Sharpness     This morning the two SHAGS at SARA still present on the canal or in the marina. Also two Kingfishers, a male Marsh Harrier and 8+ Dunlins. (Oliver Paisey/Ian Ralphs/Paul Masters). 12 Snipe among the rocks and seaweed east of SARA. (Paul Masters).

WWT Slimbridge     The Dark-bellied Brent Goose and two Peregrines on the Dumbles. (Dot Jones). Two FIRECRESTS near the Decoy at 12:30pm, a female Goldeneye on South Lake, Lesser Redpolls seen and a Treecreeper near Martin Smith hide tunnel. (Oliver Paisey/Heather England). Two Reed Buntings in the bushes below Estuary Tower, two Egyptian Geese, 3+ Marsh Harriers (1 male) and a Great White Egret from Zeiss hide on Top New Piece. (Paul Clark).

Walmore Common     A female/immature MERLIN today and the Tundra Bean Goose of unknown origin still present. (Andy Jayne).

Saul Warth     Early morning at high tide 31 Shelducks, nine Wigeon, seven Teal, five Curlews, 20 Golden Plovers flew E, a singing Song Thrush, 25 Fieldfares, nine Meadow Pipits, a Reed Bunting and 1000+ Starlings flew over the Warth at dawn from a roost at Frampton. (MK).

Frampton pools     Around the pools a male Goosander, a male Goldeneye, nine Cattle Egrets, 32 Little Egrets, two Great White Egrets, 54 Cormorants, nine Shovelers, 40 Gadwalls, seven Teal, three Little Grebes, five Stonechats, seven Chiffchaffs, eight Blackcaps, two Nuthatches. 16 Redwings, nine Fieldfares, eight Siskins and 12 Goldcrests. (Nick Goatman).

Winchcombe     On Salter’s Hill birds included a Bullfinch, three Nuthatches, a Goldcrest, four Marsh Tits, four Goldfinches, three Chaffinches, a Song Thrush, a Red Kite, two Ravens and many Redwings. (Danny Sturgeon).

Stonehouse     Up to four male Kingfishers and a female this morning (and yesterday) from Ebley Mill to Ryeford. Also along the canal 5+ Cormorants, a Buzzard, a Water Rail, Goldcrests, a pair of Jays, 10+ Magpies, two Redwings and five Song Thrushes. (Paul Sutton).

Water Rail by Paul Sutton

WWT Slimbridge     A drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL on South Lake from Discovery Hide at 3pm before being flushed. (Ella Slinn). Also on South Lake two Cattle Egrets and 12 Avocets. Two Firecrests still along the Estuary Tower walkway today. 25 Bewick’s Swans, a Little Stint, 500+ Dunlins, 341 Black-tailed Godwits, 66 Redshanks and 26 Ruff. (Dot Jones/Tim Jukes).

Green-winged Teal by Ella Slinn

Sharpness     Two SHAGS today at SARA on the canal, the marina and in the surrounding area. (Oliver Paisey).

Shag by Mark Dowie

Shepherds Patch, Slimbridge     A minimum of 33 Cattle Egrets and six Little Egrets opposite the car park at at 12:50pm, but all gone by 3pm. (Craig Brookes).

Saul Warth     Early morning at high tide 18 Shelducks, 25 Wigeon, 55 Curlews, a Common Sandpiper, nine Cormorants, six Grey Herons, a Marsh Harrier, four Buzzards, a Kestrel, a Chiffchaff, a male Blackcap, a singing Song Thrush, a Fieldfare, eight Meadow Pipits and a Reed Bunting. (MK).

Common Sandpiper by Mike King

Forest of Dean     At Woorgreens NR this morning six Goosander (2 males), a Grey Heron, two Ravens, a Buzzard, six Fieldfares, four Linnets and 50+ Siskins. (Paul Clark).

Bagpath     At least 1 Brambling with a mixed finch flock this morning. (Paul Rich).

Ashleworth Ham     150 Mallards, 150 Teal, 100 Wigeon, 50 Greylags, 20 Canada Geese, 12 Pintails, eight Shovelers, 250+ Fieldfares, 50+ Redwings, 100+ Linnets, 150+ Chaffinches and a Red Kite. (Shaun Curtis).

