THE BIRDS OF SOUTH
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
ON THIS DAY - APRIL
For full details go to the Systematic List
1st:
Arctic Skua; Avocet; Barnacle Goose; Cetti's Warbler; Dartford Warbler; Garganey; Lesser Spotted Woodpecker; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Purple Sandpiper; Red-breasted Merganser; Ruddy Shelduck; Short-eared Owl; Water Pipit;
2nd:
Arctic Skua; Avocet; Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Cetti's Warbler; Cirl Bunting; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Mandarin; Osprey; Ring Ouzel; RING-NECKED DUCK at New Passage was the first for S. Gloss; Ruddy Shelduck; Scandinavian Chiffchaff; Scaup;
3rd:
Avocet; Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Cetti's Warbler; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Ring Ouzel; Ruddy Shelduck; Short-eared Owl; Woodlark;
4th:
Arctic Skua; Avocet; Black-necked Grebe; Black Redstart; Hooded Crow; Hoopoe; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Mediterranean Gull; Pomarine Skua; Red-crested Pochard; Ruddy Shelduck; Short-eared Owl;
5th:
Arctic Skua; Avocet; BEARDED TIT at Littleton Brick Pits was the first for S. Gloss; Black Redstart; Cetti's Warbler; Garganey; Hoopoe; Jack Snipe; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Mandarin; Marsh Harrier; Pomarine Skua; Ring Ouzel; Ruddy Shelduck; Short-eared Owl; Skua Spp; Water Pipit;
6th:
Avocet; Common Crossbill; Garganey; Great Grey Shrike; Hawfinch; Hoopoe; Jack Snipe; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Mandarin; Osprey; Purple Sandpiper; Red Kite; Short-eared Owl; Tree Sparrow;
7th:
Arctic Skua; Firecrest; Garganey; Hooded Crow; Hoopoe; Lesser Spotted Woodpecker; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Mediterranean Gull; Slavonian Grebe;
8th:
Arctic Skua; Garganey; Hoopoe; Lesser Spotted Woodpecker; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Short-eared Owl; Twite; Water Pipit;
9th:
Arctic Skua; Common Crossbill; Garganey; Hoopoe; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Mandarin; Purple Sandpiper; Ring Ouzel; Shag; Water Pipit;
10th:
Arctic Skua; Black Redstart; Franklin's Gull; Garganey; Hoopoe; Lesser Spotted Woodpecker; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Osprey; Purple Sandpiper; Ring Ouzel; Turtle Dove; Water Pipit;
11th:
Arctic Skua; ALPINE SWIFT at Aust Cliff was the first record for S. Gloss; Black Redstart; Corncrake; Franklin's Gull; Garganey; Grasshopper Warbler; Hoopoe; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Purple Sandpiper; Ring Ouzel; Water Pipit;
12th:
Arctic Skua; Black Redstart; Garganey; Hoopoe; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Purple Sandpiper; Ring Ouzel; Short-eared Owl; Tree Sparrow;
13th:
Arctic Skua; Garganey; Goosander; Grasshopper Warbler; Hooded Crow; Hoopoe; Lesser Spotted Woodpecker; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Mediterranean Gull; Osprey; Purple Sandpiper; Red-breasted Merganser; Ring-necked Duck; Ring Ouzel; Short-eared Owl; Tree Sparrow;
14th:
Arctic Skua; Barnacle Goose; Garganey; Hoopoe; Jack Snipe; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Mandarin; Marsh Harrier; Purple Sandpiper; Red-breasted Merganser; Red Kite; Ring-necked Duck; Ring Ouzel; Waxwing;
15th:
Arctic Skua; Avocet; Garganey; Grasshopper Warbler; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Mediterranean Gull; Pomarine Skua; Purple Sandpiper; Red-breasted Merganser; Ring-necked Duck; Ring Ouzel; Short-eared Owl;
16th:
Arctic Skua; Garganey; Grasshopper Warbler; Little Tern; Long-tailed Duck; Mandarin; Purple Sandpiper; Ring-necked Duck; Ring-necked Parakeet; Ring Ouzel; Short-eared Owl;
17th:
