Hampshire bird news
Monday 1st May 2017
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| Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/05/17 | Cuckoo | Crookham Village | 1 | S A Callaghan |
| fem. Not seen, but distinctive call heard clearly. SU795518. | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Bullfinch | Crookham Village | 2 | S A Callaghan |
| male and fem. male and fem. Spotted by Mrs Annette Blackwell in her garden. Pair on bird feeder. Seen daily since 30th April 2017. SU792515. | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Cuckoo | Crookham Village | 1 | S A Callaghan |
| Heard on 28th April by Mrs Annette Blackwell. "I heard a cuckoo in the trees beside the River Hart two days ago. Bad news for some poor little bird that will have its nest invaded but lovely for us.". SU792515. | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Bullfinch | Crookham Village | 2 | S A Callaghan |
| male and fem. Sighting actually 30th April 2017. Spotted by Mrs Annette Blackwell in her garden. Pair on bird feeder. SU792515. | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Tawny Owl | Winchfield | 1 | S A Callaghan |
| Spotted by Mr and Mrs Claire of Crookham Village "We were walking along the canal parallel with Spratts Hatch Lane and he was sitting on a branch right on the edge of the canal about 10 feet up. We watched him for ages, walked on and then came back the same way and he was still there. We think he may have been after the voles spotted in the greenery along the bank. It made our day!!". SU772533. | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Little Egret | Ecchinswell | 2 | M Taylor |
| 01/05/17 | Red Kite | Pennington Village | 1 | A P Pullen |
| 15:00 | Over Otters Nursery. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Dartford Warbler | Cadmans Pool, NF | 1 | G J Steaggles |
| 13:45 | to the west of the pool in the gorse. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Redstart | Holly Hatch | 1 | G J Steaggles |
| 13:00 | m. very vivid coloured. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Cuckoo | Holly Hatch | 1 | G J Steaggles |
| 13:00 | 2. calling to female, nearby . flew in direction of Anses wood. looked in very good condition. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Black Tern | Fleet Pond | 7 | G J King |
| 15:00 | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Bullfinch | Mansbridge Fen | 2 | I R Watts |
| 13:00 | m+f. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Carrion Crow | Weston Shore, Southampton | 330 | I R Watts |
| 20:15 | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Golden Plover | Alresford Pond | 1 | H R Cornford |
15:30 | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Lapwing | Alresford Pond | 4 | H R Cornford |
| 15:30 | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Little Ringed Plover | Alresford Pond | 1 | H R Cornford |
| 15:30 | still one in front of Island. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Greenshank | Alresford Pond | 1 | H R Cornford |
| 15:30 | on far right mud. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Great White Egret | Testwood Lakes | 1 | J G Ross |
| 14:00 | My 2nd ever. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Egyptian Goose | Testwood Lakes | 1 | J G Ross |
| 14:00 | Also my 2nd ever! | |||
| 01/05/17 | Gadwall | Testwood Lakes | 3 | J G Ross |
| 14:00 | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Common Sandpiper | Testwood Lakes | 1 | J G Ross |
| 14:00 | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Mediterranean Gull | Testwood Lakes | 2 | J G Ross |
| 14:00 | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Cuckoo | Testwood Lakes | 2 | J G Ross |
| 14:00 | 2 together. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Cuckoo | Poundhill Heath, NF | 2 | J Thurnell-read |
| 19:35 | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Raven | Poundhill Heath, NF | 1 | J Thurnell-read |
| 19:35 | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Curlew | Poundhill Heath, NF | 1 | J Thurnell-read |
| 19:30 | Heard only. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Whimbrel | Cut Bridge (Milford-on-Sea) | 8 | S Ingram |
| 06:00 | East from 0600-1100hrs on poor seawatch. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Common Scoter | Cut Bridge (Milford-on-Sea) | 31 | S Ingram |
| 08:00 | 24+7. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Red-breasted Merganser | Cut Bridge (Milford-on-Sea) | 1 | S Ingram |
| 08:00 | fem. Sat on sea. Steve Keen's Goosander continued through Solent. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Arctic Skua | Cut Bridge (Milford-on-Sea) | 2 | S Ingram |
| 06:00 | Single dark phase east at 0854 and 0858hrs. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Sandwich Tern | Castle Shore Park, Fareham | 4 | C Harrison |
| 17:00 | Feeding in Portsmouth Harbour. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Sedge Warbler | Castle Shore Park, Fareham | 1 | C Harrison |
| 17:00 | In bushes by ditch by sea wall. A first for my patch. Feeding feverishly, so I imagine it will move on when ready. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Chiffchaff | Castle Shore Park, Fareham | 3 | C Harrison |
