SEVERNSIDE BIRDS






























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An exciting year but once again no new additions to the Severnside list. A total of 178 species was achieved. Good birds for the year included  Slavonian Grebe, Common Cranes, Great White Egrets, a record flock of 23 Shags, Garganey, Egyptian Goose, 2 Roseate Terns, Sabine’s Gull, Pectoral Sandpiper, Temminck’s Stint, Purple Sandpiper, Avocets, Wood Sandpipers, Storm Petrels, Osprey, Marsh Harriers, Long-eared Owl, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Ring Ouzel, Black Redstart, Yellow-browed Warbler, 2 Firecrests, Golden Oriole, Crossbills, Turtle Dove, multiple Water Pipits and Blue-headed Wagtails.

Every year there are a few surprise species that are not reported and this year they included Pomarine Skua, Sandwich Tern, Leach’s Petrel, Eider, Red-breasted Merganser, Pied Flycatcher and Wood Warbler.

Predictions for 2017 must include a better year for Spring seabirds and even more good birds dropping on to the Pilning Wetland with any one of Black-winged Stilt, Spotted Crake or Whiskered Tern being good contenders.

Click on the Calendar pictures below for detailed daily sightings and pictures for each month.
2016 SIGHTINGS
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JANUARY
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FEBRUARY
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MARCH
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APRIL
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MAY
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JUNE
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JULY
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AUGUST
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SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
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DECEMBER