Hampshire bird news

Wednesday 29th March 2017

DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
29/03/17Great SkuaHayling Island, Sandy Point outside NR1A Johnson
16:48
Flew east. Also a guillemot drifting out of the harbour.  
29/03/17Sand MartinPennington Marsh10R Coomber
17:30
passed through.  
29/03/17Water PipitFishtail Lagoon, Keyhaven Marsh1R Coomber
17:30
still present.  
29/03/17White WagtailFishtail Lagoon, Keyhaven Marsh1R Coomber
17:30
male.  
29/03/17RuffPennington Marsh1R Coomber
17:30
Male on scrape.  
29/03/17Little GullPennington Marsh1R Coomber
17:00
imm. One hawking insects over the 'new' scrape nr car park.  
29/03/17GadwallBadminston GP14J G Ross
17:00
 
29/03/17TealBadminston GP7J G Ross
17:00
 
29/03/17ShelduckBadminston GP10J G Ross
17:00
 
29/03/17OystercatcherBadminston GP2J G Ross
17:00
 
29/03/17SnipeBadminston GP5J G Ross
17:00
 
29/03/17Tawny OwlBadminston GP1J G Ross
17:00
Calling by Sundial cottage.  
29/03/17SwallowBadminston GP1J G Ross
17:00
 
29/03/17Little EgretFishlake Meadows4A Lester
18:00
 
29/03/17KingfisherFishlake Meadows2A Lester
18:00
 
29/03/17Marsh HarrierFishlake Meadows1A Lester
18:00
Female hunting then off south.  
29/03/17Pied WagtailFishlake Meadows20A Lester
18:00
Into roost.  
29/03/17SwallowFishlake Meadows8A Lester
18:00
Minimum. Two into roost at 19.00.  
29/03/17House MartinFishlake Meadows1A Lester
18:00
First for site this year.  
29/03/17Sand MartinFishlake Meadows268A Lester
18:00
Through between 17.30 and 18.30...with 140 into roost at 19.00.  
29/03/17Cattle EgretFishlake Meadows1A Lester
18:00
No sign of either bird by 7pm.  
29/03/17Marsh TitNorth Oakley, Hannington1M Pitt
Singing bird heard from road. SU557535.  
29/03/17Grey PartridgeHarrow Way2M Pitt
SU518518.  
29/03/17FieldfareNorth Oakley, Hannington60M Pitt
Still flocks on the downs. SU541541.  
29/03/17GarganeyFleet Pond2G Stephenson
19:00
Pr NW corner. Still enjoying the bog bean.  
29/03/17ShovelerFleet Pond5G Stephenson
19:00
3m.  
29/03/17Mediterranean GullFleet Pond2G Stephenson
19:00
Ad & 2nd s. Also at least 600 BHGs.  
29/03/17Barn OwlTitchfield Haven Canal Path1A 2
19:20
Back in the tree. First seen by Tony Heath at 11am, then disappeared from view, but showed this evening.  
29/03/17FieldfareHinton Ampner50A Davidson
17:00
 
29/03/17Red KiteWhitehill1M Lawn
SU7934.  
29/03/17BlackcapBordon1M Lawn
male. Singing. SU8035.  
29/03/17BlackcapBordon Inclosure, Bordon1M Lawn
male. Singing. SU8036.  
29/03/17BlackcapDeadwater Valley, Bordon1M Lawn
male. Singing. SU8034.  
29/03/17Mediterranean GullHeath Pond (Petersfield)50E M Raynor
13:00
flock of 50 arrived calling and displaying other birds included 3 singing willow warblers 30 sand martins 3 swallows and blackcaps 5 chiff chaff 10. SU753228.  
29/03/17Green SandpiperFarlington Marshes1P A Gammage
12:00
Hayfield. Also possible water pipit flew from the stream to this area.  
29/03/17DunlinFarlington Marshes20P A Gammage
12:00
lake.  
29/03/17Collared DoveFarlington Marshes2P A Gammage
12:00
prospecting the recently cleared bramble in the bushes.  
29/03/17StonechatFarlington Marshes1P A Gammage
12:00
fem. east sea wall.  
29/03/17WheatearFarlington Marshes1P A Gammage
12:00
male. south of the lake.  
29/03/17Short-eared OwlFarlington Marshes1P A Gammage
12:00
roosting on the leeward side of the point field fence line.  
29/03/17ChiffchaffFarlington Marshes5P A Gammage
12:00
all singers between bushes and building, minimum count.  
29/03/17ShelduckFarlington Marshes83P A Gammage
12:00
70 on the scrape, the remainder across The Deeps.  
29/03/17ShovelerFarlington Marshes26P A Gammage
12:00
Deeps. Perhaps half the number that were present only three days ago.  
29/03/17SanderlingFort Cumberland29D Stevenson
14:30
Roosting on beach in front of Southsea holiday park.  
29/03/17BramblingBlashford Lakes - Centre5R Chapman
4m, 1f. at least around the feeders at the Woodland hide and on the car park.  
29/03/17BlackcapBlashford Lakes - Centre4R Chapman
male. at least singing near the Centre today.  
29/03/17Red KiteBlashford Lakes - Ibsley Water1R Chapman
again.  
29/03/17SwallowBlashford Lakes - Ibsley Water3R Chapman
at least, also a report of house martin but I could not find it.  
29/03/17Sand MartinBlashford Lakes - Ibsley Water80R Chapman
perhaps many more.  
29/03/17SwallowEdenbrook CP, Fleet1J Blithe
 
29/03/17SwallowMartin Down1P Durnell
10:00
 
29/03/17Water PipitBlashford Lakes - Ibsley Water2M H Terry
Seen from Tern Hide at 9.30.  
29/03/17Sand MartinPosbrook Floods6D Wallace
10:45
Flew quickly north; 11 days later than my first sighting here last year. With AR.  
29/03/17BlackcapTitchfield Haven Canal Path2D Wallace
10:15
Singing males in close proximity along the tarmac track; with AR.  
29/03/17SwallowTitchfield Haven1R Carpenter
12:00
Flew NW over east meadow.  
29/03/17Purple SandpiperSouthsea Castle11D Stevenson
12:40
HW at 13:04.  
29/03/17BlackcapHiltingbury1B Goater
male. Watched singing. SU440218.  
29/03/17Lesser RedpollHiltingbury3B Goater
Feeding in alders S of Lake. First seen recently in area. SU440218.  
29/03/17WheatearMiddle Wallop Airfield1K J Simpson
08:40
ad male. 1 at middle wallop AAC this morning my first for the year.  
29/03/17Common ScoterCut Bridge (Milford-on-Sea)8S Keen
 
29/03/17Dark-bellied Brent GooseCut Bridge (Milford-on-Sea)5S Keen
07:38
East.  
29/03/17EiderCut Bridge (Milford-on-Sea)2S Keen
07:06
Pair east.  
29/03/17Sandwich TernCut Bridge (Milford-on-Sea)1S Keen
07:03
East.