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31/12/23Great White EgretNursling1R Sharp
14:30
On floods beside River Test, seen to the north from the M27.  
31/12/23Great White EgretWhitchurch1R Sharp
10:05
West over the A34 along the River Test.  
31/12/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows2C Melville
13:45
 
30/12/23Great White EgretBlashford Lakes - Ibsley Water2S Curson
10:43
SU151084.  
29/12/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows2D Lister
12:00
 
29/12/23Great White EgretMoorcourt Farm2N Marsh
11:00
 
28/12/23Great White EgretBlashford Lakes - Ibsley Water1R Watts
12:10
From hide.  
28/12/23Great White EgretBlashford Lakes - Ibsley Water2K J Simpson
09:54
1 in bay left of tern hide then flew to right side of lake 2nd individual on west Side.  
21/12/23Great White EgretBlashford Lakes - Ibsley Water1K I Tubb
15:07
 
26/12/23Great White EgretBickton2R M Webb
17:11
Over the old fish farm heading south.  
22/12/23Great White EgretBlashford Lakes - Ibsley Water1R Wright
09:48
 
21/12/23Great White EgretBlashford Lakes - Ibsley Water2N Marsh
13:30
West side of lake.  
20/12/23Great White EgretBlashford Lakes - Centre1K Sayer
09:30
Flew over in a NW direction. Possibly coming from Ivy Lake and heading for Ibsley Water.  
20/12/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows1N Wiley
11:09
11.10am.  
18/12/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows2C Melville
14:30
 
17/12/23Great White EgretHarbridge3N Marsh
14:30
 
17/12/23Great White EgretLongparish1G Sharp
10:30
On R Test near Southside Road bridge, then flew downstream.  
16/12/23Great White EgretIbsley2H Miller
14:53
SU148097.  
15/12/23Great White EgretBeauworth1D G Mills
10:30
Present for the past week, bizarrely feeding amongst the set-aside and environmental cover crops of a South Downs arable farm, far from any water or wetland.  
11/12/23Great White EgretBlashford Lakes - Ibsley Water2K Sayer
12:00
 
10/12/23Great White EgretBickton2R M Webb
17:00
Flying over downstream about 20 mins apart.  
10/12/23Great White EgretMoorcourt Farm4S Clemons
08:40
On flooded fields east of farm.  
09/12/23Great White EgretNew Queen PH Avon1J Toomer
15:00
 
09/12/23Great White EgretHinton Ampner1A Davidson
11:20
sitting next to a Grey Heron on the edge of the flooded field north of the A272.  
30/11/23Great White EgretBlashford Lakes - Ibsley Water1K Sayer
16:00
 
30/11/23Great White EgretHayling Island, Sandy Point outside NR1G D Fennemore
08:15
Flew from pool on reserve and headed north west first I've seen here.  
30/11/23Great White EgretBlashford Lakes - Ibsley Water2K May
11:16
 
26/11/23Great White EgretBlashford Lakes - Ibsley Water1E Farmer
12:30
 
26/11/23Great White EgretWhitchurch1R H Marchant
12:35
West over A34.  
26/11/23Great White EgretBurgate Manor Farm1N Marsh
10:30
 
26/11/23Great White EgretBlack Knowl, NF1M Daniel
10:15
flying north.  
26/11/23Great White EgretHordle Cliff1S Keen
09:19
Flying east, mobbed by Herring Gulls, a couple of km offshore.  
23/11/23Great White EgretEversley Gravel Pit1J M Clark
16:30
roosted with several Little Egrets on watersports pit. Still too many leaves on trees to count Little Egrets accurately.  
21/11/23Great White EgretBlashford Lakes - Ibsley Water1N Marsh
12:00
 
21/11/23Great White EgretFernyhurst Lake, Rownhams1P D Winter
08:45
flying low towards Nursling.  
20/11/23Great White EgretBlashford Lakes - Ibsley Water1N Marsh
09:52
 
