Hampshire bird news
Saturday 28th February 2015
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| Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28/02/15 | Greylag Goose | Woolmer Pond | 5 | J F Smith |
| SU7831. | ||||
| 28/02/15 | Water Rail | Bransbury Common | 1 | P E Hutchins |
| Heard from the watchpoint (per JKA). | ||||
| 28/02/15 | Red Kite | Ladle Hill | 12 | P E Hutchins |
| minimum count of birds in the area (per JKA). | ||||
| 28/02/15 | Raven | Ladle Hill | 1 | P E Hutchins |
| Overhead (per JKA). | ||||
| 28/02/15 | Woodlark | Ladle Hill | 1 | P E Hutchins |
| In the brassica field east of the fort (per JKA). | ||||
| 28/02/15 | Cetti's Warbler | Bransbury Common | 1 | P E Hutchins |
| Heard from the watchpoint (per JKA). | ||||
| 28/02/15 | Red Kite | Bransbury Common | 5 | P E Hutchins |
| Plus 5 Buzzard and Kestrel (per JKA). | ||||
| 28/02/15 | Golden Plover | Bransbury Common | 70 | P E Hutchins |
| c. this many seen on the wing, flushed from nearby (per JKA). | ||||
| 28/02/15 | Barn Owl | Bransbury Common | 2 | P E Hutchins |
| Hunting distantly from the usual watchpoint (per JKA). | ||||
| 28/02/15 | Bearded Tit | Bransbury Common | 1 | P E Hutchins |
| Heard calling briefly (per JKA). | ||||
| 28/02/15 | Mediterranean Gull | Lepe | 2 | T Keene |
| On the beach in front of the cafe. | ||||
| 28/02/15 | Grey Plover | Lepe | 1 | T Keene |
| On the water's edge in front of the cafe. | ||||
| 28/02/15 | Merlin | Black Gutter Bottom | 1 | O Frampton |
| 17:40 | At least 1 this evening, flying N over the B3078 - possibly same bird seen flying E along BGB. As expected in such conditions, no Hen Harriers seen up to 6pm. | |||
| 28/02/15 | Firecrest | Eyeworth Wood | 1 | O Frampton |
| 16:00 | In holly near path c100m NE of pond. SU229149. | |||
| 28/02/15 | Wood Duck | Eyeworth Pond | 2 | O Frampton |
| 16:00 | Pair. First time I've seen the drake here for a couple of years, now with a female tagging along. | |||
| 28/02/15 | Mandarin Duck | Eyeworth Pond | 14 | O Frampton |
| 16:00 | At least 14 on the pond, mostly drakes. | |||
| 28/02/15 | Crossbill | Acres Down, NF | 8 | O Frampton |
| Flock of 6, plus 2 males. SU267096. | ||||
| 28/02/15 | Woodlark | Acres Down, NF | 3 | O Frampton |
| 2 ground feeding near ridge, 1 flew over NW - others also heard in area. SU269091. | ||||
| 28/02/15 | Chiffchaff | Lower Test Marshes | 3 | A Lester |
| 16:00 | ||||
| 28/02/15 | Marsh Harrier | Lower Test Marshes | 1 | A Lester |
| 16:00 | Female hunting along the eastern boundary for 20 mins. | |||
| 28/02/15 | Ring-billed Gull | Walpole Park (Gosport) | 1 | A 2 |
| 14:50 | No sign in the park, ponds or Haslar Creek. | |||
| 28/02/15 | SURF SCOTER | Stokes Bay | 1 | A 2 |
| 14:30 | Flew west with the 2 Common Scoter. | |||
| 28/02/15 | SURF SCOTER | Stokes Bay | 1 | A 2 |
| 16:50 | male. Watch from the beach by Pebbles car park. The scoter was with 2 commons, bobbing up & down on the solent. Watched for around 50 minutes! | |||
| 28/02/15 | Lesser Redpoll | Mark Ash Wood, NF | 1 | C Rose |
| 15:00 | http://awayfromfourmarks.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/20th-23rd-february-spitzbergen-svalbard.html . | |||
| 28/02/15 | SURF SCOTER | Stokes Bay | 1 | M Gibbons |
| 16:00 | ad male. After flying off with 2 Common Scoter around 11.30 strongly west, I saw the 3 return from the Isle of Wight direction early PM and settle on the sea near Pebbles Beach car park. Also 1 Common Scoter off Lee on Solent. SZ562999. | |||
