Hampshire bird news

Sunday 5th July 2015

DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
05/07/15Great Spotted WoodpeckerHunton1D Murdoch
nest from May reported with young - per J. Holt.  
05/07/15FirecrestHum Hole, Southampton6M G Painter
07:30
Three territories - In Hum Hole one adult with juvs heard calling. Near Rosyth road another adult with 2 juvs. The next woodland plot along Montgomery Avenue also had one adult present.  
05/07/15GREATER YELLOWLEGSTitchfield Haven1M J Bennett
 
05/07/15HobbyFarlington Marshes1T Carpenter
16:00
west towards Cosham, paused to say hello to a Buzzard.  
05/07/15Green WoodpeckerNewton Valence2J Harrington
18:00
Adult and juvenile on telegraph pole in my garden. Good luck with that!  
05/07/15Bee-eaterPamber Forest2P E Hutchins
16:10
Over the south-eastern part of the forest, heading towards Basingstoke at approximately this time; one seen, one heard (per. Doug. Kelson).  
05/07/15Spotted FlycatcherMatley Bog1D Wallace
14:10
 
05/07/15SpoonbillPennington Marsh1L Geary
Butts Lagoon.  
05/07/15EiderPennington Marsh12L Geary
9 eclipse male, 3 fem.  
05/07/15Water RailLower Test Marshes1L Geary
 
05/07/15KingfisherLower Test Marshes2L Geary
 
05/07/15Yellow-legged GullLower Test Marshes1L Geary
ad.  
05/07/15Sand MartinRanvilles Lane1M Rolfe
10:30
An early returning migrant?  
05/07/15SwiftRanvilles Lane100M Rolfe
10:30
Good numbers feeding over the fields.  
05/07/15Lesser WhitethroatNewlands Farm (Stubbington)1M Rolfe
10:00
Singing male by Peak Lane - a scarce breeding bird on my patch (usually only seen on passage) so good to have one on territory.  
05/07/15Red KiteFarnborough1R Milligan
14:43
Above the house, we don't get many in the area.  
05/07/15PeregrineSholing, Southampton1I R Watts
13:43
m. Flew NE. SU455119.