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

 

Eleven firsts for S. Glos have been reported in October: Dartford Warbler, Short-eared Owl, Red-necked Phalarope, Yellow-browed Warbler, Glossy Ibis, Long-billed Dowitcher, Greenland White-fronted Goose, Black-necked Grebe, Pied Wheatear, Black Guillemot and Puffin.

 

1st

Hawfinch, Hen Harrier, Leach's Petrel, Mandarin, Mediterranean Gull, Quail, Red-breasted Merganser, Scaup, Short-eared Owl, Water Pipit.

 

2nd

Garganey, Greenland Wheatear, Hen Harrier, Jack Snipe, Mandarin, Mediterranean Gull, Ring-billed Gull, Scaup, Spoonbill, Spotted Redshank, Turtle Dove.

 

3rd

Barnacle Goose, Greenland Wheatear, Hen Harrier, Lapland Bunting, Mediterranean Gull, Scaup, Short-eared Owl, Spoonbill, Yellow-legged Gull.

 

4th

Little Auk, Long-tailed Skua, Mediterranean Gull, Quail, Red-breasted Merganser, Scaup, Short-eared Owl, Snow Bunting, Twite.

 

5th

DARTFORD WARBLER at Northwick Warth was the first for S. Glos, Jack Snipe, Mediterranean Gull, Scaup, Shag, Short-eared Owl, Spoonbill.

 

6th

Dartford Warbler, Mandarin, Mediterranean Gull, Pomarine Skua, Red Kite, Scandinavian Rock Pipit, Scaup, SHORT-EARED OWL on the salt marsh below Severn Beach was the first for S. Glos, Snow Bunting.

 

7th

Arctic Skua, Dartford Warbler, Greenland Wheatear, Grey Phalarope, Jack Snipe, Leach's Petrel, Mediterranean Gull, Scaup, Short-eared Owl, Snow Bunting.

 

8th

Arctic Skua, Dartford Warbler, Grey Phalarope, Jack Snipe, Leach's Petrel, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Little Tern, Mandarin, Mediterranean Gull, Pomarine Skua, Red-breasted Merganser, RED-NECKED PHALAROPE at Severn Beach was the first for S. Glos, Roseate Tern, Short-eared Owl, Snow Bunting, Yellow-legged Gull.

 

9th

Dartford Warbler, Jack Snipe, Iceland Gull, Leach's Petrel, Mediterranean Gull, Pomarine Skua, Sabine's Gull, Short-eared Owl, Snow Bunting, Yellow-legged Gull.

 

10th

Cetti's Warbler, Dartford Warbler, Harrier Spp, Jack Snipe, Little Tern, Mandarin, Mediterranean Gull, Ring-necked Parakeet, Ring Ouzel, Sabine's Gull, Shag, Short-eared Owl, Snow Bunting, Tree Sparrow.

 

11th

Barnacle Goose, Crossbill, Dartford Warbler, Goosander, Hawfinch, Long-tailed Duck, Mediterranean Gull, Ring Ouzel, Scaup, Short-eared Owl, Snow Bunting.

 

12th

Common Crossbill, Dartford Warbler, Greenland Wheatear, Hawfinch, Long-eared Owl, Marsh Harrier, Mediterranean Gull, Red Kite, Ring-billed Gull, Short-eared Owl, Snow Bunting, Tree Sparrow, YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER at Old Passage was the first for S. Glos.

 

13th

Black Redstart, Cetti's Warbler, Dartford Warbler, Hen Harrier, Jack Snipe, Lapland Bunting, Long-eared Owl, Mandarin, Mediterranean Gull, Short-eared Owl, Snow Bunting, Yellow-legged Gull.

 

14th

Avocet, Cetti's Warbler, GLOSSY IBIS at Severn Beach was the first for S. Glos, Goosander, Jack Snipe, Lapland Bunting, Long-eared Owl, Mediterranean Gull, Purple Sandpiper, Red Kite, Short-eared Owl, Spoonbill, Woodlark, Yellow-legged Gull.

 

15th

Arctic Skua, Cetti's Warbler, Corncrake, Jack Snipe, Long-eared Owl, Mediterranean Gull, Richard's Pipit, Ring Ouzel, Short-eared Owl, Spoonbill, Woodlark.

 

16th

Arctic Skua, Avocet, Cetti's Warbler, Firecrest, Lapland Bunting, Leach's Petrel, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Little Tern, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER at Aust was the first for S. Glos, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Mediterranean Gull, Montagu's Harrier, Osprey, Pomarine Skua, Shag, Short-eared Owl, Spoonbill, Storm Petrel, Whooper Swan.

 

17th

Avocet, Cetti's Warbler, Goosander, GREENLAND WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE at Littleton-on-Severn was the first for S. Glos, Grey Phalarope, Leach's Petrel, Long-tailed Duck, Mandarin, Mediterranean Gull, Pomarine Skua, Short-eared Owl, Snow Bunting, Storm Petrel.

