Gloucester     A male BLACK REDSTART high up on the SE side of the Cathedral this morning, also a Peregrine. (Steve Pullen).

Saul Warth     40 Pintails flew S, seven Shelducks, 98 Curlews, a Common Sandpiper, 230 Lapwings flew S, three Kestrels, a Little Egret, the male WHEATEAR still (16 days), four Stonechats, a Rock Pipit, a Reed Bunting, a Redwing, a Mistle Thrush and a Chiffchaff. (MK).

Kestrel by Mike King

WWT Slimbridge     The immature SPOONBILL on South Lake again today. A BITTERN from Kingfisher hide today. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Frampton pools     12 Chiffchaffs, one singing, a Skylark singing, two Lesser Redpolls, four Siskins, a Yellow-legged Gull, 34 Wigeon, 40 Gadwalls, 52 Tufted Ducks, 25 Shovelers, 27 Mallards, eight Pochards, four Teal, a Great White Egret, two Kingfishers, 215 Coots, 24 Moorhens, seven Great Crested Grebes and a Little Grebe. (Nick Goatman).

Guscar Rocks/Aylburton Warth     This morning on the WeBS count 12 Shelducks, 70 Wigeon, 50 Teal, five Mallards, 11 Grey Herons, 180 Lapwings, 50 Dunlins, a Snipe, 236 Curlews, 51 Redshanks, 290 Black-headed Gulls, five Herring Gulls, three Common Gulls, 15 Skylarks and ten Meadow Pipits. (Mike Smart).

Chavenage Lane     1000+ Redwings and 220+ Fieldfares feeding in fields, two Red Kites and two Stonechats. A large mixed flock of the thrushes flew off  WNW. (Terry Grant).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This afternoon 50+ Greylags, three Canada Geese, five Egyptian Geese, three Mute Swans, 100+ Shovelers, 100+ Pintails, 100+ Wigeon, 40+ Teal, 50+ Mallards, 12 Lapwings, 35 Snipe, three Little Egrets, a Great White Egret, three Grey Herons, a Marsh Harrier and a Sparrowhawk took a Snipe. (Eden Tanner).

Marsh Harrier by Eden Tanner

Great White Egret by Eden Tanner

Avening    11 Red Kites at Ledgemore Bottom, in two groups (5 and 6), one group possibly scavenging, the other riding a thermal with several Buzzards and Ravens. (Mike Kom).

Berkeley shore    No sign of the Snow Bunting between dawn and 10am from the beginning of the seawall at the power station to the end of the wall S of Severn House farm. Birds seen included a Turnstone, 22 Redshanks, a Snipe, a Curlew, three Little Egrets, six Rock Pipits, three Stonechats and a Chiffchaff. (Paul Rich/MK).

Turnstone by Mike King

Cleeve Hill     A DARTFORD WARBLER on the common today. (Greg Mabbett).

Saul Warth     The male Wheatear (Day 15), a Stonechat, a Chiffchaff, 105 Shelducks, two Little Egrets, nine Curlews and a Kestrel late morning. (MK).

Wheatear by Mike King

Calmsden    A FIRECREST drinking from puddle with a Marsh Tit and a Treecreeper at the Stand plantation crossroads near Calmsden. (Dave Soons).

Sharpness     Between 11am-1pm 1+ BLACK REDSTART around the docks again today. (Mark Dowie/Andy Jordan/Jeremy Holland).

Chavenage Lane area     800+ Redwings, many dropping in to a field to feed, 130+ Fieldfares, four Mistle Thrushes and two Red Kites. At Barton End 16 Golden Plovers and a male and female Stonechat. (Terry Grant). This afternoon at Barton End at least nine Red Kites, five Buzzards and two Kestrels, eight Red Kites near Hunters Hall and another at Nympsfield. (Paul Sutton).

Gloucester     Late morning at Hempsted a Cormorant, a Buzzard, a Kestrel, a Green Woodpecker, a Chiffchaff in the plantation at Sudmeadow, a female Stonechat along the Severn Way and a pair of Ravens at GLS. (Gord Avery).

