|
2024 |
At
least three from Lower Woods, Wickwar on
February 11th with four noted there on the
16th; One was seen in flight to the
north-west over Severn View Services, Aust
at c.07:45 on March 4th; One was seen in
flight to the north-east over Severn View
Services, Aust early morning on September
29th.
|
|
2023 |
A flock
of twenty (20) was counted on the edge of
Cloud Wood opposite Doncombe Scrubs,
Marshfield on January 14th; One was seen in
flight north-east over Severn Beach on April
15th; On was seen in flight to the
north-east over Severn Beach at 06:25 on May
28th; One was seen in flight north-east over Pilning
WR, New Passage on September 2nd; One to the
north-east over Severn View
Services, Aust around 07:55 on November 16th.
|
|
2022 |
SEVERN VIEW SERVICES, AUST:
OCTOBER: One north-east on the 18th;
Five north-east on the
19th; One north-east on the 20th; Two north-east on the
27th; Six on the 29th (three south-east at 08:35 and three
north-east at 09:00); Three south-west on the 30th. NOVEMBER: Three noted over on the 1st and 12th with one
over on the 13th. DECEMBER: One north-east at 09:50 on the
3rd.
OTHERS: NOVEMBER: Four at Oldbury
Power Station on the 10th (one low to the south-west at
Thornbury Sailing Club at 08:25 and three low west over
Lagoon II at 09:45); One over Kingsgate Park, Yate on the
11th and 14th; One calling and in flight around the entrance
to Oldbury Power Station car park on the 19th.
|
|
2021 |
One noted from Lower Woods, Wickwar on January 17th;
Two over Severn View
Services, Aust on November 3rd with three over on
the 4th; One east-north-east over Oldbury
Power Station on November 6th; One on
Chipping Sodbury Common on November 7th.
|
|
2020 |
A male at
Lady's Wood, Wickwar on April
8th; One in Kingswood, Bristol on October 11th; One
north-east over Severn Bridge Viewpoint,
Aust on October 14th; Four north-east past
Severn Bridge Viewpoint, Aust on November 7th; One east
over Kingsgate Park, Yate
on November 10th.
|
|
2019 |
One east over
Lagoon III, Oldbury Power Station on October 29th.
|
|
2018 |
220 bird days were logged this year from six
sites; Oldland Common (171), Marshfield
(40), Severn Beach (6) with single sightings
from Aust, Oldbury Power Station and Siston
Common. The best months were January (112),
February (90) and March (17). Up to eight at St Anne's
Church, Oldland Common between January 1st -
31st; One, possibly two, at
Cloud Wood, Marshfield on January 7th, 10th and
22nd; One over Lagoon
II, Oldbury Power Station on January 11th; One in the Withymead area, Marshfield
from January 18th - 31st; One reported from
Siston Common on January 20th. Up to
seven at St Anne's Church, Oldland Common
between February 1st - 27th; One in the Withymead
area, Marshfield from the 1st - 19th; Six
reported from Salthouse Farm Park, Severn
Beach on the 26th. Two in the
Withymead area, Marshfield between March 3rd
and 25th; Up to three in the St. Anne's Church/
Willsbridge area between March 4th and 11th; One
over Aust Cliffs and Aust
Warth on March 10th. One in the St.
Anne's Church/ Willsbridge area on April 8th; Two reported from Thornbury
in early April.
|
|
2017 |
At least one over Northwick Warth
on October 15th; One over Aust Cliffs on the
October 18th; Three over Oldbury Power Station on
October 24th; Two at the south end of Lagoon
II, Oldbury Power Station on October 26th; One from
Kingsgate Park, Yate on October 30th. Two over Cribbs Causeway
on November 2nd; At least four at Lower Woods, Wickwar on
November
5th; One at Oldbury
Power Station on November 5th; A juvenile/ female at the south-west end of Lagoon
III, Oldbury Power Station on November 16th -
17th; Two at the Horton end
of Chipping Sodbury Common on November
19th; Two around Lagoon II, Oldbury Power
Station on November 28th; One, probably this
species, in
Tortworth Court Hotel grounds on November 30th. One
at the south-west end of Lagoon
III, Oldbury Power Station on December 5th - 7th and 9th; Two
from Cloud Wood, Marshfield on December
12th and 15th; Up to five from St. Anne's Church, Oldland
Common between December 13th - 31st; One at Hanham Court,
Hanham on December 16th and 28th. |
|
2015 |
Three around
Orchard Pools, Severn Beach on
November 4th; An
unconfirmed report of two over
Pilning WR, New Passage on November 9th; One,
probably this species, south-west of Lagoon III, Oldbury
Power Station on November 12th. |
|
2014 |
One over Quarry Road, Chipping
Sodbury on November 17th. |
|
2013 |
One at Monks
Pools, Winterbourne on January
1st; One at Pixtons Green south
of Marshfield on January 13th; A female at Kingsgate Park, Yate
from
February 24th - 27th. One at Kingsgate Park,
Yate on March 17th; One at Oldbury Power
Station on July
31st; One at
Oldbury Power Station on December
1st. |
|
2012 |
At least one past New Passage and Aust Cliffs
on October 25th; One north-east
past Oldbury Power Station on October 26th; One
north-east past Oldbury Power Station on October 27th; Two near Lyegrove Farm,
between Old Sodbury and Badminton on
November 18th. |
|
2011 |
One at Kingsgate Park, Yate on March 20th; One high north-east at Oldbury Power Station
on November 11th; One, probably this species between
Latteridge and Earthcott Green on December
18th. |
|
2010 |
One in flight north-east past New Passage on
October 11th and 12th; One flying high north-east at Oldbury Power Station on
November 11th. |
|
2009 |
One near Hawkesbury Upton on west side of the Cotswold Way on January 7th; One
in the Doncombe Valley, Marshfield on
January 15th an 18th; Five at Bodkin Hazel Wood,
Petty France on January 25th; A male Around Manorbrook School Field and
Streamside Walk, Thornbury on
February 17th and 19th; At least nine at St. Anne's Churchyard,
Longwell Green between
January 28th and April 1st; At least four in Kingsgate Park, Yate
between February 12th and March 16th. |
|
2008 |
Two, a male and female at Ringswell Common,
Marshfield on November 26th; One at
Thornbury in the Streamside Walk/ Hyde
Avenue area on November 30th; A male on Ringswell Common,
Marshfield from December
1st - 4th; One near Motcombe
Farm and two in the Doncombe Valley, Marshfield
from December 8th - 10th; One in Kingsgate
Park, Yate in trees behind the lake on
December 11th - 13th. |
|
2007 |
One was noted at Hawkesbury Upton on January
9th. |
|
2006 |
Up to five from Brimsham Park,
Yate from January 31st until at
least March 11th; An adult male (possibly two) at
Willsbridge Mill on at least March 26th; One
south from Aust Cliffs on October 29th. |
|
2005 |
Two in a garden at
North Common, Warmley on November 12th; One
was seen at Brimsham Park, Yate on December
18th and 20th.
|
|
1997 |
Two at Oldbury Power
Station on November 1st. |
|
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 on Inglestone
Common from January 1st until April 24th and
again 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 at Tortworth on
November 28th. |
|
1952 |
A presumed adult noted at Dodington
Park on June 1st. |
|
1950 |
A presumed adult was noted at
Old Sodbury on March 18th.
|
|
1941 |
One was reported in the grounds
at Tortworth Court on May 18th.
|
|
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. |
