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Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
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16/12/23 | Short-eared Owl | Ringwood Forest | 1 | K Stephens |
18:00 | Heard calling from the forest. Close to the B3081. | |||
12/12/23 | Short-eared Owl | Lower Test Marshes | 1 | G Alexander |
10:05 | Low over reed-tops/grass close to Bonemill Crossing - harried by gulls and 3 magpies. almost adjacent to the trmporary traffice lights in Test Lane. Brightened up a bike ride in pouring rain! Ironically, my only other sighting of this species was many years ago in almost the same place. | |||
11/12/23 | Short-eared Owl | Farlington Marshes | 2 | N CROOK |
Point field late in day after the sun had gone. | ||||
05/12/23 | Short-eared Owl | Efford Lake (off Lower Pennington Lane) | 2 | A Harding |
16:46 | Quartering scrub together between lake and campsite before heading towards Keyhaven. | |||
05/12/23 | Short-eared Owl | Lower Test Marshes | 1 | D M Robison |
11:30 | Flew into tree facing me about 20m away, so clear in binocs. Such a surprise. | |||
01/12/23 | Short-eared Owl | Bransbury Common | 1 | J Kelly |
16:35 | In area around broken silver birch. | |||
28/11/23 | Short-eared Owl | Farlington Marshes | 2 | N CROOK |
I was informed by 3 people that before I arrived at the Point a photographer had entered the field and flushed the owls. Selfish individuals like this, although in the very small minority cast a very bad light on other photographers and birders like myself who carry a camera. Could I ask the photographer who took a photo of the guy in action to publish it on this site in the hope of discouraging others from doing the same. It is this type of behaviour along with covering it up by others that prevents me from sharing sightings of other more vulnerable and more sought after owl species. MESSAGE FROM KEITH BETTON: NIGEL, I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THAT PERSON WHO HAS APOLOGISED AND PROMISED NOT TO DO IT AGAIN. PHOTOS FROM OTHERS HELPED ME TO IDENTIFY HIM. TOTALLY UNNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOUR. | ||||
27/11/23 | Short-eared Owl | Hurst Castle | 1 | P Hobby |
14:50 | SZ318901. | |||
22/11/23 | Short-eared Owl | Barton on Sea Golf Course | 1 | S Keen |
09:15 | Hunted the golf course for a few minutes before heading north. | |||
11/11/23 | Short-eared Owl | Pennington Marsh | 1 | K I Tubb |
14:30 | Over Efford Land Fill @ 3:30pm. | |||
18/11/23 | Short-eared Owl | Beacon Hill (Highclere) | 1 | J Soane |
11:45 | Observed in flight for several minutes. It landed temporarily in the sheep-grazed field to the South. SU458572. | |||
11/11/23 | Short-eared Owl | Farlington Marshes | 1 | N CROOK |
Showed late in the day. Some photographers saw 2 birds. | ||||
07/11/23 | Short-eared Owl | Beacon Hill (Warnford) | 1 | C Mayhead |
12:45 | Disturbed from long grass on north side of hill. | |||
05/11/23 | Short-eared Owl | Hook Links, Hook-with-Warsash | 1 | S Craven |
08:25 | Flushed from the shingle before finding cover in long grass just to the south of the Scrape. SU490047. | |||
04/11/23 | Short-eared Owl | Beacon Hill (Warnford) | 1 | J Faithfull |
09:10 | ||||
04/11/23 | Short-eared Owl | Gosport | 1 | J Norton |
15:38 | 1 circling over the tower block near St Vincent College, Gosport, being mobbed by large flock of Starlings, then moved off, probably NE towards Portsmouth Harbour. SU6000. | |||
03/11/23 | Short-eared Owl | Keyhaven Lagoon | 1 | T Rowyns |
09:10 | being chased by Carrion Crows around the back of the lagoon, seen from ancient highway. | |||
01/11/23 | Short-eared Owl | Farlington Marshes | 3 | B F Coates |
15:35 | Quartering the 'big' field looking from the Western Sea Wall towards the Deeps. | |||
30/10/23 | Short-eared Owl | Farlington Marshes | 2 | R Watts |
11:50 | On NDO/BOC field trip. | |||
30/10/23 | Short-eared Owl | Titchfield Haven | 1 | I Calderwood |
10:00 | west side flew towards Brownwich. | |||
30/10/23 | Short-eared Owl | Farlington Marshes | 4 | R J Wallis |
12:36 | 4, one very inactive sat in bramble bush, 2 in regular flight and 1 perched on a white post. | |||
27/10/23 | Short-eared Owl | North Waltham | 1 | A Jones |
18:30 | Hunting over set aside on edge of village. | |||
26/10/23 | Short-eared Owl | Farlington Marshes | 2 | C Mayhead |
14:15 | Showing well over the point field for at least 1/2 hour ,being mobbed by crows and a pair of kestrels. | |||
27/10/23 | Short-eared Owl | Titchfield Haven | 1 | M Francis |
10:14 | Over the east side of the reserve. Merlin still showing well around the visitor centre also. | |||
27/10/23 | Short-eared Owl | Lepe, Stansore Point/Pools | 1 | C D Jones |
10:55 | Hunting over Stansore pools then high and towards IOW. | |||
26/10/23 | Short-eared Owl | Farlington Marshes | 1 | G Milton |
10:10 | Seen circling over Point field from a distance. No further sightings up until 12pm but up to three birds seen before I arrived in same spot according to other birders. | |||
