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Species/ Forms Occ. Earliest Latest Highest Count
         
RED-THROATED DIVER

12

December 14th 2007 Severn Beach May 8th 2000 Severn Beach Five, May 6th 1991 New Passage
BLACK-THROATED DIVER 3 December 1st 2000 Severn Beach May 6th 1991 New Passage Two, May 6th 1991 New Passage
GREAT NORTHERN DIVER 10 November 4th 1989 Aust Warth May 8th 2000 Severn Beach Two, December 13th 2000 Severn Beach
PACIFIC DIVER

1

  November 27th 2009 Severn Beach One, one date
LITTLE GREBE        
GREAT CRESTED GREBE        
SLAVONIAN GREBE 4 August 10th 1996 New Passage December 4th 1998 OPS One all dates
BLACK-NECKED GREBE 3 August 31st 1997 OPS April 4th 1999 OPS One all dates
FULMAR        
CORY’S SHEARWATER 2 November 26th 2000 Severn Beach January 13th 2004 Severn Beach One all dates
SOOTY SHEARWATER 1 September 7th 1974 Aust   One, one date
MANX SHEARWATER       >1000 in June 1977 New Passage
BALEARIC SHEARWATER

1

September 12th 1988 New Passage   One, one date
STORM PETREL 125 January 28th 2002 Severn Beach December 29th 2007 Severn Beach

Twelve, September 4th 1983 New Passage

LEACH'S PETREL c.460 September 1st 1985 New Passage April 22nd 1999 Severn Beach c.250, October 26th 1952 Aust Warth
FREGETTA STORM PETREL

1

  November 25th 2009 Severn Beach One, one date
GANNET        
CORMORANT        
Continental Cormorant 1 January 15th 2001 OPS January 18th 2001 OPS One, one date
SHAG 30 January 26th 1958 Kingswood, Bristol December 19th 1977 Severn Beach Five, October 5th 1998 Severn Beach
BITTERN 3 December 1931 near Hallen January 12th 1997 OPS One all dates
NIGHT HERON 2 May 2nd 1986 near Keynsham November 19th 1971 Severnside One all dates
CATTLE EGRET 1 April 24th 1993 Littleton-on-Severn April 27th 1993 Littleton-on-Severn One, one date
LITTLE EGRET   All months All months Seven, February 28th 2010 near Oldbury
GREY HERON        
WHITE STORK 2 May 23rd 1971 Hallen November 4th 2007 Pucklechurch One all dates
GLOSSY IBIS 1   October 14th 2009 Severn Beach One, one date
SPOONBILL 8 February 15th 2004 Northwick Warth September 6th 2008 OPS Two, April Severn Beach, Shepperdine
 
MUTE SWAN        
BEWICK'S SWAN        
WHOOPER SWAN 14 October 29th 1983 OPS March 29th 2008 Severn Beach Five, November 13th 1983 Northwick Warth
         
