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Thursday 30th March 2017

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DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
30/03/17FieldfareFishlake Meadows5D Thelwell
18:30
 
30/03/17Sand MartinTestwood Lakes - Meadow Lake20R Cordery
Entering nesting holes.  
30/03/17Great White EgretTestwood Lakes - Meadow Lake1R Cordery
13:50
 
30/03/17JackdawWeston Shore, Southampton95I R Watts
19:30
Flew into West Wood between 19:00-19:30.  
30/03/17Carrion CrowWeston Shore, Southampton224I R Watts
18:40
 
30/03/17Dark-bellied Brent GooseWeston Shore, Southampton71I R Watts
18:30
 
30/03/17Red-breasted MerganserPortsmouth Harbour1C Harrison
16:00
Male flew by Portchester Castle.  
30/03/17SwallowPortchester Castle1C Harrison
15:35
Flew over churchyard.  
30/03/17Sandwich TernPortsmouth Harbour3C Harrison
14:30
Seen from sea wall at Castle Shore Park. Feeding on outgoing tide. Close views.  
30/03/17ChiffchaffCastle Shore Park, Fareham4C Harrison
2 feeding and 2 singing.  
30/03/17BlackcapCastle Shore Park, Fareham2C Harrison
1 singing male and 1 female by Pumping Station.  
30/03/17ChiffchaffHayling Island, Gunner Point1P A Gammage
 
30/03/17Common ScoterHayling Island, Gunner Point1P A Gammage
male. Feeding close in off car park at high tide.  
30/03/17StonechatHayling Island, Gunner Point2P A Gammage
m&f.  
30/03/17SkylarkHayling Island, Gunner Point3P A Gammage
At least one singing.  
30/03/17WheatearHayling Island, Gunner Point9P A Gammage
 
30/03/17Water PipitPennington Marsh1L Etheridge
16:30
Towards rear of Fishtail Lagoon.  
30/03/17Red KiteWhitehill1M Lawn
SU7934.  
30/03/17Sedge WarblerFishlake Meadows1N Jones
18:45
male.  
30/03/17Sand MartinFishlake Meadows30N Jones
18:45
 
30/03/17House MartinFishlake Meadows1N Jones
18:45
 
30/03/17SwallowFishlake Meadows1N Jones
18:45
 
30/03/17GarganeyFishlake Meadows1N Jones
18:45
male.  
30/03/17Water PipitBlashford Lakes - Ibsley Water1R Chapman
reported again today near Tern hide.  
30/03/17Sandwich TernBlashford Lakes - Ibsley Water1R Chapman
As I locked up this evening, headed off high S, but came back a few minutes later and landed on the small shingle island near Tern hide.  
30/03/17FirecrestFishlake Meadows1A Lester
17:00
Male from track West of Belbins Industrial Estate.  
30/03/17SwallowCasbrook Common1A Lester
18:00
 
30/03/17BlackcapCasbrook Common3A Lester
18:00
 
30/03/17ChiffchaffCasbrook Common20A Lester
18:00
At least.  
30/03/17Black-headed GullLower Pennington Lane1L Etheridge
16:15
Adult bird with the most striking pink breast on Efford water near car park. No sign of little gull.  
30/03/17RuffPennington Marsh1L Etheridge
16:45
Back of Fishtail lagoon.  
30/03/17Willow WarblerRooksbury Mill (Andover)1D J Piper
17:52
 
30/03/17Common SandpiperThe Vyne Watermeadows1J Meikle
SU634564.  
30/03/17Little OwlHook (Warsash)1M H Terry
In the usual place! Also 12 Chiffchaffs and 4 Blackcaps in the area.  
30/03/17BlackcapLongparish2G Sharp
15:10
2 heard singing near river, opposite the lane to Larkwhistle Farm.  
30/03/17WheatearLongparish1G Sharp
14:50
fem. On cereal field next to Vale Farm.  
30/03/17GadwallHayling Island, Sandy Point outside NR1A Johnson
09:40
Flew west. Also 3 wheatear and a sand martin.  
30/03/17ChiffchaffTitchfield Haven8D Clarke
Singing on both sides of reserve.  
30/03/17GoldcrestTitchfield Haven1D Clarke
On pathway, eastern side of reserve.  
30/03/17RavenBotley Wood1M J Smith
14:00
 
30/03/17BlackcapBotley Wood2M J Smith
14:00
 
30/03/17ChiffchaffBotley Wood10M J Smith
14:00
 
30/03/17PintailFarlington Marshes1M Gray
13:00
two pairs sighted.  
30/03/17CurlewFarlington Marshes3M Gray
10:30
3 viewed on the mud flats before the tide came in.  
30/03/17SkylarkFarlington Marshes4M Gray
12:00
3 or 4 viewed hovering around the marshes.  
30/03/17Grey PloverFarlington Marshes17M Gray
10:50
Roosting with some Dunlin until the tide came in. Then moved onto the RSPB Island.  
30/03/17Black SwanRiverside Park, Southampton17I R Watts
13:00
pair + 8 imms + 7 new cygnets. Mark Painter first saw them this morning so probably less than a day old as we've been checking regularly.  
30/03/17Ring OuzelLower Test Marshes1S Clemons
09:15
m. West of Two Bridges.  
30/03/17Tree PipitBroxhead Common1S Woolfries
12:00
 
30/03/17ChiffchaffDogmersfield Village1S A Callaghan
2nd of the year. First heard by Fleet Pond a couple of weeks ago. SU787522.  
30/03/17SkylarkDogmersfield Village7S A Callaghan
06:45
4 singing and 3 chasing each other low over field. SU786519.  
30/03/17Mandarin DuckTitchfield Haven Canal Path1D J Ryves
09:00
m. briefly in flight dropped into vegetation between main and upper floods, no sign since.  
30/03/17Great Black-backed GullPortsmouth, Burrfields Road2M F Wearing
11:00
ad. Back on their nesting roof ( They failed last year).  
30/03/17Lesser Black-backed GullPortsmouth, Burrfields Road2M F Wearing
11:00
ad. Back on their nesting roof. Herring Gull remain onsite all winter.  
30/03/17Red KiteFishlake Meadows1J Hulme
10:00
 
30/03/17GarganeyFishlake Meadows1J Hulme
10:15
m.  
30/03/17Willow WarblerPriddys Hard, Gosport1K J Ilsley
10:30
singing somewhere around west end of reserve.  
30/03/17GreenshankForton Lake, Gosport, Portsmouth Harbour1K J Ilsley
10:30
from bottom of Parham Rd.  
30/03/17Great Spotted WoodpeckerLee-on-the Solent Airfield1G Pepper
07:30
Drumming almost continuously from 0730-1000 in wooded area around Swordfish Close/Crofton Avenue/Sea Lane at western edge of airfield.  
30/03/17Little GullLower Pennington Lane1S Keen
10:15
2cy. Still over Efford Lake (new lake behind car park). Also 1 Ruff.  
30/03/17BlackcapFarnborough1P Boult
07:00
Male singing, my first of the year, also a Chiffchaff singing here. SU860576.  
30/03/17GarganeyFleet Pond2G Stephenson
08:00
Pair NW corner (also 5 Shoveler still).  
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