Halmore      A male Hawfinch in a private mixed wood this morning, a patch tick. Also two Buzzards, a hunting Sparrowhawk, four Ravens, a Greenfinch, c20 Redwings with some Fieldfares, a Nuthatch and a Treecreeper. This evening at dusk a Barn Owl hunting a paddock on Halmore Lane. (Chris Newton).

Hawfinch by Chris Newton

Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning from dawn eight Mute Swans, 250 Canada Geese, 200 Greylags, 24 Egyptian Geese, 40 Pintails, 180 Mallards, 61 Shovelers, 200 Wigeon, 500 Teal, eight Gadwalls, four Tufted Ducks, 50 Lapwings, 22 Snipe, two Great Black-backed Gulls, five Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 70 Herring Gulls, 50 Black-headed Gulls, a Great White Egret, 12 Little Egrets, 14 Cattle Egrets, a BITTERN flew in before dawn and disappeared into the main drain just left of the Grundon hide, three Coots, two Moorhens, seven Water Rails, a female/juv Marsh Harrier, a male Peregrine, six Reed Buntings, a Kingfisher, a Cormorant, at least 8 Chiffchaff including two birds singing. (Ian Ralphs).

Ashleworth Ham     80 Greylags, ten Teal, 180 Mallards, a Grey Heron, an immature Marsh Harrier, a Buzzard, three Water Rails, 12 Snipe and a Reed Bunting. (Mike Smart).

Cobney Meadows     12 Mute Swans, 60 Wigeon, 200 Teal, a Pied Wagtail, five Fieldfares, two Redwings and five Long-tailed Tits today. (Mike Smart).

Leigh Meadows     Nine Canada Geese, three Teal, a Little Egret, a Moorhen, a Snipe, three Green Sandpipers, a Grey Wagtail, five Redwings and five Goldfinches today. (Mike Smart).

Tewkesbury     At Mitton in the field still shallowly flooded, 200 Wigeon, 100 Teal, five Mallards, ten Shovelers, two Grey Herons and ten Lapwings. At Mythe Hook 75 Canada Geese, a Great White Egret, 90 Wigeon, five Mallards, two Grey Herons and two Cormorants. (Mike Smart).

Berkeley shore     A SNOW BUNTING showing well this afternoon at ST 65139 98828. (Paul Taylor).

Snow Bunting by Paul Taylor

Saul Warth     A female Marsh Harrier flew towards Hock Cliff at 8:25am, two Buzzards, a Kestrel, two Little Egrets, seven Shelducks, 20 Curlews, a Grey Wagtail, 11 Meadow Pipits, a male Wheatear still, a Stonechat, three Reed Buntings, three Chiffchaffs, one singing, six Fieldfares and ten Redwings. (MK).

Wheatear by Mike King

Gloucester    Around Sandhurst minimum counts of five Gadwalls, four Wigeon, 24 Teal, a Little Grebe, two Red Kites, seven Buzzards, a Peregrine, a Little Owl , a Kingfisher, 1600 Woodpigeons, 40 Skylarks, six Chiffchaffs, two Goldcrests, 100 Chaffinches, a Brambling over, 50 Greenfinches, 300 Linnets, four Yellowhammers and four Reed Buntings. (Andy Jayne). At Horsebere Brook FSA four Reed Buntings, two Stonechats, a Buzzard, c6 Chaffinches and ten Meadow Pipits this morning. (Gary Smithson).

Sharpness     This morning two BLACK REDSTARTS on top of the tall building in Dock Road. Also a pair of Stonechats by SARA and 30+ Wigeon on the river. Four Grey Herons, four Curlews and a Reed Bunting from the picnic site, also a Peregrine, a Kestrel, eight Meadow Pipits and a Rock Pipit. (Steve Pullen).

Ashleworth Ham     This afternoon a Great White Egret, a Little Egret, a Water Rail calling, 203 Mallards, 25 Snipe, 20 Teal, a Coot, a Grey Heron, two Fieldfares, a Reed Bunting, two Buzzards, a Sparrowhawk, five Skylarks, a Meadow Pipit and 500+ Woodpigeons. (John Fletcher/Mike Smart).