TAIGA BEAN GOOSE 1   March 1st 1998 OPS One, one date
PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 9 November 29th 1988 Littleton Warth February 26th 1996 Aust/Northwick Seven, February 1st 1940 Severn Beach
WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE        
GREYLAG GOOSE        
CANADA GOOSE        
BARNACLE GOOSE 56 October 3rd 2009 near Swineford June 9th 2006 Severn Beach 25, January 25th 2010 Severn Beach
DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE       115, January 31st 2009 Severn Beach
Pale-bellied Brent Goose 22 September 1st 2009 New Passage April 25th 2009 Severn Beach Eighteen, September 1st 2009 Severn Beach
RED-BREASTED GOOSE 1 November 18th 1909 Oldbury-on-Severn   One, one date
EGYPTIAN GOOSE 3 February 12th 2002 OPS April 23rd 2006 Falfield One all dates
RUDDY SHELDUCK c.13 January 8th 2010 OPS December 10th 2003 Severn Beach Two, several dates
SHELDUCK        
MANDARIN c.275 January 18th 2010 Yate December 23rd 1990 Tortworth Twenty-four, June 19th 2009 Dodington Lakes
WIGEON       >7000 March 1987 New Passage
GADWALL        
TEAL        
GREEN-WINGED TEAL 2 January 4th 2001 OPS January 27th 2010 OPS One all dates
MALLARD        
PINTAIL        
GARGANEY 74 March 14th 1993 Northwick Warth October 23rd 2005 New Passage Four, April 1st 2005 New Passage
SHOVELER        
RED-CRESTED POCHARD 5 February 20th 2008 OPS September 10th 1996 Severn Beach Two, September 10th 1996 Severn Beach
POCHARD        
RING-NECKED DUCK 4 April 2nd 1988 New Passage November 2nd 2000 Orchard Pools Two, April 2nd 1988 New Passage
TUFTED DUCK        
SCAUP 39 January 3rd 1997 New Passage December 24th 1994 Severn Beach Six, March 1st 1986 Severn Beach
EIDER        
LONG-TAILED DUCK 20 October 11th 1998 Northwick Warth May 14th 1998 OPS Four, November 2nd 1991 New Passage
COMMON SCOTER        
VELVET SCOTER 6 November 7th 1983 Severn Beach April 26th 1984 New Passage Two, January 25th 1987 Severn Beach
GOLDENEYE        
SMEW 10 January 11th 2003 New Passage February 14th 1991 New Passage Five, February 13th 1991 New Passage
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER 57 October 1st 2004 New Passage May 10th 2006 Severn Beach Nine, April 14th 1998 Severn Beach
GOOSANDER 107 October 11th 1991 Severn Beach May 9th 1981 New Passage Eleven, November 23rd 1980 Severn Beach
RUDDY DUCK 35 January 1st 1996 Northwick Warth December 31st 1995 Northwick Warth Seven, January 3rd 1997 Aust Warth
HONEY BUZZARD 7 May 24th 2007 near Aust September 24th 2008 near Frenchay Two, 1879 Tortworth
RED KITE c.85 January 1st 2007 Thornbury October 14th 2008 Hawksbury Upton Four, April 10th 2010 Overscourt Plantation
BLACK KITE 2 March 18th 2010 Severn Beach May 26th 2009 near Marshfield One, two dates
WHITE-TAILED EAGLE 1   December 1871 Dodington Park One, one date
MARSH HARRIER 23 April 5th 2008 OPS December 6th 2008 OPS One all dates
HEN HARRIER 25 January 4th 2004 OPS December 16th 2007 West Littleton Two, October 1st 2008 near Marshfield
MONTAGU’S HARRIER 6 May 1st 2007 Dyrham October 16th 1991 Aust Warth One all dates
GOSHAWK 20 January 21st 2005 Marshfield December 30th 2007 near Marshfield Five, June & July 2009 undisclosed
SPARROWHAWK        
BUZZARD        
OSPREY 22 March 27th 2005 Severn Beach October 27th 1979 New Passage One all dates
KESTREL        
RED-FOOTED FALCON 1   September 16th 1974 Shepperdine One, one date
MERLIN   August 5th 2006 New Passage    
HOBBY        
PEREGRINE        
         
RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE        
GREY PARTRIDGE        
QUAIL   May 8th 1996 West Littleton Down December 28th 1942 Elberton  
PHEASANT        
Ring-necked Pheasant        
         
WATER RAIL        
SPOTTED CRAKE 2   October 1891 Patchway One all dates
CORNCRAKE 15 April 11th 1955 Patchway October 30th 1938 Patchway One all dates
MOORHEN        
COOT        
         
COMMON CRANE 9 January 3rd 2000 Severn Beach May 4th 2008 OPS Five, February 25th 2003 Tortworth
         
Great Bustard (Re-introduced) 1 January 10th 2008 near Keynsham January 26th 2008 OPS One all dates
         
