2024 (c.7)

APRIL: One flew north over Northwick Warth at c.10:40 on the 11th; One was seen battling a Common Buzzard over the R. Avon and Chequers PH, Hanham mid-morning on the 14th; One was seen in flight over Pilning WR, New Passage on the 19th; One was seen around 10:25 in flight to the north-east past Severn Beach and later over Pilning WR on the 28th. MAY: One was seen in flight to the west over Yate Common, Yate around 10:25 on the 12th. AUGUST: One was seen in flight over The MOD, Abbey Wood around 07:00 on the 5th heading towards Stoke Park; One was seen in flight to the north-east over the Orchard Pools, Severn Beach at 15.55 on the 27th.

SEPTEMBER: One  was seen in flight to the north past Severn Beach on the 6th with the same or another watched fishing on the Tidal Reservoir, Oldbury Power Station in the afternoon before departing up-river around 16:00; The same or another was present around the Tidal Reservoir, Oldbury Power Station until around 09:00 and then past Pilning Wetlands/ New Passage area at 10:15. A second bird was noted in flight to the south-west past Severn View Services/ Aust STW around mid-day.

2023

APRIL: One in flight over Pilning WR, New Passage and Aust Cliffs on the 4th; One over Pilning WR in the morning on the 6th; One in flight north-east over Frampton Cotterell at 15:35 on the 19th. MAY: One in flight north over the M48 near Olveston at 16:30 on the 15th. SEPTEMBER: One over Severn View Services, Aust Cliffs on the 8th. OCTOBER: One to the south-west over Severn View Services, Aust mid-morning on the 12th; One in flight south-west past New Passage around 15:45 on the 23rd.

2022

One distantly in flight up river from Severn Beach on April 7th; One north-east past Severn Beach on April 11th; One on the estuary from Oldbury Power Station on June 23rd; One to the south-west over the Marshfield patch on September 16th.

2021

One to the north over Pilning WR, Northwick Warth on April 3rd; One to the north and inland of Pilning WR in the morning on April 7th; One over Deanery Road Roundabout at the junction of the A4174/ A420, Warmley at 10:45 on April 18th; One over the M4/ M5 interchange, Aztec West, Almondsbury on August 29th.

2020

One over a private garden, Yate on April 4th; One over Severn Beach on April 10th; One over Bitton and Oldland Common on June 22nd; One over Littleton Brick Pits, Littleton-upon-Severn on September 12th.

2019

One over Pilning WR, New Passage on March 31st; One over Little Stoke on April 1st; One over Northwick Warth on April 1st; One over Chipping Sodbury Common on April 10th; One over Severn Beach on April 17th; One in the New Passage/ Northwick Warth/ Pilning WR area on April 23rd; One over Harescombe, Yate on May 11th; One over Pilning WR, New Passage on August 28th; One from Pillhead Gout, Oldbury-on-Severn on September 2nd; One over Chipping Sodbury Common on September 15th.

2018

One over Emerson's Green Retail Park on April 3rd; One at New Passage on April 22nd; Two distantly from Oldbury Power Station on April 25th; One over the A4174 at Filton Roundabout and subsequently Coalpit Heath on May 9th; One over Severn Beach on August 21st; One over Rushmead Lane, Marshfield on August 27th; One over New Passage on September 10th.

2017

One over Lydiard Croft, Hanham on March 27th; One over Pilning WR, New Passage/ Northwick Warth on April 10th; One over Lagoon III, Oldbury Power Station on April 19th; One over the R. Avon, Hanham on September 9th.

2016

One over Pilning WR, New Passage/ Northwick Warth on April 12th; One over Kingswood, Bristol on May 7th; One in the Marshfield area on May 7th; One at Oldbury Power Station on May 12th; One over Pilning WR, New Passage on September 5th.

2015

One over Yate on April 6th; One over Cribbs Causeway on April 7th; Singles over Cribbs Causeway and Pucklechurch on April 8th - 9th; One over Severn Beach on April 10th; One over Kingswood, Bristol on April 13th; One over Hallen on the 15th; One from Oldbury Power Station on April 16th; An adult over Western Distribution Park, Severn Beach on August 18th.

2014

One around the Blue Lodge Estate, Siston on August 26th; One over Northfield Lane, Marshfield on September 8th.

2013

One over The Prince of Wales Bridge, Severn Beach on March 30th; One over Bitton on April 3rd; One on Northwick Warth on April 7th; A juvenile south of Shirehill Lane, Marshfield on October 8th.

2012

Singles over Oldbury Power Station on April 13th; Thornbury on April 15th; Rangeworthy on April 18th.

2011

Singles from Severn Beach on May 1st and September 4th; Littleton-upon-Severn on September 6th.

2010

One over Orchard Pools, Severn Beach on April 23rd.

2009

Singles over Lower Knole Farm, Almondsbury on April 19th; Northwick Warth and Pilning WR on August 29th; New Passage on September 12th.

2008

Singles over Mangotsfield on April 10th; Upriver at Oldbury Power Station on May 31st; New Passage and Severn Beach on September 7th.

2007

Singles over the A4174 at Hambrook on March 28th; Wick Quarry, Wick on April 1st; Northwick Warth on April 13th.

2006

One over the Hilton Hotel, Aztec West, Almondsbury on April 18th.

2005

Singles over Severn Beach on March 27th; The tidal reservoir, Oldbury Power Station on April 2nd.

2003

Singles over Severn Beach on April 2nd and April 6th.

2001

One over Oldbury Power Station on August 31st.

2000

One over Severn Beach on May 11th.

1997

One over Severn Beach on August 9th.

1991

One over Kingswood, Bristol on June 4th.

1987

One at New Passage on October 16th.

1979

One at New Passage on October 27th.

1860

One was killed whilst fishing at Tortworth Court Lake, Tortworth on either the spring or autumn passage.