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The Birds Of South Gloucestershire On This Day... MARCH
Four firsts for S. Glos have been reported in March: Taiga Bean Goose, Velvet Scoter, Mediterranean Gull and Scandinavian Rock Pipit.
1st
Black Redstart, TAIGA BEAN GOOSE at Oldbury Power Station was the first for S. Glos, Common Crane, Hawfinch, Iceland Gull, Jack Snipe, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Mediterranean Gull; Nordic Jackdaw, Pink-footed Goose, Purple Sandpiper, Ruddy Shelduck, Scaup, Shorelark, Short-eared Owl, Siberian Chiffchaff, Twite, Velvet Scoter, Water Pipit.
2nd
Black Redstart, Common Crane, Firecrest, Goosander, Hawfinch, Iceland Gull, Jack Snipe, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Mandarin, Mediterranean Gull, Pink-footed Goose, Red Kite, Ruddy Shelduck, Shorelark, Short-eared Owl, Siberian Chiffchaff, Twite, Velvet Scoter, Water Pipit, Yellow-legged Gull.
3rd
Common Crossbill, Iceland Gull, Jack Snipe, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Mandarin, Mediterranean Gull, Pink-footed Goose, Red Kite, Ruddy Duck, Ruddy Shelduck, Scandinavian Rock Pipit, Shorelark, Short-eared Owl, Siberian Chiffchaff, Snow Bunting, Twite, Velvet Scoter, Water Pipit.
4th
Black Redstart, Egyptian Goose, Hawfinch, Jack Snipe, Iceland Gull, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Pink-footed Goose, Ruddy Shelduck, Shorelark, Short-eared Owl, Siberian Chiffchaff, Velvet Scoter, Water Pipit Waxwing.
5th
Barnacle Goose, Firecrest, Hawfinch, Iceland Gull, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Mandarin, Pink-footed Goose; Ruddy Shelduck; Scandinavian Rock Pipit; Short-eared Owl, Siberian Chiffchaff; VELVET SCOTER off New Passage was the first for S. Glos; Water Pipit.
6th
Barnacle Goose, Firecrest, Goshawk, Goosander, Hawfinch, Jack Snipe, Iceland Gull, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Mandarin, Pink-footed Goose, Red Kite, Ruddy Shelduck, Scandinavian Rock Pipit, Short-eared Owl, Siberian Chiffchaff, Velvet Scoter, Water Pipit, Yellow-legged Gull.
7th
Barnacle Goose, Black Redstart, Firecrest, Hawfinch, Iceland Gull, Jack Snipe, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Mediterranean Gull, Pink-footed Goose, Ruddy Shelduck, Scandinavian Rock Pipit, Short-eared Owl, Siberian Chiffchaff, Velvet Scoter, Water Pipit, Waxwing.
8th
Barnacle Goose, Firecrest, Hawfinch, Iceland Gull, Jack Snipe, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Mediterranean Gull, Pink-footed Goose, Purple Sandpiper, Red-breasted Merganser, Ruddy Shelduck, Scandinavian Rock Pipit, Short-eared Owl, Siberian Chiffchaff, Velvet Scoter, Water Pipit.
9th
Barnacle Goose, Firecrest, Hawfinch, Hen Harrier, Jack Snipe, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Mediterranean Gull, Pink-footed Goose, Richard's Pipit, Ruddy Shelduck, Scandinavian Rock Pipit, Short-eared Owl, Siberian Chiffchaff, Velvet Scoter, Water Pipit, Waxwing, Yellow-legged Gull.
10th
Avocet, Baltic Gull, Barnacle Goose, Firecrest, Hawfinch, Jack Snipe, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Mediterranean Gull, Pink-footed Goose, Ruddy Shelduck, Scandinavian Rock Pipit, Short-eared Owl, Siberian Chiffchaff, Velvet Scoter, Water Pipit, Waxwing.
11th
Barnacle Goose, Common Crossbill, Firecrest, Hawfinch, Jack Snipe, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Purple Sandpiper, Ruddy Shelduck, Scandinavian Chiffchaff, Short-eared Owl, Siberian Chiffchaff, Velvet Scoter, Water Pipit.
12th
Barnacle Goose, Cirl Bunting, Firecrest, Jack Snipe, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Mandarin, Purple Sandpiper, Ruddy Shelduck, Short-eared Owl, Siberian Chiffchaff, Velvet Scoter, Water Pipit, Waxwing, Willow Tit.
13th
Avocet, Barnacle Goose, Firecrest, Goosander, Hawfinch, Jack Snipe, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Ruddy Shelduck, Siberian Chiffchaff, Snow Bunting, Tree Sparrow, Twite, Velvet Scoter, Water Pipit, Yellow-legged Gull.
