Phil Villiers
Email: phil.eling@hotmail.com
Recent sightings
| Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/05/24 | Swift | Eling | 6 | P Villiers |
| 16:20 | A pair - possibly last year's successful breeders - flew into the existing swift box in my back garden, which has the old nest still intact, and didn't reappear for the next 50 minutes when I finally called it a day. In addition, up to 4 'bangers' flew through the garden, screaming and hitting both boxes, at various times throughout the afternoon. SU362127. | |||
| 07/05/24 | Swift | Eling | 6 | P Villiers |
| 17:00 | The swifts have finally returned to Eling!!! Several groups of up to three at a time flying over School Road, from 15:00, some screaming, and then 6 at 17:00. SU362127. | |||
| 07/05/24 | Red Kite | Kings Hat | 2 | P Villiers |
| 15:00 | With a buzzard, circling above the road to Ipley Cross. | |||
| 07/05/24 | Red Kite | Eling | 1 | P Villiers |
| 11:50 | An occasional sighting here in Eling, but first ever over our back garden! Hotly pursued by the inevitable crow. SU362127. | |||
| 05/05/24 | Oystercatcher | Lower Test Marshes | 1 | P Villiers |
| 08:40 | As in previous years, ownership of the south scrape nesting platform is keenly contested. Earlier in the morning it was a shelduck, on return at 8:40, an oystercatcher was in possession. Oystercatchers bred here in 2021. | |||
| 05/05/24 | Reed Bunting | Lower Test Marshes | 1 | P Villiers |
| 08:05 | m. In the scrub at Two Bridges. A male also flew across the boardwalk about 7:30 so could be two. | |||
| 05/05/24 | Willow Warbler | Lower Test Marshes | 1 | P Villiers |
| 08:00 | At Warbler Corner. | |||
| 05/05/24 | Sedge Warbler | Lower Test Marshes | 5 | P Villiers |
| 07:00 | ||||
| 05/05/24 | Reed Warbler | Lower Test Marshes | 4 | P Villiers |
| 07:00 | ||||
| 05/05/24 | Cetti's Warbler | Lower Test Marshes | 23 | P Villiers |
| 06:45 | At least 23 - covering the west side of the reserve from the A35 entrance up to Bell Crossing. | |||
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