March 26th: A bumble around locally: Notable were... Osprey (2+), Marsh Harrier (2) and drake Mandarin at CVLake. On 'The Levels' Marsh Harrier (6), Spotted Redshank, Common Crane (Meg), Bearded Tit and streaming flocks of Sand Martin. #UKbirding

The Birds Of South Gloucestershire 🔎 March 25th: (2017) Our first and to date only record of Iberian Chiffchaff found by @markcoller.bsky.social See ALT for full details! www.thebirdsofsouthgloucestershire.co.uk #UKbirding #Southglosbirds

The Butterflies Of South Gloucestershire 🦋 March 25th: A male Orange-tip on show on Sunday March 22nd at Oldbury Power Station takes the S. Glos Butterflies List 2026 to SEVEN! 😉 📸Library #UKbutterflies #Southglosbutterflies

The Birds Of South Gloucestershire 🔎 March 23rd: A Stone Curlew heard in flight over Marshfield at 20:30 today takes the S. Glos 2026 Year List to 160! 😊 It represents the equal earliest date of this species for S. Glos! www.thebirdsofsouthgloucestershire.co.uk #UKbirding #Southglosbirds

The Birds Of South Gloucestershire 🔎 March 23rd: An Osprey (the equal earliest date) to the north-east past Severn Beach this morning takes the S. Glos 2026 Year List to 159! 😊 www.thebirdsofsouthgloucestershire.co.uk #UKbirding #Southglosbirds

March 22nd: A terrific day for raptors locally today... 😊 Buzz (50+), RK (10), Gos (3), Sprawk, Kes, Pegs, MarHar! Plus at least six Little Gull and a 1st winter Bonaparte's Gull on Cheddar Reservoir.... 📸 @bri-thompson.bsky.social TA! 👍🏻 #UKbirding #Southglosbirds

The Birds Of South Gloucestershire 🔎 March 21st: A pair of Black-necked Grebe on the estuary this morning takes the S. Glos 2026 Year List to 158! 😊 See ALT for details... www.thebirdsofsouthgloucestershire.co.uk #UKbirding #Southglosbirds

The Birds Of South Gloucestershire 🔎 March 20th: Tree Pipit, Ruff and Yellow-legged Gull this morning advances the S. Glos 2026 Year List to 154! 😊 www.thebirdsofsouthgloucestershire.co.uk #UKbirding #Southglosbirds

March 19th: The highlight of a yomp around Pilning Wetland, New Passage this morning... Little Ringed Plover! #UKbirding #Southglosbirds

The Butterflies Of South Gloucestershire 🦋 March 19th: A Small Tortoiseshell on show today takes the S. Glos Butterflies List 2026 to 6! 😉 📸Library #UKbutterflies #Southglosbutterflies

The Birds Of South Gloucestershire 🔎 March 19th: Swallow and Willow Warbler both logged this morning takes the S. Glos 2026 Year List to 1️⃣5️⃣0️⃣! 😊 www.thebirdsofsouthgloucestershire.co.uk #UKbirding #Southglosbirds

The Butterflies Of South Gloucestershire 🦋 March 18th: Our first showing of Small White with one on the Ring Road verge at Kingswood this morning. That takes the S. Glos Butterflies List 2026 to a massive 5! 😉 📸Library #UKbutterflies #Southglosbutterflies

The Birds Of South Gloucestershire 🔎 March 17th: Four Common Crane south-west over Aust this morning takes the S. Glos 2026 Year List to 148! 😊 See ALT for S. Glos occurrences.... www.thebirdsofsouthgloucestershire.co.uk #UKbirding #Southglosbirds

The Birds Of South Gloucestershire 🔎 March 16th: A Whimbrel at New Passage this morning represents the earliest date for this species for S. Glos and takes the S. Glos 2026 Year List to 147! 😊 www.thebirdsofsouthgloucestershire.co.uk #UKbirding #Southglosbirds

The Birds Of South Gloucestershire 🔎 March 11th: Three drake Common Scoter off Severn Beach this morning takes the S. Glos 2026 Year List to 146! 😊 www.thebirdsofsouthgloucestershire.co.uk #UKbirding #Southglosbirds