OYSTERCATCHER       >200 Severn Beach
BLACK-WINGED STILT 2 May 17th 1997 OPS   One all dates
AVOCET 79 August 2nd 2009 New Passage May 23rd 1982 Aust Warth Eight, February 20th 2001 Northwick Warth
STONE CURLEW 2 April 20th 2006 Northwick Warth July 27th 1999 New Passage One all dates
LITTLE RINGED PLOVER   March 14th 2009 OPS    
RINGED PLOVER        
Tundra Ringed Plover        
KENTISH PLOVER 5 May 4th 1947 Severn Beach September 22nd 2006 Severn Beach One all dates
DOTTEREL 19 May 8th 1992 near Tormarton September 17th 1974 Severn Beach Fourteen, May 9th 1992 near Tormarton
GOLDEN PLOVER       c.600, October 22nd 2008 Dyrham/Doynton
GREY PLOVER        
LAPWING        
KNOT        
SANDERLING        
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER 2 August 12th 1990 OPS September 26th 2009 New Passage One all dates
LITTLE STINT        
TEMMINCK’S STINT 2 April 29th 1984 OPS May 13th 2004 Severn Beach One all dates
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER 4 August 4th 2001 Severn Beach November 26th 1998 Aust Warth One all dates
PECTORAL SANDPIPER 6 August 3rd 2005 OPS September 26th 2006 Northwick Warth Two, September 25th 2006 Northwick Warth
CURLEW SANDPIPER        
PURPLE SANDPIPER 242 August 28th 1991 Severn Beach May 22nd 1976 Severn Beach Twelve, March 29th 1936 Severn Beach
DUNLIN        
Northern Dunlin        
Greenland Dunlin        
BROAD-BILLED SANDPIPER 2 May 16th 1988 Severn Beach August 20th 1983 OPS One all dates
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER 3 May 23rd 1990 Severn Beach September 27th 2003 Northwick Warth One all dates
RUFF        
JACK SNIPE c.240 August 26th 2005 Severn Beach April 14th 2007 Northwick Warth Twelve, March 15th 1975 Aust Warth
COMMON SNIPE        
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1   October 16th 1977 Aust Warth One, one date
WOODCOCK        
BLACK-TAILED GODWIT        
Icelandic Black-tailed Godwit        
BAR-TAILED GODWIT        
WHIMBREL        
CURLEW        
REDSHANK        
SPOTTED REDSHANK c.80 February 27th 2010 Sheppardine December 30th 1983 OPS Five, August 13th 1995 Oldbury Power Station
Icelandic Redshank        
GREENSHANK        
GREEN SANDPIPER        
WOOD SANDPIPER 20 May 5th 1996 OPS September 13th 1984 Northwick Warth Two, August 25th 1979 Northwick Warth
TEREK SANDPIPER 1 September 20th 1986 Severn Beach   One, one date
COMMON SANDPIPER        
TURNSTONE        
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE 1 October 8th 2001 Severn Beach   One, one date
GREY PHALAROPE 21 August 29th 1997 Severn Beach January 4th 1988 New Passage Three, October 17th 1983 New Passage
         
POMARINE SKUA 145 January 4th 1998 Severn Beach December 24th 1989 Aust Warth Thirty-six, May 4th 2004 Severn Beach
ARCTIC SKUA c.650 March 14th 2004 Severn Beach December 25th 1997 Severn Beach c.120, April 9th 1998 Severn Beach
LONG-TAILED SKUA 7 September 3rd 1983 New Passage May 5th 1991 New Passage One all dates
GREAT SKUA        
         
MEDITERRANEAN GULL c.300 January 1st 2007 New Passage December 31st 2002 Northwick Warth Four, April 13th 2002 New Passage
FRANKLIN’S GULL 3 April 10th 2000 Willsbridge June 12th 1988 New Pill, Severnside One all dates
LITTLE GULL        
SABINE’S GULL 18 April 29th 1992 New Passage November 4th 1996 OPS Six, September 4th 1983 New Passage
BLACK-HEADED GULL        
RING-BILLED GULL 5 October 2nd 1994 OPS February 28th 2008 Shortwood Landfill One all dates
COMMON GULL        
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL        
Baltic Gull 9 March 10th 1979 Rangeworthy April 1981 Oldbury-on-Severn Five, March 31st 1978 Littleton-on-Severn
Continental Lesser Black-backed Gull        
HERRING GULL        
Scandinavian Herring Gull        
CASPIAN GULL 4 November 16th 2002 Harnhill Land Fill January 3rd 2004 Northwick Land Fill One all dates
YELLOW-LEGGED GULL c.185 January 4th 2004 Northwick Warth December 27th 2000 OPS Six, January 2001 New Passage
ICELAND GULL 16 October 9th 1999 OPS May 13th 1989 New Passage Two, February 17th Oldbury Power Station
Kumlien’s Gull 1 June 30th 1996 OPS July 17th 1996 OPS One, one date
GLAUCOUS GULL 7 December 27th 1938 Severn Beach March 21st 1991 Aust Warth One all dates
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL        
KITTIWAKE        
         
SANDWICH TERN        
ROSEATE TERN 2 May 1st 1990 New Passage October 8th 1997 Severn Beach One all dates
COMMON TERN        
ARCTIC TERN        
LITTLE TERN c.210 April 20th 1991 New Passage October 28th 1998 Severn Beach Thirty-four, May 1st 1990 Severn Beach
BLACK TERN        
WHITE-WINGED BLACK TERN 1 May 3rd 1990 Aust Warth   One, one date
         
GUILLEMOT        
RAZORBILL        
BLACK GUILLEMOT 1 October 27th 1998 Severn Beach   One, one date
LITTLE AUK 25 October 4th 1953 Aust Cliffs February 10th 1988 New Passage Several, October 1841 Severn Beach
PUFFIN 5 October 1935 Filton February 26th 1997 Severn Beach One all dates
         
