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HAMPSHIRE – JULY 2010
BLASHFORD LAKES / AVON VALLEY
Green Sandpiper was seen throughout and Common Sandpiper (6th, 22nd & 29th).
The first Greenshank of the autumn arrived (26th), Turnstone (22nd),
Black-tailed Godwit (28th), Dunlin (26th & 30th) and Oystercatcher (31st).
Three Egyptian Geese were on Ibsley Water (12th)and unusually two Pochard
(25th). Hobby was seen (31st) and Peregrine (13th). Two Yellow-legged Gulls
were seen (6th) plus singles (12th to 30th), an adult Mediterranean Gull
(15th) and 400 Herring Gulls (15th).
HAYLING ISLAND
Another very quiet month. Offshore were occasional Common Scoter (peak 40 on
20th), Gannet (max. 16), two Arctic Skuas (on both 10th & 27th), Great Skua
(15th) and Black Tern (28th). In the harbours there were up to 153 Little
Terns, including 53 juveniles, Roseate Tern (28th) and up to 50 Sanderling
(from 19th). Returning migrants on land included two Green Sandpiper (24th),
juvenile Cuckoos (1st to 4th, 10th), Grey Wagtail (4th), Willow Warbler
(from 28th) and Garden Warbler (28th & 30th).
LYMINGTON TO HURST
Two Garganey arrived (30th) and Common Scoter and a flock of 14 Eider were
offshore throughout. A pale Balearic Shearwater was seen off Hurst on three
dates early in the month and another (28th). Gannets peaked at c200 off The
Needles/Hurst. Great Skuas were off Hurst (14th & 31st plus two on 15th),
Arctic Skua was off Hurst (14th plus two on 15th), Yellow-legged Gull was at
Cut Bridge (14th) and two were at Normandy (30th). A Little Gull was at
Pennington throughout as were up to 45 Mediterranean Gulls. Little Tern had
its best year ever at Normandy with 16 fledged.
A Spoonbill flew east through Normandy (14th) and four juveniles were on the
Avon Flood (16th), increasing to six (20th); three juveniles were on the
Butts Lagoon (26th & 27th). Little Ringed Plover fledged at Pennington but
the Normandy pair’s young were predated within 24 hours: although present
throughout, passage birds peaked at 23 (14th) and 16 (15th). Other waders
included two summer plumage Knot (26th), two adult Little Stint at
Pennington (29th to 31st) with another at Normandy (30th), Green Sandpiper
at Pennington (from 15th) plus two at Avon Water and a Wood Sandpiper was on
Fishtail Lagoon (from 24th). Returning Greenshank peaked with 11 at Normandy
(30th) and 11 at Keyhaven (31st) and there was a steady passage of Common
Sandpiper throughout. Cetti's Warbler and Bearded Tit both bred in the area.
TITCHFIELD HAVEN
Sightings in the reserve included Garganey (1st ), Hobby (14th, 27th &
29th), Peregrine (1st), Water Rail plus young, up to 54 Avocets plus a
maximum of eight young, Ruff (23rd), Whimbrel (9th & 16th), up to five Green
Sandpiper, Greenshank (9th), Wood Sandpiper (28th), up to eight
Mediterranean Gull plus two young, Kingfisher (1st, 18th, 27th & 29th),
Redstart (25th), Whinchat (29th & 30th), Wheatear (11th), Cetti's Warbler,
Garden Warbler and up to three Bearded Tit.
Offshore were nine Common Scoter (30th), up to four Gannets, three
Sanderling (23rd plus two 24th), two Black Tern (28th & 29th), up to two
Roseate Tern (23rd to 28th) and Arctic Tern (27th & 29th).
ELSEWHERE
A Great White Egret was at Hythe (27th); Ospreys at Blackfield (25th),
Inchmery Quay (29th) and Lower Test Marshes (from 26th); Spotted Crake at
Farlington Marsh (30th); Little Ringed Plover at Hook (several dates) and
Northam Bridge, Southampton (21st); Spotted Redshank at Beaulieu Estuary
(22nd); Yellow-legged Gulls at Fleet Pond (27th), up to 14 at Lower Test
Marshes on several dates, Hook Spit (26th) and Milford-on-Sea (14th); two
Common Crossbill at Sarisbury Green (18th) and four at Testwood Lakes (6th);
and Hawfinch at Sway (10th).
Richard Carpenter with Jackie Hull, Andy Johnson and Steve Piggott. |
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WALKS
2010
Saturday 7th August - Butterfly walk - Magdalen Hill Down
Saturday 14th August - Old Winchester Hill
Sunday 29 August - Weston Shore, West Wood (Netley) & Shoreburs Greenway
Sunday 5th September - Normandy/Salterns Marsh
Sunday
12th September -
Migrant Birds at Farlington Marshes
Saturday 18th September- North Hayling Island and Oysterbeds
Saturday 25th September - Hayling Oyster Beds and Hayling
Billy Line
Saturday 2nd October – Pagham Harbour
Saturday 9th October – Portland
Sunday 10th October – Hurst Spit
Sunday
17th October -
Migrant/Summer Birds at Titchfield Haven
Saturday 30th October – Lepe
Sunday
31st October – Weston Shore and Hamble Point
Sunday
7th November – The Vyne and Morgaston Wood
Sunday
21st November - Lakeside Country Park, Eastleigh.
Sunday 21st November -
Cobnor Peninsular for winter birds
Sunday 28th November – Alresford
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