| All singing. | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Hawfinch | Trigpoint Hill, Timsbury | 1 | D Thelwell |
| 01/05/17 | Whitethroat | Manor Farm CP | 3 | A R Howe |
| 13:00 | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Lesser Whitethroat | Manor Farm CP | 2 | A R Howe |
| 13:00 | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Cuckoo | Manor Farm CP | 1 | A R Howe |
| 13:00 | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Black Tern | Fleet Pond | 7 | J M Clark |
| 18:20 | all still present. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Purple Sandpiper | Southsea Castle | 5 | M F Wearing |
| 11:30 | No visible migration at Southsea either passing or arriving 10:15 - 11:30. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Whimbrel | Hook Spit, Hook-with-Warsash | 7 | B E Smith |
| 14:30 | And a single common sandpiper on the spit. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Whimbrel | Weston Shore, Southampton | 5 | I R Watts |
| 09:30 | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Common Scoter | Hill Head | 2 | A 2 |
| 09:50 | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Cuckoo | Titchfield Haven Canal Path | 1 | D Wallace |
| 16:05 | Male heard near Hammond's bridge and subsequently further up the reserve. | |||
| 01/05/17 | BONAPARTE'S GULL | Blashford Lakes - Ibsley Water | 1 | G D Fennemore |
| 09:30 | From left hand side of tern hide. SU147084. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Hobby | Newton Valence | 1 | J Harrington |
| 17:10 | Low over the garden. First of the year for me. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Cetti's Warbler | Blashford Lakes - Ibsley Water | 1 | I Sibsey |
| 01/05/17 | Pochard | Blashford Lakes - Ibsley Water | 1 | I Sibsey |
| drk. | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Cuckoo | Blashford Lakes - Ibsley Water | 1 | I Sibsey |
| east of goosander hide. | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Ringed Plover | Blashford Lakes - Ibsley Water | 1 | I Sibsey |
| flyover heading south. | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Mediterranean Gull | Blashford Lakes - Ibsley Water | 50 | I Sibsey |
| 40+ on spit between tern and goosander hides plus a further 10 on Gull island. | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Dunlin | Blashford Lakes - Ibsley Water | 5 | I Sibsey |
| 01/05/17 | Black Tern | Blashford Lakes - Ibsley Water | 1 | I Sibsey |
| adult/ summer. | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Cuckoo | Edenbrook CP, Fleet | 1 | J Blithe |
| Calling North end, possibly other side of railway line. | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Stonechat | Edenbrook CP, Fleet | 3 | J Blithe |
| 01/05/17 | Pochard | Edenbrook CP, Fleet | 2 | J Blithe |
| 01/05/17 | Little Grebe | Edenbrook CP, Fleet | 2 | J Blithe |
| 01/05/17 | Little Egret | Edenbrook CP, Fleet | 1 | J Blithe |
| 01/05/17 | Grey Wagtail | Edenbrook CP, Fleet | 1 | J Blithe |
| On edge of new kidney ish shaped pond. | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Black Tern | Fleet Pond | 6 | D Buckler |
| 15:00 | On east side. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Grey Wagtail | Romsey | 1 | J Hulme |
| 14:45 | Plaza car park/Barge Canal southernmost end. SU357213. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Cuckoo | Fishlake Meadows | 2 | A Lester |
| 13:30 | males. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Great White Egret | Fishlake Meadows | 5 | A Lester |
| 13:30 | 3 yellow billed birds together including new bird wiith damaged primaries,, a dull grey-yelliw billed bird and dark billed breeding adult. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Swift | Fishlake Meadows | 35 | A Lester |
| 13:30 | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Garden Warbler | Fishlake Meadows | 1 | A Lester |
| 13:30 | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Hobby | Fishlake Meadows | 2 | A Lester |
| 12:00 | At least. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Cuckoo | Bolderwood, NF | 1 | A Lester |
| 12:00 | Male. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Firecrest | Bolderwood, NF | 11 | A Lester |
| 12:00 | Singing male. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Tree Pipit | Bolderwood, NF | 1 | A Lester |
| 12:00 | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Crossbill | Bolderwood, NF | 1 | A Lester |
| 12:00 | Feeding. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Wood Warbler | Bolderwood, NF | 3 | A Lester |
| 12:00 | 3 singing male. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Greylag Goose | Fleet Pond | 2 | J M Clark |
| 13:15 | Pair with 3 very small goslings. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Black Tern | Fleet Pond | 7 | J M Clark |
| 13:15 | Feeding off Sandy Bay. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Arctic Skua | Hill Head | 2 | D Houghton |
| Both dark phase, E at 09:51 and 10:00. | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Yellowhammer | Havant Thicket | 2 | C Slade |
| 08:30 | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Nuthatch | Havant Thicket | 1 | C Slade |
| 08:30 | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Kestrel | Havant Thicket | 1 | C Slade |