Arctic Skua; Avocet; Black Redstart; Cetti's Warbler; Garganey; Grasshopper Warbler; Lesser Spotted Woodpecker; Long-tailed Duck; Mediterranean Gull; Purple Sandpiper; Red Kite; Ring-necked Duck; Ring Ouzel;
18th:
Arctic Skua; Garganey; Grasshopper Warbler; Lesser Spotted Woodpecker; Little Tern; Long-tailed Duck; Mandarin; Osprey; Purple Sandpiper; Ring-necked Duck; Ring Ouzel; Ruddy Shelduck; SPOONBILL at Severn Beach was the first for S. Gloss; Wood Warbler;
19th:
Arctic Skua; Blue-headed Wagtail; Garganey; Long-tailed Duck; Mediterranean Gull; Pomarine Skua; Ring-necked Duck; Ruddy Shelduck; Scaup; Wood Warbler;
20th:
Arctic Skua; Blue-headed Wagtail, Garganey; Goosander; Grasshopper Warbler; Lesser Spotted Woodpecker; Little Tern; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Red Kite; Ring Ouzel; Ring-necked Duck; Ruddy Shelduck; Short-eared Owl; Stone Curlew; Wood Warbler;
21st:
Arctic Skua; Garganey; Grasshopper Warbler; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Mandarin; Marsh Harrier; Ring Ouzel; Ring-necked Duck; Ruddy Shelduck; Willow Tit; Wood Warbler;
22nd:
Arctic Skua; Cetti's Warbler; Garganey; Goosander; Grasshopper Warbler; Greenland Wheatear; Hen Harrier; Leach's Petrel; Little Tern; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Mandarin; Marsh Harrier; Pomarine Skua; Red Kite; Red-rumped Swallow; Ring-necked Duck; Ruddy Shelduck; Short-eared Owl; Storm Petrel; Turtle Dove; Wood Warbler; Woodchat Shrike;
23rd:
Arctic Skua; Blue-headed Wagtail; Egyptian Goose; Garganey; Grasshopper Warbler; Marsh Harrier; Little Tern; Long-tailed Duck; Pomarine Skua; Red Kite; Ring-necked Duck; Ring Ouzel; Ruddy Duck; Ruddy Shelduck; Short-eared Owl; Spoonbill; Turtle Dove; Wood Warbler; Wryneck;
24th:
Arctic Skua; CATTLE EGRET at Littleton Brick Pits was the first for S. Gloss; CETTI'S WARBLER at Littleton Brick Pits was the first for S. Gloss; Garganey; Grasshopper Warbler; Hawfinch; Hooded Crow; Little Tern; Long-tailed Duck; Mealy Redpoll; Ring-necked Duck; Ring Ouzel; Ruddy Shelduck; Skua Spp; Turtle Dove; Wood Warbler; Wryneck; Yellow-legged Gull;
25th:
Arctic Skua; Blue-headed Wagtail; Cattle Egret; Garganey; Grasshopper Warbler; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Red Kite; Ring-necked Duck; Ruddy Shelduck; Scaup; Wood Warbler; Wryneck;
26th:
Arctic Skua; Bearded Tit; Blue-headed Wagtail; Cattle Egret; Garganey; Golden Oriole; Grasshopper Warbler; Hoopoe; Long-tailed Duck; Purple Sandpiper; Ring-necked Duck; Scaup; Tree Sparrow; Velvet Scoter; Wood Warbler;
27th:
Arctic Skua; Cattle Egret; Garganey; Grasshopper Warbler; Hoopoe; Little Tern; Long-tailed Duck; Pomarine Skua; Red Kite; Red-breasted Merganser; Ring-necked Duck; SLAVONIAN GREBE at New Passage was the first for S. Gloss; Turtle Dove; Wood Warbler;
28th:
Arctic Skua; Garganey; Grasshopper Warbler; Hoopoe; Little Tern; Long-tailed Duck; Ring-necked Duck; Ring Ouzel; Scaup; Short-eared Owl; Turtle Dove; Wood Warbler;
29th:
Arctic Skua; Black Redstart; Cetti's Warbler; Garganey; Grasshopper Warbler; Hoopoe; Little Tern; Long-tailed Duck; Red Kite; Red-breasted Merganser; Ring-necked Duck; Sabine's Gull; Scaup; TEMMINCK'S STINT at Oldbury Power Station was the first for S. Gloss; Turtle Dove; Wood Warbler;
30th:
Arctic Skua; Avocet; Garganey; Grasshopper Warbler; Hoopoe; Little Tern; Long-tailed Duck; Mediterranean Gull; Pomarine Skua; Purple Sandpiper; Ring-necked Duck; Scaup; Tree Sparrow; Turtle Dove; Wood Warbler;
Also seen in April but undated were;
Baltic Gull; Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Firecrest; Grasshopper Warbler; Hawfinch; Hoopoe; Jack Snipe; Lesser Spotted Woodpecker; Mandarin; Northern Willow Warbler; Purple Sandpiper; Ring-necked Parakeet; Shag; Tree Sparrow; Turtle Dove; Twite;