14th
Arctic Skua, Barnacle Goose, Black Redstart, Firecrest, Garganey, Jack Snipe, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Ruddy Shelduck, Short-eared Owl, Siberian Chiffchaff, Velvet Scoter, Water Pipit.
15th
Barnacle Goose, Firecrest, Jack Snipe, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Mediterranean Gull, Purple Sandpiper, Red Kite, Red-throated Diver, Ruddy Shelduck, Siberian Chiffchaff, Velvet Scoter, Water Pipit.
16th
Barnacle Goose, Firecrest, Hawfinch, Jack Snipe, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Red Kite, Ruddy Shelduck, Short-eared Owl, Siberian Chiffchaff, Velvet Scoter, Water Pipit.
17th
Barnacle Goose, Firecrest, Iceland Gull, Lapland Bunting, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Mediterranean Gull, Red-breasted Merganser, Ruddy Shelduck, Siberian Chiffchaff, Velvet Scoter, Water Pipit.
18th
Barnacle Goose, Black Kite, Black Redstart, Cetti's Warbler, Goosander, Hawfinch, Jack Snipe, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, MEDITERRANEAN GULL at Stoke Gifford was the first for S. Glos, Purple Sandpiper, Ring Ouzel, Ruddy Shelduck, Scandinavian Rock Pipit, Siberian Chiffchaff, Velvet Scoter, Water Pipit.
19th
Barnacle Goose, Cetti's Warbler, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Mediterranean Gull, Ruddy Shelduck, Short-eared Owl, Siberian Chiffchaff, Tree Sparrow, Twite, Velvet Scoter, Water Pipit, Yellow-legged Gull.
20th
Barnacle Goose, Cetti's Warbler, Firecrest, Hawfinch, Jack Snipe, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Purple Sandpiper, Red Kite, Red-breasted Merganser, Ruddy Shelduck, Siberian Chiffchaff, Velvet Scoter, Water Pipit.
21st
Arctic Skua, Barnacle Goose, Glaucous Gull, Jack Snipe, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Mealy Redpoll, Mediterranean Gull, Pale-bellied Brent Goose, Ruddy Shelduck, Short-eared Owl, Siberian Chiffchaff, Water Pipit, Waxwing.
22nd
Barnacle Goose, Black Redstart, Cetti's Warbler, Jack Snipe, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Red Kite, Ruddy Shelduck, Siberian Chiffchaff, Water Pipit, Waxwing.
23rd
Avocet, Barnacle Goose, Black Redstart, Jack Snipe, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Red Kite, Ruddy Shelduck, Siberian Chiffchaff, Tree Sparrow, Twite, Water Pipit.
24th
Barnacle Goose, Black Redstart, Firecrest, Garganey, Jack Snipe, Lapland Bunting, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Mandarin, Ruddy Shelduck, Short-eared Owl, Siberian Chiffchaff, Snow Bunting, Yellow-legged Gull.
25th
Barnacle Goose, Black Redstart, Hawfinch, Long-eared Owl, Jack Snipe, Lapland Bunting, Long-tailed Duck, Mandarin, Ring Ouzel, Ruddy Shelduck, Short-eared Owl, Siberian Chiffchaff, Water Pipit.
26th
Arctic Skua, Barnacle Goose, Goshawk, Hawfinch, Jack Snipe, Lapland Bunting, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Red Kite, Ruddy Shelduck, Short-eared Owl, Siberian Chiffchaff, Waxwing.
27th
Barnacle Goose, Black Redstart, Cirl Bunting, Common Crossbill, Firecrest, Jack Snipe, Lapland Bunting, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Osprey, Ruddy Shelduck, Scandinavian Chiffchaff, Short-eared Owl, Siberian Chiffchaff, Twite.
28th
Arctic Skua, Barnacle Goose, Black Redstart, Hoopoe, Jack Snipe, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Mandarin, Osprey, Red Kite, Ring Ouzel, Ruddy Shelduck, Short-eared Owl, Siberian Chiffchaff.
29th
Barnacle Goose, Garganey, Hen Harrier, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Purple Sandpiper, Ruddy Shelduck, Short-eared Owl, Whooper Swan.
30th
Arctic Skua, Avocet, Barnacle Goose, Jack Snipe, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Mediterranean Gull, Purple Sandpiper, Ruddy Shelduck, Short-eared Owl.
31st
Arctic Skua, Avocet, Baltic Gull, Barnacle Goose, Cetti's Warbler, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Purple Sandpiper, Red-breasted Merganser, Red Kite, Ring Ouzel, Ruddy Shelduck, Short-eared Owl, Yellow-legged Gull.
Also seen in March but undated were;
Black Redstart, Common Crossbill, Firecrest, Greenland Wheatear, Hawfinch, Jack Snipe, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Long-eared Owl, Mandarin, Purple Sandpiper, SCANDINAVIAN ROCK PIPIT at New Passage was the first for S. Glos, Tree Sparrow.
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