TBOSG     On This Day In... February

 
 

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There have been six firsts for S. Glos throughout February, in date order; Mealy Redpoll, Egyptian Goose, Pale-bellied Brent Goose, Smew, Iceland Gull and Ring-billed Gull.
   

1st:

Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Glaucous Gull; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Jack Snipe; Lesser Spotted Woodpecker; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Mediterranean Gull; Pink-footed Goose; Red-breasted Merganser; Ruddy Shelduck; Shorelark; Short-eared Owl; Siberian Chiffchaff; Snow Bunting; Tree Sparrow; Velvet Scoter; Water Pipit; Waxwing.
   

2nd:

Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Glaucous Gull; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Lapland Bunting; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Mandarin; Mediterranean Gull; Pink-footed Goose; Red Kite; Ruddy Shelduck; Shorelark; Short-eared Owl; Siberian Chiffchaff; Storm Petrel; Velvet Scoter; Waxwing.
   

3rd:

Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Glaucous Gull; Goosander; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Jack Snipe; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Ruddy Shelduck; Shorelark; Siberian Chiffchaff; Velvet Scoter; Waxwing.
   

4th:

Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Glaucous Gull; Goosander; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Jack Snipe; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Mediterranean Gull; Ruddy Shelduck; Scaup; Shorelark; Short-eared Owl; Siberian Chiffchaff; Velvet Scoter; Waxwing; Yellow-browed Warbler.
   

5th:

Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Glaucous Gull; Goosander; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Jack Snipe; Leach's Petrel; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Mediterranean Gull; Puffin; Ruddy Shelduck; Shorelark; Short-eared Owl; Siberian Chiffchaff; Tree Sparrow; Velvet Scoter; Water Pipit; Waxwing.
   

6th:

Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Glaucous Gull; Goosander; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Jack Snipe; Little Auk; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Ruddy Duck; Ruddy Shelduck; Shag; Shorelark; Short-eared Owl; Siberian Chiffchaff; Velvet Scoter; Water Pipit; Waxwing.
   

7th:

Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Glaucous Gull; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Jack Snipe; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Ruddy Shelduck; Shorelark; Short-eared Owl; Siberian Chiffchaff; Velvet Scoter; Waxwing.
   

8th:

Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Glaucous Gull; Goosander; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Mediterranean Gull; Ruddy Shelduck; Shorelark; Short-eared Owl; Siberian Chiffchaff; Smew; Velvet Scoter; Waxwing.
   

9th:

Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Glaucous Gull; Goosander; Goshawk; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Lapland Bunting; Leach's Petrel; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Puffin; Ruddy Shelduck; Shorelark; Short-eared Owl; Siberian Chiffchaff; Skua Spp; Snow Bunting; Velvet Scoter; Yellow-legged Gull.
   

10th:

Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Glaucous Gull; Goosander; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Jack Snipe; Leach's Petrel; Little Auk; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; MEALY REDPOLL at Thornbury were the first for S. Glos; Mediterranean Gull; Nordic Jackdaw; Red-breasted Merganser; Ruddy Duck; Ruddy Shelduck; Shorelark; Short-eared Owl; Siberian Chiffchaff; Velvet Scoter; Waxwing.
   

11th:

Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Common Crossbill; Glaucous Gull; Goosander; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Jack Snipe; Lesser Spotted Woodpecker; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Ruddy Shelduck; Shorelark; Short-eared Owl; Siberian Chiffchaff; Tree Sparrow; Twite; Velvet Scoter; Water Pipit; Waxwing; Yellow-legged Gull.
   

12th:

Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; EGYPTIAN GOOSE at Oldbury Power Station was the first for S. Glos; Glaucous Gull; Goosander; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Jack Snipe; Leach's Petrel; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Mandarin; Mediterranean Gull; PALE-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE at Northwick Warth was the first for S. Glos; Pomarine Skua; Ruddy Shelduck; Scaup; Shorelark; Short-eared Owl; Siberian Chiffchaff; SMEW at Dyrham Park was the first for S. Glos; Velvet Scoter; Water Pipit.
   

13th:

Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Glaucous Gull; Goosander; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Mandarin; Red-breasted Merganser; Ruddy Shelduck; Shorelark; Short-eared Owl; Siberian Chiffchaff; Smew; Velvet Scoter.
   

14th:

Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Glaucous Gull; Goosander; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Jack Snipe; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Mandarin; Ruddy Duck; Ruddy Shelduck; Shorelark; Short-eared Owl; Siberian Chiffchaff; Smew; Velvet Scoter.
   

15th:

Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Glaucous Gull; Goosander; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Mandarin; Purple Sandpiper; Red-breasted Merganser; Red Kite; Ruddy Shelduck; Shorelark; Short-eared Owl; Siberian Chiffchaff; Spoonbill; Velvet Scoter; Willow Tit; Yellow-legged Gull.
   

