Hampshire bird news

Sunday 18th April 2021

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Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
18/04/21	Whimbrel	Solent Breezes	2	P M Potts
	East along coast mid afternoon.
18/04/21	Black Redstart	Solent Breezes	1	P M Potts
	f. Reported here on & off by residents since at least 30th Jan and on 20th April apparently 2 reported. Will try and visit again & check.
18/04/21	Goosander	Testwood Lakes	1	C Gamblin
17:00	fem.
18/04/21	Ring-necked Parakeet	Lakeside (Eastleigh)	1	C Gamblin
14:00
18/04/21	Willow Warbler	Budds Farm Sewage Farm	1	N CROOK
	A singing bird showing well.
18/04/21	Wheatear	Farlington Marshes	2	N CROOK
	Only saw 2 today, down from 4 yesterday. The probable GREENLAND WHEATEAR was still around from yesterday near the Willow pool. A good sized bird with bright orange underparts extending to the vent, a brown wash in the grey mantle and the dark mask more brown than black.
18/04/21	White Wagtail	Farlington Marshes	2	N CROOK
	Only saw 2 today, down from 4 yesterday.
18/04/21	Little Gull	Budds Farm Sewage Farm	1	N CROOK
	A breeding plumage bird feeding over the pool during early afternoon. It was mostly feeding over the south east corner of the pool and was often out of view from the wooden bench.
18/04/21	Mediterranean Gull	Farlington Marshes	1	N CROOK
	The MEDITERRANEAN/BLACK-HEADED GULL HYBRID was in it's usual place on the Deeps. It appears to be paired with a Black-headed gull.
18/04/21	Green Sandpiper	Farlington Marshes	1	N CROOK
	Heard over the NE fields at dusk.
18/04/21	Curlew	Langstone Harbour	50	N CROOK
	During mid afternoon I watched a noisy flock of 50 birds circle up over the islands and start their migration in a general easterly direction.
18/04/21	Snipe	Farlington Marshes	7	N CROOK
	Watched 4 birds circle up high over the NE fields after sunset then start their migration in a general NE direction.
18/04/21	Jack Snipe	Farlington Marshes	2	N CROOK
	Still showing well on a pool in NE fields. Although not close enough for really good photos, there was a good opportunity to compare them to a Common snipe which fed between them for a while.
18/04/21	Bearded Tit	Farlington Marshes	1	N CROOK
	Reedbed near building.
18/04/21	Lesser Whitethroat	Winnall Moors	1	A Wells
18:45	male.
18/04/21	Woodlark	Janesmoor	2	D E Dicks
11:30	Pair at edge of N.Bentley Wood.Song flight observed.
18/04/21	Green Sandpiper	Titchfield Haven Canal Path	1	R C Ladd
18:00	On Bridge street flood.
18/04/21	Cuckoo	Thorney Hill	1	I R Guest
16:00	Great close up views of male on fence post in horse field.
18/04/21	Blue-headed Wagtail	Pennington Marsh	1	R Coomber
18:25	male. distant view by pool/wet area east of car park.
18/04/21	Gadwall	Pennington Marsh	38	R Coomber
18:10	mostly in pairs on Jetty Lagoon.
18/04/21	Yellow Wagtail	Pennington Marsh	3	R Coomber
18:15	inc 2 male. Thanks to two other birders who told me.
18/04/21	Cuckoo	Hale	1	A Hockey
20:00	At Hale heard from Hale Purlieu.
18/04/21	Cuckoo	Stockbridge Down	1	A J Dickety
17:40	Showing well,to within 20 yards.
18/04/21	Mistle Thrush	Stockbridge Down	2	A J Dickety
17:30
18/04/21	Willow Warbler	Stockbridge Down	1	A J Dickety
17:10	Singing full song. Showing well.
18/04/21	Willow Warbler	St Giles Hill, Winchester	1	A Stewart
14:00	Singing and moving around Graveyard for a few hours.
18/04/21	Willow Warbler	Teglease Down	1	D G Mills
07:30	Singing (subsong).
18/04/21	Wheatear	Old Winchester Hill	5	D G Mills
07:45	3 males & 2 females. Hill-fort. Still present at 1900.
18/04/21	Siskin	Rotherwick	1	P Ellis
19:15	f. On garden feeder.
18/04/21	Sedge Warbler	Hook Links, Hook-with-Warsash	1	M Parkes
16:30	Heard in the Reed bed on the path leading up past Christmas House.
18/04/21	Sandwich Tern	Hook Links, Hook-with-Warsash	1	M Parkes
16:05	Calling just offshore by bunny meadow.
18/04/21	Marsh Tit	Broadlands Estate	1	I R Watts
11:30	Yewtree Copse, on Test Way. SU348187.
18/04/21	Red-breasted Merganser	Weston Shore, Southampton	2	I R Watts
09:00	fem.
18/04/21	Black-tailed Godwit	Weston Shore, Southampton	51	I R Watts
08:50
18/04/21	Dark-bellied Brent Goose	Hamble Point	13	I R Watts
10:50
18/04/21	Whimbrel	Weston Shore, Southampton	1	I R Watts
08:00
18/04/21	Dark-bellied Brent Goose	Weston Shore, Southampton	60	I R Watts
08:00
18/04/21	Turnstone	Weston Shore, Southampton	34	I R Watts
08:00	By jetty.
18/04/21	Curlew	Hayling Island, Northney	102	I Mears
17:45	Large flock flying east.
18/04/21	Hobby	Fishlake Meadows	1	R Pascal
14:30
18/04/21	Golden Plover	North Waltham	88	A Jones
17:30	Circling overhead calling for 5 minutes before drifting off south west, looking like they were looking to land.
18/04/21	Buzzard	Southwick	4	M Constable
14:51	Just drifting on the thermals, a lovely site from the golden lion garden.
18/04/21	Little Egret	Ecchinswell	1	M Taylor
	Still around the Mill Leat and stream.
18/04/21	Blackcap	Whiteley Pastures	9	G B Langley
07:50	7 males seen and 2 females , the latter first of the year. SU536101.
18/04/21	Red Kite	Fareham	1	G B Langley
15:45	With the buzzards. SU578072.
18/04/21	Buzzard	Fareham	8	G B Langley
15:45	Soaring over St Christoper Ave. 2 headed south the other 6 north. SU578072.
18/04/21	Red Kite	Farnborough	2	R Milligan
16:44	Circling around the garden and area, then slowly drifted S/W.
18/04/21	Water Rail	Pig Bush, NF	1	J Brandsma
07:30	Heard at the crossing - regular spot.
18/04/21	Canada Goose	Pig Bush, NF	4	J Brandsma
07:30	More heard - first time I've had them here and hope they don't take over the place.
18/04/21	Redstart	Pig Bush, NF	3	J Brandsma
07:30	Males, all on the northern edge of Tantany Wood.
18/04/21	Cuckoo	Pig Bush, NF	2	J Brandsma
07:30	At least two heard, possibly a third.
18/04/21	Red Kite	Marlhill Copse, Southampton	1	D Payne
15:42	Drifting west over garden south of copse.
18/04/21	Grasshopper Warbler	Barton on Sea Golf Course	2	S Keen
11:00	Singing males.
18/04/21	Purple Sandpiper	Barton on Sea	14	S Keen
11:00
18/04/21	Whimbrel	Portchester	1	C Harrison
16:30	Over Castle Street garden. Sometimes seen in spring when high tide in harbour.
18/04/21	Jay	West End	1	R Durkin
14:30	St.James Church to The Wilderness, top of Church Hill, A27.
18/04/21	Cuckoo	Kingston Great Common	1	K May
15:39	heard +female redstart.
18/04/21	Hen Harrier	Kingston Great Common	1	K May
15:39	ringtail. Seen quartering over field, nice ringtail.
18/04/21	Hobby	Fareham	1	M Francis
15:22	Cruising over highlands road North always the best yearly Garden tick for me 🤩.
18/04/21	Little Tern	Normandy Marsh/Lagoon	2	S Wicks
01:25
18/04/21	Marsh Harrier	Trigpoint Hill, Timsbury	1	D Thelwell
10:15	https://www.trektellen.nl/count/view/859/20210418.
18/04/21	Cuckoo	Pig Bush, NF	1	M Parkes
12:15	m. Heard only!!
18/04/21	Redstart	Denny Wood	2	M Parkes
10:45	m. At least two males singing well, then feeding on the ground.
18/04/21	Cuckoo	Acres Down, NF	1	M Parkes
09:30	m. Heard and seen perched on top of silver birch in the bottom of the valley, viewed from path up to the raptor view point.
18/04/21	Swallow	Woolmer Pond	2	M Lawn

