HAMPSHIRE BIRD SIGHTINGS FOR JULY 2026
July saw wader passage picking up at sites along the coast. Pennington Marshes hosted a Pectoral Sandpiper (17th-25th), Temminck’s Stint (8th), Curlew Sandpiper (1-2, 7th-9th) and Wood Sandpiper (1-2, 17th-23rd). Farlington Marshes attracted Temminck’s Stint (5th-6th), Curlew Sandpiper (6th-7th, 26th) and Wood Sandpiper (17th). Titchfield Haven had Little Stint (20th), Spotted Redshank (1-2, 7th-31st) and Ruff (16th).
Single Roseate Terns were at Titchfield Haven on three dates (4th, 18th, 28th), as was an Arctic Tern (3rd).
A Night Heron was a good find at Millers Pond, Southampton (9th-17th). Spoonbills included up to five at Titchfield Haven and seven on the Beaulieu River (24th). The only Glossy Ibis was one at Bunny Meadows (15th).
An unseasonable Scaup was in Langstone Harbour (22nd-28th). There were surprisingly few reports of Quail given the national influx; three at Martin Down (3rd), one at Gander Down (25th) and four at Whitsbury Down (26th). Ospreys were in Portsmouth Harbour (21st, 25th) and over Southampton (26th). A Golden Oriole was at Damerham (13th). A Pied Flycatcher was at Acres Down (31st). The first Whinchat of the autumn was at Hill Head (18th), followed by the first Wheatear at Hook-with-Warsash (31st).