19/11/23Great White EgretBlashford Lakes - Ibsley Water2A Lewis
16:10
 
19/11/23Great White EgretSkidmore2P D Winter
13:25
 
19/11/23Great White EgretSkidmore3S Clemons
08:15
Between central carrier and pine belt.  
17/11/23Great White EgretBroadlands Lake1M J Palmer
14:00
In flooded field to the North of the M27 opposite Broadlands Lake. SU343165.  
17/11/23Great White EgretHarbridge1H Miller
16:37
SU147100.  
17/11/23Great White EgretHarbridge1N Marsh
10:55
 
13/11/23Great White EgretTestwood Lakes1B Lyle
10:41
 
12/11/23Great White EgretFawley Refinery1I R Watts
11:00
Viewed from Hamble Cliff in reeded area along the Refinery shoreline....with 2 Grey Herons and several Little Egrets. Private site. No public access.  
11/11/23Great White EgretLangstone Harbour1N CROOK
Flying north west over North Binness during the morning. Seen from Broadmarsh.  
11/11/23Great White EgretSkidmore3S Clemons
07:50
Together on flooded field NE of central carrier bridge.  
11/11/23Great White EgretNetley1A Collins
09:00
In reedbed on far side just south of Fawley refinery with about 10 little egrets. Second day.  
06/11/23Great White EgretTestwood Lakes - Meadow Lake1P Villiers
10:30
 
06/11/23Great White EgretMoorcourt Farm3P D Winter
flooded fields SE of farm.  
06/11/23Great White EgretNursling Mill1P D Winter
field east of Blackwater.  
06/11/23Great White EgretWaterlooville1D Wheatley
08:02
Heading west over the garden! Also 550 woodpigeon heading west at 7.30am. SU697096.  
04/11/23Great White EgretIbsley1H Miller
13:33
On flooded fields from road. SU146100.  
30/10/23Great White EgretTestwood Lakes1R Woods
11:58
From Heron Hide.  
29/10/23Great White EgretSkidmore1I R Watts
15:00
In field between track and M27.  
29/10/23Great White EgretTestwood Lakes - Meadow Lake1I R Watts
12:00
 
27/10/23Great White EgretBurgate Manor Farm1N Marsh
17:00
 
26/10/23Great White EgretTrigpoint Hill, Timsbury1D Thelwell
09:40
high west https://www.trektellen.nl/count/view/859/20231026.  
24/10/23Great White EgretTitchfield Haven1D Wallace
11:00
North scrape.  
20/10/23Great White EgretEmsworth2P N Milinets-Raby
09:00
An unprecedented 70+ flock of Cormorants flew over the mud off Beacon Square and landed in the channel of Emsworth Harbour. Then they fed in a frenzied scramble for a huge shoal of fish that moved slowly down the channel. A truly impressive sight, the melee bolstered by these two graceful birds, plus 23 very scatty Little Egrets, 5 Grey Herons and 30+ large gulls. What an incredible frenzy!!  
20/10/23Great White EgretTitchfield Haven1K Emmott
12:10
 
20/10/23Great White EgretTitchfield - Bridge Street Floods3A D Tindale
16:30
Flew from south end of flood 100m into field immediately south. Jays were very conspicuous around the loop.  
17/10/23Great White EgretBarton on Sea Golf Course1S Keen
08:59
West.  
16/10/23Great White EgretTitchfield Haven Canal Path1R Woods
11:15
 
12/10/23Great White EgretPosbrook Floods2C Rose
08:20
 
10/10/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows3M Rafter
11:25
 
07/10/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows1D Clarke
19:19
In tree with Heron then flew down toward viewing screen.  
06/10/23Great White EgretTitchfield Haven Canal Path2C Mayhead
11:50
Feeding on Posbrook floods.  
05/10/23Great White EgretTundry Pond2G Stephenson
11:30
And 6 Little Egrets.  
05/10/23Great White EgretPosbrook Floods3C Rose
08:40
 