Great White Egret by John Fletcher

Barnsley     A  Great White Egret flew low NW over Oxwold House this morning. (Harvey Sherwood).

Chavenage Lane area     Three Corn Buntings, two Red Kites, 70+ Yellowhammers, 80+ Linnets, seven Long-tailed Tits and two female Stonechats. (Terry Grant).

WWT Slimbridge     A MERLIN over the Tack Piece and two quarrelling Cetti’s Warblers from the Estuary Tower. (Steve Pullen). A Dark-bellied Brent Goose on the Dumbles. (Jonathan Bull). The immature SPOONBILL still on South Lake. (Dot Jones).

WWT Slimbridge     On South Lake the immature SPOONBILL, two Egyptian Geese, a Great Black-backed Gull, a Great Crested Grebe, 17 Cormorants and seven Snipe. (Roberta Goodall/Paul Clark). A Goshawk with prey on the Tack Piece, six Bewick’s Swans on the Rushy, a Chiffchaff and three Common Cranes from Estuary Tower and a Kingfisher at the Eider Lake. (Paul Clark).

Sharpness     Two BLACK REDSTARTS in Dock Road this afternoon. (Jamie Warren).

Saul Warth     Early morning at high tide two Little Egrets, 28 Shelducks, 47 Curlews, ten Dunlins, a Rock Pipit, 25 Meadow Pipits, a Grey Wagtail, the male Wheatear (13th day), two Stonechats, three Reed Buntings, three Chiffchaffs, five Song Thrushes (an influx), four Fieldfares and eight Redwings. (MK).

Song Thrush by Mike King

Longney     A Common Sandpiper tonight at dusk. (Jeremy Squire).

Chavenage Lane area     250+ Redwings, 160+ Fieldfares, eight Mistle Thrushes and a Red Kite today. (Terry Grant).

Cotswold Water Park East    Around pits 111, 126, 127 and 114 birds included a Common Sandpiper, five Pintails, 40+Red Crested Pochards, four Egyptian Geese, ten Greylags, a Green Woodpecker, four Cormorants, 10+ Great Crested Grebes and numerous Mallards, Pochards, Tufted Ducks, Wigeon, Gadwalls and Coots. (Jonathan Stebbing).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Nine Mute Swans, 32 Greylags, two Canada Geese, 16 Egyptian Goose, four Shelducks, 203+ Wigeon, a Gadwall, 300+ Teal, 100+ Mallards, 37 Pintails, 78 Shovelers, six Tufted Ducks, seven Cormorants, two Little Grebes, two Grey Herons, three Little Egrets, two Water Rails, 210 Lapwings, a Golden Plover, five Snipe, five Black-headed Gulls, two Skylarks, 35 Fieldfares and a Reed Bunting. (Mike Smart).

Hartpury     At the College birds included six Lapwings, ten Fieldfares, four Redwings, two Mistle Thrushes, three Greenfinches, 20 Goldfinches, 50 Common Gulls, three Stock Doves, a Jay, a Meadow Pipit, two Pied Wagtails and a Red Admiral. (Oliver Paisey).

Purton    No sign of the Common Scoter at by the timber ponds but at 1:05pm a RICHARD’S PIPIT flew over calling frequently in the direction of the ships graveyard where it may have landed but not subsequently relocated. Also a large number of Fieldfares and Redwings flew west. (Terry Grant).

WWT Slimbridge     The WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER from Zeiss hide today and later on the Tack Piece. (Gordon Youdale/Slimbridge Sightings). The immature SPOONBILL was on South Lake early afternoon, it flew there from the estuary late morning. Also a Kingfisher at South Lake and two Cattle Egrets from Zeiss hide, later on South Lake. 11 Bewick’s Swans on the Rushy mid-morning.  (Jon Mercer).

