TBOSG     On This Day In... April

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Eight firsts for S. Glos have been seen in April; Ring-necked Duck, Bearded Tit, Alpine Swift, Spoonbill, Cattle Egret, Cetti's Warbler, Slavonian Grebe and Temminck's Stint.

Arctic Skua, Avocet, Barnacle Goose, Cetti's Warbler, Dartford Warbler, Garganey, Hawfinch, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Purple Sandpiper, Red-breasted Merganser, Ruddy Shelduck, Short-eared Owl, Water Pipit.

2nd:

Arctic Skua, Avocet, Barnacle Goose, Black Redstart, Cetti's Warbler, Cirl Bunting, Grasshopper Warbler, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Mandarin, Osprey, Ring Ouzel, RING-NECKED DUCK at New Passage was the first for S. Glos, Ruddy Shelduck, Scandinavian Chiffchaff, Scaup.

3rd:

Avocet, Barnacle Goose, Black Redstart, Cetti's Warbler, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Ring Ouzel, Ruddy Shelduck, Short-eared Owl, Woodlark.

4th:

Arctic Skua, Avocet, Black-necked Grebe, Black Redstart, Hooded Crow, Hoopoe, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Mediterranean Gull, Pomarine Skua, Red-crested Pochard, Ruddy Shelduck, Short-eared Owl.

5th:

Arctic Skua, Avocet, BEARDED TIT at Littleton Brick Pits was the first for S. Glos, Black Redstart, Cetti's Warbler, Garganey, Hoopoe, Jack Snipe, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Mandarin, Marsh Harrier, Pomarine Skua, Ring Ouzel, Ruddy Shelduck, Short-eared Owl, Skua Spp, Water Pipit.

6th:

Avocet, Common Crossbill, Garganey, Great Grey Shrike, Hawfinch, Hoopoe, Jack Snipe, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Mandarin, Osprey, Purple Sandpiper, Red Kite, Ring Ouzel, Short-eared Owl, Tree Sparrow.

7th:

Arctic Skua, Firecrest, Garganey, Hooded Crow, Hoopoe, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Mediterranean Gull, Slavonian Grebe.

8th:

Arctic Skua, Garganey, Hoopoe, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Pale-bellied Brent Goose, Short-eared Owl, Tree Sparrow, Twite, Water Pipit.

9th:

Arctic Skua, Crossbill, Garganey, Goshawk, Hoopoe, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Mandarin, Purple Sandpiper, Ring Ouzel, Shag, Water Pipit.

10th:

Arctic Skua, Black Redstart, Franklin's Gull, Garganey, Goshawk, Hoopoe, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Osprey, Purple Sandpiper, Red Kite, Ring Ouzel, Short-eared Owl, Turtle Dove, Water Pipit.

11th:

Arctic Skua, ALPINE SWIFT at Aust Cliff was the first record for S. Glos, Black Redstart, Corncrake, Franklin's Gull, Garganey, Grasshopper Warbler, Marsh Harrier, Hoopoe, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Purple Sandpiper, Red Kite, Ring Ouzel, Short-eared Owl, Water Pipit.

12th:

Arctic Skua, Barnacle Goose, Black Redstart, Garganey, Hoopoe, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Purple Sandpiper, Ring Ouzel, Short-eared Owl, Spoonbill, Tree Sparrow.

13th:

Arctic Skua, Garganey, Goosander, Goshawk, Grasshopper Warbler, Hooded Crow, Hoopoe, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Marsh Harrier, Mealy Redpoll, Mediterranean Gull, Osprey, Purple Sandpiper, Red-breasted Merganser, Ring-necked Duck, Ring Ouzel, Short-eared Owl, Tree Sparrow.

14th:

Arctic Skua, Barnacle Goose, Cetti's Warbler, Garganey, Hoopoe, Jack Snipe, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Mandarin, Marsh Harrier, Purple Sandpiper, Red-breasted Merganser, Red Kite, Ring-necked Duck, Ring Ouzel, Waxwing, Wood Warbler.

15th:

Arctic Skua, Avocet, Garganey, Grasshopper Warbler, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Marsh Harrier, Mediterranean Gull, Pomarine Skua, Purple Sandpiper, Red-breasted Merganser, Ring-necked Duck, Ring Ouzel, Ruddy Shelduck, Short-eared Owl.

16th:

Arctic Skua, Garganey, Grasshopper Warbler, Little Tern, Long-tailed Duck, Mandarin, Marsh Harrier, Purple Sandpiper, Ring-necked Duck, Ring-necked Parakeet, Ring Ouzel, Short-eared Owl.

17th:

Arctic Skua, Avocet, Black Redstart, Cetti's Warbler, Garganey, Grasshopper Warbler, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Long-tailed Duck, Mediterranean Gull, Purple Sandpiper, Red Kite, Ring-necked Duck, Ring Ouzel.

