2019: |
EARLIEST:
One
in the Shire Valley, Marshfield on February 12th. LATEST:
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HIGHEST COUNT:
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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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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.
(A Billett) This is the first documented
reference to this species in S. Gloucestershire.
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