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The Birds Of South Gloucestershire The First Documented Reference
2011
Pied Wheatear: 25th - 28th October - A 1st winter female at Thornbury Yacht Club, Oldbury-on-Severn. Darryl Spittle
2010
White-spotted Bluethroat: June 19th - An adult male at Shrubbery Court, Staple Hill, Bristol. Janet Farley
Greenland White-fronted Goose: October 17th - Two adults at Littleton-on-Severn. Matt Plenty
2009
Black Kite: May 26th - An adult in St. Catherine's Valley near Marshfield. John Mackenzie-Grieve
Black-headed Bunting: June 7th - A summer male in gardens near Kingsgate Park, Yate. Ros & Mark Coller
Grey-headed Wagtail: September 26th - An adult probably female on Northwick Warth. Brian Lancastle, John Martin
Glossy Ibis: October 14th - A juvenile between Severn Beach and Aust Warth. Pam Buckle, Phil Baber
Fregetta Storm Petrel: November 25th - An adult off Severn Beach. John Martin, A Gaunt, A Dickie, R&R Greer
Pacific Diver: November 27th - An adult off Severn Beach. Martyn Hayes, Dick Reader, Derek Angell, Drew Crutchley, A Pitt
2008
Nordic Jackdaw: January 25th until March 1st - A winter adult initially from George Lane at Marshfield. Rob Laughton
2007
European Bee-eater: May 13th - An adult at Severn Beach. Paul Bowerman
2005
Siberian Chiffchaff: January 1st until March 28th - An over wintering bird at Emerson's Green. Andy Jordan
Dartford Warbler: 5th - 12th October - A male & female/ 1st winter on Northwick Warth. Michael Woodman-Smith
2004
Mealy Redpoll: February 10th - One at Thornbury Golf Course. Matt Plenty
Subalpine Warbler: May 2nd - An adult female south of Severn Beach. John Martin
2002
American Golden Plover: January 1st - A fly-over, calling at New Passage. Brian Lancastle, Paul Bowerman
Egyptian Goose: February 12th - A winter adult at Oldbury Power Station. Pete Hazelwood
Caspian Gull: November 16th - An adult at Harnhill Land Fill, Elberton. John Martin
2001
Green-winged Teal: 4th - 22nd January - A winter male at Oldbury Power Station. M Warren
Continental Cormorant: 15th - 28th January - Oldbury Power Station.
Red-necked Phalarope: October 8th - A juvenile/ 1st winter off Severn Beach. Paul Bowerman, Dick Reader
Yellow-browed Warbler: October 12th - A juvenile/ 1st winter at Old Passage. Dick Reader
2000
Common Crane: January 3rd - Two in flight over Severn Beach. Brian Lancastle
Cory's Shearwater: November 26th - Past Severn Beach. Brian Lancastle, Paul Bowerman, Dick Reader
Rose-coloured Starling: December 8th 2000 until January 26th 2001 - An adult male in the Launceston Avenue area Hanham. Rob Laughton
1999
Stone Curlew: July 27th - In flight past New Passage. Paul Bowerman
1998
Bean Goose (Taiga): March 1st - In flight past Oldbury Power Station. DH Payne, L Payne
Spoonbill: April 18th - Two 1st summer birds at Severn Beach. R Miles
Red-spotted Bluethroat: May 14th - An adult male probably Rushmead Lane at Marshfield. Paul J Chadwick
Black Guillemot: October 27th - An adult off Severn Beach. Brian Lancastle
1996
Kumlien's Gull: June 30th until July 17th - A 1st winter/ 2nd summer at Oldbury Power Station. John Martin, DH Payne, Keith Vinicombe
Ring-necked Parakeet: 28th - 30th September - A female at Fishpool Hill, Brentry.
Black-necked Grebe: October 24th - Off New Passage towards Aust Warth. Paul Bowerman, Dick Reader
1995
Pale-bellied Brent Goose: February 12th - A winter adult on Northwick Warth.
Scandinavian Chiffchaff: September 9th - A probable 1st winter at Severn Beach.
