A (half) mega in Glos..............

11 Dec - News of an Eastern Black Redstart on, of all places, Tewkesbury Abbey - the eastern subspecies of Black Redstart, and the first inland record for the UK, being presumably the bird seen a few days before a couple of miles away in Worcs. A very striking and smart bird, feeding actively in afternoon sun. Also, 2+ Bramblings with the Chaffinches in the beechwoods at Crickley Hill.