Winchcombe     A leucistic Magpie feeding in the garden again today. (John Kime).

Leucistic Magpie by John Kime

WWT Slimbridge     The Dark-bellied Brent Goose on the Dumbles and the Pink-footed Goose, of unknown origin, with the feral goose flock. A Little Stint from Estuary Tower. 26 Bewick’s Swans at the early swan feed at the Rushy and a Tawny Owl flew over. (Ian Ralphs/Slimbridge Sightings).

Saul Warth     Early morning on a falling tide, 24 Shelducks, 40 Wigeon, 42 Curlews, two Little Egrets, a Kestrel, two Buzzards, nine Fieldfares, a singing Song Thrush, a Mistle Thrush, 26 Chaffinches and a Reed Bunting. Also four Roe Deer. (MK).

Frampton pools     This afternoon south of the sailing lake three Chiffchaffs, three Goldcrests, three Snipe and six Meadow Pipits. (Nick Goatman).

Cheltenham     A woodpecker drumming in the woods (almost certainly Great Spotted), south of Highland Road in Charlton Kings. (Tony Duffin).

WWT Slimbridge     The Dark-bellied Brent Goose on the Dumbles late morning. A probable Cape Shelduck on the Tack Piece. (Paul Masters). Two FIRECREST in the Decoy, two Avocets, three Egyptian Geese and 21 Cattle Egrets on South Lake. Two Great White Egrets from Kingfisher hide.(Slimbridge Sightings).

Saul Warth     Early morning no tide, 40 Shelducks, 150 Curlews, two Little Egrets, a Kestrel, two Buzzards, three Ravens, 30 Fieldfares, two singing Song Thrushes, two Meadow Pipits, a Stonechat and two Reed Buntings. (MK).

Reed Bunting by Mike King

Winchcombe     This morning, five Red Kites, two Buzzards and a Sparrowhawk, also three Chaffinches and many tits in the garden today. (Stuart Galey).

Coombe Hill Meadows     From the Apperley side two Mute Swans, 700 Wigeon, 600 Teal, 50 Mallards, 100 Pintails, 20 Shovelers, 12 Tufted Ducks, a Buzzard, three Meadow Pipits, 20 Fieldfares and a Chiffchaff calling. (Mike Smart).

Ashleworth Ham     50+ Canada Geese, ten Wigeon, two Gadwalls, 50 Teal and 20 Mallards today. (Mike Smart).

WWT Slimbridge     A male and a female FIRECREST active together today and seen taking grubs along the Estuary Walkway amongst Goldcrests, Chiffchaffs and Long-tailed Tits, mainly between Stephen Kirk hide and Knott hide. 29 Bewick’s Swans on site today. A Little Stint still with Dunlins on the Tack Piece. A Treecreeper in the Spinney. Two Little Grebes, a Water Rail, 30+ Fieldfares and a Sparrowhawk from Kingfisher hide. (Chris Newton/Warren Gill/Dot Jones/Paul Clark).

Firecrest by Chris Newton

Saul Warth     Early morning no tide, 33 Shelducks, 40 Wigeon flew S, a Teal, 211 Curlews, two Kestrels, two Ravens, 35 Fieldfares, two Mistle Thrushes, a singing Song Thrush, a Rock Pipit and 18 Meadow Pipits. (MK).

Broadoak     A female/immature Goosander on the river today. (Andy Jayne).

Chavenage Lane area      19 Corn Buntings, 50+ Chaffinches, a flock of 31 Collared Doves, four Red Kites, 11 Buzzards, two Kestrels and a covey of 12 Grey Partridges. (Terry Grant).

Grey Partridges by Terry Grant

Daglingworth     Five Woodcocks tonight at dusk on the Overley Road. (Andrew Morrison).

Cotswold Water Park West    At Pit 58 ten Goldeneyes and nine Goosanders. At Pit 42 large numbers of Pochards, Pintails and Tufted Ducks. (Paul Rich).