18/04/21	Lesser Redpoll	Woolmer Forest	6	M Lawn
09:15
18/04/21	Great Grey Shrike	Woolmer Forest	1	M Lawn
09:15	SU8032.
18/04/21	Tree Pipit	Woolmer Forest	3	D Murray
13:01
18/04/21	Yellowhammer	Woolmer Forest	1	D Murray
13:01	By range 2.
18/04/21	Wheatear	Woolmer Pond	1	D Murray
13:01	On lichen Heath between cottage and range 2.
18/04/21	Great Grey Shrike	Woolmer Forest	1	D Murray
13:01	Still in central valley.
18/04/21	Cuckoo	Woolmer Forest	1	D Murray
13:01
18/04/21	Redstart	Woolmer Pond	1	D Murray
13:01	male. Woolmer cottage garden.
18/04/21	Greenshank	Curbridge	5	D J Ryves
09:30	min 5 but could be up to 8 present but mobile.
18/04/21	Whimbrel	Curbridge	3	D J Ryves
09:30	3 flew from H&J creek 2 landed on mud opp sewerage plant 1 flew down river.
18/04/21	Red Kite	Portchester	1	B Rackett
12:49	Heading east over garden. SU619052.
18/04/21	Egyptian Goose	Sowley Lane	2	O Haisell
07:45	female/imm. Feeding on Maize.
18/04/21	Purple Sandpiper	Southsea Castle	10	D Noble
12:18
18/04/21	Reed Warbler	Lower Test Marshes	1	S Clemons
10:44	m. Singing south of Bonemill.
18/04/21	Common Sandpiper	Lower Test Marshes	5	S Clemons
10:20	Old bridge.
18/04/21	Wheatear	Lower Test Marshes	1	S Clemons
08:35	m. Near the Test Way boardwalk.
18/04/21	Willow Warbler	Lower Test Marshes	6	S Clemons

