Hampshire bird news

Friday 31st October 2014

DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
31/10/14Black RedstartHill Head1R Carpenter
On rooftops and in gardens in the Whaddon Chase/Fernie Close area.  
31/10/14Sandwich TernLangstone Mill Pond7P N Milinets-Raby
14:00
6 resting on the mud by the pub and 1 flying around.  
31/10/14KingfisherLangstone Mill Pond2P N Milinets-Raby
14:00
together chasing each other around the pond and out over the channel.  
31/10/14TealWarblington48P N Milinets-Raby
13:45
off Pook Lane ahead of the incoming tide.  
31/10/14ShelduckWarblington1P N Milinets-Raby
13:45
off Pook Lane ahead of the incoming tide.  
31/10/14Dark-bellied Brent GooseWarblington126P N Milinets-Raby
13:45
off Pook Lane ahead of the incoming tide.  
31/10/14LapwingWarblington11P N Milinets-Raby
13:45
off Pook Lane ahead of the incoming tide.  
31/10/14Bar-tailed GodwitWarblington46P N Milinets-Raby
13:45
off Pook Lane ahead of the incoming tide.  
31/10/14GreenshankWarblington12P N Milinets-Raby
13:45
off Pook Lane ahead of the incoming tide. (7 of them with colour rings G//R+NY//- and G//R+BB//- and G//R+BRtag//- and NB//-+YY//- and G//R+GR//- and RG//-+YY//- and G//R+GB//-).  
31/10/14Black-tailed GodwitWarblington127P N Milinets-Raby
13:45
off Pook Lane ahead of the incoming tide. (O//R+WY//- and G//R+R//R and G//R+BG//- and L//R+WL//- and R//R+GR//-).  
31/10/14TurnstoneWarblington1P N Milinets-Raby
13:45
off Pook Lane ahead of the incoming tide. Very occasional here.  
31/10/14DunlinWarblington177P N Milinets-Raby
13:45
off Pook Lane ahead of the incoming tide.  
31/10/14KnotWarblington20P N Milinets-Raby
13:45
off Pook Lane ahead of the incoming tide.  
31/10/14TurnstoneWarsash50T H Walker
13:50
feeding on upper tide-line at Warsash Pier.  
31/10/14Dark-bellied Brent GooseWarsash43T H Walker
13:30
on intertidal at Warsash Pier.  
31/10/14DunlinWarsash60T H Walker
13:30
on intertidal by Warsash Pier.  
31/10/14CootBadminston GP29J G Ross
16:00
 
31/10/14SkylarkBadminston GP1J G Ross
16:00
on bank of pit.  
31/10/14Dartford WarblerBadminston GP1J G Ross
16:00
on the common.  
31/10/14FirecrestBadminston GP1J G Ross
16:00
 
31/10/14YellowhammerBadminston GP2J G Ross
16:00
on the common.  
31/10/14KingfisherWildgrounds (Gosport)2T Stimpson
Last open day of the season and two stunning kingfishers screaming around the lake in glorious sunshine.  
31/10/14Black BrantFarlington Marshes1M A Litjens
07:40
1 seen distantly off point field.  
31/10/14Dartford WarblerLeaden Hall, NF1P D Winter
13:40
male.  
31/10/14StonechatBlack Gutter Bottom2P D Winter
10:30
 
31/10/14PeregrineBlack Gutter Bottom2P D Winter
10:30
 
31/10/14Green SandpiperBlashford Lakes - Ibsley North Lake1P D Winter
16:30
assume this is Mockbeggar North Lake. access from footpath E from Ibsley Bridge.  
31/10/14Black RedstartMiddle Wallop Airfield1K J Simpson
1st winter male black redstart at middle wallop AAC centre this morning the 4th I've seen on site in the last 2 years also 2 redpoll over.  
31/10/14Dartford WarblerHook Links, Hook-with-Warsash1S Brunton
14:00
In gorse 100yds east of Links Scrape.  
31/10/14Great Grey ShrikeWoolmer Forest1A Stocker
13:30
ad. On telegraph pole North of Cranmer Pond viewed from southern end.  
31/10/14WoodpigeonRiverside Park, Southampton300M J Smith
07:30
Rubbish place to watch from. These birds were going over Bitterne Park School, but I couldn't see very well at all.  
31/10/14Grey WagtailRiverside Park, Southampton1M J Smith
07:30
 
31/10/14KingfisherRiverside Park, Southampton1M J Smith
07:30
 
31/10/14Common SandpiperRiverside Park, Southampton2M J Smith
07:30
 
31/10/14RedwingRiverside Park, Southampton20M J Smith
07:30
Birds in and around the trees adjacent to 'The Dragon Park' play area.  
31/10/14Golden PloverPreston Candover120S Mansfield
Low flying circling flock - 120 to 150 birds. SU6239.  
31/10/14FRANKLIN'S GULLBlashford Lakes - Ibsley Water1J M Clark
adult again present in roost per TD.  
31/10/14RedwingItchen Navigation, Mansbridge4A P Twyman
15:00
In trees and bushes just North of railway.  
31/10/14FirecrestWildgrounds (Gosport)4I A Smith
15:00
Plus 3 Goldcrest, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Water Rail (Heard only).  
31/10/14Cetti's WarblerAshlett Creek1P F Fawkes
12:00
Singing at Ashlett.  
31/10/14FirecrestAshlett Creek2P F Fawkes
12:00
Along the pipeline between Ashlett and the power station.  
31/10/14Hen HarrierIbsley Common1M J Bennett
11:00
ringtail.  
31/10/14Ring-necked ParakeetTweseldown1J M Clark
08:30
flew west. 4 reported in nearby Fleet on 24/10.  
31/10/14JayWickham1L Turnbull
Oak tree was a hive of activity today - 25 starlings, green woodpecker, 4 jackdaws, 3 LTT, 2 house sparrows, magpie and a nuthatch. Nice way to start the day.  
31/10/14WigeonCalshot120A S Rhodes
07:30
 
31/10/14Great Grey ShrikeWoolmer Pond1A Stocker
ad. Flew N @ 09.00 towards Range 2, no flags flying today. Still a few Chiffchaff, more Thrushs and Finchs today.  
31/10/14ChiffchaffRiverside Park, Southampton1T Keene
09:45
Singing near the Woodmill car park.  
31/10/14WoodpigeonBitterne Park, Southampton1500I R Watts
08:00
->N either side of 08:00.  
31/10/14Great Grey ShrikeWoolmer Pond1A Stocker
08:30
Again in large dead birch E of cottage but distant.