Tewkesbury    14 WAXWINGS in the garden at Elmvil Road at 11am. Remaining in the area until dusk. (Les Ditchburn).

Waxwing by Mike King

Waxwing by Mike King

Waxwings by Mike King

Cheltenham    16 Lesser Redpolls in a silver birch in the play area at Naunton Park. (Tom Mabbett).

WWT Slimbridge    A DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE on the Dumbles, also the Ross’s Goose, 2000 Golden Plovers, 1700 Lapwings, 1200 Dunlins, 61 Redshanks, a Spotted Redshank and 25 Ruff. Two Water Rails from Willow hide. 19 Avocets and a Great White Egret on South Lake. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Bussage     Late morning six WAXWINGS feeding and preening but disturbed by crows and flew off. (Mike Hudson).

Waxwing by Annette Hudson

Waxwings by Annette Hudson

Forest of Dean    12 WAXWINGS at Pillowell School at 12:30pm then flew NE, but not relocated. (Andy Meaton). At Kensley/Woorgreens today 20+ Crossbills around this morning, a few Snipe calling before dawn, small groups of Siskins and Lesser Redpolls, including a COMMON (MEALY) REDPOLL ringed from five Redpolls caught. (Robin Husbands). Two pairs of Goosanders and a male Kingfisher on Soudley Ponds this afternoon. (Geoff Fawcett).

Crossbill by Sarah Townsend

Crossbill by Sarah Townsend

Lechlade     A first-winter LITTLE GULL along the River Thames at Lechlade with Black-headed Gulls on the grass on the Glos side E of the A361, at times in 0flight also straying into Wilts. (Henry Stuart).

Sharpness     An immature male/female BLACK REDSTART still at the end of Dock Road today. Also the male Peregrine caught a small bird. (Oliver Paisey/Andy Jordan).

Cirencester     At Oakley Wood a Woodcock, a Goshawk, a Sparrowhawk, a Raven, 21 Skylarks, six Marsh Tits, eight Bramblings, 27 Lesser Redpolls and seven Crossbills today. (Andy Jayne).

Walmore Common     66 Lapwings, 12 Snipe, c200 Teal, c30 Wigeon, three Shovelers and a cream crown Marsh Harrier causing mass panic. (Dan Watson).

Awre     An adult Mediterranean Gulls feeding with Common Gulls and Black-headed Gulls today. (Dan Watson).

WWT Slimbridge    Two Water Rails at Willow hide, a Spotted Redshank and an Egyptian geese Goose on the Rushy. (Heather England). The two WHOOPER SWANS roosted on the Rushy and flew out at 8am. 14 Avocets on South Lake. (Slimbridge Sightings). A Little Stint and a Grey Plover on the Tack Piece. (Magnus Carter).

Frampton pools     A female Goosander, a male Goldeneye, two Peregrines, 109 Tufted Ducks, three Wigeon, 12 Gadwalls, 161 Coots, a Kingfisher, five Great Crested Grebes, four Blackcaps, two Chiffchaffs, 30+Siskins, a Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming, a Cetti’s Warbler, a Raven and 12 Skylarks today. (Nick Goatman).

Netheridge Farm     Two Green Sandpiper flew SW over the Barn Owl Centre. One returned to land in a flash briefly then it flew off over the River Severn. Also a male Stonechat. (Mark Hobson).

Gloucester     At Horsbere Brook FSA this morning a Peregrine, a female Kestrel, three Teal, four Mallards, a Coot, two Moorhens, a Water Rail heard squealing from the reedbeds, 14 Goldfinches, a female Stonechat. Three Skylarks, three Chaffinches, five Pied Wagtails, four Reed Buntings, seven Redwings, a Song Thrush and twelve Meadow Pipits on the adjacent Zoons Court Farm fields and hedgerows. (Caroline Quinn).

Stonechat by Caroline Quinn

Peregrine by Caroline Quinn

Cam Green     A male and a female Blackcap in the garden this morning. (Brian Kings).

Tidenham Chase     Three JACK SNIPE roosting this afternoon. (Steve Thorogood).

Uley    In the Uley valley today a female Kestrel and a Grey Heron at Rockstowes, 16 Mandarins, 20 Mallards and four Teal on the pond north of Owlpen Farm and two Red Kites circling above the pond behind Owlpen Manor. (Tim Thompson).

