Hampshire bird news

Saturday 23rd May 2015

DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
23/05/15MallardHunton8D Murdoch
4 adults, 1 f with 4y. SU481396.  
23/05/15Reed BuntingHunton1D Murdoch
Singing male. SU481396.  
23/05/15CootHunton2D Murdoch
1 pr with nest. SU481396.  
23/05/15Tufted DuckHunton6D Murdoch
3 pairs. SU481396.  
23/05/15Little GrebeHunton2D Murdoch
Pair with 2 newly hatched young. SU481396.  
23/05/15HobbyWick Wood1P J Hack
 
23/05/15RedstartWick Wood1P J Hack
male. Singing.  
23/05/15Spotted FlycatcherWick Wood2P J Hack
Along the main track south of Acres Down car park.  
23/05/15Wood WarblerWick Wood4P J Hack
male. All singng. Found during the afternoon whilst on a circular walk from Acres Down car park.  
23/05/15Red KiteHunton1D Murdoch
Above village briefly.  
23/05/15Little GrebeHunton2D Murdoch
With freshly hatched small young on pond. Also 3prs Tufted Duck.  
23/05/15Lesser WhitethroatMartin Down1R Chapman
male. singing.  
23/05/15Corn BuntingMartin Down3R Chapman
male. singing near the Salisbury Road.  
23/05/15HobbyMartin Down1R Chapman
hunting over the down.  
23/05/15Turtle DoveMartin Down2R Chapman
at least, flew form Kitts Grave to Martin side of Salisbury Road.  
23/05/15Red KiteHincheslea Moor, NF1M Halligan
11:00
Soaring above Rhinefield Inclosure.  
23/05/15FirecrestMarwell Zoological Park1P E Hutchins
17:45
male. Singing in the woodland south of the Gift Shop.  
23/05/15Red KiteFarnborough Airfield1P Humphrey
15:00
At end of the airfield nearest to the Queen's Hotel roundabout.  
23/05/15GreenshankHook Links, Hook-with-Warsash1R H Marchant
17:45
In north corner of the scrape, no yellowlegs in tow though :-(.  
23/05/15Spotted FlycatcherNoar Hill1D Lister
In whitebeam flycatching.  
23/05/15Red KiteEast Tisted6D Lister
Looking for small rodents in silage cut field.  
23/05/15BuzzardEast Tisted6D Lister
Looking for small rodents in silage cut field.  
23/05/15HobbyEast Tisted1D Lister
Feeding on insects from silage cut.  
23/05/15Garden WarblerNoar Hill2D Lister
Singing against each other.  
23/05/15Greylag GooseLakeside (Eastleigh)23S Ingram
08:30
 
23/05/15HobbyFrame Wood, NF2S Ingram
10:30
 
23/05/15Red KiteTantany Wood6S Ingram
10:30
In air at same time then drifted north. The most I have seen together in the Forest!  
23/05/15Curlew SandpiperTitchfield Haven1D Wallace
16:20
Still on north scrape; in partial summer plumage.  
23/05/15Red KiteTitchfield Haven3R Tofts
 
23/05/15Curlew SandpiperTitchfield Haven1J M Hammersley
On east side of North Scrape at 1200. SU533026.  
23/05/15Spotted FlycatcherNoar Hill1D J Ryves
11:00
Also 4 Red Kites on cut grass.  
23/05/15PeregrineBishops Waltham1P M Potts
m. slowly circling gardens low down watched for several minutes great views - second time in a few weeks! SU547177.  
23/05/15Mediterranean GullBishops Waltham6P M Potts
3 pairs heading low NE over houses/meadows calling presumably looking for food prob from Solent colonies. SU540182.  
23/05/15Mediterranean GullLepe4P F Fawkes
08:00
Circling over the Reserve with Black-headed Gulls; very vocal.  
23/05/15Garden WarblerLepe2P F Fawkes
08:00
Two territories held north of the hide on the Reserve.  
23/05/15Tufted DuckLepe, Dark Water4P F Fawkes
08:00
2 pairs. Patch tick! Coot is back so it must be May!  
23/05/15SpoonbillKeyhaven Lagoon3C Allen
09:00
sub-adult. All feeding then flew to back of Fishtail at 10:00am.  
23/05/15WoodpigeonFarlington (NOT Marshes)2000L J Amey
08:51
At least. Large group flying E-W across 40 Acres.  
23/05/15GadwallWeston Shore, Southampton2I R Watts
07:00
m+f.  
23/05/15Arctic TernWeston Shore, Southampton1I R Watts
07:30
1st. summer. White patch above the bill.  
23/05/15GannetWeston Shore, Southampton1I R Watts
07:35
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