S. Gloucestershire from Tog Hill - November 2005

THE BIRDS OF SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

 

ON THIS DAY - DECEMBER

 

For full details go to the Systematic List

 

1st:

 

Black Redstart; Black-throated Diver; Long-tailed Duck; Mandarin; Mediterranean Gull; Purple Sandpiper; Ruddy Shelduck; Scaup; Short-eared Owl; Yellow-legged Gull;

 

2nd:

 

Avocet; Black Redstart; Long-tailed Duck; Mandarin; Purple Sandpiper; Ruddy Shelduck; Scaup; Short-eared Owl; Snow Bunting;

 

3rd:

 

Black Redstart; Common Crossbill; Jack Snipe; Leach's Petrel; Long-tailed Duck; Mandarin; Mediterranean Gull; Purple Sandpiper; Red-breasted Merganser; Ruddy Duck; Ruddy Shelduck; Scaup; Short-eared Owl;

 

4th:

 

Black Redstart; Leach's Petrel; Mandarin;  Mediterranean Gull; Purple Sandpiper; Ruddy Shelduck; Scaup; Short-eared Owl; Slavonian Grebe; Whooper Swan;

 

5th:

 

Black Redstart; Leach's Petrel; Mandarin;  Purple Sandpiper; Ruddy Shelduck; Scaup; Short-eared Owl; Waxwing;

 

6th:

 

Black Redstart; Caspian Gull; Great Northern Diver; Jack Snipe; Leach's Petrel; Lesser Spotted Woodpecker; Little Auk; Mandarin; Purple Sandpiper;  Ruddy Shelduck; Scaup; Snow Bunting; Yellow-legged Gull;

 

7th:

 

Black Redstart; Cirl Bunting; Jack Snipe; Leach's Petrel; Lesser Spotted Woodpecker; Long-eared Owl; Mandarin; Mediterranean Gull; Pomarine Skua; Purple Sandpiper;  Ruddy Shelduck; Scaup; Short-eared Owl; Snow Bunting; Storm Petrel;

 

8th:

 

Black Redstart; Leach's Petrel; Mandarin; Purple Sandpiper; ROSE-COLOURED STARLING at Hanham was the first for S. Gloss; Ruddy Shelduck; Scaup; Short-eared Owl; Snow Bunting; Yellow-legged Gull;

 

9th:

 

Avocet; Black Redstart; Diver Spp; Jack Snipe; Mandarin; Mediterranean Gull; Purple Sandpiper; Rose-coloured Starling; Ruddy Shelduck; Short-eared Owl; Snow Bunting;

 

10th:

 

Avocet; Black Redstart; Cetti's Warbler; Jack Snipe; Mandarin; Mediterranean Gull; Purple Sandpiper; Rose-coloured Starling; Ruddy Shelduck; Short-eared Owl; Snow Bunting;

 

11th:

 

Avocet; Black Redstart; Cetti's Warbler; Mandarin; Purple Sandpiper; Rose-coloured Starling; Ruddy Shelduck; Short-eared Owl; Snow Bunting; Twite; Willow Tit;

 

12th:

 

Avocet; Black Redstart; Cetti's Warbler; Mandarin; Mediterranean Gull; Purple Sandpiper; Rose-coloured Starling; Ruddy Shelduck; Short-eared Owl; Snow Bunting; Twite; Yellow-legged Gull;

 

13th:

 

Arctic Skua; Black Redstart; Cetti's Warbler; Goosander; Great Northern Diver; Jack Snipe; Leach's Petrel; Long-eared Owl; Mandarin; Purple Sandpiper; Rose-coloured Starling; Ruddy Shelduck; Short-eared Owl; Snow Bunting; Twite;

 

14th:

 

Arctic Skua; Black Redstart; Caspian Gull; Cetti's Warbler; Great Northern Diver; Grey Phalarope; Jack Snipe; Lesser Spotted Woodpecker; Long-eared Owl; Mandarin; Mediterranean Gull; Purple Sandpiper; Red-throated Diver; Rose-coloured Starling; Ruddy Shelduck; Short-eared Owl; Twite; Water Pipit; Yellow-legged Gull;

 

15th:

 

Black Redstart; Cetti's Warbler; Hen Harrier; Jack Snipe; Lesser Spotted Woodpecker; Mediterranean Gull; Purple Sandpiper; Rose-coloured Starling; Ruddy Shelduck; Short-eared Owl; Twite;

 

16th:

 

Avocet; Black Redstart; Cetti's Warbler; EASTERN YELLOW WAGTAIL at Aust SW was the first for S. Gloss; Hen Harrier; Jack Snipe; Purple Sandpiper; Rose-coloured Starling; Ruddy Shelduck; Short-eared Owl; Snow Bunting; Twite;

 

17th:

 

