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The Birds Of South Gloucestershire On This Day... FEBRUARY
Six firsts for S. Glos have been reported in February: Mealy Redpoll, Egyptian Goose, Pale-bellied Brent Goose, Smew, Iceland Gull and Ring-billed Gull.
1st
Barnacle Goose, Black Redstart, Glaucous Gull, Hawfinch, Iceland Gull, Jack Snipe, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Mediterranean Gull, Pink-footed Goose, Red-breasted Merganser, Ruddy Shelduck, Shorelark, Short-eared Owl, Siberian Chiffchaff, Snow Bunting, Tree Sparrow, Velvet Scoter, Water Pipit, Waxwing.
2nd
Barnacle Goose, Black Redstart, Glaucous Gull, Hawfinch, Iceland Gull, Lapland Bunting, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Mandarin, Mediterranean Gull, Pink-footed Goose, Red Kite, Ruddy Shelduck, Shorelark, Short-eared Owl, Siberian Chiffchaff, Storm Petrel, Twite, Velvet Scoter, Waxwing, Yellow-legged Gull.
3rd
Barnacle Goose, Black Redstart, Glaucous Gull, Goosander, Hawfinch, Iceland Gull, Jack Snipe, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Ruddy Shelduck, Shorelark, Short-eared Owl, Siberian Chiffchaff, Velvet Scoter, Water Pipit, Waxwing.
4th
Barnacle Goose, Black Redstart, Caspian Gull, Glaucous Gull, Goosander, Hawfinch, Iceland Gull, Jack Snipe, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Mediterranean Gull, Ruddy Shelduck, Scaup, Shorelark, Short-eared Owl, Siberian Chiffchaff, Twite, Velvet Scoter, Water Pipit, Waxwing, Yellow-browed Warbler.
5th
Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Glaucous Gull; Goosander; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Jack Snipe; Leach's Petrel; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Mediterranean Gull; Puffin; Ruddy Shelduck; Shorelark; Short-eared Owl; Siberian Chiffchaff; Tree Sparrow; Velvet Scoter; Water Pipit; Waxwing.
6th
Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Glaucous Gull; Goosander; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Jack Snipe; Little Auk; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Ruddy Duck; Ruddy Shelduck; Shag; Shorelark; Short-eared Owl; Siberian Chiffchaff; Velvet Scoter; Water Pipit; Waxwing.
7th
Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Glaucous Gull; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Jack Snipe; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Ruddy Shelduck; Shorelark; Short-eared Owl; Siberian Chiffchaff; Velvet Scoter; Waxwing.
8th
Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Glaucous Gull; Goosander; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Mediterranean Gull; Ruddy Shelduck; Shorelark; Short-eared Owl; Siberian Chiffchaff; Smew; Velvet Scoter; Waxwing.
9th
Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Glaucous Gull; Goosander; Goshawk; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Lapland Bunting; Leach's Petrel; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Mediterranean Gull, Puffin; Ruddy Shelduck; Shorelark; Short-eared Owl; Siberian Chiffchaff; Skua Spp; Snow Bunting; Velvet Scoter; Waxwing, Yellow-legged Gull.
10th
Barnacle Goose; Bittern, Black Redstart; Glaucous Gull; Goosander; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Jack Snipe; Leach's Petrel; Little Auk; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; MEALY REDPOLL at Thornbury were the first for S. Glos; Mediterranean Gull; Nordic Jackdaw; Red-breasted Merganser; Ring Ouzel, Ruddy Duck; Ruddy Shelduck; Shorelark; Short-eared Owl; Siberian Chiffchaff; Velvet Scoter; Water Pipit, Waxwing.
11th
Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Common Crossbill; Glaucous Gull; Goosander; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Jack Snipe; Lesser Spotted Woodpecker; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Ruddy Shelduck; Shorelark; Short-eared Owl; Siberian Chiffchaff; Tree Sparrow; Twite; Velvet Scoter; Water Pipit; Waxwing; Yellow-legged Gull.
12th
Barnacle Goose; Bittern, Black Redstart; EGYPTIAN GOOSE at Oldbury Power Station was the first for S. Glos; Glaucous Gull; Goosander; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Jack Snipe; Leach's Petrel; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Mandarin; Mediterranean Gull; PALE-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE at Northwick Warth was the first for S. Glos; Pomarine Skua; Ruddy Shelduck; Scaup; Shorelark; Short-eared Owl; Siberian Chiffchaff; SMEW at Dyrham Park was the first for S. Glos; Velvet Scoter; Water Pipit, Yellow-legged Gull.
13th
Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Glaucous Gull; Goosander; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Mandarin; Red-breasted Merganser; Ruddy Shelduck; Shorelark; Short-eared Owl; Siberian Chiffchaff; Smew; Velvet Scoter, Water Pipit.
14th
Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Glaucous Gull; Goosander; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Jack Snipe; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Mandarin; Ruddy Duck; Ruddy Shelduck; Shorelark; Short-eared Owl; Siberian Chiffchaff; Smew; Velvet Scoter.