1994
Cetti's Warbler: April 24th - A male trapped at Littleton Brick Pits. AJ Musgrove
1993
Alpine Swift: April 11th - A probable adult over Aust Cliffs at Aust. Steve Hale
Cattle Egret: 24th - 27th April - A summer adult near Littleton-on-Severn Brick Pits. TW Williamson
Little Egret: May 24th - A probable adult on Northwick Warth. Paul Bowerman
Richard's Pipit: 27th - 30th November - A winter adult at Aust Warth. Brian Lancastle
Eastern Yellow Wagtail: December 16th 1993 until January 19th 1994 - A winter adult at Aust Sewage Treatment Works. Paul Bowerman
1992
Icterine Warbler: May 15th - A summer male at Fishpool Hill in Brentry. Mark Dadds
1991
Black-throated Diver: May 6th - Two adults off New Passage. Brian Lancastle
1990
Roseate Tern: May 1st - A summer adult off New Passage. Paul Bowerman
White-winged Black Tern: May 3rd - An adult off Aust Warth. Paul J Chadwick
Semipalmated Sandpiper: 12th - 14th August - An adult, Oldbury Power Station. Keith Vinicombe, Pete Fraser, A Hitchcock, Mark Ponsford, Chris Stone
1989
Slavonian Grebe: April 27th - A winter adult off New Passage. Paul Bowerman, Steve Hale
Goshawk: June 25th - A female heading west to south-east near Thornbury. DH Payne, L Payne
Woodchat Shrike: July 23rd - A worn adult female on Rushmead Lane, Marshfield. Pete Cleave, Martyn Hayes, Mike Morse, Tim Worsfold
Pectoral Sandpiper: September 17th - A juvenile/ 1st winter at Oldbury Power Station. Keith Vinicombe
Buff-breasted Sandpiper: September 30th - New Passage. Paul Bowerman
Yellow-legged Gull: Sometime in November - An adult at New Passage.
Barnacle Goose: December 19th - Severn Beach.
1988
Ring-necked Duck: April 2nd - Two adult males at New Passage. Steve Hale, Brian Lancastle
Balearic Shearwater: September 12th - Off New Passage. A Merritt
1987
Ring-billed Gull: February 28th - A 1st winter at New Passage. Brian Lancastle
1986
Terek Sandpiper: September 20th - An adult at Severn Beach. Brian Lancastle, Norman Lacy
Mandarin: November 16th - Four on Tortworth Lake.
1985
White-rumped Sandpiper: 12th - 13th September - A juvenile/ 1st winter at Severn Beach. Paul Bowerman, Brian Lancastle
1984
Temminck's Stint: April 29th - A summer adult at Oldbury Power Station. Laurel Tucker, Keith Vinicombe
Franklin's Gull: May 19th - A 2nd summer at Severn Beach. Brian Lancastle, Paul Bowerman
1983
Marsh Harrier: May 1st - A female at Oldbury Power Station.
Broad-billed Sandpiper: 20th - 22nd August - An adult at Oldbury Power Station. Keith Vinicombe
Whooper Swan: October 29th - Oldbury Power Station. TG Evans
Great Northern Diver: December 14th - Aust Warth.
1982
Garganey: April 13th - Two, a presumed male and female, off Severn Beach.
Red-breasted Merganser: December 3rd - Two 'redheads' off Severn Beach.
1981
Bearded Tit: April 5th - One was trapped, ringed & released at Littleton-on-Severn. J Humphris, J Ryman
Long-tailed Skua: October 31st - An immature male off New Passage.
Lapland Bunting: December 18th - A 1st winter at Severn Beach. Gordon Youdale
1980
Firecrest: Between January 5th and April 7th - A winter adult at Hanham. Nigel Warren
Sabine's Gull: September 13th - A juvenile off New Passage. Brian Lancastle, Norman Lacy, RG Thomas
Hen Harrier: November 2nd - A female/ immature at Northwick Warth. Brian Lancastle
1979
Ruddy Duck: January 6th - Two off Aust Warth.
Mediterranean Gull: March 18th - An adult at Stoke Gifford. Paul J Chadwick
1978
Twite: January 6th - Forty on Severnside.
Baltic Gull: March 31st - Five at Littleton-on-Severn. JDR Vernon
1977
Red-rumped Swallow: September 16th - Severn Beach and possibly New Passage. P Evans, G Young
Long-billed Dowitcher: October 16th - Aust Warth. Paul J Chadwick, Brian Lancastle, Norman Lacy
1976
Aquatic Warbler: August 14th - One was trapped, ringed & released at Littleton-on-Severn. MP Rossiter
Long-tailed Duck: October 31st - An immature male off New Passage. Norman Lacy
1974
Sooty Shearwater: September 7th - Off Aust and New Passage. RG Thomas
Dotterel: September 14th - A winter adult at Severn Beach. RG Thomas
Red-footed Falcon: September 16th - An adult male near Severn House Farm drifting into S.Glos.
1971
Red-crested Pochard: April 4th - A female at Littleton Brick Pits. JDR Vernon
White Stork: May 23rd - An adult in the Hallen/ Compton Greenfield area.
Night Heron: November 19th - An immature at ICI Chemical Works on Severnside. LP Alder, PL Garvey, EE Jackson
1960
Red-throated Diver: January 6th - On the Severn Estuary near Shepperdine.
Shorelark: January 31st - A male at Severn Beach.