The Birds Of South Gloucestershire 🔎 March 10th: The 1st winter female Hooded Merganser reappeared at Pilning Wetland, New Passage today and can you believe it by the original finder... the inimitable @andy-1963.bsky.social. 👍🏻 www.thebirdsofsouthgloucestershire.co.uk #UKbirding #Southglosbirds

The Birds Of South Gloucestershire 🔎 March 7th: A White Wagtail on Pilning Wetland, New Passage today represents the earliest date for this 'subspecies' in S. Glos. The previous earliest date was March 11th 2017 at Marshfield! 😊 www.thebirdsofsouthgloucestershire.co.uk #UKbirding #Southglosbirds

The Birds Of South Gloucestershire 🔎 March 7th: Two Hawfinch at Lower Woods, Wickwar and a White Wagtail on Pilning Wetland, New Passage lifts the S. Glos 2026 Year List to 145! 😊 #UKbirding #Southglosbirds

The Birds Of South Gloucestershire 🔎 March 5th: A Red Kite west over the garden this morning seems a little passé these days! 😊 See ALT for full details of Red Kite in S. Glos... #UKbirding #Southglosbirds

The Birds Of South Gloucestershire 🔎 March 3rd: On Severnside our first Barnacle Geese (10) and Crossbill (3) of the year takes the S. Glos year list 2026 to 142! 😉 @matthall95.bsky.social @oscardewhurst.bsky.social #UKbirding #Southglosbirds

The Butterflies Of South Gloucestershire 🦋 March 2nd: Our first showing of Peacock with two at Oldbury Power Station taking the S. Glos Butterflies List 2026 to 4! 😉 📸Library #UKbutterflies #Southglosbutterflies

March 2nd: New arrivals Northern Wheatear and Little Ringed Plover on Severnside today takes the S. Glos 2026 Year List too a creditable 140! 😉 📸 @severnsidebirds.bsky.social www.thebirdsofsouthgloucestershire.co.uk #UKbirding #Southglosbirds

February 27th: Finally manage to wrap up The Birds Of South Gloucestershire 2025 Year List. 😉 Maybe take a look..... Find it here under publications: www.thebirdsofsouthgloucestershire.co.uk #UKbirding #Southglosbirds

February 27th: For anyone remotely interested - A checklist of The Birds Of South Gloucestershire has been updated inline with the BOU Avi List. 😉 Find it here: www.thebirdsofsouthgloucestershire.co.uk #UKbirding #Southglosbirds 📸 @bri-thompson.bsky.social

The Butterflies Of South Gloucestershire 🔎 February 24th: Both Brimstone and Comma were on the wing on Severnside this morning taking the S. Glos Butterflies List 2026 to a whopping 3! 😉 📸Library #UKbutterflies #Southglosbuttrflies

A super 'springlike' morning on Severnside today bagging the very first Hooded Merganser (a 1st winter female on Pilning Wetland) for S. Glos! Nearby a 'passage' Scandinavian Rock Pipit on Shaft Beach. Many thanks to @andy-1963.bsky.social

The Birds Of South Gloucestershire 🔎 February 23rd: MEGA 💥 A female type HOODED MERGANSER found on Severnside today by @andy-1963.bsky.social represents the first record of this species for S. Glos! #UKbirding #Southglosbirds

The Birds Of South Gloucestershire 🔎 A new Birds Statistics page has been added to... www.thebirdsofsouthgloucestershire.co.uk ... and can be accessed here... www.thebirdsofsouthgloucestershire.co.uk/Birds%20Stat... #UKbirding #Southglosbirds

The Birds Of South Gloucestershire 🔎 February 23rd: Our first Little Stint of the year takes the S. Glos year list 2026 to 137! 😉 @andy-1963.bsky.social #UKbirding #Southglosbirds

The Birds Of South Gloucestershire 🔎 February 21st: Our first Scandinavian Rock Pipit of the year takes the S. Glos year list 2026 to 136! 😉 @andy-1963.bsky.social #UKbirding #Southglosbirds

The Birds Of South Gloucestershire. 🏸 Not long to wait now....! 😉 Our earliest dates for Northern Wheatear... 18/02/2025 on Northwick Warth 28/02/2019 at Oldbury Power Station www.thebirdsofsouthgloucestershire.co.uk #UKbirding #Southglosbirds