18/04/21	Willow Warbler	Workman's Lane, Hook-with-Warsash	1	D Houghton
10:45	m.
18/04/21	Whimbrel	Workman's Lane, Hook-with-Warsash	1	D Houghton
10:45	Field S of Lane with 2 Curlew.
18/04/21	Sanderling	Chilling	36	D Houghton
09:50	Foreshore at end of Workmans Lane.
18/04/21	Raven	Sarisbury Green	2	D E Swensson
11:47	Circling and drifting east.
18/04/21	Willow Warbler	Titchfield Abbey	1	M Rolfe
09:00	By the Henry Cort college playing field.
18/04/21	Red-throated Diver	Hill Head	3	M Francis
08:45	Group of 3 on the sea drifted east as the morning went on. Whimbrel and sum Plumage Barwit on the beach at times.common sandpiper dropped in on the rainbow bar Gannet and A flock of Grey Plover going east were the highlights.
18/04/21	Bullfinch	Titchfield Abbey	4	M Rolfe
09:00
18/04/21	Mistle Thrush	Titchfield Abbey	6	M Rolfe
09:00	3 pairs in the area.
18/04/21	Red Kite	Titchfield Abbey	1	M Rolfe
10:30	Drifting south.
18/04/21	Sparrowhawk	Titchfield Abbey	1	M Rolfe
10:30
18/04/21	Blackcap	Titchfield Abbey	8	M Rolfe
08:00
18/04/21	Whitethroat	Titchfield Abbey	1	M Rolfe
08:00	Near to the barn.
18/04/21	Swallow	Titchfield Abbey	3	M Rolfe
08:00	One collecting nest material from the track.
18/04/21	Treecreeper	Titchfield Abbey	1	M Rolfe
08:00	Abbey Farm track.
18/04/21	Snipe	Titchfield Abbey	5	M Rolfe
08:00
18/04/21	Teal	Titchfield Abbey	11	M Rolfe
08:00
18/04/21	Common Sandpiper	Titchfield	1	M Rolfe
07:45	Bridge Street flood.
18/04/21	Green Sandpiper	Titchfield	1	M Rolfe
07:45	Bridge Street flood from Titchfield Road.
18/04/21	Red Kite	Blashford Lakes - Ibsley Water	1	S Woolley
11:11
18/04/21	Green Woodpecker	Whiteley	1	G B Langley
07:25	SU531097.
18/04/21	Cetti's Warbler	Whiteley	3	G B Langley
07:25	On and around small ponds near to M and S. SU531097.
18/04/21	Scaup	Blashford Lakes - Ibsley Water	1	S Woolley
10:54	male.
18/04/21	Common Tern	Blashford Lakes - Ibsley Water	1	S Woolley
10:52
18/04/21	Stonechat	Ipley, NF	4	T D Chapman
10:47	2 pr.
18/04/21	Wheatear	Ipley, NF	1	T D Chapman
10:47	male.
18/04/21	Woodlark	Ipley, NF	3	T D Chapman
10:47	inc. pr feeding one chick.
18/04/21	Brambling	Straight Mile, Romsey	20	N Jones
10:00	Fascinating as another pulse of birds comes to the garden. Virtually all first winter females.
18/04/21	Hoopoe	Hinton Ampner	1	A Davidson
09:50	Briefly in tree north of A272 before flying back towards Hinton Ampner gardens.
18/04/21	Lesser Redpoll	Wherwell	3	T E Parsons
09:28	On garden feeders.

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Sunday 18th April 2021

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