Hampshire bird news

Sunday 31st October 2010

DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
31/10/10Golden PloverHamble Estuary300D Hannam
12:30
on water's edge adjacent to maritime college pier.  
31/10/10KnotHamble Estuary4D Hannam
12:30
with 15 Dunlin adjacent to maritime college pier.  
31/10/10Great Grey ShrikeShatterford1R Souter
15:30
Seen well on tree tops near Denny Wood at SU337 052.  
31/10/10KingfisherWattons Ford2K Sayer
11:00
Flew upstream towards Avon Castle.  
31/10/10Cetti's WarblerWattons Ford1K Sayer
11:00
male. Heard calling from scrub next to river.  
31/10/10SparrowhawkWattons Ford1K Sayer
11:00
fem.  
31/10/10GoosanderWattons Ford7K Sayer
11:00
female-type. A group of 4 and a group of 3.  
31/10/10ShelduckLangstone Harbour40K P Duncan
 
31/10/10AvocetLangstone Harbour13K P Duncan
 
31/10/10Lapland BuntingRanvilles Lane1D Houghton
Still present this afternoon, tho favouring the much larger field to the W of the road and only seen when flying around calling. Last seen at 15:58 flying fairly high W towards Titchfield Haven.  
31/10/10Marsh HarrierKeyhaven1J Pleasance
16:15
Dropped into bush at back of reedbed.  
31/10/10FirecrestBrownwich1M Edgeller
1 in hedge adjacent to Sea House. Also 1 Brambling there.  
31/10/10Slavonian GrebeOxey Marsh1K I Tubb
10:00
Offshore.  
31/10/10Spotted RedshankOxey Marsh7K I Tubb
10:00
On lagoon by the sea wall.  
31/10/10Dartford WarblerPennington Marsh2K I Tubb
10:00
In gorse on the sea wall near the jetty.  
31/10/10Grey PhalaropeFishtail Lagoon, Keyhaven Marsh1K I Tubb
10:00
1w. Showing well at eastern end.  
31/10/10MerlinKeyhaven1K I Tubb
10:00
fem or imm. Tried to catch a Meadow Pipit before landing on the mast of yacht!  
31/10/10FirecrestWest Wellow1D Allnutt
14:00
SU2819.  
31/10/10PeregrineBroadmarsh1K P Duncan
Seen flying east from Broadmarsh slipway.  
31/10/10Ruddy ShelduckBroadmarsh1K P Duncan
Seen from Broadmarsh slipway feeding with Brent Geese.  
31/10/10FirecrestHilliers Arboretum, Ampfield2M G Painter
11:00
SU381236.  
31/10/10Common ScoterLangstone Harbour3R Ford
08:30
fem/juv. looking east from the Hayling Billy/ Oysterbeds.  
31/10/10Black-necked GrebeLangstone Harbour9R Ford
08:30
looking east from the Hayling Billy/ Oysterbeds.  
31/10/10Lapland BuntingRanvilles Lane1D Houghton
10:00
In field east of road SU 551 048. Still present at 10:50 when I left.  
31/10/10WoodpigeonBarton on Sea Golf Course8026S Keen
flying NW/W/SW 0635-0920; other vis mig counts from an excellent session at www.trektellen.nl.