| 28/02/15 | Goosander | Blashford Lakes - Ibsley Water | 45 | R A Hume |
| 28/02/15 | Little Egret | Blashford Lakes - Ibsley Water | 7 | R A Hume |
| 28/02/15 | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Blashford Lakes - Ibsley Water | 50 | R A Hume |
| Dwindling fast; one or two blackish intermedius types lingering. | ||||
| 28/02/15 | Common Gull | Blashford Lakes - Ibsley Water | 325 | R A Hume |
| Probably another small surge after lower numbers. | ||||
| 28/02/15 | Black-headed Gull | Blashford Lakes - Ibsley Water | 7000 | R A Hume |
| I've not been counting properly, but the roost has looked much the same for a while now. | ||||
| 28/02/15 | Mediterranean Gull | Blashford Lakes - Ibsley Water | 6 | R A Hume |
| 6-8 adults. | ||||
| 28/02/15 | Mediterranean Gull | Chilling | 3 | R H Marchant |
| 16:40 | ad. Partial hoods. Feeding in stubble field east of Chilling Copse. SU5104. | |||
| 28/02/15 | Common Scoter | Chilling | 2 | R H Marchant |
| 16:00 | ad drk. Off Chilling cliffs. SU5103. | |||
| 28/02/15 | Tawny Owl | Brownwich | 1 | R H Marchant |
| 15:40 | male. Hooting, by Lower Brownwich Farm. SU5203. | |||
| 28/02/15 | Dark-bellied Brent Goose | Chilling | 1850 | R H Marchant |
| 15:00 | Feeding in clifftop field, flock scanned several times but no sign of White-front here. SU5103. | |||
| 28/02/15 | Kingfisher | Itchen Stoke | 1 | A Mcveigh |
| 14:40 | ||||
| 28/02/15 | Rook | Avington Lake/Park | 1 | A Mcveigh |
| 15:00 | Yavington. 1 bird calling for a mate at the one remaining nest from a once large rookery. Wonder what happened there?? | |||
| 28/02/15 | SURF SCOTER | Stokes Bay | 1 | D Wallace |
| 14:15 | Showing very well with the 2 Common Scoters off Pebbles Wine Bar car park. | |||
| 28/02/15 | Red Kite | Crookham Village | 1 | R D Hellier |
| flying south down River Hart Valley. | ||||
| 28/02/15 | Fieldfare | Crookham Village | 20 | R D Hellier |
| On large stubble field north of canal as red kite flew south down the River Hart. | ||||
| 28/02/15 | Linnet | Crookham Village | 12 | R D Hellier |
| On large stubble field with skylark by canal. | ||||
| 28/02/15 | Skylark | Crookham Village | 25 | R D Hellier |
| On large arable field in stubble, west of Crondall Road,between Stroud Wood & Canal. 3 singing birds. | ||||
| 28/02/15 | Stock Dove | Crookham Village | 1 | R D Hellier |
| Fed in garden on seed for an hour. | ||||
| 28/02/15 | Ring-billed Gull | Haslar Creek (Gosport) | 1 | J Harrington |
| 11:00 | On mud immediately adjacent to Walpole Park. | |||
| 28/02/15 | SURF SCOTER | Stokes Bay | 1 | J Harrington |
| 11:00 | Offshore with 2 Common Scoter, but very mobile - being disturbed by windsurfers - and ranging along the whole length of the bay. | |||
| 28/02/15 | Water Pipit | Lower Test Marshes | 3 | D Holland |
| 10:00 | One coming into summer plumage. | |||
| 28/02/15 | Marsh Harrier | Lower Test Marshes | 1 | D Holland |
| 08:20 | ||||
| 28/02/15 | Russian White-fronted Goose | Hook Lake, Hook-with-Warsash | 1 | M Lush |
| 08:30 | in hide field with brent geese spooked by loud ships sirens and flew towards fawley. found by John Faithful. | |||
| 28/02/15 | Ring-billed Gull | Walpole Park (Gosport) | 1 | I R Watts |
| 09:00 | ad. | |||
| 28/02/15 | Purple Sandpiper | Southsea Castle | 12 | M J Palmer |
| 08:30 | ||||
| 28/02/15 | SURF SCOTER | Stokes Bay | 1 | A Lewis |
| male. Still from pebbles car park with 2 common scoter; strong winds and rough water. | ||||