16th:

Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Glaucous Gull; Goosander; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Mandarin; Purple Sandpiper; Ruddy Shelduck; Shorelark; Siberian Chiffchaff; Snow Bunting; Twite; Velvet Scoter.
   

17th:

Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Glaucous Gull; Goosander; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Jack Snipe; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Mandarin; Ruddy Shelduck; Scandinavian Rock Pipit; Shorelark; Short-eared Owl; Siberian Chiffchaff; Storm Petrel; Velvet Scoter; Waxwing.
   

18th:

Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Glaucous Gull; Goosander; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Jack Snipe; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Mandarin; Mediterranean Gull; Ruddy Shelduck; Shorelark; Siberian Chiffchaff; Velvet Scoter.
   

19th:

Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Glaucous Gull; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Jack Snipe; Lesser Spotted Woodpecker; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Red Kite; Ruddy Duck; Ruddy Shelduck; Shorelark; Siberian Chiffchaff; Twite; Velvet Scoter; Water Pipit.
   

20th:

Avocet; Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Diver Spp; Glaucous Gull; Goosander; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Mandarin; Red-crested Pochard; Ruddy Duck; Ruddy Shelduck; Shorelark; Siberian Chiffchaff; Snow Bunting;  Twite; Velvet Scoter; Water Pipit.
   

21st:

Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Firecrest; Glaucous Gull; Hawfinch; Jack Snipe; Iceland Gull; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Mediterranean Gull; Ruddy Duck; Ruddy Shelduck; Shorelark; Siberian Chiffchaff; Snow Bunting;  Twite; Velvet Scoter.
   

22nd:

Avocet; Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Glaucous Gull; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Jack Snipe; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Mandarin; Mediterranean Gull; Purple Sandpiper; Ruddy Duck; Ruddy Shelduck; Shorelark; Siberian Chiffchaff;  Twite; Velvet Scoter; Water Pipit.
   

23rd:

Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Firecrest; Glaucous Gull; Hawfinch; ICELAND GULL at Stoke Gifford was the first for S. Glos; Jack Snipe; Lesser Spotted Woodpecker; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Ruddy Duck; Ruddy Shelduck; Shorelark; Short-eared Owl; Siberian Chiffchaff; Tree Sparrow; Twite; Velvet Scoter; Water Pipit; Waxwing; Willow Tit; Woodlark.
   

24th:

Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Firecrest; Glaucous Gull; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Jack Snipe; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Mediterranean Gull; Ruddy Shelduck; Shorelark; Short-eared Owl; Siberian Chiffchaff;  Twite; Velvet Scoter; Woodlark.
   

25th:

Barnacle Goose; Black Redstart; Cetti's Warbler; Cirl Bunting; Common Crane; Glaucous Gull; Goosander; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Mediterranean Gull; Puffin; Ruddy Shelduck; Shorelark; Short-eared Owl; Siberian Chiffchaff; Snow Bunting;  Twite; Velvet Scoter; Woodlark; Yellow-legged Gull.
   

26th:

Black Redstart; Common Crane; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Leach's Petrel; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Mediterranean Gull; Pink-footed Goose; Puffin; Ruddy Shelduck; Shorelark; Short-eared Owl; Siberian Chiffchaff; Snow Bunting;  Twite; Velvet Scoter; Woodlark.
   

27th:

Avocet; Black Redstart; Common Crane; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Jack Snipe; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Pink-footed Goose; Ring-billed Gull; Ruddy Shelduck; Shorelark; Siberian Chiffchaff; Spotted Redshank, Twite; Velvet Scoter; Water Pipit; Yellow-browed Warbler.
   

28th:

Black Redstart; Common Crane; Firecrest; Goshawk; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Jack Snipe; Long-eared Owl; Long-tailed Duck; Pink-footed Goose; Purple Sandpiper; RING-BILLED GULL at New Passage was the first for S. Glos; Ruddy Shelduck; Shorelark; Siberian Chiffchaff; Twite; Velvet Scoter.
   

29th:

Avocet; Black Redstart; Goosander; Hawfinch; Iceland Gull; Long-eared Owl; Pink-footed Goose; Ruddy Shelduck; Shorelark; Twite; Water Pipit.
   

Also seen in February but undated were;

 

Black Redstart; Common Crossbill; Firecrest; Glaucous Gull; Hawfinch; Jack Snipe; Lesser Spotted Woodpecker; Long-eared Owl; Mediterranean Gull; Purple Sandpiper; Ring-necked Parakeet; Ruddy Duck; Short-eared Owl; Snow Bunting; Yellow-legged Gull.

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