Hampshire bird news
Wednesday 4th March 2015
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| Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/03/15 | Marsh Tit | Hawkley | 3 | J Norton |
| Three seen/heard in woodland and hangars between Scotland Farm and Hawkley Hurst. SU7529. | ||||
| 04/03/15 | Firecrest | Hawkley | 2 | J Norton |
| Two feeding in Holly, Ash, etc. on bank of Standfast Lane. SU750298. | ||||
| 04/03/15 | Barn Owl | Andover | 1 | M Clay |
| 19:30 | Headed over the slip road off the A303 towards Salisbury Road, in the triangular field by the Garden centre. SU343444. | |||
| 04/03/15 | Hen Harrier | Black Gutter Bottom | 1 | A P Twyman |
| 15:45 | Drifting West along the ridge at Leaden Hall. Distant and into the sun so not discernible to ring-tail or male. | |||
| 04/03/15 | Corn Bunting | Martin Down | 1 | A P Twyman |
| 09:15 | ||||
| 04/03/15 | Yellowhammer | Martin Down | 2 | A P Twyman |
| 09:15 | ||||
| 04/03/15 | Skylark | Martin Down | 6 | A P Twyman |
| 09:15 | ||||
| 04/03/15 | Fieldfare | Black Gutter Bottom | 2 | A P Twyman |
| 08:30 | ||||
| 04/03/15 | Golden Plover | Middle Wallop Airfield | 200 | K J Simpson |
| 14:30 | 200+ golden plover over middle wallop AAC this afternoon the biggest flock I've seen for a while. | |||
| 04/03/15 | Turnstone | Chessel Bay, Southampton | 3 | I R Watts |
| 07:40 | ||||
| 04/03/15 | Black-headed Gull | Chessel Bay, Southampton | 1200 | I R Watts |
| 17:40 | Pre-roost gathering. | |||
| 04/03/15 | Mediterranean Gull | Chessel Bay, Southampton | 2 | I R Watts |
| 17:45 | m+f. Pair....some courtship. Flew dow Itchen at 17:50. | |||
| 04/03/15 | Little Owl | St Leonards | 1 | O Frampton |
| 17:00 | ||||
| 04/03/15 | Starling | Eling | 30 | N Catty |
| 17:30 | Minimum count in tree. | |||
| 04/03/15 | Chiffchaff | Eling | 1 | N Catty |
| 17:30 | Heard singing briefly and then seen in trees by Goatee Beach. | |||
| 04/03/15 | Stonechat | Barton on Sea Golf Course | 4 | S Keen |
| 2 pairs. | ||||
| 04/03/15 | Mediterranean Gull | Ports Creek | 2 | L J Amey |
| 16:14 | On flats (tide out) west of Eastern Rd Bridge. One in full summer plumage. Great views with scope from 250m. No Kingfishers today. Total Little Grebe count on creek - 8 very low. | |||
| 04/03/15 | Yellow-legged Gull | Ports Creek | 1 | L J Amey |
| 16:06 | On flats (tide out), immediately West of Eastern Rd Bridge. | |||
| 04/03/15 | Black-tailed Godwit | Farlington Marshes | 10 | L J Amey |
| 13:35 | On stream. | |||
| 04/03/15 | Dark-bellied Brent Goose | Farlington Marshes | 2200 | L J Amey |
| 13:27 | Group of 600 around stream and fields near Info Hut. At 1335hrs 2 large groups of approx 800 flying in from the East. | |||
| 04/03/15 | Common Gull | Farlington Marshes | 10 | L J Amey |
| 13:00 | Group on stream in varying plumage. Also 4 Gadwall and a male Kestrel at 1321hrs. | |||
| 04/03/15 | Redshank | Farlington Marshes | 100 | L J Amey |
| 12:40 | On lagoon from west sea wall viewing point. Nothing else of note. | |||
