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Wednesday 5th August 2026
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| Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/08/26 | Tawny Owl | Hyde Common, NF | 2 | P Bailey |
| 21:30 | 1 owl observed flying from branch to branch in large pine trees and calling out in response to another owl in trees 50 yds away. | |||
| 05/08/26 | Nightjar | Hyde Common, NF | 3 | P Bailey |
| 21:15 | Various calls heard and 3 birds observed in flight over and around us for 15 minutes. | |||
| 05/08/26 | Mediterranean Gull | Hill Head | 1 | S Brunton |
| 12:10 | ad. Off the sailing club. | |||
| 05/08/26 | Common Sandpiper | Titchfield Haven | 5 | S Brunton |
| 09:30 | South Scrape. | |||
| 05/08/26 | Spoonbill | Titchfield Haven | 4 | S Brunton |
| 09:30 | South Scrape. | |||
| 05/08/26 | Knot | Titchfield Haven | 1 | S Brunton |
| 09:30 | South Scrape. | |||
| 05/08/26 | Dunlin | Hill Head | 1 | S Brunton |
| 09:20 | Off the sailing club. | |||
| 05/08/26 | Sanderling | Hill Head | 21 | S Brunton |
| 09:20 | 2 off the sailing club, 19 the Rainbow bar. | |||
| 05/08/26 | Mute Swan | Redbridge | 82 | P Villiers |
| 12:00 | 77 2cy 5 1cy. The daily gathering along Redbridge Channel plus 2 families either side of the A35 with 5 growing cygnets, and 12 adults further along the Test north of the A35. Highest count so far this year - but slightly less than my count on 5th August 25 (94). | |||
| 05/08/26 | Mistle Thrush | Hinton Ampner | 14 | A Davidson |
| 15:18 | First flock I've seen, definitely more than one family party. | |||
| 05/08/26 | Greenshank | Ashlett Mill Pond | 2 | J G Ross |
| 13:30 | ||||
| 05/08/26 | Yellow-legged Gull | Ashlett Mill Pond | 1 | J G Ross |
| 13:30 | ad. | |||
| 05/08/26 | Redshank | Ashlett Creek | 45 | J G Ross |
| 12:00 | ||||
| 05/08/26 | Raven | Ashlett Creek | 2 | J G Ross |
| 12:00 | ||||
| 05/08/26 | Peregrine | Calshot Cemetery, Calshot | 1 | J G Ross |
| 11:00 | Mobbing a Buzzard. | |||
| 05/08/26 | Swift | Lower Test Marshes | 4 | S Clemons |
| 08:45 | 1+3 west. | |||
| 05/08/26 | Raven | Dundridge, Bishops Waltham | 4 | J Faithfull |
| 11:00 | Circling over a stubble field. | |||
| 05/08/26 | Firecrest | Dundridge, Bishops Waltham | 1 | J Faithfull |
| 09:30 | Galley Down Wood. | |||
| 05/08/26 | Peregrine | Southampton Eastern Docks | 1 | I R Watts |
| 06:30 | f. On silos, Dock Head. | |||
| 05/08/26 | Hobby | Woolmer Pond | 1 | M Lawn |
| 10:12 | Chased Peregrine. P flew off to W, Hobby seen later low over pond. Also male Red-veined Darter, my 3rd sighting here this year - a rare visitor here. | |||
| 05/08/26 | Peregrine | Woolmer Pond | 1 | M Lawn |
| 10:05 | Hunting over the pond. Then chased by Hobby. | |||
| 05/08/26 | Yellow-legged Gull | Weston Shore, Southampton | 1 | I R Watts |
| 09:25 | ad. North of jetty. | |||