Black Redstart; Cetti's Warbler; Eastern Yellow Wagtail; Great Northern Diver; Leach's Petrel; Little Auk; Long-tailed Duck; Mediterranean Gull; Purple Sandpiper; Red-breasted Merganser; Rose-coloured Starling; Ruddy Shelduck; Short-eared Owl; Snow Bunting; Storm Petrel; Twite;

 

18th:

 

Black Redstart; Cetti's Warbler; Eastern Yellow Wagtail; Firecrest; Goosander; Hawfinch; Lapland Bunting; Purple Sandpiper; Rose-coloured Starling; Ruddy Shelduck; Short-eared Owl; Twite;

 

19th:

 

Barnacle Goose: Black Redstart; Cetti's Warbler; Cirl Bunting; Eastern Yellow Wagtail; Long-eared Owl; Purple Sandpiper; Mediterranean Gull; Rose-coloured Starling; Ruddy Shelduck; Shag; Twite; Water Pipit; Yellow-legged Gull;

 

20th:

 

Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Cetti's Warbler; Eastern Yellow Wagtail; Hawfinch; Jack Snipe; Long-eared Owl; Mediterranean Gull; Purple Sandpiper; Rose-coloured Starling; Ruddy Shelduck; Snow Bunting; Twite; Water Pipit;

 

21st:

 

Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Cetti's Warbler; Eastern Yellow Wagtail; Jack Snipe; Leach's Petrel; Purple Sandpiper; Red-breasted Merganser; Rose-coloured Starling; Ruddy Shelduck; Twite;

 

22nd:

 

Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Cetti's Warbler; Cirl Bunting; Eastern Yellow Wagtail; Leach's Petrel; Mediterranean Gull; Purple Sandpiper; Rose-coloured Starling; Ruddy Shelduck; Short-eared Owl; Snow Bunting;

 

23rd:

 

Avocet; Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Cetti's Warbler; Eastern Yellow Wagtail; Jack Snipe; Leach's Petrel; Mandarin; Purple Sandpiper; Rose-coloured Starling; Ruddy Shelduck; Short-eared Owl; Whooper Swan;

 

24th:

 

Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Eastern Yellow Wagtail; Goosander; Jack Snipe; Leach's Petrel; Lesser Spotted Woodpecker; Pomarine Skua; Purple Sandpiper; Rose-coloured Starling; Ruddy Shelduck; Scaup; Short-eared Owl; Willow Tit;

 

25th:

 

Arctic Skua; Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Cirl Bunting; Eastern Yellow Wagtail; Great Northern Diver; Leach's Petrel; Lesser Spotted Woodpecker; Purple Sandpiper; Red-breasted Merganser; Rose-coloured Starling; Ruddy Shelduck; Yellow-legged Gull;

 

26th:

 

Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Eastern Yellow Wagtail; Goosander; Iceland Gull; Lesser Spotted Woodpecker; Long-eared Owl; Mediterranean Gull; Purple Sandpiper; Rose-coloured Starling; Ruddy Shelduck; Short-eared Owl; Tree Sparrow;

 

27th:

 

Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Eastern Yellow Wagtail; Glaucous Gull; Jack Snipe; Little Auk; Mediterranean Gull; Purple Sandpiper; Rose-coloured Starling; Ruddy Shelduck; Short-eared Owl; Tree Sparrow; Willow Tit; Yellow-legged Gull;

 

28th:

 

Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Eastern Yellow Wagtail; Goosander; Jack Snipe; Long-eared Owl; Mediterranean Gull; Purple Sandpiper; Quail; Rose-coloured Starling; Ruddy Shelduck; Short-eared Owl; Tree Sparrow;

 

29th:

 

Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Eastern Yellow Wagtail; Leach's Petrel; Purple Sandpiper; Rose-coloured Starling; Ruddy Shelduck; Storm Petrel; Tree Sparrow; Twite;

 

30th:

 

Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Eastern Yellow Wagtail; Glaucous Gull; Goosander; Goshawk, Long-tailed Duck; Mediterranean Gull; Purple Sandpiper; Rose-coloured Starling; Ruddy Shelduck; Short-eared Owl; Tree Sparrow; Waxwing;

 

31st:

 

Avocet; Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Eastern Yellow Wagtail; Glaucous Gull; Goosander; Grey Phalarope; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Purple Sandpiper; Rose-coloured Starling; Ruddy Duck; Ruddy Shelduck; Short-eared Owl; Tree Sparrow; Twite; Waxwing;

 

 

Also seen in December but undated were;

 

Bittern; Black Redstart; Glaucous Gull; Hawfinch; Jack Snipe; Lesser Spotted Woodpecker; Mediterranean Gull; Pomarine Skua; Purple Sandpiper; Short-eared Owl; Snow Bunting; Tree Sparrow; Water Pipit; WHITE-TAILED EAGLE at Dodington Park was the first for S. Gloss; Yellow-legged Gull;

 

 

 

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