Prestbury     Eight Siskins feeding in a Silver Birch tree on the Noverton Estate this morning. (Ken Heron).

Maisemore     On the Leadon Marshes, below Persh Farm this morning six Mute Swans, one cygnet, two Wigeon, 25 Teal, ten Mallards and two Ravens. At Linton Farm Pond 15
Shelducks, 125 Mallards and a Raven. (Mike Smart).

Gloucester     At Horsebere Brook FSA an adult Mute Swan, six Mallards, two Teal, two Coots, a female Sparrowhawk, three Stock Doves, two pairs of Stonechats, a Song Thrush singing and 20+ Fieldfares feeding on Hawthorns. (Gord Avery).

Bentham     14 Coots, two Green Woodpeckers, 30 Redwings and two Mistle Thrushes today. (Gord Avery).

WWT Slimbridge     A BITTERN and two Water Rails from South Finger today. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Cheltenham     A Ring-necked Parakeet flew over Webbs Garden Centre near Southam Lane. (Mark Dowie).

Cotswold Water Park East     At Pit 114 a Marsh Harrier hunting, 1000 Teal and Wigeon, a few Pintail and up to ten Goldeneyes. The escaped Scarlet Ibis showed well on Roundhouse lake from the hide in the left hand corner with three Little Egrets. (Duncan Dine).

Saul Warth     This morning a strong SW wind had cleared out the site. 65 Shelducks, 161 Curlews, four Buzzards, three Kestrels, 150 Starlings and four Fieldfares. 15 Cattle Egrets and five Little Egrets opposite Dunstalls Farm. Nearby a Red Kite at Longney at 10:24pm. (MK).

WWT Slimbridge     A Dark-bellied Brent Goose on the Dumbles again. (David Creber). The FIRECREST (below) taken on the 12th. (Gordon Wilcock).

Firecrest by Gordon Wilcock

Westonbirt    13+ Crossbills around the Silk Wood area of the arboretum this afternoon. (Jon Haw).

Frampton pools    At the sailing lake a Yellow-legged Gull, a Great White Egret and four Stonechats in the weedy field still. (Nick Goatman). Also around the pools this morning a Little Grebe, a Great Crested Grebe, a Red Kite, a Goldcrest, a Linnet and a Meadow Pipit. (Peter Bryant). In the Court Lake roost late afternoon 33 Cattle Egrets, 19 Little Egrets, five Great White Egrets and 56 Cormorants. (Nick Goatman).

Hazleton     Along the minor road towards Salperton, two BRAMBLINGS with 20 Chaffinches, c50 Fieldfares and a few Redwings. Near Hazleton Garage a singing Corn Bunting and a Kestrel. Just over the A40 on the road to Compton Abdale two Muntjacs. Several Red Kites and two Buzzards in the general area. (Steve Brown).

Chavenage Lane     Four Red Kites and 25+ Corn Buntings, and a MERLIN diving several times at something in the grass at Barton End. (Terry Grant).

Elmore Court     In the rewilding area c30 Snipe flushed near the waterlogged corner, also 20+ Skylarks, 10+ Meadow Pipits, two Stonechats, six Reed Buntings. 12 Stock Doves, c20 Pheasants and two Roe Deer. (Steve Pullen).

Saul Warth     Early morning a SHORT-EARED OWL flushed by crows, a flock of 300 Wigeon flew S. Also 52 Shelducks, 128 Curlews, three Buzzards, a Raven, a Chiffchaff, three Redwings, three Fieldfares, seven Meadow Pipits and a Reed Bunting. (MK).

Short-eared Owl by Mike King

Short-eared Owl by Mike King

WWT Slimbridge     52 White-fronted Geese on the Tack Piece, 16 Common Cranes (14 on Dumbles, 2 on the river), a FIRECREST and a Goldcrest close to the Robbie Garnett hide, two Marsh Harriers and a Buzzard over the Dumbles and a male Goldeneye on South Lake. (Paul Clark).

Gloucester     A Parakeet, presumably Ring-necked, seen and heard at 3.30 this afternoon flying over Horton Road towards the hospital. (Anne Dobbs).