Spoonbill by Jon Mercer

Bewick’s Swans by Jon Mercer

Sharpness    The male BLACK REDSTART was on the tallest building in the docks again today in Dock Road, catching flies in the sun and not seen lower than c25m. In the same area a Rock Pipit and three Linnets. (Terry Grant/Chris Newton).

Black Redstart by Chris Newton

Black Redstart by Terry Grant

Saul Warth     This morning two Little Egrets, 52 Shelducks, three Curlews, a Rock Pipit, two Meadow Pipits, a Grey Wagtail, a male Wheatear (12th day), a Stonechat, two Reed Buntings, a Chiffchaff and  a Common Darter in the sluice. (MK).

Wheatear by Mike King

Wheatear by Mike King

Tresham     Early morning nine Golden Plovers, six Corn Buntings, four Stonechats and five Red-legged Partridges. (Paul Rich).

Epney     A Hawfinch flew over N calling, also 70 Curlews and a Kingfisher this morning. (Jeremy Squire).

Coombe Hill Meadows     A Great White Egret, two Cattle Egrets and two Ruff this lunchtime. (Jeremy Squire).

Stonehouse     In the Bond’s Mill area at 11am three Kingfishers, two males and a female, a male Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Buzzard, a Cormorant flew along the canal and a pair of Jays. (Paul Sutton).

Kingfisher by Paul Sutton

Horsley     Four Red Kites flying over fields this afternoon. (Terry Grant).

Cheltenham     A Mandarin at Hatherley Park today. (Eric Harris).

Longney Crib     This afternoon three Little Egrets, two Lapwings, five Mallards, male and female Stonechat, 50 Rooks, 18 Carrion Crows, nine Redwings, 35 Fieldfares, 21 Jackdaws, two Ravens. 13 Starlings, five Pied Wagtails, three Goldfinches, a Song Thrush, 350+ Black-headed Gulls, 70+ Lesser Black backed Gulls, four Herring Gulls, a Great Black-backed Gull and 200+ Wood Pigeons. (John Fletcher).

Gloucester     At Horsebere Brook FSA six Reed Buntings, two Stonechats, eight Meadow Pipits, a Grey Heron, c10 Chaffinches and flocks of Goldfinches this morning. (Gary Smithson).

Stonechat by Gary Smithson

Purton     The drake COMMON SCOTER on the canal by the timber ponds again today. (Jeremy Squire).

WWT Slimbridge    Two Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 14 White-fronted Geese and a Little Stint on the Dumbles from Estuary Tower. Also a Goshawk flew through. Four Bewick’s Swans on the Rushy. The immature SPOONBILL on South Lake. A Cattle Egret flew over the car park. (Warren Gill/Magnus Carter/Paul Clack).

Saul Warth     This morning three Egyptian Geese, three Pintails, 44 Curlews, the male Wheatear still (11th day), a Stonechat, a Rock Pipit, 15 Meadow Pipits, a Grey Wagtail, two Chiffchaffs, a Redwing and three Reed Buntings. (MK).

Wheatear by Mike King

Frampton pools     At lunchtime a female Goosander, the adult Yellow-legged Gull, a pair of Red Crested Pochards, three male Pintails, three male Pochards, 36 Gadwalls, eight Teal, 16 Wigeon, 40+ Tufted Ducks, six Mallards, six Great Crested Grebes and 36 Cormorants. (Nick Goatman).

Westbury Strand     This morning 16 Egyptian Geese. (Andy Jayne).

Maisemore    At Leadon Meadows three Shelducks, 53 Shovelers, three Wigeon, 50 Mallards, 43 Pintails, 80 Teal and a Red Kite. (Andy Jayne). This afternoon 12 Moorhens, 100+ Mallards, two Little Egrets, two Cormorants, a male Sparrowhawk, three Red Kites, three Buzzards, two Ravens, 44 Fieldfares, four Redwings, three Long-tailed Tits and 29 Jackdaws. (John Fletcher).

Epney     Nine Golden Plovers, 115 Lapwings and 50 Curlews S of the Anchor at 10am. (MK).