18th:

Arctic Skua, Garganey, Goshawk, Grasshopper Warbler, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Little Tern, Long-tailed Duck, Mandarin, Osprey, Purple Sandpiper, Ring-necked Duck, Ring Ouzel, Ruddy Shelduck, SPOONBILL at Severn Beach was the first for S. Glos, Wood Warbler.

19th:

Arctic Skua, Blue-headed Wagtail, Garganey, Hen Harrier, Long-tailed Duck, Mediterranean Gull, Osprey, Pomarine Skua, Ring-necked Duck, Ruddy Shelduck, Scaup, Short-eared Owl, Wood Warbler.

20th:

Arctic Skua, Blue-headed Wagtail, Garganey, Goosander, Grasshopper Warbler, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Little Tern, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Red Kite, Ring Ouzel, Ring-necked Duck, Ruddy Shelduck, Short-eared Owl, Stone Curlew, Wood Warbler.

21st:

Arctic Skua, Black Redstart; Garganey, Grasshopper Warbler, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Mandarin, Marsh Harrier, Ring Ouzel, Ring-necked Duck, Ruddy Shelduck, Willow Tit, Wood Warbler.

22nd:

Arctic Skua, Cetti's Warbler, Garganey, Goosander, Grasshopper Warbler, Greenland Wheatear, Hen Harrier, Hoopoe, Leach's Petrel, Little Tern, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Mandarin, Marsh Harrier, Nightingale, Pomarine Skua, Red Kite, Red-rumped Swallow, Ring-necked Duck, Ruddy Shelduck, Short-eared Owl, Storm Petrel, Tree Sparrow, Turtle Dove, Wood Warbler, Woodchat Shrike.

23rd:

Arctic Skua, Blue-headed Wagtail, Egyptian Goose, Garganey, Grasshopper Warbler, Little Tern, Long-tailed Duck, Marsh Harrier, Osprey, Pomarine Skua, Red Kite, Ring-necked Duck, Ring Ouzel, Ruddy Duck, Ruddy Shelduck, Short-eared Owl, Spoonbill, Turtle Dove, Wood Warbler, Wryneck.

24th:

Arctic Skua, CATTLE EGRET at Littleton Brick Pits was the first for S. Glos, CETTI'S WARBLER at Littleton Brick Pits was the first for S. Glos, Garganey, Grasshopper Warbler, Hawfinch, Hooded Crow, Little Tern, Long-tailed Duck, Mealy Redpoll, Ring-necked Duck, Ring Ouzel, Ruddy Shelduck, Skua Spp, Turtle Dove, Wood Warbler, Wryneck, Yellow-legged Gull.

25th:

Arctic Skua, Blue-headed Wagtail, Cattle Egret, Garganey, Grasshopper Warbler, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Pale-bellied Brent Goose, Red Kite, Ring-necked Duck, Ruddy Shelduck, Scaup, Short-eared Owl, Wood Warbler, Wryneck.

26th:

Arctic Skua, Bearded Tit, Blue-headed Wagtail, Cattle Egret, Garganey, Golden Oriole, Grasshopper Warbler, Hoopoe, Long-tailed Duck, Purple Sandpiper, Ring-necked Duck, Scaup, Tree Sparrow, Velvet Scoter, Wood Warbler, Wryneck.

27th:

Arctic Skua, Cattle Egret, Garganey, Grasshopper Warbler, Hoopoe, Little Tern, Long-tailed Duck, Pomarine Skua, Red Kite, Red-breasted Merganser, Ring-necked Duck, SLAVONIAN GREBE at New Passage was the first for S. Glos, Turtle Dove, Wood Warbler.

28th:

Arctic Skua, Garganey, Grasshopper Warbler, Hoopoe, Little Tern, Long-tailed Duck, Ring-necked Duck, Ring Ouzel, Scaup, Short-eared Owl, Turtle Dove, Wood Warbler.

29th:

Arctic Skua, Black Redstart, Cetti's Warbler, Garganey, Grasshopper Warbler, Hoopoe, Little Tern, Long-tailed Duck, Red Kite, Red-breasted Merganser, Ring-necked Duck, Sabine's Gull, Scaup, TEMMINCK'S STINT at Oldbury Power Station was the first for S. Glos, Turtle Dove, Wood Warbler.

30th:

Arctic Skua, Avocet, Garganey, Grasshopper Warbler, Hoopoe, Little Tern, Long-tailed Duck, Mediterranean Gull, Pomarine Skua, Purple Sandpiper, Ring-necked Duck, Scaup, Tree Sparrow, Turtle Dove, Wood Warbler.

Also seen in April but undated were;

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