Hampshire bird news

Monday 1st November 2010

DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
01/11/10WoodpigeonHayling Island, Sandy Point outside NR12700A Johnson
West, mostly before 09:30.  
01/11/10Black-tailed GodwitForton Lake, Gosport, Portsmouth Harbour232J Norton
11:05
Feeding at western end on incoming tide. 7 colour-rings recorded.  
01/11/10Short-eared OwlFarlington Marshes1J J Goodridge
14:00
Single Short-eared Owl in the Point Field for at least 30 minutes this afternoon and showing very well. One of three present recently. Also, 16 Avocets in the hbr opposite Eastern Road bridge. 8 Sandwich Terns flew south in the channel was rather unusual.  
01/11/10Dartford WarblerBarton on Sea Golf Course1S Keen
also 1 Kingfisher by pools; 1 Chiffchaff; vis mig counts on trektellen.nl.  
01/11/10FirecrestBishops Dyke2R Carpenter
12:00
 
01/11/10Great Grey ShrikeBishops Dyke1R Carpenter
12:30
Catching dragonflies.  
01/11/10Grey PhalaropeFishtail Lagoon, Keyhaven Marsh1R Coomber
16:00
Still present at eastern end of Fishtail - feeding around Coot.  
01/11/10RavenHook (Warsash)2R H Marchant
16:35
One at 16:20 over fields north & south of Workman's Lane before settling in horse field by pond. Then it and another on pylon by Solent Court before flying off SE. SU5004.  
01/11/10Great Grey ShrikeOgdens Purlieu, NF1M J Bennett
13:00
SU1811.  
01/11/10KnotKeyhaven3C Allen
12:15
With other small waders on mud of Saltgrass Lane.  
01/11/10Bar-tailed GodwitPennington Marsh2C Allen
12:15
On saltmarsh off Fishtail Lagoon.  
01/11/10Slavonian GrebePennington Marsh3C Allen
12:15
On sea off Pennington Lagoon. Also 10 Great Crested Grebes, 22 Eider and 9 Red-breasted Mergansers.  
01/11/10Grey PhalaropePennington Marsh1C Allen
11:15
On Fishtail last seen by me about 13:00.  
01/11/10DunlinHamble Estuary15M Crutch
10:30
 
01/11/10KnotHamble Estuary3M Crutch
10:30
 
01/11/10WigeonHamble Estuary90M Crutch
10:30
 
01/11/10RedshankHamble Estuary21M Crutch
10:30
 
01/11/10CurlewHamble Estuary11M Crutch
10:30
 
01/11/10Dark-bellied Brent GooseHamble Estuary20M Crutch
10:30
 
01/11/10TurnstoneHamble Estuary45M Crutch
10:30
 
01/11/10KingfisherHamble Estuary1M Crutch
10:30
 
01/11/10Golden PloverHamble Estuary3M Crutch
10:30
Nowhere near the high numbers reported recently!  
01/11/10HawfinchNormandy Marsh/Lagoon1M Ward
07:55
east over the marsh and across Lymington River.  
01/11/10GoldfinchRooksbury Mill (Andover)522J Stockwell
06:30
6:30-7:45 Simply wonderful passage this morning, birds over constantly! also in the mix: Linnet 83, Brambling 4, Siskin 16, Redwing 63, Fieldfare 45.