PALLAS’S SANDGROUSE c.10 June 3rd 1888 Hambrook July 1888 Hambrook Eight, June 3rd 1888 Hambrook
ROCK DOVE        
STOCK DOVE       c.160 in May 2008 at Marshfield
WOODPIGEON        
COLLARED DOVE        
TURTLE DOVE   April 10th 1988 Severn Beach October 2nd 1983 Sodbury Common Three, May 6th 1993 Oldbury Power Station
RING-NECKED PARAKEET 8 Mid February 2005 Longwell Green October 10th 1996 near Westerleigh One all dates
         
CUCKOO        
         
BARN OWL        
LITTLE OWL        
TAWNY OWL        
LONG-EARED OWL 41 October 12th 1994 OPS May 1976 Filton Seven, December 29th 1996 Oldbury Power Station
SHORT-EARED OWL   August 30th 2005 Northwick Warth June 14th 2008 Aust Warth Five, February 25th 1989 Oldbury Power Station
         
NIGHTJAR 12 May 16th 1962 Filton September 25th 1947 West Littleton Three, two dates, Inglestone and Rangeworthy
         
SWIFT        
ALPINE SWIFT 3 April 11th 1993 Aust August 1st 2006 Mangotsfield One all dates
         
KINGFISHER        
EUROPEAN BEE-EATER 1 May 13th 2007 Severn Beach   One, one date
HOOPOE 19 March 28th 2010 near Thornbury August 29th 1959 Winterbourne Two, April 27th 2008 Severn Beach
         
WRYNECK 15 April 23rd 2006 Warmley September 20th 2001 Tytherington One all dates
GREEN WOODPECKER        
GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER        
LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER   January 3rd 1966 Downend December 26th 1967 Wick Several, May 1968 Frenchay
         
WOODLARK 11 September 9th 1941 Severn Beach April 3rd 1976 Severn Beach Six, September 9th 1941 Severn Beach
SKYLARK       >1000 February 4th 2009 Marshfield
SHORELARK 8 November 5th 1977 Severn Beach March 4th 1960 Severn Beach Two, two dates
         
SAND MARTIN        
SWALLOW        
RED-RUMPED SWALLOW 3 April 22nd 1988 New Passage September 16th 1977 Severn Beach One all dates
HOUSE MARTIN        
         
RICHARDS PIPIT 5 March 9th 2007 Northwick Warth November 30th Aust Warth One all dates
TREE PIPIT        
MEADOW PIPIT        
ROCK PIPIT        
Scandinavian Rock Pipit 8 October 6th 1982 OPS March 18th 2009 Severn Beach Two, March 1870 New Passage
WATER PIPIT 50 October 20th 2007 New Passage May 12th 1996 OPS Three, March 5th 2005 Severn Beach
YELLOW WAGTAIL        
Channel Wagtail 1 May 18th 2009 Northwick Warth   One, one date
Eastern Yellow Wagtail 1 December 16th 1993 Aust January 19th 1994 Aust One, one date
Blue-headed Wagtail 8 April 19th 1999 Northwick Warth   Four, April 23rd 1954 Severn Beach
Grey-headed Wagtail 1   September 26th 2009 Northwick One, one date
GREY WAGTAIL        
PIED WAGTAIL        
White Wagtail        
         
WAXWING >550 November 20th 2005 Severn Beach April 14th 2005 Longwell Green c.250, February 8th 2005 Downend
         
DIPPER        
         
WREN        
DUNNOCK        
ROBIN        
NIGHTINGALE        
RED-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT 1 May 14th 1998 Marshfield   One on one date
White-spotted Bluethroat 1 June 19th 2010 Bristol    
BLACK REDSTART c.90 January 1st 1997 OPS December 31st 1982 Severn Beach Two, several dates
COMMON REDSTART        
WHINCHAT        
STONECHAT        
WHEATEAR        
Greenland Wheatear   March 1959 Severn Beach October 7th 2006 OPS Several, two dates
         
RING OUZEL 40 March 18th 2010 Aust STW November 9th 1937 Stock Gifford Three, September 1st 2009 Northwick
BLACKBIRD        
FIELDFARE        
SONG THRUSH        
Continental Song Thrush        
REDWING        
MISTLE THRUSH        
         
