Hampshire bird news

Wednesday 22nd February 2017

DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
22/02/17PochardHill Head1D Durell
11:30
Within the harbour.  
22/02/17Mute SwanEwhurst Pond1P E Hutchins
 
22/02/17Canada GooseEwhurst Pond9P E Hutchins
 
22/02/17MoorhenEwhurst Pond4P E Hutchins
 
22/02/17Tufted DuckEwhurst Pond44P E Hutchins
31 drake, 13 duck.  
22/02/17CootEwhurst Pond15P E Hutchins
 
22/02/17MallardEwhurst Pond135P E Hutchins
Minimum count mid-afternoon.  
22/02/17Great Crested GrebeEwhurst Pond1P E Hutchins
 
22/02/17PochardEwhurst Pond2P E Hutchins
1w drake, duck.  
22/02/17HawfinchBignell Wood, NF18M Swann
At least. SU280132.  
22/02/17RedshankHill Head1D Durell
11:30
On the shore by the harbour.  
22/02/17TurnstoneHill Head12D Durell
11:30
Near the Harbour bridge.  
22/02/17StarlingWinnall, Winchester1A S Rhodes
17:30
From the trading estate at the bottom end looking towards the trees and flats. Couldn't estimate numbers but many thousands. Birds started arriving at 5 and it got going at 515 gradually building up to finale at 545. .  
22/02/17Stock DoveBlackmoor35M Lawn
Single flock. SU7733.  
22/02/17ChaffinchGreatham110M Lawn
Single flock. SU7831.  
22/02/17LapwingWoolmer Pond2M Lawn
 
22/02/17CrossbillWoolmer Forest1M Lawn
SU7933.  
22/02/17SiskinLower Test Marshes20P D Winter
at least on the northern edge of Kingfisher Lake mid morning.  
22/02/17Golden PloverTitchfield Haven14D Wallace
 
22/02/17ScaupBrownwich4D Wallace
13:50
No sign of the other regular ducks in blustery conditions with poor visibility.  
22/02/17RavenSouthampton, Townhill Park2D Payne
11:00
over garden to south of copse in area for about a week. SU450153.  
22/02/17Golden PloverMiddle Wallop Airfield500K J Simpson
15:52
500 + Golden Plover over middle wallop AAC this afternoon the largest count on site I've had this winter.  
22/02/17Dartford WarblerBaddesley Common1K Pearce
12:10
If entering the common from Green Lane, to the right of the path, in gorse just past the single large tree.  
22/02/17Grey PartridgeTrigpoint Hill, Timsbury2D Thelwell
10:00
Have been around a few weeks, the first for a long time. Origins unknown.  
22/02/17Purple SandpiperSouthsea Castle8D Stevenson
13:30
West of castle point.  
22/02/17Yellow-legged GullLee-on-the-Solent1I Calderwood
11:10
ad. in east car park.