04/10/23Great White EgretRanvilles Lane2M Rolfe
15:45
Seen flying up from the vicinity of the Posbrook Flood with 8 Grey Herons. Circled over Titchfield Road before dropping back down. Patch tick!  
04/10/23Great White EgretTitchfield Haven1A Robjohns
09:06
Flew south over the river towards the scrapes.  
03/10/23Great White EgretTitchfield Haven1D Wallace
15:05
From the Spurgin Hide; seen off by a Grey Heron and flew north.  
03/10/23Great White EgretMoorcourt Farm1S Clemons
08:16
In ditch to east of "flooded field".  
02/10/23Great White EgretTundry Pond1J M Clark
16:30
 
01/10/23Great White EgretTitchfield Haven1I Calderwood
14:00
flew towards Posbrook.  
30/09/23Great White EgretTimsbury Manor1R J Jacobs
10:30
Private site. No public access.  
29/09/23Great White EgretSkidmore1S Clemons
08:25
Flying south.  
28/09/23Great White EgretTitchfield Haven2C Rose
13:53
On Frying Pan then flew north towards Posbrook.  
28/09/23Great White EgretLower Test Marshes1J Sheppard
11:37
Heading south over northern boardwalk.  
26/09/23Great White EgretPennington Marsh1P Durnell
11:03
Over Pennington Marsh.  
25/09/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows3M Rafter
11:10
 
24/09/23Great White EgretLower Test Marshes1S Clemons
09:45
North screen.  
24/09/23Great White EgretPosbrook Floods3M Rolfe
09:45
Plus 6 Grey Heron and one Little Egret.  
23/09/23Great White EgretPosbrook Floods4A D Tindale
08:45
Northern end.  
22/09/23Great White EgretTitchfield Haven Canal Path1P Heath
10:00
Posbrook flood, flew south.  
22/09/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows3T Barnes
09:20
From roadside.  
21/09/23Great White EgretPosbrook Floods2J Goodspeed
14:40
 
21/09/23Great White EgretPosbrook Floods4C Rose
09:16
2 flew south.  
19/09/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows2C Hocking
11:30
On main lake.  
18/09/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows6M Rafter
10:54
 
17/09/23Great White EgretIBM Lake (Cosham)2T Doran
14:45
At the west end of lake before leaving west. First record for the site.  
17/09/23Great White EgretPosbrook Floods4M Rolfe
10:00
Still present plus 2 Glossy Ibis, 14 Grey Heron and 21 Little Egret.  
17/09/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows3R Woods
08:52
From road viewpoint.  
16/09/23Great White EgretTitchfield Haven Canal Path4H Walker
07:23
 
15/09/23Great White EgretTitchfield Haven1A Robjohns
09:43
 
14/09/23Great White EgretPosbrook Floods1P J Honeysett
09:23
On the floods with the Glossy Ibises, Little Egrets and Grey herons.  
14/09/23Great White EgretLower Test Marshes1D Stedman
13:52
On lake from southern screen.  
13/09/23Great White EgretTitchfield Haven2D Wallace
13:00
South scrape.  
13/09/23Great White EgretFishtail Lagoon, Keyhaven Marsh2P F Fawkes
09:30
Flew high east.  
12/09/23Great White EgretTitchfield Haven1M Rolfe
11:15
Different bird to the one on the Posbrook Flood as that one was still there on my return.  
12/09/23Great White EgretPosbrook Floods1M Rolfe
10:10
 
11/09/23Great White EgretTundry Pond1D Kelson
16:30
immature/non_breeding ad. Still present. SU771525.  
11/09/23Great White EgretPosbrook1S Hartill
16:11
 
11/09/23Great White EgretLower Test Marshes1S Clemons
08:30
In flight between scrapes.  
11/09/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows1N Wiley
11:28
11am.  
07/09/23Great White EgretPosbrook Floods1M Rolfe
19:15
With 8 Grey Herons and 4 Little Egrets.  
07/09/23Great White EgretTundry Pond1J M Clark
19:45
still fishing as it got dark.  
06/09/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows1D Allnutt
12:00
 
