HAMPSHIRE BIRD SIGHTINGS FOR JUNE 2025
The highlight of the month was an adult Long-tailed Skua first seen off Lepe before being refound at Chilling later in the day (24th). Other unseasonable visitors to the coast were a Black-throated Diver off Weston Shore (20th) and the continuing Long-tailed Duck at Normandy Marsh. A Roseate Tern was seen twice at Titchfield Haven (12th, 20th) and Arctic Skuas were off Milford-on-Sea on three dates.
In the early part of the month there was still some northbound wader passage, most notably a Red-necked Phalarope at Farlington Marshes (8th). Southbound waders started appearing soon after with single Spotted Redshanks at Normandy (14th), Farlington (19th) and Titchfield Haven (20th) and widespread reports of Common and Green Sandpipers. On the 21st a Lesser Yellowlegs was found at Pennington Marshes, being seen until the 24th. There was an interesting record of a Stone-curlew at Farlington on the 25th.
Three Glossy Ibis were on the Posbrook Floods (4th), while there were up to six Spoonbills at Titchfield Haven and two at Pennington. There were up to eight Cattle Egrets at Farlington (7th-9th), although Great White Egrets were only reported from four sites. Other reports of note during June were single Quail at Crondall (8th) and Whitsbury Down (25th), three Garganey at Farlington (2nd), Ospreys at six sites and single Black Redstarts at Kings Barton (12-13th) and Winchester College (20th).