HAWFINCH
Coccothraustes coccothraustes - Post 1941 - c.155
Gary Thoburn
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2021
One noted from Lower Woods, Wickwar on the morning of January 17th.
2020
APRIL: A male was noted around 11:15 at Lady's Wood, Wickwar (ST: 730 858) on the 8th. OCTOBER: One was seen briefly from a garden in Kingswood, Bristol before heading south-east mid-morning on the 11th; One north-east over Severn Bridge Viewpoint, Aust in the morning on the 14th. NOVEMBER: Four were noted in flight north-east past Severn Bridge Viewpoint, Aust on the 7th; One in flight east near Kingsgate Park, Yate on the 10th.
2019
OCTOBER: One was noted in flight east over
Lagoon III at Oldbury Power Station around
09:00 on the 29th.
2108
JANUARY: Up to six birds at St Anne's
Church, Oldland Common between the 1st -
31st with seven on the 11th and eight on the
26th; One, possibly two, at the east end of
Cloud Wood, Marshfield on the 7th, 10th and
22nd; One flew over the reedbed at Lagoon
II, Oldbury Power Station alighting in trees
briefly on the 11th; One was visiting
feeders in the Withymead area, Marshfield
from the 18th - 31st; One reported from
Siston Common on the 20th. FEBRUARY: Up to
five at St Anne's Church, Oldland Common
between the 1st - 27th with seven on the
19th; six on the 24th; One in the Withymead
area, Marshfield from the 1st - 19th; Six
reported from Salthouse Farm Park, Severn
Beach on the 26th. MARCH: One in the
Withymead area, Marshfield from the 3rd -
10th, 14th and 25th with two present on the
6th; One in the St. Anne's Church/
Willsbridge area on the 4th with three
present on the 6th, two on the 11th; One
south-west from Aust Cliffs then over Aust
Warth on the 10th. APRIL: One in the St.
Anne's Church/ Willsbridge area on the 8th;
Two reported from Thornbury early in the
month.
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Oldland Common |
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171 |
Marshfield |
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10 |
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Oldbury PS |
1 |
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Aust |
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Siston Common |
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Severn Beach |
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6 |
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Total Bird Days |
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220 |
2017
OCTOBER: At least one over Northwick Warth
on the 15th; One over Aust Cliffs on the
18th; Three birds were both seen and heard
in flight over Oldbury Power Station during
a migration watch on the 24th; Two were
noted in bushes at the south end of Lagoon
II, Oldbury Power Station before moving
towards The Orchard on the 26th; One from
Kingsgate Park, Yate on the 30th. NOVEMBER:
Two were seen in flight over Cribbs Causeway
at 07:00 on the 2nd; At least four birds
were present at Lower Woods, Wickwar on the
5th with an additional bird noted at Oldbury
Power Station; A juvenile/ female was seen
in trees at at the south-west end of Lagoon
III, at Oldbury Power Station on the 16th-
17th; Two birds in trees at the Horton end
of Chipping Sodbury Common at 14:30 on the
19th; Two around Lagoon II at Oldbury Power
Station on the 28th; One, probably this
species, heard calling in trees in front of
the house, within the one way system at
Tortworth Court on the 30th. DECEMBER: One
in treetops at the south-west end of Lagoon
III on the 5th - 7th and 9th; Two at the
east end of Cloud Wood, Marshfield on the
12th with one reported there on the 15th;
Three were present and flying around the
churchyard at St Anne's Church, Oldland on
the 13th - 15th with four on the 16th, one
on the 18th, at least three on the 24th, at
least two on the 28th; five present on the
30th, at least three birds possibly five on
the 31st; One reported from Hanham Court,
Hanham on the 16th and 28th.
2015
Three birds were flushed from bushes around
Orchard Pools, Severn Beach at 09:30 on
November 4th before heading south; A wholly
unconfirmed report of two in flight over
Pilning Wetland on November 9th; One,
probably this species, was seen in flight to
the south-west of Lagoon III at Oldbury
Power Station on November 12th and
subsequently south-west along the shoreline.
2014
One in flight over Quarry Road, Chipping
Sodbury at 15:30 on November 17th.
2013
One heard well but seen briefly at Monks
Pools, Winterbourne (ST: 638 810) on January
1st; One briefly at Pixtons Green south east
of Marshfield on January 13th around ST: 794
713; A female at Kingsgate Park, Yate on
February 24th - 27th. The same or another at
the same site on March 17th; One flew from
trees at the entrance to Oldbury Power
Station towards the estuary at 13:00 on July
31st; One in flight over the orchard at
Oldbury Power Station at 11:45 on December
1st.
2012
At least one at 09:00 in a massive visible
migration past New Passage and Aust Cliffs
on October 25th; One in flight north-east
past Oldbury Power Station on October 26th
with a second there on October 27th; Two in
flight then sat in trees on November 18th
near Lyegrove Farm, north of the B4040
between Old Sodbury and Badminton then flew
off west.
