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The Birds Of South Gloucestershire          On This Day... JUNE

 

Six firsts  for S. Glos have been reported in June: Arctic Skua, Pallas's Sandgrouse, Black-headed Bunting, White-spotted Bluethroat, Kumlien's Gull and Marsh Warbler.

 

1st

ARCTIC SKUA at Littleton on Severn was the first for S. Glos; Avocet; Black Redstart; Goshawk; Grasshopper Warbler; Hawfinch; Little Tern; Mandarin; Mediterranean Gull; Quail; Wood Warbler.

 

2nd

Arctic Skua; Golden Oriole; Goshawk; Grasshopper Warbler; Quail; Red Kite, Ruddy Shelduck; Turtle Dove; Wood Warbler.

 

3rd

Goshawk; Grasshopper Warbler; Nightjar; PALLAS'S SANDGROUSE at Hambrook was the first for S. Glos; Pomarine Skua; Quail; Red Kite; Wood Warbler.

 

4th

Garganey; Goshawk; Mandarin; Mediterranean Gull; Osprey; Quail; Tree Sparrow; Wood Warbler.

 

5th

Alpine Swift; Goshawk; Hoopoe; Quail; Red Kite; Wood Warbler.

 

6th

Goshawk; Mediterranean Gull; Pomarine Skua; Red Kite, Wood Warbler.

 

7th

BLACK-HEADED BUNTING at Yate was the first for S. Glos; Goshawk; Mediterranean Gull; Red Kite,  Wood Warbler.

 

8th

Arctic Skua; Barnacle Goose; Goshawk; Mandarin; Quail; Turtle Dove; Wood Warbler.

 

9th

Arctic Skua; Barnacle Goose; Goshawk; Quail; Red Kite, Storm Petrel; Tree Sparrow; Wood Warbler; Yellow-legged Gull.

 

10th

Arctic Skua; Garganey; Goshawk; Grasshopper Warbler; Greenland Wheatear; Quail; Red Kite; Storm Petrel; Wood Warbler.

 

11th

Golden Oriole; Goshawk; Grasshopper Warbler; Mandarin; Montagu's Harrier; Quail, Red Kite; Red-backed Shrike; Turtle Dove; Wood Warbler, Yellow-legged Gull.

 

12th

Franklin's Gull; Golden Oriole; Goshawk; Little Tern; Mandarin; Quail; Short-eared Owl; Wood Warbler.

 

13th

Arctic Skua; Golden Oriole; Goshawk; Hoopoe; Quail; Red Kite; Turtle Dove; Wood Warbler.

 

14th

Arctic Skua; Golden Oriole; Goshawk; Hoopoe; Little Tern; Quail; Red Kite; Short-eared Owl; Ruddy Duck; Wood Warbler.

 

15th

Golden Oriole; Goshawk; Grasshopper Warbler; Quail; Red Kite; Turtle Dove; Wood Warbler.

 

16th

Golden Oriole; Goshawk; Grasshopper Warbler; Mandarin; Nightingale; Quail; Red-backed Shrike; Red Kite; Wood Warbler.

 

17th

Arctic Skua; Golden Oriole; Goshawk; Lesser Spotted Woodpecker; Little Tern; Mediterranean Gull; Quail; Red Kite; Wood Warbler.

 

18th

Cetti's Warbler; Golden Oriole; Goshawk; Little Tern; Quail; Storm Petrel; Turtle Dove; Wood Warbler.

 

19th

Golden Oriole; Goshawk; Mandarin; Mediterranean Gull; Quail; WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT at Staple Hill, Bristol was the first for S. Glos: Wood Warbler.

 

20th

Golden Oriole; Goshawk; Lesser Spotted Woodpecker; Montagu's Harrier; Quail; Wood Warbler; Wryneck.

 

21st

Arctic Skua; Corncrake; Golden Oriole; Goshawk; Montagu's Harrier; Quail; Storm Petrel; Wood Warbler.

 

22nd

Arctic Skua; Golden Oriole; Goshawk; Grasshopper Warbler; Montagu's Harrier; Quail; Skua Spp; Storm Petrel; Wood Warbler.

 

23rd

Arctic Skua; Golden Oriole; Goshawk; Grasshopper Warbler; Quail; Storm Petrel; Wood Warbler; Yellow-legged Gull.

 

24th

Golden Oriole; Goshawk; Grasshopper Warbler; Quail; Storm Petrel; Wood Warbler.

 

25th

Arctic Skua; Cetti's Warbler; Golden Oriole; Goshawk; Quail; Wood Warbler.

 

26th

Golden Oriole; Goshawk; Grasshopper Warbler, Quail; Turtle Dove; Willow Tit, Wood Warbler.

 

27th

Golden Oriole; Goshawk; Grasshopper Warbler; Mediterranean Gull, Quail; Wood Warbler.

 

28th

Golden Oriole; Goshawk; Grasshopper Warbler; Quail; Storm Petrel; Turtle Dove; Wood Warbler.

 

29th

Arctic Skua; Golden Oriole; Goshawk; Mediterranean Gull, Quail; Red Kite; Wood Warbler.

 

30th

Golden Oriole; Goshawk; Iceland Gull; KUMLIEN'S GULL at Oldbury Power Station was the first for S. Glos; Mandarin; Mediterranean Gull; Quail; Red Kite; Wood Warbler; Yellow-legged Gull.

 

Also seen in June but undated were;

Corncrake; Grasshopper Warbler; Hawfinch; Lesser Spotted Woodpecker; MARSH WARBLER at Patchway was the first for S. Glos; Quail; Red-backed Shrike; Ring-necked Parakeet; Short-eared Owl; Tree Sparrow; Yellow-legged Gull.

 

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