Hampshire bird news
Sunday 1st March 2015
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| Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/03/15 | Tawny Owl | Hunton | 1 | D Murdoch |
| per J. Holt. | ||||
| 01/03/15 | Grey Partridge | Micheldever | 1 | D Murdoch |
| SU508392. | ||||
| 01/03/15 | Mute Swan | Micheldever | 3 | D Murdoch |
| SU508392. | ||||
| 01/03/15 | Gadwall | Micheldever | 2 | D Murdoch |
| Pond looks interesting but only visible at 500m distance; seems no public access. SU508392. | ||||
| 01/03/15 | Red Kite | Church Crookham | 1 | F Cross |
| 13:30 | Cruising around at about 100 feet. SU819527. | |||
| 01/03/15 | Bittern | Warsash | 1 | M G Painter |
| 09:30 | Flew from Maritime Academy area north west across R. Hamble and flew up Southampton Water close to shore. SU486056. | |||
| 01/03/15 | Oystercatcher | Bilcombes Pond | 21 | J G Ross |
| 56 species. | ||||
| 01/03/15 | Shelduck | Badminston GP | 5 | J G Ross |
| 01/03/15 | Gadwall | Badminston GP | 14 | J G Ross |
| 01/03/15 | Teal | Badminston GP | 25 | J G Ross |
| 01/03/15 | Shoveler | Badminston GP | 1 | J G Ross |
| 01/03/15 | Tufted Duck | Badminston GP | 6 | J G Ross |
| 01/03/15 | Coot | Badminston GP | 22 | J G Ross |
| 01/03/15 | Lapwing | Badminston GP | 35 | J G Ross |
| 01/03/15 | Snipe | Badminston GP | 5 | J G Ross |
| 01/03/15 | Grey Wagtail | Sprats Down Plantation | 1 | J G Ross |
| 01/03/15 | Dartford Warbler | Fields Heath, Blackfield | 1 | J G Ross |
| 01/03/15 | Firecrest | Newhouse Copse | 1 | J G Ross |
| 01/03/15 | Hawfinch | Mark Ash Wood, NF | 3 | R Gilham |
| 13:00 | ||||
| 01/03/15 | Red Kite | Chandlers Ford | 1 | D Lister |
| Being mobbed over chandlersford station today,becoming regular over the village. | ||||
| 01/03/15 | Green Sandpiper | Drayton Farm WCB | 2 | P James |
| 01/03/15 | Little Egret | Drayton Farm WCB | 5 | P James |
| 01/03/15 | Grey Wagtail | Drayton Farm WCB | 1 | P James |
| 01/03/15 | Stonechat | Drayton Farm WCB | 1 | P James |
| male. | ||||
| 01/03/15 | Water Pipit | Drayton Farm WCB | 1 | P James |
| 01/03/15 | Oystercatcher | Blashford Lakes - Ibsley Water | 3 | E Bennett |
| 01/03/15 | SURF SCOTER | Stokes Bay | 1 | N G May |
| 16:00 | Again with 2 common scoters visible from the pebbles fish and wine bar. | |||
| 01/03/15 | Mediterranean Gull | Eastney | 3 | K Pearce |
| 13:30 | ||||
| 01/03/15 | Purple Sandpiper | Southsea Castle | 13 | K Pearce |
| 12:30 | ||||
| 01/03/15 | Teal | Woolmer Pond | 2 | J F Smith |
| 2m. SU7831. | ||||
| 01/03/15 | Gadwall | Woolmer Pond | 12 | J F Smith |
| 8 m 4f. SU7831. | ||||
| 01/03/15 | Light-bellied Brent Goose | Hill Head | 2 | P Heath |
| 15:30 | Off of sailing club , landed on sea with a single dark bellied, preened then flew west. | |||
| 01/03/15 | Great Crested Grebe | Woolmer Pond | 1 | J F Smith |
| SU7831. | ||||
| 01/03/15 | Shoveler | Woolmer Pond | 7 | J F Smith |
| 5 m 2f. SU7831. | ||||
| 01/03/15 | Pochard | Woolmer Pond | 3 | J F Smith |
| 2 m 1f. SU7831. | ||||
| 01/03/15 | Black Redstart | Priddys Hard, Gosport | 1 | K J Ilsley |
| 15:05 | imm male. Launceston Close-on garden path but flew off as I looked out the window. SU609010. | |||
