Hampshire bird news

Friday 2nd December 2016

DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
02/12/16AvocetPennington Marsh4D Thelwell
 
02/12/16Bearded TitButts Lagoon, Pennington7D Thelwell
calling and feeding in reeds.  
02/12/16Great Northern DiverHayling Oyster Beds (W Hayling LNR)1J Arnott
15:10
Just beyond the Black-necked Grebes, also diving regularly. All west of the Oyster Beds.  
02/12/16Black-necked GrebeHayling Oyster Beds (W Hayling LNR)8J Arnott
15:00
A line of eight, diving synchronously.  
02/12/16PeregrineLepe2P F Fawkes
West of Gypsy Lane.  
02/12/16PintailLepe26P F Fawkes
West of Gypsy Lane.  
02/12/16EiderLepe1P F Fawkes
f. Off Gypsy lane.  
02/12/16Common ScoterLepe2P F Fawkes
f. Off Gypsy lane.  
02/12/16GreenshankLepe, Dark Water1P F Fawkes
 
02/12/16Green SandpiperLepe, Dark Water1P F Fawkes
 
02/12/16Russian White-fronted GooseNorth End, Avon Valley1D Taylor
juv. Viewable from just off road at SZ147997 amongst c200 Greylags. SZ147997.  
02/12/16Short-eared OwlFarlington Marshes1R Pascal
13:30
Point field, seen again breifly at 15:30.  
02/12/16GoosanderAvington Lake/Park1D J Pearson
16:30
red-head. Back on the lake again.  
02/12/16Common ScoterBrownwich49P D Winter
12:30
 
02/12/16Velvet ScoterBrownwich3P D Winter
12:30
together at one point surrounded by 49 Common Scoter. with GB.  
02/12/16EiderBrownwich20P D Winter
12:30
15m,5f. with GB.  
02/12/16Little EgretChandlers Ford1S C Harvey
14:50
Flew SW past kitchen window. New house tick.  
02/12/16Great Crested GrebeHythe, Shore Road12R Chapman
The smallest winter roost I have ever known here, typically 100 or so and more in cold weather, where have they gone?  
02/12/16CormorantHythe, Shore Road44R Chapman
roosting.  
02/12/16Dark-bellied Brent GooseBrownwich450O Frampton
14:00
Approx. Feeding in same field as the Golden Plover, then c350 flew out & settled on The Solent. SU521033.  
02/12/16Golden PloverBrownwich129O Frampton
13:45
Minimum of 129 in field south of Lower Brownwich Farm. SU521033.  
02/12/16Siberian ChiffchaffTitchfield Haven1A 2
ProbableSeen by myself and Ivor McPherson by the Suffern Hide junction, sadly silent.  
02/12/16Bar-tailed GodwitHill Head1A 2
 
02/12/16EiderHill Head20A 2
Towards Fawley/Brownwich.  
02/12/16Velvet ScoterHill Head3A 2
offshore towards Fawley/Brownwich. Seen in flight briefly this morning, while OF also had 3 late afternoon.  
02/12/16Common SandpiperBudds Farm Sewage Farm1M Gillingham
 
02/12/16WrenBudds Farm Sewage Farm1M Gillingham
A striking leucistic bird at the bottom of the mound.  
02/12/16Black RedstartPriddys Hard, Gosport1K J Ilsley
14:25
male. adult male again on roof between Launceston Close and Challenger Drive. Seen without leaving the house this time!  
02/12/16PeregrineFishlake Meadows1M Rafter
12:00
on it's usual dead tree.  
02/12/16EiderBrownwich16D Wallace
11:50
 
02/12/16Common ScoterBrownwich49D Wallace
11:50
The scoter flock is best viewed from Brownwich Cliffs just east of Sea House.  
02/12/16Velvet ScoterBrownwich2D Wallace
11:50
 
02/12/16Ring-necked ParakeetMansbridge (River Itchen)1J L Painton
10:15
eyeing up the bird feed in the garden.  
02/12/16Grey WagtailFarnborough1R Milligan
10:19
Almost a daily visitor to my garden pond.  
02/12/16BullfinchHocombe Mead LNR4M Vokes
09:30
2 pairs. Feeding with goldfinches.