WWT Slimbridge    An Egyptian Goose on the Rushy, two Cattle Egrets on the Tack Piece, two Water Rails from the Willow hide and a Great Crested Grebe on South Lake. (Paul Clark). Two WHOOPER SWANS from Sloane Tower to the N. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Maisemore    Four Egyptian Geese in a maize stubble field at Maisemore Ham today. (Andy Jayne).

Frampton     A drake Red Crested Pochard on the sailing lake at lunchtime today. Also two drake Goldeneyes, four Chiffchaffs, a male Blackcap, two Mistle Thrushes and two Jays. (Steve Pullen).

Leigh Meadows     Two Mute Swans, seven Shelducks, at least 18 Little Egrets, a Grey Heron, a Cormorant, a Green Sandpiper and 40 Fieldfares. (Mike Smart).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Flooding still very high, no hope of reaching Grundon Hide for some days yet, viewed from high ground to the south. 500+ Canada Geese, 50+ Greylags, two Shelducks, 200+ Wigeon, 20+ Teal, 30+ Pintails, 10+ Shovelers, 20+ Lapwings, a Mistle Thrush and 20 Fieldfares. (Mike Smart).

Fairford     18 WAXWINGS in the Eight Bells, Railway Inn area early morning, chased off berries by Mistle Thrushes, but have returned twice. No sign after 8:45am. (Mick Jones).

Waxwings by Mick Jones

WWT Slimbridge     15 Avocets on South Lake.  (Jeanne Vitkovskis). A MERLIN from Zeiss hide today. (Sarah Townsend).

Frampton pools     A large murmuration of Starlings over Court Lake late afternoon. Also 19 Little Egrets, 32 Cormorants, 86 Tufted Ducks, 22 Gadwalls, a Wigeon, two Shovelers, 24 Pied Wagtails, a Kingfisher, two Chiffchaffs, 30+ Redwings, two Fieldfares, five Ravens and a Goshawk. (Nick Goatman).

Saul Warth     A Rock Pipit, four Chiffchaffs at the sewage works and a mixed flock of 30 Fieldfares, 20 Redwings and 100 Starlings. (MK).

Rock Pipit by Mike King

Nailsworth     A Dipper on the stream at Egypt Mill today. (Jake King).

Netheridge Farm    18 Lapwings flew W over the Barn Owl Centre today. (Mark Hobson).

Gloucester     At Alney Island a Mute Swan, two Snipe, a Grey Heron, four Moorhens, two Buzzards, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3+ Stonechats (2m, 1f), a Chiffchaff, a Goldcrest, 20 Goldfinches and eight Lesser Redpolls feeding in a Silver Birch by the old lock. (Gordon Avery).

Gloucester    A calling WAXWING flew low SW over Leven Close, Longlevens at 10:38am. (Andy Jayne).

Cotswold Water Park East    A female GREATER SCAUP on Pit 116 Roundhouse Lake from the GWT hide and 14 Goosanders (10m, 4f) and 155 Gadwalls at Whelford Pools. (Martin McGill).

WWT Slimbridge    A DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE on the Dumbles still. A Spotted Redshank and 13 Ruff on the Tack Piece today. (Tim Jukes/Dot Jones). Eight Avocets and a Cattle Egret on South Lake. (Ian Hull). Two WHOOPER SWANS from Sloane Tower then flew towards canal out of sight at 10:44am. (Mark Hobson). A Red Kite over the Rushy and Tack Piece spooking waders at 1:25pm. (Tim McGrath).

Forest of Dean    Eight Goosanders and six Mandarins on the pond next to the car park for Pedalabikeaway. (Dan White).

Aylburton    A Red Kite drifted N over Clanna Country Park early this morning. (Paul Woolams).

Longney Crib     Late afternoon at high tide 200+ Black-headed Gulls, 100 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, three Great Black-backed Gulls, a Cormorant, 13 Mallards, a Song Thrush, a female Stonechat, seven Redwings, 25 Fieldfares, eight Long tailed Tits and a male Sparrowhawk. (John Fletcher).

Leigh Meadows     11 Bewick’s Swans still by the A38 feeding in shallow floodwater. Also a Cormorant, four Little Egrets, two Grey Herons, a Buzzard. 50 Fieldfares and a Chiffchaff. (Mike Smart).

