. (Martin Price). The GLOSSY IBIS still in roadside fields today. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Forest of Dean    At Parkend cricket ground a Nuthatch, two Ravens and Coal Tit and at the church Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Coal Tits and a Nuthatch. At Mallards Pike a Fallow Deer, at least eight male Mandarins and five females and four pairs of Goosanders. (Alan McIlquham). A Hawfinch and a male Bullfinch at Parkend and two Dippers at Cannop ponds. (Tom Berry). At Cannop Upper Pond this morning, a Kingfisher at the causeway end, six Little Grebes, male and female Mandarin, five Moorhens and two Ravens. (Chris Keeling).

Mandarin by Alan McIlquham

Goosander by Alan McIlquham

Coombe Hill Meadows     100 Wigeon, 1500 Teal, 50 Mallards, 100 Pintails, 200 Shovelers, ten Tufted Ducks, 20 Coots, 100 Lapwings, 30 Snipe, a drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker, five singing Skylarks, a male Stonechat, two Song Thrushes, ten Fieldfares, a Chiffchaff, 30 Linnets, 20 Bullfinches and a Reed Bunting. (Juliet Bailey/Mike Smart).

Tewkesbury     At Mythe Hook 200 Canada Geese, 150 Wigeon, two Teal, a Grey Heron, 330 Lapwings, three Golden Plovers and a Stonechat. (Juliet Bailey/Mike Smart).

Stroud     A Dipper on the River Frome today. (Clive Scarlett).

Dipper by Clive Scarlett

Moreton Valence     A Barn Owl near Parkend at 4:30pm today. (Annie Heron).

Stonehouse    Along the canal Upper Mills to Hoffmann’s dam this morning three Cormorants, male and female Kingfishers, a Water Rail, a Little Grebe and a Buzzard. (Paul Sutton).

Water Rail by Paul Sutton

WWT Slimbridge      The drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL showing well from Martin Smith hide today. (John Budd). The GLOSSY IBIS on roadside fields all day but occasionally flew into the grounds. The SPOONBILL still on South Lake. A Little Stint on the Estuary Tower scrape. (Roberta Goodall/Martin Price/Mark Coller/Ella Slinn/Paul Masters/Terry Stevenson/Jonathan Bull).

Green-winged Teal by Mark Coller

Green-winged Teal by Mark Coller

Green-winged Teal by Alan McIlquham

Glossy Ibis by Mark Coller

Moreton Valence     A Barn Owl over the A38 at Smith’s lorry depot at 10:41pm. (MK).

Maisemore    At Maisemore Ham a Green Sandpiper, a Great White Egret, a Red Kite, a Kestrel, a Peregrine, 40+ Redwings, a Stonechat, seven Meadow Pipits, 60+ Chaffinches, 100+ Linnets, 50+ Goldfinches, 15 Yellowhammers and six Reed Bunting. Nearby, the three WHOOPER SWANS still at Leadon Meadows. (Andy Jayne).

Calmsden     Seven Grey Partridges in a field next to the White Way near Calmsden today. (Duncan Dine).

Saul Warth     At high tide, 36 Shelducks, eight Redshanks, a Common Sandpiper, two Little Egrets (three more at Dunstalls Farm), five Grey Herons, seven Common Gulls, 15 Fieldfares, a Redwing, a Skylark, six Meadow Pipits, five Pied Wagtails and three Chiffchaffs. (MK).

Frome Valley     Between Chalford and Daneway today a Kingfisher, a Little Egret, two Marsh Tits, both singing and a Little Grebe. (Graham Bullivant).

Little Egret by Graham Bullivant

Forest of Dean     Two Marsh Tits along the lower path in Caldera Woods. A Hawfinch and a Sparrowhawk in the garden in Coleford. (Geoff Fawcett). At 2pm a juvenile Kestrel perched near garden bird feeders in Lydbrook. (Chris Sullivan).

Stroud area     A Water Rail feeding along the bank of the Stroudwater canal between Lidl and Chestnut Lane. A Little Egret perched on a tree at The Lake at the Lawns, Cainscross. A Grey Heron resting on the opposite bank near Lodgemore Mill. (Mike Leahy).

WWT Slimbridge     The GLOSSY IBIS on roadside fields all day. The SPOONBILL on South Lake. Two WHOOPER SWANS, a Black Swan displaying and an Oystercatcher on the Rushy. Two Little Stints and a Ringed Plover on the Estuary Tower scrape. Two Water Rails and a Kingfisher on the Dragonfly pools. Another Water Rail from Willow hide. Seven Snipe from Martin Smith hide. 60 White-fronted Geese from the South Finger hides. Ten Avocets on the Top New Piece. Four Common Cranes on the Tack Piece. A very tame Little Egret outside the Theatre. (Paul Clark/Warren Gill/Martin Sage/MK). The Pink-footed Goose of unknown origin from Zeiss hide. (Paul Clark). Two Marsh Harriers on a kill on the far side of the Tack Piece near the Shepherd’s Hut. (Warren Gill).

Glossy Ibis by Mike King

Snipe & Mallard by Mike King

Kingfisher by Mike King

White-fronted Goose by Mike King

Forest of Dean    At least six Hawfinches feeding underneath the trees near the parking area off Crown Lane, Parkend this morning but easily disturbed. Best watched quietly from your car. A Marsh Tit at Cannop ponds feeding station. (Richard Price).

Tirley    At least ten Chiffchaffs, 1 ringed at the sewage treatment works this morning. (Owen Follis).

Stroud     Along the River Frome and the old canal from Stroud to Dudbridge and back a Dipper, a Cetti’s Warbler and a Grey Wagtail today. (Paul Masters).

Cotswold Water Park West     On Pit 44 male and female Goosanders, on Pit 65 seven Goldeneyes, 6 males. A Little Egret on the Thames. (Kim & Steve Brown).

Cirencester     At Dobbies Garden Centre a Nuthatch and a Bullfinch in the car park. A Little Egret on the Churn opposite Cirencester Aldi. (Kim & Steve Brown).

Maisemore     Along the Three Choirs Way 135 Fieldfares, 25 Chaffinches, 75 Linnets, eight Long-tailed Tits, 95 Goldfinches, a Chiffchaff, a Song Thrush, two Ravens, a Buzzard, four Shelducks, three Coots, three Moorhens, a Grey Heron, seven Cormorants and a Water Rail. (John Fletcher).

Arlingham     Two Bullfinches at 11:30am on winter honeysuckle close to Netting Lane. (Lucy Seabright).

Boxwell     At Boxwell Farm today, six Linnets, six Corn Buntings, two Yellowhammers and three Red Kites together in a tree. (Geoff Moyser).

Leighterton     By the cemetery, 500 Starlings, a Red Kite, 30 Fieldfares and ten Redwings today.