SHORT-EARED OWL
Asio flammeus
Gary Thoburn
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2023
LATEST: One perched and quartering the salt marsh south of Severn Beach on May 7th. EARLIEST: One was reported in flight south over the salt marsh at Severn Beach on September 10th. HIGHEST COUNT: Three, from Aust Warth from November 4th.
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Aust |
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Severn Beach |
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Oldbury-oh-Severn |
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Bird Days |
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2022
Eight bird days from four sites: Oldbury Power Station (2), Aust (3), Severn Beach (2) and New Passage/ Northwick Warth (1). LATEST: One in the New Passage/ Northwick Warth area on April 4th. EARLIEST: One was seen around Lagoon III, Oldbury Power Station on October 28th. HIGHEST COUNT: One on all dates.
2021
Twenty-five bird days were logged this year from three sites. Aust (16), Northwick Warth/ Pilning WR (8) and Oldbury Power Station (1). The best month was October (16). LATEST: One from Aust Warth on March 13th. EARLIEST: One at Cake Pill, Aust Warth on October 17th. HIGHEST COUNT: Four on Aust/ Northwick Warth on October 29th - 30th.
2020
Twenty-nine bird days this year from six sites. Aust Warth (11), Oldbury Power Station/ Oldbury on Severn (5), Severn Beach, Frampton Cotterell (1) and Marshfield (8). The best month was March (16). LATEST: One at Oldbury Power Station on April 19th. EARLIEST: One from Hoovers Lane, Frampton Cotterell on October 1st. HIGHEST COUNT: Up to three on Rushmead Farm, Marshfield on March 17th.
2019
A hundred and forty-nine (149) bird days this year from six sites; Aust Warth
(116), Northwick Warth/ Pilning WR, New
Passage area (17), Oldbury Power Station
(11), Severn Beach and Marshfield (2) and
Wick (1). The best months were January (66)
and February (63). LATEST: One from Severn
Beach on May 8th. EARLIEST: One along
Northwick Warth on October 23rd. HIGHEST
COUNT: Six from the
Severnside shore between Northwick/ Aust
Warth on January 4th.
2018
A hundred and eighty-one (181) bird days this year from four sites; Aust/ New
Passage/ Northwick/ Sever Beach (165)
Oldbury Power Station/ Shepperdine (12),
Marshfield (3) and Inglestone Common (1).
The best months were March (60) and January
(54). LATEST: One on Northwick Warth on May
31st. EARLIEST: One from
Aust Warth on October 27th.
HIGHEST COUNT: Seven from Aust Warth on
March 4th.
2017
Eighty-two bird days this year
from four sites; Aust Warth (69), Severnside
and Oldbury Power Station (6) and Marshfield
(1). The best month was April (26). LATEST:
One on Northwick Warth on May 9th.
EARLIEST: One from the A46 near
Marshfield on October 28th. HIGHEST COUNT:
Four from Aust Warth on March 15th - 22nd and April 1st
- 2nd.
2016
Seventy bird days this year from
seven sites; Oldbury Power Station (33),
Aust Warth (21), Severn Beach (9), Chipping
Sodbury (6) and singles from Cromhall/
Wickwar, Iron Acton and Filton Airfield. The
best month was April (29). LATEST: One from Aust Warth on June 5th. EARLIEST:
One at Aust Warth on
August 28th. HIGHEST COUNT: Three south of Severn Beach on
April 19th and hree over the
Lagoons, Oldbury Power Station on April
27th - 29th.
2015
Forty-six bird days this year
from six sites; Aust Warth (32), Severn
Beach (6), OPS (5) and singles from
Pilning WR, New Passage, Yate and Kingswood. The
best months were November and December (10). EARLIEST: One from Aust Warth on
September 22nd. LATEST: One on Aust
Warth on April 20th. HIGHEST COUNT: Two at
Aust in
January and November.
2014
Forty-one bird days this year
from five sites; Aust Warth (30), Severn
Beach (4), Northwick Warth (3) with OPS and
Marshfield (2). The best month was February
(14). EARLIEST: One past Oldbury Power
Station on October 16th. LATEST: One at
Oldbury Power Station on March 13th.
HIGHEST COUNT: Five from Aust Warth on February 1st.
2013
One hundred and three (103) bird days this year from three locations; Aust
Warth (90), Northwick Warth (7) and
Marshfield (6). The best month was April
(24). EARLIEST: One on Aust Warth
on October 23rd. LATEST: One on Aust Warth on May 20th. HIGHEST
COUNT: Three at Aust Warth on
January 24th, February 15th, March 23rd,
April 30th.
2012
Three hundred and fifty-four (354) bird days were logged this
year from six sites; Aust Warth (213),
Marshfield (120), Severn Beach (8), OPS (7),
Northwick Warth (5) and Littleton Warth (1).
The best month was March (95). EARLIEST: One
over Aust Warth on
September 16th. LATEST: One south of
Severn Beach on June 19th. HIGHEST COUNT: Up
to fifteen in the
Marshfield area on January 28th.
2011
One hundred and thirty-eight (138) bird days this year from
four locations; Aust Warth (97), Marshfield
(33), OPS (6) and Severn Beach (2). The best
month was November (58). EARLIEST: One at Aust Warth on August
3rd. LATEST: One at Severn Beach on May1st.
