2024 |
EARLIEST:
One over Tormarton Village on January 1st. LATEST:
. HIGHEST COUNT:
Twenty-five in the Shirehill Bridge area, Marshfield on
January 28th.
Red Kite |
J |
F |
M |
A |
M |
J |
J |
A |
S |
O |
N |
D |
Total |
Bird Days |
76 |
61 |
41 |
33 |
56 |
82 |
19 |
23 |
15 |
|
|
|
≥
406 |
|
2023 |
At least six hundred (600) bird days were
recorded this year. Seen in all months the
best were June (78), November (76), May (74)
and December (66).
EARLIEST:
Two in the Shire Valley, Marshfield on January 1st. LATEST:
Two over Cann Brake Wood, North Common on
December 29th. HIGHEST COUNT:
At least twenty-five (25) in the
Shire Valley, Marshfield on two occasions in December.
|
2022 |
Four hundred and six
bird days! The best
months June (62), July (78) and
October (55).
EARLIEST:
One over West Littleton Down, West Littleton
on January 7th. LATEST: Singles at Tortworth
and Oldland Common on December
17th. HIGHEST COUNT:
Twelve near Hawkesbury Upton on December
20th.
|
2021 |
One hundred and thirty-four bird days with birds in all
months except January! The best months
March (26), April (24) and June (34).
EARLIEST:
One from Riding Barn Hill, Wick on February
7th. LATEST: One over Littleton Warth on
December 20th. HIGHEST COUNT: Six over a
working tractor north of Bagstone in the
Stidcote Lane area on June 30th.
|
2020 |
Two-hundred and eleven bird
days with birds
in all months except February and August.
The best months May (85), April (41),
March (35), June (25) and July (12).
EARLIEST:
Two from the Oldbury Power Station environs
during January. LATEST: One on Chipping
Sodbury Common on December 5th. HIGHEST
COUNT: Five/ six up river
past Severn Beach on March 22nd.
|
2019 |
Eighty-seven bird days. The best months July (16), May
and June (12) with birds in all months
except January. EARLIEST: One in the Shire Valley,
Marshfield on February 12th. LATEST: One
from Marshfield on December 21st. HIGHEST
COUNT: Four in the Shire Valley, Marshfield
on July 31st.
|
2018 |
A hundred and thirteen bird days. The best months
May (36) and June (25). Birds in
all months except December. EARLIEST: One
over the ring road at the junction of
the A4174/ A420 Kingswood late morning on
January 5th. LATEST: One near Severn Beach
early afternoon on October 27th. HIGHEST
COUNT: Five drifted low north-east over
Pilning Wetlands, New Passage on May 26th.
|
2017 |
Eighty-one bird days. The best month June (23). Birds in all months except November and
December. EARLIEST: One over
fields from Down Road, Marshfield on January
1st. LATEST: One over Aust Warth on
October 20th. HIGHEST COUNT: At least six
over a cut field at Orange End,
Inglestone Common at ST: 760 877 on June
26th.
|
2016 |
Seventy bird days. The best month May (18). Birds in all months except January. EARLIEST:
One near the M4 at Pucklechurch on
February 2nd. LATEST: One over
Tortworth School, Tortworth around 12:45 on
December 23rd. HIGHEST COUNT: Three over Chipping Sodbury Common
at 12:30 on July 23rd.
|
2015 |
Eighty-one bird days. The best month
June (28). EARLIEST:
One north over Old Sodbury
on February 5th. LATEST: One over Downend Sport Centre, Downend
at 10:00 on December 29th. HIGHEST COUNT:
Four in the Frome Valley area at
Chipping Sodbury around 14:15 on July 1st.
|
2014 |
Forty-eight bird days. The best month May
(15). EARLIEST:
One in the Shire Valley,
Marshfield on February 16th. LATEST: One over Goldcrest Way, Severn
Beach around 12:30 on December 12th. HIGHEST
COUNT: Six/ seven over a field being
harvested at Lower Hamswell on
May 21st.
|
2013 |
Fifty-nine bird days. The best month May
(14). EARLIEST:
One over
Northwick Warth at 11:20 on February 9th.
LATEST: One east over Hallen
at 14:25 on December 19th.
HIGHEST COUNT: Four north over
Frampton Cotterell at 14:00 on July 7th.
|
2012 |
Thirty-two bird days. The best months March and May
(12). EARLIEST: One north from Down Road, Marshfield on March
14th. LATEST: One south-west from New Passage at 13:00 on
October 30th. HIGHEST COUNT: Two in
March and May.
|
2011 |
Sixteen bird days. The best month April (4). EARLIEST: One
in the Shire Hill area, Marshfield sometime around mid of
February. LATEST: An adult at New
Passage on September 29th.
|
2010 |
Twenty-eight bird days. The best months March (6), April (6)
and May (6). EARLIEST: One over Shepperdine on January 11th.
LATEST: One south over
farmland just north of Thornbury Castle
around 12:45 on December 25th. HIGHEST
COUNT: Four high over Overscourt
Plantation, Siston on April 10th.
|
2009 |
Thirteen bird days. The best month May
(5). EARLIEST: An adult
north over Rushmead Farm,
Marshfield and one at Cadbury Heath
on March 15th. LATEST: One
north-west over Middledown Road, Marshfield
on October 12th.
|
2008 |
Sixteen bird days. The best month June
(7). EARLIEST: One south around 12:45 just south
of Severn Beach over the Terra Nitrogen
Works on April 17th. LATEST/ HIGHEST COUNT: Two at Hawkesbury
Upton on October 14th.
|
2007 |
Seventeen bird days. The best month April
(7). EARLIEST: One just north of Thornbury
around mid-day on January 1st. LATEST: One
east over Iron Acton on
October 6th.
|
2006 |
Six bird days. The best month June (3). EARLIEST: A juvenile/
immature north over
Frampton Cotterell on
February 19th. LATEST: One over the
Boyd Valley, Wick on September 10th.
|
2005 |
Five bird days. The best month May (3). EARLIEST: A adult
east over Severn Beach on
March 20th. LATEST: An adult over the junction of A46/ A420 at
Cold Ashton on June 5th.
|
2004 |
One over the M4/ M5
interchange at Almondsbury on April 29th.
|
2003 |
One at Hinton Hill
near Dyrham Park (ST: 745 766) on May 10th
|
2002 |
One east at Stoke
Gifford on March 28th.
|
2001 |
An adult south-west near Shirehill
Farm, Marshfield on June 3rd.
|
2000 |
One over Eastwood
Park near Tortworth on August 28th.
|
1999 |
One north-east at Easter Compton
on July 30th.
|
1997 |
One
south-east at Tortworth on February 2nd.
|
1996 |
One at Frampton
Cotterell on April 27th.
|
1994 |
One east over the
airfield at Filton on March 2nd; One at
Downend on May 1st.
|
1988 |
One at
Hanham Mills on March 26th.
|
1985 |
One over Elberton Wood on
April 20th.
|
1957 |
One flying south-west approximately 300 feet
up near Tockington on March 3rd.
Salient features noted were the large size,
forked tail and wings longer and less
rounded than in Buzzard with characteristic
light patches on undersides. |