 

18th

Arctic Skua, Black Redstart, Cetti's Warbler, Firecrest, Goshawk, Grey Phalarope, Hen Harrier, Jack Snipe, Leach's Petrel, Long-tailed Duck, Mediterranean Gull, Pomarine Skua, Short-eared Owl, Snow Bunting, Storm Petrel, Yellow-legged Gull.

 

19th

Arctic Skua, Barnacle Goose, Black Redstart, Goosander, Grey Phalarope, Jack Snipe, Long-tailed Duck, Mediterranean Gull, Scaup, Short-eared Owl, Snow Bunting, Storm Petrel.

 

20th

Black Redstart, Hen Harrier, Lapland Bunting, Long-tailed Duck, Mandarin, Mediterranean Gull, Red-breasted Merganser, Scaup, Short-eared Owl, Snow Bunting, Water Pipit.

 

21st

Black Redstart, Cetti's Warbler, Grey Phalarope, Hooded Crow, Jack Snipe, Leach's Petrel, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Mandarin, Mediterranean Gull, Purple Sandpiper, Quail, Scaup, Short-eared Owl, Tree Sparrow.

 

22nd

Black Redstart, Cetti's Warbler, Garganey, Grey Phalarope, Hen Harrier, Jack Snipe, Leach's Petrel, Little Auk, Long-tailed Duck, Mediterranean Gull, Red-breasted Merganser, Richard's Pipit, Scaup, Short-eared Owl, Snow Bunting, Tree Sparrow.

 

23rd

Black Redstart, Common Crossbill, Garganey, Grey Phalarope, Long-tailed Duck, Mandarin, Mediterranean Gull, Purple Sandpiper, Ring Ouzel, Scaup, Short-eared Owl, Snow Bunting, Willow Tit.

 

24th

BLACK-NECKED GREBE off New Passage was the first for S. Glos, Black Redstart, Cetti's Warbler, Grey Phalarope, Jack Snipe, Long-tailed Duck, Mandarin, Mediterranean Gull, Scaup, Short-eared Owl, Snow Bunting, Tree Sparrow.

 

25th

Arctic Skua, Black Redstart, Grey Phalarope, Jack Snipe, Little Auk, Long-tailed Duck, Mediterranean Gull, PIED WHEATEAR at Oldbury-on-Severn was a first for S. Glos, Pomarine Skua, Sabine's Gull, Scaup, Short-eared Owl, Tree Sparrow.

 

26th

Black Redstart, Garganey, Grey Phalarope, Leach's Petrel, Long-tailed Duck, Mediterranean Gull, Pied Wheatear, Quail, Red-breasted Merganser, Scandinavian Rock Pipit, Scaup, Short-eared Owl.

 

27th

BLACK GUILLEMOT off Severn Beach was the first for S. Glos, Black Redstart, Cetti's Warbler, Firecrest, Grey Phalarope, Lapland Bunting, Leach's Petrel, Long-tailed Duck, Mandarin, Mediterranean Gull, Osprey, Pied Wheatear, Purple Sandpiper, Scaup, Shag, Short-eared Owl, Storm Petrel, Twite.

 

28th

Black Redstart, Goosander, Grey Phalarope, Jack Snipe, Leach's Petrel, Little Auk, Little Tern, Long-tailed Duck, Mandarin, Mediterranean Gull,  Pied Wheatear, Ruddy Duck, Scaup, Short-eared Owl, Spoonbill. Twite.

 

29th

Arctic Skua, Black Redstart, Jack Snipe, Leach's Petrel, Long-tailed Duck, Mandarin, Mediterranean Gull, Purple Sandpiper, Scaup, Shag, Short-eared Owl, Skua Spp, Storm Petrel, Whooper Swan, Woodlark.

 

30th

Arctic Skua, Black Redstart, Common Crossbill, Corncrake, Diver Spp, Long-tailed Duck, Mediterranean Gull, Purple Sandpiper, Red-breasted Merganser, Scaup, Short-eared Owl, Skua Spp, Storm Petrel, Tree Sparrow, Twite, Water Pipit, Whooper Swan.

 

31st

Black Redstart, Cetti's Warbler, Dartford Warbler, Grey Phalarope, Jack Snipe, Long-tailed Duck, Mandarin, Mediterranean Gull, Purple Sandpiper, Red-breasted Merganser, Scaup, Short-eared Owl, Storm Petrel.

 

Also seen in October but undated were;

Black Redstart, Common Crossbill, Hawfinch, Jack Snipe, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Little Auk, Mandarin, Mediterranean Gull, PUFFIN at Filton was the first for S. Glos, Purple Sandpiper, Ring-necked Parakeet, Short-eared Owl, Snow Bunting, Spotted Crake, Tree Sparrow, Twite, Willow Tit, Yellow-legged Gull.

 

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