HIGHEST COUNT: At least seven from
Shirehill Lane, Marshfield on November
27th.
2010
Fifty-one bird days this year
from three locations; Aust Warth (43),
Northwick Warth (7) and Severn Beach (1).
The best month was December (20). EARLIEST:
One on
Northwick Warth/ New Passage on
October 7th. LATEST: One on Aust
Warth on March 5th. HIGHEST COUNT: Four on Aust Warth on December 26th.
2009
Eighty-two bird days this year
from five sites; Aust Warth (71), Northwick
Warth (5), OPS (3), Severn Beach (2) and
Marshfield (1). The best month was April
(27). EARLIEST: One on Northwick
Warth on September 16th. LATEST: One on Northwick Warth
on April 25th. HIGHEST COUNT: Three in February and April from Aust Warth.
2008
Two hundred and fifteen (215) bird days this year from five sites; Aust Warth (199),
OPS (9), Severn Beach (4), Marshfield (2)
and Northwick Warth (1). The best month was
December (76). EARLIEST: One from Down Track, Marshfield on
September 28th. LATEST: One at Aust Warth on June 14th.
HIGHEST COUNT: At least five at
Aust Warth on December 7th.
2007
One hundred and twenty-seven (127) bird days
this year from
five sites; Aust Warth (120), Northwick
Warth (3), Marshfield (2) and one each from
Severn Beach and OPS. The best month was
December (65). EARLIEST: One on
Northwick Warth on September 13th. LATEST:
One from Aust Warth on February
17th. HIGHEST COUNT: Five from
Aust Warth on December 9th.
2006
Forty-three bird days this
year from four sites; Aust Warth (37),
Severn Beach (4) and one each from Northwick
Warth and Yate Common. The best month was
October (12). EARLIEST: One
early October from Aust Warth. LATEST: One
at Aust Warth on May 9th. HIGHEST
COUNT: Two in November and
December at Aust Warth.
2005
Fourteen bird days this
year from five locations; Aust Warth (9),
Marshfield (2) with singles from
Northwick Warth, Severn Beach and OPS. The
best months were November and December (4) EARLIEST: One from
Northwick Warth on 30th. LATEST: One at Oldbury Power Station on March 3rd.
HIGHEST COUNT: Two in
January, November and December at Marshfield
and Aust Warth.
2004
Nine bird days this year from four sites: Aust Warth (5),
Northwick Warth (2) with single sightings
from Severn Beach and Leap Valley, Downend.
The best month was October (4). EARLIEST:
One over Leap Valley, Downend
on October 10th. LATEST: One at Aust Warth
on January 25th.
2003
Eighteen bird days this year
from four sites; Aust Warth (14), Severn
Beach (2) with singles from Northwick Warth
and OPS. The best month was May (14).
EARLIEST: One at Severn
Beach on October 16th. LATEST: Three at Aust Warth on May 17th. HIGHEST
COUNT: Three at Aust Warth on
May 17th.
2002
At least two in the Orchard
Pools area, Severn Beach between February
15th and 24th.
2001
Up to six in the
Severn Beach area between January 1st and
May 5th; Up to two
at Severn Beach from October 20th to December
28th.
2000
One at Oldbury Power Station
sometime in May; One on Northwick Warth on October 1st and 3rd;
One
at Oldbury Power Station sometime
in November; One at
Severn Beach on December 27th.
1999
One from Oldbury Power Station between February
and May 5th with two on April 28th; One at Severn Beach on October 6th; One at Severn Beach on November
21st.
1998
Seven on Lagoon I, Oldbury
Power Station sometime in November.
1997
One at at Oldbury Power
Station on February 2nd and March 8th - 9th.
1996
One from
Northwick Warth on April 22nd; One at Oldbury
Power Station on May 5th.
1995
One from New Passage on March 9th; One at
Oldbury Power Station on March 19th.
1994
On from Northwick
Warth on February 26th.
1992
One at Oldbury Power Station on January 11th;
One from New
Passage on October 17th.
1990
One at Oldbury Power Station on
March 12th; One from New Passage on April 12th; One
at New Passage on October 27th.
1989 Five at Oldbury Power
Station until February 25th; Three at Hanham
Abbots until April 20th; One near ASDA
superstore, Longwell Green.
1988
Up to five at Oldbury Power Station from November 13th to the
year end; One at Hanham Abbots on
December 26th.
1986
One at Oldbury Power Station on
February 24th.
1985
One from Oldbury Power Station
in January and February.
1984
One or two were from Aust southwards
from January to May 8th and from
October 5th to the year end.
1982
One at Shepperdine on October 9th.
1979
Singles on the coast between
Aust and Avonmouth from January to late
Spring and from October to December.
1977
Singles on the coast between
Aust and Avonmouth in February, June and
October.
1976
One in the Aust area on October 17th; One in
the Aust area on November
20th.
1975
One in the Aust area in February; One in the
Aust area in October.
1974
One at Aust on May 3rd.
1973
One in the Severn Beach area on May 11th; One
in the Severn Beach area on November 3rd.
1968
One on Stoke Moor on November
20th.
1942 One on the salt marsh below Severn Beach on October 6th.