Hampshire bird news

Wednesday 22nd October 2014

DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
22/10/14FirecrestHum Hole, Southampton6M G Painter
Three in Hum Hole and three more in woodland along Montgomery Road.  
22/10/14FirecrestFreemantle Common, Southampton2M G Painter
 
22/10/14FirecrestMillers Pond, Southampton4M G Painter
Two at Millers Pond and two along path at end of Squirrel Drive close to MP.  
22/10/14FirecrestMayfield Park (Southampton)10M G Painter
Mayfield Park and Shoreburs Greenway down to Swift Road rec.  
22/10/14JackdawBitterne Park, Southampton45M G Painter
08:30
West. High.  
22/10/14WigeonBadminston GP1J G Ross
17:00
 
22/10/14GadwallBadminston GP18J G Ross
17:00
 
22/10/14Tufted DuckBadminston GP1J G Ross
17:00
 
22/10/14SnipeBadminston GP2J G Ross
17:00
 
22/10/14StonechatBadminston GP1J G Ross
17:00
male.  
22/10/14FirecrestHook Valley (Warsash)2M H Terry
Seen in a yew tree near Christmas House at 1400 hrs.  
22/10/14SwallowBreamore2R Chapman
 
22/10/14Common GullBlashford Lakes - Ibsley Water3R Chapman
ad.  
22/10/14Yellow-legged GullBlashford Lakes - Ibsley Water7R Chapman
ad. to roost.  
22/10/14Canada GooseBlashford Lakes - Ibsley Water159R Chapman
 
22/10/14Lesser Black-backed GullBlashford Lakes - Ibsley Water1200R Chapman
plus to roost.  
22/10/14Black-headed GullBlashford Lakes - Ibsley Water2000R Chapman
at least into roost.  
22/10/14Russian White-fronted GooseFarlington Marshes10T Doran
08:00
Adults, flew in approx 0800, left and headed north at 0900, reappeared and landed at 1020, before heading off west at 1050. Six of the birds had neck rings with three character codes on them which I will follow up on.  
22/10/14BullfinchTitchfield Haven2J Bailey
 
22/10/14Common GullTitchfield Haven15J Bailey
Not a bad count for this species.  
22/10/14SwallowTitchfield Haven9J Bailey
4 at North Scrape, 5 at South Scrape. Apparently many bearded tits and a dartford warbler this morning, though I didn't see them.  
22/10/14StonechatLower Test Marshes1P D Winter
15:00
male. on bushes by pylon north of scrape. SU363137.  
22/10/14KingfisherLower Test Marshes1P D Winter
15:00
male. fishing on scrape. SU363137.  
22/10/14PeregrineLower Test Marshes2P D Winter
14:00
in pylon north of scrape.  
22/10/14StonechatLower Test Marshes1I R Watts
12:50
male. Flycatching over reedbed.  
22/10/14Dartford WarblerHook Links, Hook-with-Warsash1S Brunton
12:30
In gorse by Links Scrape.  
22/10/14SwallowHook Links, Hook-with-Warsash10S Brunton
12:15
6 west + 4 west at 14:00.  
22/10/14SIBERIAN STONECHATTitchfield Haven1L Geary
Still at the Meadow Hide, as nobody else has mentioned it today.  
22/10/14Lesser RedpollTweseldown1J M Clark
07:25
First of the autumn here.  
22/10/14FieldfareTweseldown6J M Clark
07:25
First of the autumn here.  
22/10/14WoodpigeonTweseldown6800J M Clark
07:25
S/SW in just under three hours. Early in autumn for such a heavy movement.  
22/10/14FirecrestWoodmill, Southampton1W Borras
12:30
150m south of car park along river bank.  
22/10/14Water PipitLower Test Marshes1I R Watts
12:50
At Bonemill on the high tide.....summery plumage.  
22/10/14Canada GooseHarbridge231O Frampton
12:00
In field S of Ibsley-Harbridge Rd.  
22/10/14Egyptian GooseHarbridge11O Frampton
12:00
In field N of Ibsley-Harbridge Rd.  
22/10/14BullfinchFurze Hill, NF4M J Bennett
 
22/10/14SparrowhawkFurze Hill, NF1M J Bennett
male.  
22/10/14WigeonHarbridge1R A Hume
A couple of days ago the little pool on the roadside field between Harbridge and Ibsley bridges had 57 wigeon on it; today, annoyingly, it is peppered with shooting decoys, and has nothing. Not good for any Bewick's that might appear . . .  
22/10/14Dark-bellied Brent GooseChilling420D Wallace
 
22/10/14StonechatChilling1D Wallace
 
22/10/14Yellow-legged GullRedbridge1P D Winter
13:00
ad.  
22/10/14Common SandpiperRedbridge2P D Winter
11:00
 
22/10/14Rock PipitRedbridge4P D Winter
11:00
 
22/10/14GoldeneyeBlashford Lakes - Ibsley Water1R Chapman
fem. prob a juv.  
22/10/14SwallowBlashford Lakes - Ibsley Water1R Chapman
juv.  
22/10/14WoodpigeonChessel Bay, Southampton2300I R Watts
07:50
Between 07:50 and 08:20....mainly West.  
22/10/14RedwingWaltham Chase1L Turnbull
Heard calling from bushes by road to Bishops Waltham.