Cheltenham     A Nuthatch and a Fieldfare in the garden near Cheltenham Racecourse today. (Paul Watkins).

Leckhampton     A male Blackcap feeding in the garden this morning. (John Casswell).

WWT Slimbridge     Late news of a male BEARDED TIT in the pond zone yesterday photographed by Matt Fletcher. This morning a male BEARDED TIT showed twice in the reedbed from Knott hide calling both times at 10:40am and again at 10:50am. (MK). Despite good coverage throughout the afternoon it didn’t show again although it wasn’t seen to fly off. A FIRECREST showed well from the Estuary Tower at 11am with two Cetti’s Warblers. (Paul Masters). The drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL was on the scrape in front of the Tower for much of the day. (Martin McGill). This afternoon a WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was on the Dumbles but distant again. (Ian Hull/Roberta Goodall). Two Bewick’s Swans on the Rushy. (MK).

Bearded Tit by Matt Fletcher 10/11/24

Bearded Tit by Matt Fletcher 10/11/24

Firecrest by Mike King 

Green-winged Teal by Mike King 

Bewick’s Swan by Mike King 

Purton     The drake COMMON SCOTER on the canal by the timber ponds today until 3pm at least. Also two Little Grebes, four Water Rails heard, a juvenile Goshawk, a male Kestrel, five Cetti’s Warblers heard, four Chiffchaffs, a pair of Stonechats and two Lesser Redpolls. (Andy Jayne/Dave Hughes/Martine & Pete Fenn/Chris Newton).

Common Scoter by Pete Fenn

Goshawk by Dave Hughes

Sharpness     The male BLACK REDSTART at the docks again today. (Andy Jayne).

Saul Warth     This morning the male Wheatear still, a Treecreeper (3rd patch record), 14 Meadow Pipits, six Redwings, three Fieldfares, two Mistle Thrushes, three Chiffchaffs and nine Egyptian Geese flew NW. (MK).

Treecreeper by Mike King

Epney     295 Lapwings and 41 Curlews on the river early morning. (MK).

Shab Hill     Two Red Kites, a Buzzard, 14 Golden Plovers, ten Fieldfares over SW and a Raven. (Gordon Avery).

Witcombe Reservoirs     Seven Mute Swans, 273+ Mallards, 12 Tufted Ducks, six Cormorants, a Grey Heron, two Little Grebes, three Great Crested Grebes, six Moorhens, three Coots, 70 Black-headed Gulls, six Common Gulls, 22 Herring Gulls and a Green Woodpecker. (Gordon Avery).

Bentham     Seven Mallards, ten Coots, two Little Grebes, a Green Woodpecker, a Grey Wagtail and two Pied Wagtails. (Gordon Avery).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This afternoon/evening 20+ Pintails, 25+ Tufted Ducks, ten Little Grebes, three Cormorants, a Great White Egret, 15+ Egyptian Geese, a Little Egret, two Grey Herons, a Buzzard, a Red Kite, a Sparrowhawk, 123 Lapwings, a Redshank, six Long-tailed Tits, two Bullfinches and 20+ Snipe. (Paul Clark/Mike Smart).

Shepherds Patch, Slimbridge      The drake COMMON SCOTER (3rd day) on the canal between patch bridge and Purton all day again attracting a steady stream of admirers. Nearer to Purton for most of the day. (Ken Hurcombe et al).

Sharpness    At 10:20am the male BLACK REDSTART on the ships masts. Also a flock of Greylags distantly flew N with 1-5 White-fronted Geese with them, four Reed Buntings, 30 Linnets, Wigeon and Peregrine. (Oliver Paisey).

Saul Warth     This morning an unexpected Oystercatcher flew S calling, the male WHEATEAR still around the sluice, also 29 Golden Plovers flew S, 12 Curlews, a Rock Pipit, 35 Meadow Pipits, three Stonechats, three Chiffchaffs, six Fieldfares, a Redwing and two Reed Buntings. (MK).