| 08:30 | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Buzzard | Havant Thicket | 1 | C Slade |
| 08:30 | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Mediterranean Gull | Havant Thicket | 2 | C Slade |
| 08:30 | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Willow Warbler | Havant Thicket | 2 | C Slade |
| 08:30 | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Chiffchaff | Havant Thicket | 4 | C Slade |
| 08:30 | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Garden Warbler | Havant Thicket | 1 | C Slade |
| 08:30 | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Whitethroat | Havant Thicket | 2 | C Slade |
| 08:30 | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Blackcap | Havant Thicket | 3 | C Slade |
| 08:30 | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Swift | Alresford Pond | 5 | R Bryant |
| 10:50 | swifts flying high over Alresford Pond and lower Broad Street. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Hobby | Fishlake Meadows | 3 | R Irving |
| 11:00 | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Crossbill | Bolderwood, NF | 2 | D Jones |
| On Scots Pines overlooking car park. | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Redstart | Acres Down, NF | 1 | D Jones |
| 1 seen, many more heard. | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Tree Pipit | Bolderwood, NF | 2 | D Jones |
| 01/05/17 | Cuckoo | Bolderwood, NF | 1 | D Jones |
| Great views from main track near Puckpits Inclosure. | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Firecrest | Bolderwood, NF | 4 | D Jones |
| 4 seen, but many more heard. | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Wood Warbler | Bolderwood, NF | 4 | D Jones |
| On main track from Bolderwood to Acres Down. | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Nightingale | Stockbridge Down | 1 | C Burch |
| 11:00 | Bottom end of down. Southern car park and up the hill a bit. No turtle dove so far. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Nightingale | The Moors, Bishops Waltham | 1 | M Creese |
| 09:20 | heard singing. Was also singing in the same spot yesterday at 08:50. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Pintail | Pennington Marsh | 2 | S Keen |
| Male Butts Lagoon, female Keyhaven Lagoon. | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Shoveler | Jetty Lagoon, Pennington | 1 | S Keen |
| 01/05/17 | Wheatear | Oxey Marsh | 1 | S Keen |
| 01/05/17 | Yellow Wagtail | Pennington Marsh | 1 | S Keen |
| NE at 0929. | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Teal | Pennington Marsh | 15 | S Keen |
| 01/05/17 | Wigeon | Pennington Marsh | 5 | S Keen |
| 4 Lower Pennington floods, 1 Jetty Lagoon. | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Goosander | Cut Bridge (Milford-on-Sea) | 1 | S Keen |
| 07:00 | Flew in from the west and landed on the sea. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Dark-bellied Brent Goose | Milford on Sea | 2 | A Lester |
| 09:30 | West. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Knot | Milford on Sea | 10 | A Lester |
| 09:30 | East. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Common Scoter | Milford on Sea | 7 | A Lester |
| 09:30 | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Whimbrel | Milford on Sea | 2 | A Lester |
| 09:30 | Sea watch from 09:30 to 10:30. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Reed Warbler | Mill Field LNR, Old Basing | 2 | P E Hutchins |
| male. Singing and interacting in the reedbed north of The Great Barn. | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Willow Warbler | Mill Field LNR, Old Basing | 2 | P E Hutchins |
| Minimum count of birds in song. | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Whitethroat | Mill Field LNR, Old Basing | 9 | P E Hutchins |
| Five in song; a minimum of two active nests. | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Chiffchaff | Mill Field LNR, Old Basing | 4 | P E Hutchins |
| All in song. | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Blackcap | Mill Field LNR, Old Basing | 12 | P E Hutchins |
| Eight in song. | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Garden Warbler | Mill Field LNR, Old Basing | 1 | P E Hutchins |
| 07:36 | male. In song in the hedgerow between the Flood Plain and Meadow. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Lesser Whitethroat | Mill Field LNR, Old Basing | 1 | P E Hutchins |
| male. Reported as still present by another visitor; still about the northern side / border of the site. | ||||
| 01/05/17 | Osprey | Bickton | 1 | R M Webb |
| 08:00 | Again present this morning. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Cattle Egret | North Boarhunt | 1 | J Shillitoe |
| 09:30 | Still. SU609118. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Wood Warbler | Holmsley Inclosure | 1 | D Barton |
| 08:15 | male. Singing. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Common Sandpiper | Rooksbury Mill (Andover) | 1 | D J Piper |
| 07:45 | On the big lake. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Garden Warbler | Rooksbury Mill (Andover) | 1 | D J Piper |
| 07:00 | Singing along Watery lane.And Singing male Whitethroat. | |||