| 01/03/15 | Purple Sandpiper | Southsea Castle | 6 | J Harrington |
| 11:00 | Feeding on what little foreshore was exposed due to high tide and onshore wind and ignoring multitude of joggers, dog-walkers and pushchairs. Moral of this story - avoid year-ticking these birds near high tide on sunny Sunday in March! | |||
| 01/03/15 | Goldeneye | Blashford Lakes - Ibsley Water | 10 | A Parsonage |
| 10:30 | Including several males displaying. | |||
| 01/03/15 | Goldcrest | Mark Ash Wood, NF | 1 | A Parsonage |
| 08:30 | ||||
| 01/03/15 | Treecreeper | Mark Ash Wood, NF | 2 | A Parsonage |
| 08:30 | ||||
| 01/03/15 | Nuthatch | Mark Ash Wood, NF | 1 | A Parsonage |
| 08:30 | ||||
| 01/03/15 | Hawfinch | Mark Ash Wood, NF | 2 | A Parsonage |
| 08:30 | ||||
| 01/03/15 | Red-breasted Merganser | Brownwich | 1 | D Houghton |
| 11:40 | m. Offshore. | |||
| 01/03/15 | Common Scoter | Brownwich | 2 | D Houghton |
| 11:40 | m. Offshore. | |||
| 01/03/15 | Ring-billed Gull | Walpole Park (Gosport) | 1 | D Houghton |
| 09:30 | ad. | |||
| 01/03/15 | Yellowhammer | Crookham Village | 2 | R D Hellier |
| A pair of calling birds close to River Hart scrub, edge of Pilcot and Grove farm. | ||||
| 01/03/15 | Curlew | Blashford Lakes - Ibsley Water | 1 | S Woolley |
| On gull island. | ||||
| 01/03/15 | Goldeneye | Blashford Lakes - Ibsley Water | 15 | S Woolley |
| Displaying. | ||||
| 01/03/15 | Stock Dove | Crookham Village | 1 | R D Hellier |
| feeding on broadcast seed in garden for an hour again. | ||||
| 01/03/15 | Red Kite | Crookham Village | 1 | R D Hellier |
| Flying north up Valley, Pilcot Farm. | ||||
| 01/03/15 | Snipe | Crookham Village | 26 | R D Hellier |
| Grove/Pilcot Farm.Similar to about a month ago birds flushed from an otherwise undisturbed wet ley grassland by River Hart west of Jack Reids Copse. Joint highest number in CV. Red Kite flew north. | ||||
| 01/03/15 | Little Egret | Crookham Village | 3 | R D Hellier |
| Three birds together in undisturbed wet horse pasture by River Hart, 4th bird moribund 1 mile u/s. | ||||
| 01/03/15 | Hawfinch | Mark Ash Wood, NF | 3 | M King |
| 08:30 | ||||
| 01/03/15 | Siskin | Minley | 20 | E D Butler |
| 10:30 | Feeding in small patch of larch trees in Minley Woods this time. SU818575. | |||
| 01/03/15 | Siskin | Foxlease Meadows, Minley | 20 | E D Butler |
| 10:00 | Very scarce in the garden this winter, nice to find a feeding flock in alder trees. Count is an estimate. SU827573. | |||
| 01/03/15 | Marsh Harrier | Lower Test Marshes | 1 | S Clemons |
| 10:15 | Over the middle of the reserve until 11.00 at least. | |||
| 01/03/15 | Red-breasted Merganser | Weston Shore, Southampton | 3 | I R Watts |
| 09:30 | m+2f. Eventually flew up past Dock Head. | |||
| 01/03/15 | Dark-bellied Brent Goose | Weston Shore, Southampton | 73 | I R Watts |
| 09:30 | ||||
| 01/03/15 | Peregrine | Weston Shore, Southampton | 2 | I R Watts |
| 09:30 | 2m. Male saw off imm male which was flying through. The brownish, streaked appearance of the second bird suggests 1CY. | |||
| 01/03/15 | SURF SCOTER | Stokes Bay | 1 | D Conway |
| 08:00 | Two commons and surf scoter present this morning, west of pebbles cafe. shame about the choppy conditions. | |||