Forest of Dean     c12 Crossbills drinking from a ditch at Crabtree Hill this morning. (Frank Williams). Five redhead Goosanders at Mallards Pike this morning. (Paul Masters).

Saul Warth     At high tide this afternoon a Common Sandpiper and a Rock Pipit the only birds on the river. Also a Chiffchaff at the sewage works, a Meadow Pipit, two Pied Wagtails, 15 Fieldfares, a Redwing and 50 Starlings. (MK).

WWT Slimbridge    c600 Black-tailed Godwits feeding on the Top New Piece in front of Zeiss hide late morning. Also 12 Avocets. Two WHOOPER SWANS NE of the centre, with the Whitefront flock, visible from the Sloane Tower. 15 Ruff on the Tack Piece. (Roberta Goodall).

Gloucester     A Peregrine on the N face of the Cathedral tower at midday today. (Nigel Young). 100 Pied Wagtails roosting tonight in trees and bushes near Sainsbury’s. (David Smith).

Peregrine by Nigel Young

Tewkesbury     At Mythe Hook five Mute Swans, 40 Greylags, 200 Canada Geese, 195 Wigeon, five Teal, four Gadwalls, 135 Mallards, ten Pintails, 61 Shovelers, two Grey Herons and two Lapwings. At Mythe Brick Pits two Mute Swans, a Cormorant and 50 Fieldfares. (Mike Smart).

Leigh Meadows     26 Little Egrets and 11 Bewick’s Swans on the floodwater, including one cygnet. (Mike Smart).

Forest of Dean    This morning around Crabtree Hill several parties of Crossbills, a male Sparrowhawk, a minimum of 200 Siskins and a very vocal Raven being chased by a Goshawk. Also a JACK SNIPE on the 13th December. (Frank Williams). 150-200 Bramblings at Speech House woodland today. (Tom Mabbett).  Good numbers of Chaffinches at Parkend church, ten Goldfinches  at Nagshead, a female Goosander and a Kingfisher at Mallards Pike and a Raven calling at New Fancy View. (Alan McIlquham).

WWT Slimbridge     Highlights today included 120+ White-fronted Goose, the Pink-footed Goose of unknown origin, 150+ Barnacle Geese, 2000+ Golden Plovers, 1500+ Lapwings, two Great White Egrets, 23 Ruff, a Water Rail, a Chiffchaff and 60+ Bewick’s Swans. (Thomas Weston). The Lesser White-fronted Goose of unknown origin on the Tack Piece this morning. (Martin Price).

Saul Warth     At high tide a Common Sandpiper still, 40+ Curlews, a male Stonechat, two Fieldfares, four Meadow Pipits and three Skylarks. Six Chiffchaffs, a Greenfinch and 150+ Starlings at the sewage works. A male Blackcap and male and female Kestrel near Fretherne church. (MK).

Stonechat by Mike King

Halmore     In local woods today two Nuthatches, a Treecreeper, Siskins calling, Goldcrests, several Redwings, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Buzzard and a Kestrel. (Chris Newton).

Leigh Meadows     At the edge of the floodwater, seen from the A38 23 Little Egrets feeding and 50 Black-headed Gulls. (Mike Smart).

Forest of Dean    Three WAXWINGS flew over the garden calling at 1:15pm in direction of the Littledean Hill road. (Dan Watson).

Saul Warth    Two Goosanders over, a Rock Pipit and two Chiffchaffs by the sewage works this morning. (Esther Rumsey).

WWT Slimbridge     Three Cattle Egrets with 12 Little Egrets landed on South Lake at 1:20pm. Also a female Goldeneye and seven Avocets. (Andy Chapman). A Water Rail from Willow hide again today. (Dot Jones).

Cotswold Water Park East     In the Whelford Pools area four Goosanders,  four Red Crested Pochards, a drake Pintail, 11 Lapwings, a female Bullfinch and six Siskins. (Richard Williams).

Cotswold Water Park East     On Pit 104 and the nearby River Coln 120 Wigeon, two Gadwalls, 18 Teal, three Shovelers, 30 Tufted Ducks, six Goldeneyes, 12 Goosanders, eight Great Crested Grebes, six Cormorants, a Grey Heron, two Red Kites, a Sparrowhawk, five Common Gulls, four Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 20 Fieldfares, four Song Thrushes, 40 Redwings, two Cetti’s Warbler, ten Chiffchaffs, seven Goldcrests, a FIRECREST (1st record in 30 years), 22 Long-tailed Tits, two Raven, 12 Goldfinches, 18 Siskins and three Bullfinches. (Mick Jones).

