Four of the five 'diver' species to have occurred in the UK have
been seen in S. Gloucestershire, Red-throated, Black-throated,
Pacific and Great Northern and all since 1960 with Red-throated
Diver appearing the most regularly. Divers of any kind are very
scarce if not rare in S. Glos and less than thirty have been
positively identified. The unidentified birds listed below make
up nearly a third of Diver occurrences.
There have been eleven unidentified Divers reported from S.
Gloucestershire;
2007: (1)
At Severn Beach a probable Red-throated Diver was seen at 09:00
on December 9th, it flew along the sea wall and over the Second
Severn Crossing.
2006: (1)
A probable Red-throated Diver flew south-west past Severn Beach
on May 11th.
2003: (3)
On May 1st one was seen twice in flight off Severn Beach; One
was reported on May 18th off Severn Beach; One was seen three
times in flight on November 14th off Severn Beach.