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2020 |
HIGHEST COUNT:
At least five probably six up-river past Severn
Beach on March 22nd. Four at Marshfield on
March 16th. EARLIEST: Two from the Oldbury Power Station environs
during January. LATEST:
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2019 |
Eighty-seven bird
days were logged this year. The best months were
July (16), May and June (12) with birds seen in
all months except January. HIGHEST COUNT:
Four in the Shire Valley, Marshfield on July
31st. EARLIEST: One in the Shire Valley,
Marshfield on February 12th. LATEST: One from
Marshfield on December 21st.
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2018 |
A hundred and thirteen bird days were counted
this year. The best months were in May (36) and
June (25). Birds were seen in all months except
December.
EARLIEST:
One
seen over the ring road at the junction of the
A4174/ A420 Kingswood late morning on January
5th. LATEST:
One near Severn Beach early afternoon on October
27th.
HIGHEST COUNT:
Five
drifted low north-east over Pilning Wetland
Reserve on May 26th. Three in the Shire Valley,
Marshfield on July 15th.
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2017 |
Eighty-one bird days were logged this year with
the best count in June (23). Birds were noted in
all months except November and December.
EARLIEST: One was seen
flying over fields
from Down Road, Marshfield on January 1st. LATEST:
One was seen over Aust Warth on October 20th.
HIGHEST COUNT:
At
least six birds over a cut field at Orange End,
Inglestone Common at ST: 760 877 on June 26th.
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2016 |
Seventy bird days were recorded this year with
the best count in May (18). Birds were seen in
all months except January.
EARLIEST: One was seen near the M4 at
Pucklechurch on February 2nd. LATEST:
One was seen over Tortworth School, Tortworth
around 12:45 on December 23rd.
HIGHEST COUNT:
Three were seen together over Chipping Sodbury
Common at 12:30 on July 23rd.
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2015 |
Eighty-one bird days were recorded this year
with the best count (28) in June.
EARLIEST:
One was seen heading north over Old Sodbury on
February 5th.
LATEST:
One was seen in flight over Downend Sport
Centre, Downend at 10:00 on December 29th.
HIGHEST COUNT:
Four were seen in the Frome Valley area at
Chipping Sodbury around 14:15 on July 1st.
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2014 |
Forty-eight bird days were logged this year with
the best count (15) in May.
EARLIEST:
One was present in the Shire Valley, Marshfield
on February 16th.
LATEST:
One was watched in flight over Goldcrest Way, Severn Beach
around 12:30 on December 12th.
HIGHEST COUNT:
Six/ seven over a field being harvested for
silage at Lower Hamswell on May 21st.
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2013 |
Fifty-nine bird
days were noted this year with the best count
(14) in May.
EARLIEST:
One was watched drifting slowly over Northwick
Warth at 11:20 on February 9th.
LATEST:
One was seen in flight over Hallen at 14:25 and
heading east on December 19th.
HIGHEST COUNT:
Four heading north over Frampton Cotterell at
14:00 on July 7th.
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2012 |
Thirty-two bird days were counted this year with both March
and May logging the most (12).
EARLIEST:
One was watched heading north from Down Road,
Marshfield on March 14th.
LATEST:
One
was seen drifting high to the south-west from
New Passage at 13:00 on October 30th.
HIGHEST COUNT: Two
in both March and May.
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2011 |
Sixteen bird days were logged this year with the best count
(4) in April.
EARLIEST: One was reported in the Shire
Hill area at Marshfield sometime around the middle of
February.
LATEST:
An adult was seen at New
Passage on September 29th.
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2010 |
Twenty-eight bird days were logged this year with the best
counts in March (6), April (6) and May (6).
EARLIEST: One was seen in the morning over Shepperdine on
January 11th.
LATEST:
One was seen flying south over farmland just north of
Thornbury Castle around 12:45 on December 25th.
HIGHEST COUNT: Four
circling high over Overscourt Plantation, Siston on April
10th.
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2009 |
A Thirteen bird day year this year; May as the best month
with five.
EARLIEST: An adult was noted drifting north over Rushmead
Farm, Marshfield and one was seen at Cadbury Heath on March
15th.
LATEST: One was seen drifting north-west over Middledown Road,
Marshfield on October 12th.
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2008 |
Sixteen bird days recorded this year with a maximum of seven
in June.
EARLIEST: One was seen heading south around 12:45 just south
of Severn Beach over the Terra Nitrogen Works on April 17th.
LATEST: Two were watched early in the morning at Hawkesbury
Upton on October 14th.
HIGHEST COUNT: Two were watched early in the morning at
Hawkesbury Upton on October 14th.
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2007 |
Seventeen bird days this year with April as the best month
with seven.
EARLIEST:
One was seen in flight just north of Thornbury around
mid-day on January 1st.
LATEST:
One was watched heading east at Iron Acton on October 6th.
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2006 |
Just six bird days this year with numbers peaking in June
(3).
EARLIEST:
A juvenile/ immature was noted flying north over Frampton
Cotterell in the afternoon on February 19th.
LATEST:
One drifted over the Boyd Valley, Wick on September 10th.
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2005 |
Five bird days this year with May taking the lion's share
with three.
EARLIEST: A adult was seen flying east over Severn Beach on
March 20th.
LATEST: An adult was seen early morning over the junction of
A46/ A420 at Cold Ashton on June 5th.
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2004 |
A single bird was seen over the M4/ M5
junction at Almondsbury on April 29th. |
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2003 |
One was watched on May 10th at Hinton
Hill near Dyrham Park. ST: 745 766. |
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2002 |
One was seen in flight heading east at Stoke Gifford
on March 28th. |
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2001 |
An adult was seen on June 3rd near
Shirehill Farm to the north-east of Marshfield and drifting
south-west. |
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2000 |
One was seen on August 28th over
Eastwood Park near Tortworth.
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1999 |
One was seen in flight at Easter
Compton heading north-east on July 30th. |
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1997 |
One was seen in flight high and
heading south-east at Tortworth
on February 2nd. |
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1996 |
One was noted on April 27th at
Frampton Cotterell.
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1994 |
One was seen on March 2nd at Filton
and was watched in flight heading east over the airfield;
One was seen on May 1st at Downend. |
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1988 |
A single bird was seen on March 26th
at Hanham Mills.
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1985 |
One was watched flying over Elberton
Wood on April 20th and seen to disappear into the wood.
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1st |
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1957 |
On March 3rd one was seen near
Tockington flying south-west at approximately 300 ft.
Salient features noted were the large size, forked tail and
wings longer and less rounded than in Buzzard with
characteristic light patches on undersides.
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