Water Pipit: April 1st - A summer plumage adult at New Passage.
Collared Dove: In the Chipping Sodbury area sometime this year.
1959
Greenland Wheatear: March - Severn Beach/ New Passage/ Northwick Warth.
1958
Montagu's Harrier: May 25th - Ringtail near Marshfield.
1957
Red Kite: March 3rd - At Tockington in flight south-west
1954
Blue-headed Wagtail: April 23rd - Four at Severn Beach.
Golden Oriole: June - Two 1st summer males at Littleton Brickworks.
Spotted Redshank: November 17th - Two at Shepperdine. Reverend GWH Moule
1951
Shag: August - An immature near Cromhall.
1949
Grey Phalarope: October 21st - Stoke Gifford.
1948
Snow Bunting: January 2nd - Between Aust and Littleton-on-Severn.
1947
Waxwing: February 23rd - at Filton.
Kentish Plover: May 4th - A male at Severn Beach.
1946
Little Stint: One noted at Severn Beach sometime this year.
1945
Little Tern: May 9th - Two at Severn Beach.
1944
Wood Warbler: May 7th - Two heard at Petty France near Badminton.
Nightjar: May 21st - On the outskirts of High Wood, Filton.
1943
Wood Sandpiper: August 13th - An adult at Oakford Reservoir near St. Catherine.
1942
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker: February 1st - Little Stoke.
Ruddy Shelduck: April 18th - A male off Aust Warth from Aust Ferry Pier.
Quail: June 14th - Between Patchway Common and Savage's Wood.
Short-eared Owl: October 6th - On the salt marsh below Severn Beach.
1941
Hawfinch: May 18th - In the grounds at Tortworth Court.
Arctic Skua: June 1st - Littleton-on-Severn.
Woodlark: September 9th - Six at Severn Beach.
Tree Sparrow: November - c.30 noted at Dyrham sometime this month.
1940
Pink-footed Goose: February 1st - Six at Severn Beach.
Iceland Gull: February 23rd - An immature at Stoke Gifford.
Red-backed Shrike: Spring - Two on ground adjoining Yate Station.
Willow Tit: September 24th - An adult along a the water course at Stoke Gifford.
1938
Scaup: April 25th - Off Severn Beach.
Leach's Petrel: October 7th - Off Aust Warth Pier.
Corncrake: October 30th - Patchway Common.
1937
Black Redstart: March 28th - Severn Beach Railway Embankment.
Ring Ouzel: November 5th - An adult male near Stoke Gifford.
1936
Purple Sandpiper: March 29th - Twelve at Severn Beach.
1935
Grasshopper Warbler: May - Two at Over near Almondsbury sometime this month.
Puffin: October - On a roof at Filton Airfield sometime this month.
1920
Hooded Crow: Noted at Stoke Gifford sometime this year.
1913
Northern Willow Warbler: May - One obtained near Thornbury sometime this month.
1909
Marsh Warbler: June - Two at Patchway sometime this month.
Red-breasted Goose: November 18th - An adult obtained at Oldbury-on-Severn.
1900
Avocet: One obtained near Thornbury sometime this year.
1897
Long-eared Owl: Two at Frampton Cotterell sometime this year.
1892
Bittern: January - A winter adult obtained near Hambrook sometime this month.
Velvet Scoter: March 5th - An adult male obtained off New Passage.
1891
Great Grey Shrike: January - Dyrham Park sometime this month.
Goosander: January - One obtained at Bitton sometime this month.
Spotted Crake: September - Obtained at Stoke Bridge in Stoke Gifford sometime this month.
1888
Pallas's Sandgrouse: June 3rd - Up to ten at Hambrook.
1881
Merlin - Noted in the Chipping Sodbury area.
1879
Honey Buzzard: Two obtained near Tortworth sometime this year.
Pomarine Skua: November - One obtained at New Passage sometime this month.
1878
Hoopoe: One was noted near Charfield sometime this year.
1871
White-tailed Eagle: December - An immature male was obtained at Dodington Park sometime this month.
1870
Scandinavian Rock Pipit: March - Two were obtained at New Passage sometime this month.
1860
Osprey: One was obtained at Tortworth Court Lake sometime this year.
1855
Smew: February 12th - A male was obtained at Dyrham Park sometime this year.
1848
Black-winged Stilt: One was obtained near Thornbury sometime this year.
1845
Cirl Bunting: Noted as resident at Alveston.
1841
Little Auk: October - Several were present on Severnside sometime this month.
1840
Glaucous Gull: A winter adult obtained on the Severn Estuary sometime this year.
1829
Wryneck: Reported as annual in the Alveston area.
Common Crossbill: Recorded in the Alveston area.
1824
Storm Petrel: October 31st - Near Alveston.
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