Berkeley shore     30 Turnstones between the power station and Severn House Farm. (Les Ditchburn).

Maisemore     Two Little Egrets, 13 Moorhens, ten Mallards, a Coot, a Cormorant, two Mute Swans, two Ravens, two Treecreepers, nine Goldfinches, five Long-tailed Tits, a Chiffchaff, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers, two Buzzard, a Sparrowhawk, 300 Common Gulls on flooded fields and 100+ Rooks today. (John Fletcher).

WWT Slimbridge    A first-winter and an adult KITTIWAKE SW over the estuary this morning. A Little Stint on the Dumbles today. (William Lambourne).

Leigh Meadows     WeBS count 21 Little Egrets, two Grey Herons, 240 Black-headed Gulls, ten Common Gulls, five Herring Gulls and a Lesser Black-backed Gull. Also a Buzzard, 50 Fieldfares, ten Redwings and ten Long-tailed Tits. Nearby on Cobney Meadows six Mute Swans, a Canada Goose and four Mallards. (Mike Smart).

Saul Warth     At high tide this morning a juvenile KITTIWAKE through N, 11 Shelducks, seven Wigeon, seven White-fronted Geese flew S, 124 Curlews, nine Lapwings, a Common Sandpiper, a Rock Pipit, two Ravens, two Common Cranes over Awre and four Chiffchaffs at the sewage works. (MK).

Frampton      On Court Lake three drake Goldeneyes, 71 Tufted Ducks, 33 Gadwalls, 11 Teal, four Shovelers, three Wigeon, 34 Cormorants, four Canada Geese, two Kingfishers, seven Great Crested Grebes, three Little Grebes, 14 Mallards, 165 Coots, two Chiffchaffs, two Blackcaps, 36 Redwings and four Fieldfares. A large murmuration of Starlings again late afternoon. (Nick Goatman/Sam Walker).

Berkeley shore     WeBS count down river of the Tech college and school three Cormorants, 82 Mallards, nine Teal, 13 Wigeon, two Shelducks, 14 Curlews, 44 Dunlins, 17 Redshanks, 32 Turnstones and 14 Lapwings. Also three Rock Pipits, a Water Pipit, a male Blackcap, a female Peregrine with prey, 200+ Fieldfares, 100+ Redwings, two Mistle Thrushes and 350+ Starlings. (Jon Haw).

Forest of Dean     At New Fancy View a Raven calling, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, three Goldcrests and a mixed Goldfinch and Siskin flock over. Three Marsh Tits, male and female Bullfinch, six Hawfinches, 50+ Siskins, a pair of Greenfinches and a Peregrine over at Cannop ponds/Parkend. (Chris Snook).

Hawfinch by Chris Snook

Marsh Tit by Chris Snook

Bullfinch by Chris Snook

WWT Slimbridge    The juvenile DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE and the Pink-footed Goose of unknown origin and three Ringed Plovers on the Dumbles today. Three Egyptian Geese on South Lake today. (Roberta Goodall). A Water Rail at Willow hide this afternoon. (Leanne Clarke). The three OTTERS made a brief appearance in front of the Kingfisher hide at 12:15pm. (John Elley).

Otters by John Elley

Cotswold Water Park West     At Shorncote c2500 Starlings, eight Snipe flew through, eight Water Rails heard and five Cetti’s Warblers. (Richard Williams).

Bourton-on-the-Water     A female Goosander on one of the north pits. (Andy Lewis).

Painswick Beacon     Highlights this morning between 8:20am and 11:30am, birds moving SW 1345 Redwings, 585 Fieldfares, 35 Golden Plovers, three Hawfinches and 12 Siskins. Also a male and female Blackcap on garden feeders in Gyde Road. (John Fleming).

Aylburton Warth/Guscar Rocks     WeBS count ten Shelducks, 300 Wigeon, 1200 Teal, six Golden Plovers, five Lapwings. 54 Dunlins, 396 Curlews and 22 Redshanks. Also a Peregrine, 30 Meadow Pipits and a Reed Bunting. (Mike Smart).