Tewkesbury     At Mythe Hook five Greylags, 90 Canada Geese, five Wigeon, 25 Teal, 40 Mallards, a singing Cetti’s Warbler and two Reed Buntings. (Mike Smart).

River Chelt and Norton and Leigh Meadows     165 Black-headed Gulls, 100+ Starling murmuration with 20+ Fieldfares, 50+ Pied Wagtails, 50 Fieldfares, ten Redwings, five Stonechats, five Meadow Pipits, three Herring Gulls, a Mute Swan, nine Mallards, six Wigeon, four Shovelers, eight Grey Herons, six Little Egrets, four Cormorants, two Ravens, a Coot, a Buzzard, a Grey Wagtail and a Reed Bunting today. (Shaun Curtis).

Frampton     At lunchtime at the sailing lake a YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER feeding well in the southern hedge. Also two Chiffchaffs, three Blackcaps, four Stonechats and a few Redwings. (Nick Goatman). The YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER was relocated in the hedge at 4:10pm after a 2 hour search. (Martin McGill/MK).

Alderton      A female BLACK REDSTART this afternoon in private gardens. (Graham Tompsett).

WWT Slimbridge     A Dark-bellied Brent Goose on the Dumbles. (Dot Jones). A very elusive FIRECREST glimpsed in the trees between Willow hide and Knott hide, with many Goldcrests and Chiffchaffs. A Kingfisher briefly from Knott hide . Three Snipe on the Tack Piece. (Chris Newton). A BITTERN flew from the Zeiss hide reedbed over Van de Bovenkamp hide into South Finger reedbed at 10:18am. (Mike Davis).

Snipe by Chris Newton

Tidenham     Two JACK SNIPE at Poor’s Allotment today. (Paul Rich).

Sapperton     This afternoon at least two Hawfinches at the western end of Sapperton Park Ride (Cirencester Park). Also further along the ride 35 Yellowhammers, a Brambling and two Marsh Tits. (Martine & Pete Fenn).

Hawfinch by Pete Fenn

Chavenage Lane area     A flock of c40 Corn Buntings flew W towards Barton End, seven Red Kites and 8+ Buzzards today. (Terry Grant).

Coombe Hill Meadows     This afternoon, no access to Grundon Hide as the path is flooded, a Buzzard, a Kestrel, 40+ Fieldfares, 10+ Redwings, three Bullfinches, a Greenfinch, three Chiffchaffs, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Lapwing, three Gadwalls, 100+ Teal and 100+ Pintails. (Paul Clark). This morning 26 Greylags, 350 Wigeon, 14 Gadwalls, 350 Teal, 30 Mallards, 60 Pintails, 12 Shovelers, a Grey Heron, a Water Rail calling, ten Coots, a Lapwing, five Herring Gulls, 30 Fieldfares and a Cetti’s Warbler singing. (Mike Smart).

Rodley    At Wilmore Common today 83 Shovelers, 210 Wigeon, 60 Teal, 35 Mallards and a Little Egret. (Andy Jayne).

Forest of Dean     This morning at Cannop lower pond a pair of Goosanders, two Kingfishers, a Little Grebe and an immature Cormorant. On the Upper pond four Little Grebes, c20 Mandarins and more Mandarins in the small ponds to the side of the main pond. (Alan Waterman).

WWT Slimbridge    A FIRECREST next to Willow hide again. 28 Bewick’s Swans on site today, a Green Sandpiper on the Rushy, a Marsh Harrier over the Dumbles, 6+ Linnets from Estuary Tower. A Sparrowhawk and a Buzzard from Zeiss hide over the Top New Piece. 10+ Long-tailed Tits, a Treecreeper and two Goldcrests in the Rookery. A Little Stint on the Tack Piece with c50 Dunlins. (Paul Masters/Paul Clark). 

Elmore Court     In the rewilding area today, a least 350 Redwings and 150 Fieldfares feeding on berries. A Green Woodpecker, a Snipe, a Cetti’s Warbler, six Stonechats, two Siskins and a flock of 29 Stock Doves. (Steve Pullen).