Rock Pipit by Mike King

WWT Slimbridge    From the Estuary Tower two adult Dark-bellied Brent Geese on the Dumbles and 24 Russian White-fronted Geese and a Little Stint with Dunlins. The immature SPOONBILL on South Lake today. (Heather England/Roberta Goodall/Paul Masters).

Cirencester     A Kingfisher in the town centre this morning, along the River Churn by the open-air pool. (Jon Mercer).

Cheltenham    This morning nine Long-tailed Tits in the garden in Benhall. A Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming in Benhall Park. This afternoon at the Park Campus lake male and female Mandarins and a Grey Heron. (David Norman).

Mandarin by David Norman

Frampton pools     A Hawfinch over, a Chiffchaff still singing, four Lesser Redpolls, two Siskins, 60+ Redwings, 30+ Fieldfares, two Reed Buntings, 30+ Meadow Pipits, two Skylarks, 20+ Chaffinches, 12 Pochards, eight Wigeon, 14 Shovelers, three Teal and a Red Admiral. (Nick Goatman).

Chavenage Lane area     140+ Fieldfares, 120+ Yellowhammers, three Red Kites, three Stonechats, 60+ Linnets, 60+ Goldfinches and at Barton End 250+ Golden Plovers. (Terry Grant).

Coombe Hill Meadows    10+ Mute Swans, 270 Greylags, 100 Canada Geese, 1200 Wigeon, four Gadwalls, 1000+ Teal, 50+ Mallards, 250 Pintails, 450 Shovelers, 15 Tufted Ducks, two Little Grebes, four Grey Herons, five Little Egrets, an immature Marsh Harrier, 40 Coots, five Water Rails, 300 Lapwings, a Dunlin, ten Snipe, two Black-tailed Godwits, two Curlews, a Redshank, a Lesser Black-backed Gull, five Black-headed Gulls, five Skylarks, a Mistle Thrush, five Fieldfares and 30 Redwings. (Mike Smart).

Elmore Court     In the rewilding area on the scrape 15 Wigeon, 10+ Teal, four Gadwalls, at least 30 Mallards, two Little Grebes, a Little Egret, a Mute Swan and six Moorhens. Around the scrape a Kestrel, 2+ Snipe, four Stonechats, two Bullfinches, 12 Meadow Pipits, 50+ Redwings and 20+ Fieldfares. (Steve Pullen).

Moreton-in-Marsh     The first three Fieldfares of this autumn in the garden this afternoon at Draycott. (Sue Harrison).

Cotswolds     An escaped Scarlet Ibis yesterday between Bibury and Quenington at SP 12979 05573. (Catherine Zoraida). Record shots by Catherine.

Shepherds Patch, Slimbridge      A drake COMMON SCOTER on the canal between patch bridge and Purton all day until dusk attracted a steady stream of admirers. Locations varied but at the end of the day it was at SO 70482 04049. (Mike Davis et al).

Common Scoter by Mike King

Sharpness     A male BLACK REDSTART on the tallest building in Dock Road this morning. (Andy Jordan).

Saul Warth     This morning the male WHEATEAR still flycatching and feeding well on its 8th day but lacking the feathers to migrate, it could be here all winter. 33 Curlews, a Green Sandpiper, seven Cormorants, a Little Egret, a Redwing, a Stonechat, 23 Meadow Pipits, three Chiffchaffs, a Goldcrest, 12 Linnets and five Reed Buntings. (MK).

Wheatear by Mike King

Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning 15 Cattle Egrets, 17 Little Egrets, a BITTERN flushed and 14 Egyptian Geese. (Ian Ralphs).

Ashleworth Ham     15 Wigeon, two Gadwalls, 60 Teal, 100 Mallards, a Grey Heron, four Little Grebes, a Buzzard, a Water Rail calling, six Fieldfares and 120 Redwings today. (Mike Smart).

Cotswold Water Park West    At Shorncote Reedbed this morning four Green Sandpipers, a Great White Egret, two Stonechats, a Siskin, c20 Fieldfares and a Green Woodpecker. (David Creber).

