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Thursday 3rd September 2026
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| Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/09/26 | Green Sandpiper | Alresford Pond | 17 | T R Jordan |
| 19:00 | One each of Common Sandpiper and Snipe the only other waders. | |||
| 03/09/26 | Little Stint | Farlington Marshes | 3 | G Sharples |
| 11:44 | ||||
| 03/09/26 | Curlew Sandpiper | Farlington Marshes | 12 | G Sharples |
| 11:44 | Large number on main lake. | |||
| 03/09/26 | Sand Martin | Chichester Harbour, Black Point | 7 | A Johnson |
| 19:00 | ||||
| 03/09/26 | Arctic Tern | Chichester Harbour, Black Point | 1 | A Johnson |
| 19:00 | Juvenile on the dropping tide. | |||
| 03/09/26 | Roseate Tern | Chichester Harbour, Black Point | 1 | A Johnson |
| 19:00 | Ringed adult on the dropping tide. | |||
| 03/09/26 | Osprey | Hurst Castle | 1 | R Chapman |
| 10:20 | Fishing in channel beside the spit then out over Christchurch Bay, arrived form the S over the Castle. | |||
| 03/09/26 | Wheatear | Titchfield Haven | 1 | D Wallace |
| 15:10 | In rough grass between the south and north scrapes. | |||
| 03/09/26 | Common Sandpiper | Titchfield Haven | 2 | D Wallace |
| 15:10 | Top end of south scrape. | |||
| 03/09/26 | Sand Martin | Ranvilles Lane | 2 | M Rolfe |
| 15:30 | Plus a few House Martins. | |||
| 03/09/26 | Swallow | Ranvilles Lane | 150 | M Rolfe |
| 15:30 | ||||
| 03/09/26 | Red Kite | Ranvilles Lane | 3 | M Rolfe |
| 15:30 | Plus 5 Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawks and 4 Kestrel. | |||
| 03/09/26 | Hobby | Ranvilles Lane | 1 | M Rolfe |
| 14:30 | Hunting over the fields. | |||
| 03/09/26 | Yellow-legged Gull | Ashlett Mill Pond | 1 | J G Ross |
| 12:30 | ad. | |||
| 03/09/26 | Black-tailed Godwit | Ashlett Creek | 6 | J G Ross |
| 13:00 | ||||
| 03/09/26 | Greenshank | Ashlett Creek | 7 | J G Ross |
| 13:00 | ||||
| 03/09/26 | Marsh Tit | Ashlett Creek | 1 | J G Ross |
| 13:00 | ||||
| 03/09/26 | Yellow Wagtail | Ashlett Creek | 2 | J G Ross |
| 13:00 | Flyovers. | |||
| 03/09/26 | Teal | Badminston GP | 32 | J G Ross |
| 12:00 | ||||
| 03/09/26 | Green Sandpiper | Badminston GP | 1 | J G Ross |
| 12:00 | Remarkably the first Sandpiper I have seen here this year. | |||
| 03/09/26 | Spotted Flycatcher | Calshot Cemetery, Calshot | 3 | J G Ross |
| 11:15 | ||||
| 03/09/26 | Redstart | Calshot Cemetery, Calshot | 1 | J G Ross |
| 11:15 | ||||
| 03/09/26 | Sandwich Tern | Weston Sailing Club | 2 | I R Watts |
| 07:30 | ||||
| 03/09/26 | Eurasian Whimbrel | Hamble Estuary | 1 | I R Watts |
| 10:30 | Inner Hook Spit....viewed from Hamble Point. | |||
| 03/09/26 | Knot | Hamble Estuary | 1 | I R Watts |
| 10:30 | North of Maritime College pier.....viewed from hamble Point. | |||
| 03/09/26 | Greenshank | Hamble Estuary | 1 | I R Watts |
| 10:30 | Inner Hook Spit....viewed from Hamble Point. | |||
| 03/09/26 | Redshank | Hamble Estuary | 44 | I R Watts |
| 10:30 | either side of Maritime College pier....viewed from Hamble Point. | |||
| 03/09/26 | Common Tern | Titchfield Haven | 5 | B F Coates |
| 10:00 | A huge decrease in numbers since last Thursday. | |||
| 03/09/26 | House Martin | Titchfield Haven | 30 | B F Coates |
| 14:21 | Hawking as they flew south. | |||
| 03/09/26 | Black-tailed Godwit | Hamble Estuary | 80 | I R Watts |
| 10:30 | 29 on Hamble Shore plus 51 either side of Maritime College pier....viewed from Hamble Point. | |||
| 03/09/26 | Peregrine | Southampton Eastern Docks | 1 | I R Watts |
| 07:00 | Dock Head silos....viewed from Weston Sailing club. | |||
| 03/09/26 | Cattle Egret | Titchfield Haven | 8 | B F Coates |
| 09:45 | Flew down the Valley and dispersed among the cattle in the meadow between Knights Bank hide and the Frying Pan. Largely out of sight in the long grass. Adults with one in full breeding plumage. | |||
| 03/09/26 | Glossy Ibis | Titchfield Haven | 1 | B F Coates |
| 09:45 | Flew down the valley past Knights Bank Hide and kept going. | |||
| 03/09/26 | Osprey | Goatee Beach, Eling Great Marsh | 1 | I A Smith |
| 13:21 | On pylon middle of Southampton water. | |||
| 03/09/26 | Dark-bellied Brent Goose | Chichester Harbour, Mill Rithe/Gutner Point | 1 | A Johnson |
| 09:25 | Flew across from Thorney. | |||
| 03/09/26 | Common Whitethroat | Farlington Marshes | 2 | P Hogston |
| 11:15 | ||||
| 03/09/26 | Yellow Wagtail | Farlington Marshes | 12 | P Hogston |
| 11:15 | Different locations. | |||
| 03/09/26 | Common Whitethroat | Woolmer Forest | 1 | M Lawn |
| SU7832. | ||||
| 03/09/26 | Eider | Butts Bay, Pennington | 15 | P Calladine |
| 11:17 | ||||
| 03/09/26 | Greenshank | Normandy Marsh/Lagoon | 1 | P Calladine |
| 11:06 | Very little water in the lagoons. Some completely dry. | |||
| 03/09/26 | Curlew | Weston Shore, Southampton | 21 | M Caponi |
| 11:06 | SU439099. | |||
| 03/09/26 | Ringed Plover | Weston Shore, Southampton | 4 | M Caponi |
| 11:06 | SU439099. | |||
| 03/09/26 | Greenshank | Normandy Marsh/Lagoon | 1 | P Calladine |
| 10:40 | ||||
| 03/09/26 | Kingfisher | Bickerley Common | 1 | M Lomax |
| 09:51 | SU146048. | |||
| 03/09/26 | House Martin | Bickerley Common | 40 | M Lomax |
| 09:51 | SU146048. | |||
| 03/09/26 | Chiffchaff | Bickerley Common | 8 | M Lomax |
| 09:51 | SU146048. | |||
| 03/09/26 | Willow Warbler | Bickerley Common | 4 | M Lomax |
| 09:51 | 20 species in 20 minutes. SU146048. | |||
| 03/09/26 | Blackcap | Bickerley Common | 1 | M Lomax |
| 09:50 | SU146048. | |||
| 03/09/26 | Osprey | Fawley Refinery | 1 | I R Watts |
| 09:11 | Eating fish on post to left of outfall just south of Hythe, shore road. Viewed from Netley rec. Private site. No public access. | |||
| 03/09/26 | Black Tern | Weston Sailing Club | 1 | I R Watts |
| 06:50 | ad. Feeding with BHGulls sout of WSC. | |||