2011
One on March 20th at Kingsgate Park, Yate at
08:30; On November 11th, one flying high to
the north-east at Oldbury Power Station; On
December 18th at 10:00, a large finch with a
white stripe through the wing and probably
this species with Chaffinch flock between
Latteridge and Earthcott Green.
2010
One in flight north-east past New Passage on
October 11th with a further individual there
on October 12th; One flying high to the
north-east at Oldbury Power Station on
November 11th.
2009
One at 15:20 near Hawkesbury Upton in trees
on west side of the Cotswold Way around ST:
773 871 on January 7th; One on Ringswell
Common, Doncombe Valley, Marshfield on
January 15th; One probably this species flew
over Ringswell Common, Doncombe Valley on
January 18th; Five at Bodkin Hazel Wood,
Petty France on January 25th where they
appeared to fly in from the Hawkesbury Upton
direction then flew south-east towards
Badminton; A male in trees at the bottom
corner of Manorbrook School Field and
Streamside Walk, Thornbury (ST: 643 910) on
February 17th & 19th. St. Anne's Churchyard,
California Road, Longwell Green: One was
seen on January 28th with three present on
January 29th and nine on January 30th -
31st; Five were present on February 1st with
one wandering to Willsbridge Mill car park
on Longbeach Road; Three present on February
2nd - 3rd & 10th with at least five on
February 5th, seven on February 9th, 16th -
17th, six on February 11th & 15th; two on
February 14th; At least six were still
present on February 23rd & 25th; Four
showing on February 27th; Possibly as many
as six were heard calling on March 7th with
at least three seen on March 13th; Two were
present on March 18th, 20th & 25th; At least
one was noted late afternoon on April 1st.
Kingsgate Park, Yate: Four were seen on
February 12th with one still present on
February 13th, 18th and 25th, two on
February 19th & 20th; up to four were noted
on February 14th; Three on February 26th;
Two were seen at lunchtime on March 6th with
four at the same time on March 11th; Two
were present early morning on March 16th.
2008
Two, a male and female at Ringswell Common,
Marshfield 300 metres east of Marshfield ST
Works at 11:15 on November 26th; One at
Thornbury in the Streamside Walk/ Hyde
Avenue area on November 30th; A male at
Marshfield on Ringswell Common on December
1st - 4th; One at ST: 784 713 near Motcombe
Farm, Two on Ringswell Common, Marshfield in
the Doncombe Valley on December 8th with one
still on December 10th; One in Kingsgate
Park at Yate in trees behind the lake on
December 11th - 13th.
2007
One was noted at Hawkesbury Upton on January
9th.
2006
On January 31st three from Brimsham Park in
Yate at 13:15. (ST: 714 842) Generally there
were on average six to nine birds present,
but on February 7th there were twelve
reported. Present from January 31st until at
least March 11th when five were seen at
09:00; An adult male (possibly two) at
Willsbridge Mill on at least March 26th.
20th.
2005
Two, a pair, on November 12th in a garden at
North Common, Warmley; On December 18th one
at Brimsham Park in Yate. At approximately
12:15 the bird was near the lake at the edge
of the houses associating with Greenfinch
and Goldfinch, as well as Blue Tit. After
alighting at the top of a medium height tree
it stayed for 20 - 25 minutes allowing clear
close views it didn't seem to be alarmed by
a close approach. Eventually it left to fly
past the lake and on towards the east. (ST:
714 839). It was seen again on December.
1997
Two on November 1st at Oldbury Power
Station.
1991
Two flying north-east past New Passage on
June 1st.
1979
Up to four birds from Inglestone Common
sometime between January 6th and July 28th.
1978
Reports of up to eight birds at Inglestone
Common from January 1st up to April 24th and
from July 6th onwards.
1975
Reference is made to one or more birds seen
at Hallen sometime this year.
1972
Reports of up to six birds from Inglestone
Common sometime this year.
1957
One in flight at Frenchay on April 6th.
1954
Two presumed winter adults on November 28th
at Tortworth.
1952
On June 1st a presumed adult from Dodington
Park. 1950 On March 18th a presumed adult at
Old Sodbury.
1941
On May 18th one was reported in the grounds
at Tortworth Court where, with, an abundance
of suitable nesting sites the bird is
possibly a regular breeder. Recorded
historically as common at Tortworth (cf.
Witchell and Strugnell, The Fauna and Flora
of Gloucestershire, 1892; p. 65).
1940 - 1875
No records were found between these years!
1874
Bristol Naturalists Society New Series
Volume 1: 1874 -75 - 76: Listed as abundant
and remaining until late spring. Breeding in
the Almondsbury area where nests and eggs
were collected.