Plenty of Hawfinch and Goshawk on show in the Forest of Dean yesterday on a glorious sunny, 'Bluesky' day... for a change! Also Crossbill, Goosander, Raven, Buzzard advancing my year list to a whopping 118... Catch me if you can! 🙄🤣😂🤣

February 14th: Our first ever February record of Tundra Bean Geese with nine in flight over Pilning Wetlands, New Passage yesterday. Sadly they departed without leaving a calling card. 😉 @severnsidebirds.bsky.social #UKbirding #Southglosbirds

February 12th: Our first Egyptian Geese of the year, three to the north-east from Northwick Warth on February 10th, takes the S. Glos year list 2026 to 131! 😉 #UKbirding #Southglosbirds

February 4th: ... and so it begins...🦋 A Red Admiral on the wing on Severnside, S. Gloucestershire on January 28th. @severnsidebirds.bsky.social #UKbutterflies #Southglosbutterflies

February 4th: A bright, blustery day on the lake today with this very accommodating drake Ring-necked Duck! What a treat. 😊 #UKbirding

February 3rd: Our first Mediterranean Gull of the year, an adult on Severnside, takes the S. Glos year list 2026 to 128! #UKbirding #Southglosbirds

February 3rd: Twelve years ago today - tempus fugit... 😱 RED-FLANKED BLUETAIL Tarsiger cyanurus 2014 (1) A 1st winter male was present in the Shire Valley, Marshfield from February 3rd until March 9th. #UKbirding #Southglosbirds

January 30th: I spent a few hours in Somerset today... particularly around CVLake... Stacks of Cattle Egret (42) supported by Little and Great White, three Marsh Harrier, several pairs of Goldeneye and Red Kite. The second photo shows my view of the drake Ring-necked Duck... 🤣😂🤣 #UKbirding

January 22nd: Managed to battle my way down to Hampshire for the very accommodating Killdeer this afternoon. 😉 📸 @nigewarren.bsky.social Also a bonus White-tailed Eagle over the site too! 👍🏻 #UKbirding

January 21st: Our first reports of both Long-eared Owl and Avocet this year takes the S. Glos 2026 year list to 127! 😉 #UKbirding

January 17th: A New Forest and Poole Harbour thrash today advanced my 2026 year list to 102! 🤣 New Forest Crossbills but no GG Shrike... 🙄 Poole Harbour Grebes (Black-necked 10, Slavonian 7, Red-necked and G Crested lots!) plus at least six Great Northern Diver. #UKbirding

January 17th: Our first report of Merlin (near Tormarton) this year moves the S. Glos 2026 year list nicely along to 125! #UKbirding

January 14th: A winter Grey Plover on the Northwick Warth shore today takes the S. Glos year list 2026 to 123! #UKbirding

January 11th: Our first Short-eared Owl of the winter season was logged from the Severn Beach shore today advancing the S. Glos year list 2026 to a creditable 121! #UKbirding

January 7th: How can you spend all afternoon on the Marshfield patch and not connect with Yellowhammer! 😮 Grey Heron, Teal, Mallard, Red Kite (8), Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, RL Partridge, Common Snipe, Common Gull, Redwing, Fieldfare, Linnet, Chaffinch, Corn Bunting (45)... NO Yellowhammer! #UKbirding

January 3rd: A rather splendid first 'real' birding day of the year logging 75! Slimbridge highlights: Bewick's Swan, Tundra Bean, Pink-footed and White-fronted Geese, Cattle Egret and Firecrest. Aust Wetland: Penduline Tit (3) plus all members of 'Team Saga'! 🤣😂🤣 #UKbirding

January 3rd: The S. Glos 2026 year list got off to a cracking start with 109 species logged so far! Highlights: Bewick's Swan, White-fronted Geese, Cattle Egret, Firecrest, overwintering Whinchat and our first ever January record of Penduline Tit. 📸 @severnsidebirds.bsky.social #UKbirding

January 1st: The S. Gloucestershire 2025 year list settled on 214: 203 species and eleven subspecies. There were two new additions.., BOOTED EAGLE found by Andy Stockhausen on March 22nd. CASPIAN TERN found by Matt Plenty on July 19th. #UKbirding

December 20th: A family group of three Penduline Tit on Aust Wetlands with Team Saga... @severnsidebirds.bsky.social @nigewarren.bsky.social #UKbirding