Hampshire bird news

Monday 28th July 2014

DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
28/07/14WheatearTidpit Down1C Allen
09:30
fem. On newly cut hay bales.  
28/07/14Mute SwanEling Great Marsh52S Clemons
10:45
Along northern edge - viewed looking south from the old bridge.  
28/07/14House SparrowTitchfield Common30M Crutch
Conservative count for local flock.  
28/07/14BullfinchWarsash Common1M Crutch
m.  
28/07/14BuzzardWarsash Common1M Crutch
juv. calling from nest; one adult seen.  
28/07/14Little EgretLower Test Marshes11P D Winter
6 on the scrape, 5 on the marsh.  
28/07/14Green SandpiperLower Test Marshes11P D Winter
on the scrape.  
28/07/14Common SandpiperLower Test Marshes5P D Winter
2 on the scrape, 3 from the old bridge.  
28/07/14Yellow-legged GullLower Test Marshes6P D Winter
13:00
ad. from the old bridge.  
28/07/14NightjarIbsley Common3M J Bennett
 
28/07/14WoodlarkIbsley Common6M J Bennett
Feeding amongst the short heather.  
28/07/14StonechatIbsley Common30M J Bennett
At least. Appears to have been a very good breeding year,certainly on my patch.  
28/07/14Tawny OwlFurze Hill, NF1M J Bennett
ad.  
28/07/14RedshankFleet Pond2W G Legge
08:00
ad. Adults which left NE @ 8:30am.  
28/07/14Green SandpiperFleet Pond1W G Legge
06:00
Left N.  
28/07/14Little EgretItchen Estuary6I R Watts
08:00
5 Chessel Bay + 1 Quayside road.  
28/07/14RedshankItchen Estuary17I R Watts
08:00
2 Chessel Bay + 15 Quayside road.  
28/07/14Turtle DoveWarren Heath (Bramshill)2A Berryman
Make that 2!  
28/07/14SparrowhawkFurze Hill, NF1M J Bennett
male.  
28/07/14Turtle DoveWarren Heath (Bramshill)1A Berryman
Still peesent on pylon this morning.  
28/07/14KingfisherRiverside Park, Southampton1M J Smith
06:00
Flew up river by the houseboats near Cobden bridge.  
28/07/14Common SandpiperRiverside Park, Southampton4M J Smith
06:00
By SF.  
28/07/14Little EgretRiverside Park, Southampton3M J Smith
06:00
2 x opposite SF, and a third flew up from Pettinger gardens.