CETTI’S WARBLER 19 January 11th 2006 Severn Beach December 23rd 2005 Severn Beach Two, May 14th 2006 Oldbury Power Station
GRASSHOPPER WARBLER   April 2nd 2010 Severn Beach September 15th 2007 Northwick Warth Eleven, April 26th 1966 Oakford, Marshfield
SEDGE WARBLER       Thirteen, May 9th 2009 OPS Lagoon II
AQUATIC WARBLER 1   August 14th 1976 Littleton-on-Severn One, one date
MARSH WARBLER 4 June 1909 Patchway August 22nd 2009 Northwick Warth Two, Patchway June 1909
REED WARBLER   April 10th 2009 OPS    
ICTERINE WARBLER 1 May 15th 1992 Brentry   One, one date
DARTFORD WARBLER 5 April 1st 2006 Severn Beach November 12th 2008 Marshfield Two, October 5th 2005 Severn Beach
SUBALPINE WARBLER 1 May 2nd 2004 Severn Beach   One, one date
LESSER WHITETHROAT   April 10th 2009 OPS    
COMMON WHITETHROAT   April 4th 2002 OPS    
GARDEN WARBLER        
BLACKCAP        
YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER 4 October 12th 2001 Old Passage February 27th 2008 Filton One all dates
WOOD WARBLER <40 April 14th 2009 New Passage August 2nd 1997 OPS Two, May 7th 1944 Petty France
CHIFFCHAFF        
Scandinavian Chiffchaff 3 September 9th 1995 Severn Beach April 2nd 2005 Emerson's Green One all dates
Siberian Chiffchaff 2 January 1st 2005 Emerson's Green March 28th 2005 Emerson's Green One all dates
WILLOW WARBLER        
Northern Willow Warbler 2 April 1932 Stoke Gifford May 1931 Thornbury One all dates
GOLDCREST        
FIRECREST 31 September 7th 2008 OPS May 20th 2001 New Passage Three, March 13th 2009 Orchard Pools
         
SPOTTED FLYCATCHER        
PIED FLYCATCHER        
         
BEARDED TIT 2 April 5th 1981 Littleton Brick Pits April 26th 2008 OPS One all dates
LONG-TAILED TIT        
MARSH TIT        
WILLOW TIT 34 January 29th 1956 Oldbury-on-Severn December 27th 1954 Little Stoke Three, September 3rd 1978 Inglestone
COAL TIT        
BLUE TIT        
GREAT TIT        
         
NUTHATCH        
TREECREEPER        
         
GOLDEN ORIOLE 6 April 26th 2007 Kingswood July 2nd 1954 Littleton-on-Severn Two, June 1954 Littleton-on-Severn
         
RED-BACKED SHRIKE 12 Spring 1944 Patchway August 30th 2003 Severn Beach Four, two dates
GREAT GREY SHRIKE 4 November 23rd 2009 Lower Woods April 6th 1983 Filton One all dates
WOODCHAT SHRIKE 2 April 22nd 1994 Thornbury July 23rd 1989 Marshfield One all dates
         
JAY        
MAGPIE        
JACKDAW       200, December 12th 2009 Oldbury Power Station
Nordic Jackdaw 2 November 26th 2008 Keynsham March 1st 2008 Marshfield One all dates
ROOK        
CARRION CROW        
HOODED CROW 6 April 7th 1963 Hallen November 11th 1952 Hambrook One, one date
RAVEN       c.45, December 9th 2007 Marshfield
         
STARLING        
ROSE-COLOURED STARLING 2 September 2nd 2004 New Passage January 26th 2001 Hanham One all dates
         
HOUSE SPARROW        
TREE SPARROW       Three hundred, February 11th 1971 Aust
CHAFFINCH        
Continental Chaffinch        
BRAMBLING       c.2000, 1976 Severn Beach
GREENFINCH        
GOLDFINCH        
SISKIN        
LINNET        
TWITE <200 October 4th 1978 Severn Beach April 8th 1979 Severn Beach Forty, January 6th Severn Beach
LESSER REDPOLL        
MEALY REDPOLL 4 February 10th 2004 Thornbury April 24th 2004 Severn Beach Two, April 24th 2004 Severn Beach
CROSSBILL c.60 January 1964 Filton December 3rd 1979 Hallen Sixteen, October 1953 Cowhill
BULLFINCH        
HAWFINCH c.70 January 1st 1978 Inglestone December 20th 2005 Yate Twelve, February 7th 2006 Yate
LAPLAND BUNTING 10 September 2nd 1989 Aust Warth March 27th 2008 Marshfield One all dates
SNOW BUNTING c.80 September 28th 1981 Severn Beach March 24th 1982 Severn Beach Nine, November 19th 1989 Severn Beach
YELLOWHAMMER        
CIRL BUNTING Extinct February 25th 1943 Severn Beach December 25th 1941 Severn Beach Five, two dates
REED BUNTING        
BLACK-HEADED BUNTING 1 June 7th 2009 Yate   One, one date
CORN BUNTING        

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