Hampshire bird news

Sunday 19th April 2015

DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
19/04/15Red-legged PartridgeWonston2D Murdoch
Stoke Charity road. Pair on S side of road. SU478394.  
19/04/15Stock DoveWonston2D Murdoch
Stoke Charity road. 1 pr on wires. Uncommon round here. SU478394.  
19/04/15Red KiteShatterford1S Ingram
10:00
 
19/04/15WoodlarkShatterford Bottom, NF1S Ingram
SU343043.  
19/04/15WoodlarkShatterford Bottom, NF1S Ingram
male. SU338052.  
19/04/15Red-legged PartridgeWonston2D Murdoch
16:00
Pair on Stoke Charity road. Quite a few in the area.  
19/04/15Stock DoveWonston2D Murdoch
16:00
Pair on telegraph wires on Stoke Charity road half a mile E of village. I regularly see odd birds along this stretch of valley but they are not common.  
19/04/15House MartinTitchfield Haven1D Murdoch
18:00
Distant over N end of reserve. Possibly more.  
19/04/15SwiftTitchfield Haven1D Murdoch
18:00
Distant over N end of reserve with ~10 swallows (possibly more).  
19/04/15Mediterranean GullSouthsea Castle2S Mansfield
16:00
ad and 2s. And one west of Clarence pier.  
19/04/15Rock PipitSouthsea Castle2S Mansfield
16:00
 
19/04/15Purple SandpiperSouthsea Castle7S Mansfield
16:00
 
19/04/15Water RailMopley Pond1J G Ross
Calling in reed bed at back at pond.  
19/04/15OystercatcherBadminston GP2J G Ross
 
19/04/15Mediterranean GullWhitefield Farm6J G Ross
Following plough.  
19/04/15Dartford WarblerFields Heath, Blackfield1J G Ross
In scrub where nightingale is usually found, no sign of nightingale today.  
19/04/15House SparrowSprats Down2J G Ross
Unusual here.  
19/04/15Reed BuntingMopley Pond1J G Ross
male. In reed bed at back of pond.  
19/04/15Common ScoterHill Head2D Houghton
On sea late afternoon.  
19/04/15ChiffchaffAllbrook1S Platts
 
19/04/15TreecreeperFlexford, Chandlers Ford1S Platts
 
19/04/15BlackcapAllbrook1S Platts
 
19/04/15PeregrineBishops Dyke1A Parsonage
 
19/04/15CrossbillBishops Dyke2A Parsonage
09:00
1 pair in full technicolor in the morning sun at the top of pine trees. A real bonus on way back to car park!  
19/04/15LapwingBishops Dyke10A Parsonage
09:00
Very vocal and active birds.  
19/04/15RedstartBishops Dyke3A Parsonage
09:00
1 pair and one single bird.  
19/04/15CuckooBishops Dyke2A Parsonage
09:00
Calling, then chasing each other around dyke and back toward Denny Wood.  
19/04/15WoodlarkBishops Dyke4A Parsonage
09:00
2 pairs.  
19/04/15CurlewShatterford1A Parsonage
09:00
 
19/04/15Mediterranean GullChichester Harbour, Tournebury to Mill Rithe12T Carpenter
11 ad, 1 2cy.  
19/04/15WheatearChichester Harbour, Tournebury to Mill Rithe1T Carpenter
 
19/04/15WhimbrelChichester Harbour, Tournebury to Mill Rithe1T Carpenter
11:00
N up Chi Harbour.  
19/04/15WigeonChichester Harbour, Tournebury to Mill Rithe1T Carpenter
looking lonely.  
19/04/15WhimbrelHill Head2D Wallace
14:30
East; with ADH and DJR.  
19/04/15SwiftGosport1D Stevenson
19:45
Drifting slowly over the town.  
19/04/15WhitethroatTitchfield Haven1A Lester
17:00
near canal path, beach end.  
19/04/15Sandwich TernTitchfield Haven1A Lester
17:00
east, close in.  
19/04/15Common TernTitchfield Haven15A Lester
17:00
east.  
19/04/15Arctic TernTitchfield Haven1A Lester
17:00
east, mid channel.  
19/04/15JayBadger Farm Winchester1R Broadway
Snaffling peanuts from our bird table, giving fine close views from the kitchen window. Has been in several times in the last week or 2.  
19/04/15SwiftAvington Lake/Park1R Broadway
High over Avington Park, with a few House Martins.  
19/04/15House MartinThe Vyne Watermeadows7L Geary
12:30
Feeding over lake.  
19/04/15SwallowThe Vyne Watermeadows4L Geary
12:30
 