| 04/03/15 | Common Sandpiper | Ports Creek | 1 | L J Amey |
| 11:25 | Waters edge on the North bank. | |||
| 04/03/15 | Green Sandpiper | Blashford Lakes - Ivy Lake | 1 | P D Winter |
| I overhead in the Woodland Hide a Bittern sighting (rh channel from North hide) but it did not reappear by 16:50. | ||||
| 04/03/15 | Oystercatcher | Blashford Lakes - Ibsley Water | 3 | P D Winter |
| 04/03/15 | Reed Bunting | Blashford Lakes - Centre | 6 | P D Winter |
| 4m,2f. at the woodland hide. | ||||
| 04/03/15 | Meadow Pipit | Itchen Valley Country Park | 3 | M J Smith |
| 14:00 | ||||
| 04/03/15 | Stock Dove | Itchen Valley Country Park | 6 | M J Smith |
| 13:00 | Also today:- My first STOAT for several years, superb views out on the open grass. And one SMALL TORTOISESHELL butterfly behind the White Swan. | |||
| 04/03/15 | Chiffchaff | Itchen Valley Country Park | 3 | M J Smith |
| 15:00 | ||||
| 04/03/15 | Reed Bunting | Itchen Valley Country Park | 2 | M J Smith |
| 15:00 | ||||
| 04/03/15 | Water Rail | Itchen Valley Country Park | 2 | M J Smith |
| 15:00 | Calling in the Navigation at Sandy Lock. | |||
| 04/03/15 | Stonechat | Itchen Valley Country Park | 4 | M J Smith |
| 15:00 | 2xm, 1xf, 1x imm male. Top end of Meadows, south of Decoy Wood. | |||
| 04/03/15 | Skylark | Southampton Airport (Eastleigh) | 2 | M J Smith |
| 15:00 | Patchwork yeartick. Spring is on its way . | |||
| 04/03/15 | Crossbill | Acres Down, NF | 3 | B F Coates |
| 12:10 | ||||
| 04/03/15 | SURF SCOTER | Stokes Bay | 1 | D E Swensson |
| 10:30 | still present with single Common Scoter. | |||
| 04/03/15 | Black Brant | Hardway (Gosport) | 1 | K J Ilsley |
| 13:55 | on foreshore just north of Explosion museum-definately different bird to that at HMS Sultan. | |||
| 04/03/15 | Mediterranean Gull | St Vincent College playing field, Gosport | 1 | K J Ilsley |
| 07:15 | ad summer. full hood. | |||
| 04/03/15 | Redshank | The Vyne Watermeadows | 1 | J Meikle |
| Probably first of the year. SU632567. | ||||
| 04/03/15 | Kingfisher | Alton Kings Pond | 1 | C Rose |
| 14:00 | Reported by my daughter Louise! | |||
| 04/03/15 | Black-necked Grebe | Blashford Lakes - Ibsley Water | 2 | P D Winter |
| 13:30 | ||||
| 04/03/15 | Little Egret | Blashford Lakes - Ibsley Water | 14 | P D Winter |
| 13:15 | flew from spit towards mockbeggar lake. | |||
| 04/03/15 | Egyptian Goose | Blashford Lakes - Rockford Lake | 2 | P D Winter |
| 12:20 | ||||
| 04/03/15 | Raven | Blashford Lakes - Rockford Lake | 1 | P D Winter |
| 12:20 | flying n over Alice Lisle pub. | |||
| 04/03/15 | Green Sandpiper | Blashford Lakes - Rockford Lake | 2 | P D Winter |
| 12:20 | ||||
| 04/03/15 | Long-tailed Duck | Blashford Lakes - Rockford Lake | 1 | P D Winter |
| 12:20 | imm drk. | |||
| 04/03/15 | Dunlin | Chessel Bay, Southampton | 78 | I R Watts |
| 08:00 | ||||
| 04/03/15 | Pintail | Fleet Pond | 3 | W G Legge |
| 07:00 | ad male and 2 fem. On main pond. | |||