Tewkesbury     This morning along Rudgeway Lane just East of the Wheatpieces estate a Water Rail and a Snipe. On Wednesday 6th a Barn Owl in the evening flew across the A38 between the Odessa pub and the Swan Inn. (Pete Long).

Standish Woods     A Woodcock flew from leaf litter under a holly tree near the Randwick Long Barrow at 3:30pm today. 200+ corvids (Jackdaws and Rooks) gathered in the fields below the south car park at 4:30pm. (Jon Dexter).

Snowshill     A Marsh Tit showed well on the path at Snowshill Manor late morning. (Jeremy Holland).

Shepherds Patch, Slimbridge     A drake COMMON SCOTER on the canal near patch bridge late afternoon. (Paul Hirst).

Cleeve Hill     At dusk, two SHORT-EARED OWLS, N of the lone tree at SO987258. (Giles Alder).

WWT Slimbridge     The WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER on the Dumbles again this morning viewed from Estuary Tower but difficult given poor light and distance. An adult Mediterranean Gull on South Lake. (Ian Hull). Also a Little Stint and a Ringed Plover. (Paul Rich/Dot Jones q). 22 Cattle Egrets with the longhorn cattle and the immature SPOONBILL around the grounds. (Tan Grigg). A BITTERN showed well from Zeiss hide this afternoon and five Spotted Redshanks on South Lake. (Martin Price/Eden Tanner/Roy Kinchin).

Bittern by Martin Price

Bittern by Eden Tanner

Saul Warth     The male WHEATEAR still for its 7th day, 37 Curlews, a Black-tailed Godwit, a Little Egret, two Fieldfares, two Redwings, a female Stonechat, 17 Meadow Pipits, three Chiffchaffs and two Reed Buntings. (MK).

Wheatear by Mike King

Ashleworth Ham     From the GWT hide this afternoon five Little Grebes, 24 Lapwings, 26 Snipe, a Canada Goose, 250 Teal, 32 Wigeon, 106 Mallards, a Shoveler, three Gadwalls,  a Pintail, a Moorhen, two Grey Herons, 11 Fieldfares, a Buzzard, an immature Marsh Harrier, a Tawny Owl hooted briefly, five Long-tailed Tits, a Chiffchaff and four Bullfinches. (John Fletcher/Mike Smart).

Cobney Meadows     12 Mute Swans, two Canada Geese and a Grey Heron. (Mike Smart).

Stonehouse     Late afternoon a Kingfisher and a Little Grebe at the Ocean. A Fieldfare near St Cyr’s church. (Paul Sutton).

Little Grebe by Paul Sutton

Purton     At Tites Point this afternoon 80+ Dunlins, three Little Egrets, five Redshanks, two Curlews, a Lapwing, two Grey Herons, 26 Wigeon, a male Stonechat and four Linnets. (Mike Davis).

Great Rissington     Near Milestone Clump 600+ Golden Plovers, a Grey Heron, a Red Kite, two Kestrels, a Peregrine, 30 Fieldfares, 80 Redwings, a Stonechat, 100 Goldfinches and three Yellowhammers. Elsewhere Red Kites included 12 near Eastleach and 15 at Turkdean. (Andy Jayne).

Windrush    At Windrush Airfield six Grey Partridges, two Red Kites, two Buzzards, 100+ Skylarks, a Stonechat, 24 Fieldfares, 65 Redwings, 200 Linnets, five Yellowhammers and 10+ Corn Buntings. (Andy Jayne).

Tiltups End/Kingscote     From the A46 layby 184 Golden Plovers today. Also a Fieldfare, a Buzzard worming, with a big mixed flock of Starlings and Redwings at ST824956, a Red Kite over and a Raven hassling a Carrion Crow. (Jake King).

Uley     Two Red Kites at Lampern Hill at 10am. (Jamie Warren).

Wotton-Under-Edge     Four Red Kites at Newark Park at 11am. (Jamie Warren).

Epney     Early morning 87 Lapwings and 30 Curlews on the river. (MK).