19/04/15GREATER YELLOWLEGSTitchfield Haven1A S Rhodes
18:20
Flown onto the river visible from road near view point per Chris Rhodes.  
19/04/15GREATER YELLOWLEGSTitchfield Haven1S Hartill
Watched it till 4.10pm showing well, from pumfrett hide with godwits. Reserve open till 6.45pm today can pay cash entrance fee on beach gate.  
19/04/15WhimbrelLepe4P D Winter
15:45
east.  
19/04/15FulmarCalshot1A S Rhodes
11:05
1east.  
19/04/15Red KiteBeaulieu Heath (West)1J Smallwood
14:30
SZ354997.  
19/04/15SwallowBrowndown South50T Codlin
11:00
a steady stream in off the sea in 2 hours.  
19/04/15Arctic TernBrowndown South7T Codlin
11:00
a flock of 10 birds were working their way slowly east, the majority were this species, but all 10 could have been.  
19/04/15Sandwich TernBrowndown South5T Codlin
11:00
foraging just offshore.  
19/04/15Common TernBrowndown South14T Codlin
11:00
Generally east but the odd ones foraging back and forth.  
19/04/15SwallowKings Somborne1D M Robison
13:00
First of year feeding - low over rape field. SU3628.  
19/04/15ChiffchaffKings Somborne1D M Robison
13:00
Heard. SU3628.  
19/04/15BlackcapKings Somborne2D M Robison
13:00
Male and female pair. SU3628.  
19/04/15CuckooCalshot1O Frampton
11:00
Heard only. SU481019.  
19/04/15NightingaleCalshot1O Frampton
11:00
Singing from scrub on reclaimed land c100m from Power Station perimeter fence. None heard in usual places at Ashlett Creek(!). SU476019.  
19/04/15SwallowHilsea Lido8R J Emms
11:30
Flying low over pool. SU650045.  
19/04/15House MartinHill Head1P Heath
10:30
In off with a steady flow of swallow.  
19/04/15Common TernHill Head3P Heath
10:30
Offshore with arctic tern.  
19/04/15Arctic TernHill Head1P Heath
10:30
Feeding offshore.  
19/04/15SwallowWickham1L Turnbull
 
19/04/15StonechatLower Test Marshes1P D Winter
male. Bonemill.  
19/04/15Reed BuntingLower Test Marshes2P D Winter
m,f.  
19/04/15Lesser WhitethroatLower Test Marshes1P D Winter
10:12
male. singing at Bell Crossing.  
19/04/15RavenLower Test Marshes3P D Winter
10:12
north.  
19/04/15Common SandpiperRedbridge2P D Winter
from the old bridge.  
19/04/15Egyptian GooseRedbridge1P D Winter
on Nine Elms.  
19/04/15House MartinEwhurst Pond3B Stalker
10:50
First of the year.  
19/04/15Egyptian GooseEwhurst Pond4B Stalker
10:40
 
19/04/15Grey PartridgePortsdown Hill2D Conway
09:30
farmers field around fort nelson.  
19/04/15YellowhammerPortsdown Hill1D Conway
08:00
male. perched in tree opposite fort widley.  
19/04/15LinnetPortsdown Hill30D Conway
08:00
 
19/04/15BullfinchPortsdown Hill3D Conway
07:30
2 male 1 fem. fields opposite fort widley.  
19/04/15GREATER YELLOWLEGSTitchfield Haven1M A Pink
10:00
Found by John Loveder. SU535024.  
19/04/15Mute SwanItchen Estuary73M G Painter
08:00
Woolston to Woodmill. Including 2 pairs nest building in Riverside Park.  
19/04/15Black SwanCenturion Business Park, Southampton2M G Painter
08:00
 
19/04/15Common SandpiperRiverside Park, Southampton7M G Painter
09:00
 
19/04/15BlackcapBasingstoke Town Centre1P S Scorey
08:15
One bird belting out his song from the bottom of my garden this morning. Nice way to start the day.