05/09/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows9D Thelwell
19:30
Visible at once, when they all took to the air.  
04/09/23Great White EgretHook-with-Warsash3R White
19:56
Picked up at distance flying from hook direction, over Hook with Warsash school and then over my head. Heading east. SU496059.  
04/09/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows1B F Coates
16:20
From Central Screen.  
01/09/23Great White EgretFleet Pond1J M Clark
17:30
 
01/09/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows4J Legg
16:20
 
01/09/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows1R Woods
14:33
 
27/08/23Great White EgretLower Test Marshes1I R Watts
07:32
Landed in the vicinity of the scrapes.  
26/08/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows2S Hartill
12:44
 
25/08/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows5A Lester
19:28
minimum.  
24/08/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows4A Lester
17:00
still.  
21/08/23Great White EgretTundry Pond1J J Goodridge
15:00
Fishing on Pond on the east side. Little Egret in reeds nearby.  
21/08/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows1I Kitching
 
19/08/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows3T Doron
11:20
 
17/08/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows3N Wiley
11:26
From roadside viewing area. 11.30am.  
16/08/23Great White EgretLower Test Marshes1S Clemons
08:30
Low over Two Bridges.  
15/08/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows5D Lister
11:00
 
12/08/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows4A Lester
19:30
minimum number this evening.  
12/08/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows1T Cooper- Williams
13:43
 
11/08/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows3M Rafter
12:37
 
10/08/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows3M Rafter
12:49
 
09/08/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows3P Willis
09:53
Various locations around lake from roadside. SU359221.  
08/08/23Great White EgretLower Test Marshes1P Villiers
12:15
North of the main boardwalk near Ruddy Mead.  
08/08/23Great White EgretTundry Pond2J M Clark
10:55
 
07/08/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows2A Lester
18:48
adults.  
06/08/23Great White EgretPosbrook Floods1A D Tindale
09:25
Until 11:10 in NE corner. Just a head showing on my return to the car.  
05/08/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows4J G Ross
14:00
Definitely 4 but possibly 5.  
05/08/23Great White EgretPosbrook Floods1M Francis
16:51
On the flood Green sandpiper also.  
04/08/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows2E Pratt
08:45
From main screen.  
04/08/23Great White EgretDogmersfield Lake1J M Clark
09:00
 
04/08/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows4A J Dickety
08:15
 
31/07/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows2R Watts
11:20
View point.  
31/07/23Great White EgretLower Test Marshes1S Clemons
09:30
Still present, south screen.  
30/07/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows1J G Ross
18:15
 
30/07/23Great White EgretLower Test Marshes1S Clemons
09:10
South screen.  
30/07/23Great White EgretTundry Pond2A J Dickety
07:50
 
29/07/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows4E Pratt
15:00
All seen round lake from screen.  
29/07/23Great White EgretTundry Pond1G Sharples
10:00
 
28/07/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows2D Lister
11:00
All sightings between 10-30-12-00 Also Kingfisher briefly .  
26/07/23Great White EgretDaedalus Airfield1R A Palmer
15:40
Flew south.  
26/07/23Great White EgretTundry Pond2J M Clark
11:30
 
26/07/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows1N Wiley
13:07
1.5pm from roadside viewing area.  
21/07/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows3A Lester
20:20
all wp individuals.  
20/07/23Great White EgretNormandy Marsh/Lagoon1P Durnell
09:41
Landed for a few minutes just offshore from Normandy Lagoon amongst several Little Egrets. Flew off over Oxey Marsh.  
19/07/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows2N Wiley
10:57
 
18/07/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows4D Thelwell
08:30
 
11/07/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows1J G Ross
18:30
 
09/07/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows1J Kelly
15:15
Seen from canal, flying over reeds.  
03/07/23Great White EgretDogmersfield Lake1A Clements
10:19
On Dogmersfield Lake near Aragon Hall drive gates at 10:10am. SU762516.  
03/07/23Great White EgretFleet Pond1G Stephenson
07:15
Flew NE. Also Common Sand & 200 Swifts.  
01/07/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows2D Thelwell
09:30
 