25/10/23 | Short-eared Owl | Farlington Marshes | 4 | E Parkes |
15:06 | 2 chased off towards Hayling by corvids. | |||
25/10/23 | Short-eared Owl | Farlington Marshes | 3 | I Calderwood |
11:00 | Point field from bench. | |||
25/10/23 | Short-eared Owl | Keyhaven Lagoon | 1 | K Roy |
12:00 | 1 quartering marshes between Keyhaven and Fishtail Lagoons. 1 vole caught and consumed. Mobbed by Sprawk. | |||
23/10/23 | Short-eared Owl | Farlington Marshes | 1 | T Doran |
18:10 | hunting over south marsh. | |||
16/10/23 | Short-eared Owl | Titchfield Haven | 1 | M Francis |
09:53 | Found by Ivor.M flew from the south over the west side of the meon shore hide heading N/W. | |||
14/10/23 | Short-eared Owl | Farlington Marshes | 1 | N CROOK |
My first of the season. | ||||
10/08/23 | Short-eared Owl | Beauworth | 1 | D G Mills |
17:00 | On private farmland without any public access. Found by local farmer as it rose from a barley crop as he was harvesting it. Thereafter sat amongst the stubble. | |||
09/05/23 | Short-eared Owl | Farlington Marshes | 1 | M Parkes |
19:47 | One bird up from Point Field flew directly towards the viewing platform and perched and hunted in that corner. | |||
30/04/23 | Short-eared Owl | Farlington Marshes | 1 | S Dicks |
13:35 | Still present. Hunting over area near the lake viewpoint. | |||
22/04/23 | Short-eared Owl | Farlington Marshes | 1 | A D Tindale |
11:30 | Hunting between the Lake and Point Field. | |||
15/04/23 | Short-eared Owl | Bransbury Common | 1 | T Henry |
18:30 | Flew south. | |||
09/04/23 | Short-eared Owl | Farlington Marshes | 2 | N CROOK |
Pale coloured birds. | ||||
08/04/23 | Short-eared Owl | Farlington Marshes | 1 | P S Scorey |
17:58 | Great views flying in the sunshine, then moved on to point field. Found it later sat on the old gate along the fence line. | |||
07/04/23 | Short-eared Owl | Farlington Marshes | 2 | N CROOK |
Both pale coloured birds. | ||||
07/04/23 | Short-eared Owl | Farlington Marshes | 1 | S Hartill |
14:39 | Showing very well in field by Lake viewpoint after 1:30pm. | |||
05/04/23 | Short-eared Owl | Farlington Marshes | 1 | R Tofts |
13:07 | Over point filed at 13:00. | |||
04/04/23 | Short-eared Owl | Farlington Marshes | 1 | N CROOK |
Hunting over salt marsh near Little Binness in early afternoon. Probably a different bird hunting south of lake late afternoon. Both pale individuals. | ||||
04/04/23 | Short-eared Owl | Farlington Marshes | 1 | J Bray |
11:56 | Seen at around 10.45am. | |||
25/03/23 | Short-eared Owl | Farlington Marshes | 1 | N CROOK |
Hunting south of lake late in day. | ||||
17/03/23 | Short-eared Owl | Farlington Marshes | 2 | N CROOK |
17/03/23 | Short-eared Owl | Farlington Marshes | 2 | P J Honeysett |
ad. Flying around in the scrub, just before the deeps. 1 caught something. | ||||
15/03/23 | Short-eared Owl | Farlington Marshes | 2 | B F Coates |
10:30 | Showing well - perching and quartering. | |||
05/03/23 | Short-eared Owl | Farlington Marshes | 3 | C Rose |
14:08 | Three today around Point Field early afternoon. | |||
20/02/23 | Short-eared Owl | Farlington Marshes | 1 | D Clarke |
20:12 | Good views from lake viewing area, then from point field and again over main marsh. | |||
11/02/23 | Short-eared Owl | Farlington Marshes | 2 | C Harrison |
15:00 | Still present and showing well. Initially one hunting over Point Field. Then both hunting around Deeps. | |||
06/02/23 | Short-eared Owl | Farlington Marshes | 3 | T Stone |
15:56 | 3 seen on ground, near anthills, took fright sadly after people walked though middle, one flew across to mudflats and other towards smaller pon. | |||
05/02/23 | Short-eared Owl | Farlington Marshes | 2 | S Hartill |
19:22 | In long grass 2:30pm then flew around and perched on bush for 10 minutes at 3:15. | |||
03/02/23 | Short-eared Owl | Farlington Marshes | 2 | M Faux |
14:00 | In long grass on eastern side of marsh just north of point field. | |||
01/02/23 | Short-eared Owl | Farlington Marshes | 1 | R J Wallis |
16:51 | Lifted from the ground by the 4 posts on the bend of the sea wall, dropped down grass bank into line of brambles went to ground, lost in fading light. | |||
22/01/23 | Short-eared Owl | Farlington Marshes | 2 | C Harrison |
15:00 | On ground behind Point Field. | |||
22/01/23 | Short-eared Owl | Farlington Marshes | 1 | D L Cleal |
15:44 | Over the lagoon. | |||
20/01/23 | Short-eared Owl | Farlington Marshes | 1 | S Ford |
16:00 | ||||
01/01/23 | Short-eared Owl | Farlington Marshes | 2 | R Doye |
15:24 | ||||
11/01/23 | Short-eared Owl | Farlington Marshes | 1 | P J Honeysett |
16:07 | Not very good view, hunting over reeds. | |||
09/01/23 | Short-eared Owl | Farlington Marshes | 1 | P F Fawkes |
13:47 | Brief flight over Point Field. | |||
06/01/23 | Short-eared Owl | Farlington Marshes | 1 | A C Fisher |
13:30 | Point field. | |||
02/01/23 | Short-eared Owl | Farlington Marshes | 2 | M Jones |
16:59 | At least 2 from 13:00. Possibly a third. 2 were having a dual. . | |||
02/01/23 | Short-eared Owl | Farlington Marshes | 2 | N Wiley |
13:06 | 1pm. |