15th
Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Glaucous Gull; Goosander; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Mandarin; Purple Sandpiper; Red-breasted Merganser; Red Kite; Ruddy Shelduck; Shorelark; Short-eared Owl; Siberian Chiffchaff; Spoonbill; Velvet Scoter; Willow Tit; Yellow-legged Gull.
16th
Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Glaucous Gull; Goosander; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Mandarin; Purple Sandpiper; Ruddy Shelduck; Shorelark; Siberian Chiffchaff; Snow Bunting; Twite; Velvet Scoter.
17th
Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Glaucous Gull; Goosander; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Jack Snipe; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Mandarin; Red Kite, Ruddy Shelduck; Scandinavian Rock Pipit; Shorelark; Short-eared Owl; Siberian Chiffchaff; Storm Petrel; Velvet Scoter; Waxwing.
18th
Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Glaucous Gull; Goosander; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Jack Snipe; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Mandarin; Mediterranean Gull; Ruddy Shelduck; Shorelark; Siberian Chiffchaff; Velvet Scoter, Yellow-legged Gull.
19th
Barnacle Goose, Black Redstart, Glaucous Gull, Hawfinch, Iceland Gull, Jack Snipe, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Red Kite, Red-throated Diver, Ring-necked Parakeet, Ruddy Duck, Ruddy Shelduck, Shorelark, Siberian Chiffchaff, Twite, Velvet Scoter, Water Pipit.
20th
Avocet, Barnacle Goose, Black Redstart, Diver Spp, Glaucous Gull, Goosander, Hawfinch, Iceland Gull, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Mandarin, Mediterranean Gull, Red-crested Pochard, Ruddy Duck, Ruddy Shelduck, Shorelark, Short-eared Owl, Siberian Chiffchaff, Snow Bunting, Twite, Velvet Scoter, Water Pipit.
21st
Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Firecrest; Glaucous Gull; Hawfinch; Jack Snipe; Iceland Gull; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Mediterranean Gull; Ruddy Duck; Ruddy Shelduck; Shorelark; Siberian Chiffchaff; Snow Bunting; Twite; Velvet Scoter, Yellow-legged Gull.
22nd
Avocet; Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Glaucous Gull; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Jack Snipe; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Mandarin; Mediterranean Gull; Purple Sandpiper; Ruddy Duck; Ruddy Shelduck; Shorelark; Siberian Chiffchaff; Twite; Velvet Scoter; Water Pipit.
23rd
Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Firecrest; Glaucous Gull; Hawfinch; ICELAND GULL at Stoke Gifford was the first for S. Glos; Jack Snipe; Lesser Spotted Woodpecker; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Ruddy Duck; Ruddy Shelduck; Shorelark; Short-eared Owl; Siberian Chiffchaff; Tree Sparrow; Twite; Velvet Scoter; Water Pipit; Waxwing; Willow Tit; Woodlark.
24th
Barnacle Goose, Black Redstart, Firecrest, Glaucous Gull, Hawfinch, Iceland Gull, Jack Snipe, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Mediterranean Gull, Ruddy Shelduck, Shorelark, Short-eared Owl, Siberian Chiffchaff, Twite, Velvet Scoter, Waxwing, Woodlark.
25th
Barnacle Goose, Black Redstart, Cetti's Warbler, Cirl Bunting, Common Crane, Glaucous Gull, Goosander, Hawfinch, Iceland Gull, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Mandarin, Mediterranean Gull, Puffin, Ruddy Shelduck, Shorelark, Short-eared Owl, Siberian Chiffchaff, Snow Bunting, Twite, Velvet Scoter, Waxwing, Woodlark, Yellow-legged Gull.
26th
Black Redstart; Common Crane; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Leach's Petrel; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Mediterranean Gull; Pink-footed Goose; Puffin; Ruddy Shelduck; Shorelark; Short-eared Owl; Siberian Chiffchaff; Snow Bunting; Twite; Velvet Scoter; Woodlark.
27th
Avocet; Black Redstart; Common Crane; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Jack Snipe; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Pink-footed Goose; Ring-billed Gull; Ruddy Shelduck; Shorelark; Siberian Chiffchaff; Spotted Redshank, Twite; Velvet Scoter; Water Pipit; Yellow-browed Warbler.
28th
Black Redstart; Common Crane; Firecrest; Goshawk; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Jack Snipe; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Pink-footed Goose; Purple Sandpiper; RING-BILLED GULL at New Passage was the first for S. Glos; Ruddy Shelduck; Shorelark; Siberian Chiffchaff; Twite; Willow Tit, Velvet Scoter, Yellow-legged Gull.
29th
Avocet; Black Redstart; Goosander; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Long-eared Owl; Pink-footed Goose; Ruddy Shelduck; Shorelark; Twite; Water Pipit.
Also seen in February but undated were;
Black Redstart; Common Crossbill; Firecrest; Glaucous Gull; Hawfinch; Jack Snipe; Lesser Spotted Woodpecker; Long-eared Owl; Mediterranean Gull; Purple Sandpiper; Ring-necked Parakeet; Ruddy Duck; Short-eared Owl; Snow Bunting; Yellow-legged Gull.
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