17/06/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows2M Rafter
12:17
One appeared to be bulding a nest on the ground using twigs.  
11/06/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows1R White
12:48
Viewed in flight from canal path while watching the hobby.  
11/06/23Great White EgretPosbrook Floods1M Rolfe
07:00
On the flood and then later sat in a dead tree with 2 Little Egrets.  
10/06/23Great White EgretPosbrook Floods1A Robjohns
07:52
 
07/06/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows3A Lester
21:00
 
06/06/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows1A Lester
18:30
possible juv.  
06/06/23Great White EgretPosbrook Floods1J W Hibberd
11:00
ad. Mobile but associating at times with a Grey Heron. SU543041.  
05/06/23Great White EgretPosbrook Floods1I Calderwood
10:20
 
02/06/23Great White EgretPosbrook Floods1D Lister
12:00
on floods.  
30/05/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows1M Rafter
11:48
 
27/05/23Great White EgretPosbrook Floods2D Houghton
19:11
One with an entirely yellow bill, the other with a partly yellow and partly dark bill.  
27/05/23Great White EgretPosbrook Floods1M Rolfe
08:30
On the flood. Still there when I returned at 12:15.  
20/05/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows1I Kitching
 
19/05/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows2A S Rhodes
07:00
 
17/05/23Great White EgretHucklesbrook8O Frampton
10:21
At least 8 on Hucklesbrook Watermeadows. Viewed from hilltop along Avon Valley path NE of Harbridge Green. Also viewable from Churchfield Ln north of Harbridge. SU148110.  
12/05/23Great White EgretHedge End1K Roy
07:18
Passing low NW over Maunsell Road - yellow bill and neck bulge clearly seen. SU496140.  
09/05/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows1D Lister
11:00
Briefly flew into reeds on main lake.  
01/05/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows1J G Ross
12:00
From roadside viewpoint.  
30/04/23Great White EgretGosport3M J Palmer
10:00
East over Bridgemary School.  
25/04/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows1A Lester
18:30
 
21/04/23Great White EgretIbsley2H Miller
16:23
Flying north up river. SU147099.  
18/04/23Great White EgretHarbridge1R Howell
14:14
SU144109.  
17/04/23Great White EgretHill Head1M J Palmer
17:30
Flew West out of TH.  
17/04/23Great White EgretHucklesbrook1O Frampton
15:15
Great habitat for a Stilt (and probably where it's been going). Area can be scoped from roadside along Churchfield Lane, north of Harbridge. SU148110.  
14/04/23Great White EgretBisterne1D Taylor
18:33
Behind the New Queen.  
14/04/23Great White EgretTitchfield Haven1R Carpenter
10:00
On 11-acre scrape and briefly on East Meadows.  
10/04/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows1M Rafter
12:12
 
10/04/23Great White EgretBlashford Lakes - Ibsley Water1K J Simpson
11:00
1 flew up valley.  
09/04/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows1J Kelly
15:00
On dead tree viewed from canal path.  
09/04/23Great White EgretHayling Island, Sandy Point outside NR1D Cox
15:45
Flying SE over lifeboat station.  
08/04/23Great White EgretTitchfield Haven Canal Path1E Farmer
16:25
 
08/04/23Great White EgretTitchfield Haven1A Robjohns
10:01
Frying Pan.  
06/04/23Great White EgretIbsley1R Howell
13:57
SU146104.  
05/04/23Great White EgretMoorcourt Farm1S Clemons
08:59
Perched on top of a tree SE of farm.  
04/04/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows1A Lester
19:00
br plumage bird.  
03/04/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows2A Lester
18:30
main lake.  
02/04/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows1P J Beresford
11:11
Viewable from canal path.  
01/04/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows2A Lester
19:00
1 breeding plumage. 1 yellow billed.  
31/03/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows1A Lester
09:00
non breeding bird.  
25/03/23Great White EgretFishlake Meadows1A Lester
07:30
 
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