Hampshire bird news
Wednesday 24th April 2024
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| Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/04/24 | Cetti's Warbler | Edenbrook CP, Fleet | 1 | G Sharples |
| 14:00 | More likely at least 2 on main pond. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Sedge Warbler | Edenbrook CP, Fleet | 2 | G Sharples |
| 14:00 | Near main pond. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Reed Warbler | Edenbrook CP, Fleet | 3 | G Sharples |
| 14:00 | Main pond. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Grey Wagtail | Whiteley Pastures | 1 | D Wallace |
| 11:35 | Main track; not seen one here before. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Redstart | Woolmer Pond | 1 | M Lawn |
| singing male. NE of the pond. This is the 4th male I know of here so far. SU7932. | ||||
| 24/04/24 | Lapwing | Woolmer Pond | 2 | M Lawn |
| SU7932. | ||||
| 24/04/24 | Bar-tailed Godwit | Lepe | 8 | P F Fawkes |
| 09:00 | Flying west towards the Beaulieu River. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Whimbrel | Lepe, Stansore Point/Pools | 10 | P F Fawkes |
| 09:00 | Flying east. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Lesser Whitethroat | Lepe, Stansore Point/Pools | 1 | P F Fawkes |
| 09:00 | Singing from hedge along the camping field. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Swift | Lepe, Stansore Point/Pools | 1 | P F Fawkes |
| 09:00 | ||||
| 24/04/24 | Sand Martin | Lepe, Stansore Point/Pools | 250 | P F Fawkes |
| 09:00 | Difficult to assess as 'hirundines' were coming in from off the Solent and circling high - and probably moving on. | |||
| 24/04/24 | House Martin | Lepe, Stansore Point/Pools | 10 | P F Fawkes |
| 09:00 | ||||
| 24/04/24 | Swallow | Lepe, Stansore Point/Pools | 200 | P F Fawkes |
| 09:00 | At least. Difficult to assess as hirundines were coming in from off the Solent and circling high. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Brambling | Acres Down, NF | 1 | M Edgeller |
| 10:00 | ||||
| 24/04/24 | Sedge Warbler | Winchester College Water Meadows | 6 | F Matthews |
| singing. | ||||
| 24/04/24 | Greylag Goose | St Cross, Winchester | 4 | F Matthews |
| flew off the river. | ||||
| 24/04/24 | Snipe | Fishtail Lagoon, Keyhaven Marsh | 1 | O Haisell |
| 09:00 | ||||
| 24/04/24 | Firecrest | Teg Down (Royal Winchester Golf Club) | 5 | J Kelly |
| 14:00 | Lanham Down. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Whitethroat | Teg Down (Royal Winchester Golf Club) | 2 | J Kelly |
| 14:00 | Lanham Down. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Sandwich Tern | Farlington Marshes | 1 | S M Sargeant |
12:30 | 1 bird feeding in close proximity with the two little terns. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Little Tern | Farlington Marshes | 2 | S M Sargeant |
| 12:30 | 2 birds feeding very close to the west sea wall! SU678041. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Sedge Warbler | Lower Test Marshes | 1 | J Sheppard |
| 04:25 | Singing early in the morning near to southern board walks. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Lesser Whitethroat | Skidmore | 1 | P D Winter |
| 17:00 | singing, moving along the hedgerow, 100m south of bridge. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Arctic Tern | Hill Head | 1 | M Francis |
| 19:00 | Adult Feeding amongst tern/gull flock off Monks Hill. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Firecrest | Dundridge, Bishops Waltham | 3 | J Faithfull |
| 2 Galley Down Wood 1 Runnydown Copse. | ||||
| 24/04/24 | Great White Egret | Street End Copse | 4 | P Ellis |
| 09:15 | Flew over, going NW. Rather a surprise while out dog walking this morning! | |||
| 24/04/24 | Swallow | Eling | 1 | P Villiers |
| 13:30 | Flew low over School Road - rare appearance here. SU362127. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Reed Warbler | Eling Tide Mill | 2 | P Villiers |
| 13:15 | Singing in the rushes near a) the cemetery and b) the footpath leading to Eling Rec. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Mistle Thrush | Eling Cemetery | 1 | P Villiers |
| 12:40 | ||||
| 24/04/24 | Stock Dove | Eling Cemetery | 1 | P Villiers |
| 12:40 | Singing in the woods south of the cemetery. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Kingfisher | Fishlake Meadows | 1 | M Rafter |
| 12:35 | From roadside veiwing place. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Garden Warbler | Fishlake Meadows | 2 | M Rafter |
| 12:15 | ||||
| 24/04/24 | Common Tern | Fishlake Meadows | 1 | M Rafter |
| 11:12 | ||||
| 24/04/24 | Stonechat | Fishlake Meadows | 2 | M Rafter |
| 11:11 | ||||
| 24/04/24 | Bullfinch | Fishlake Meadows | 2 | M Rafter |
| 13:11 | ||||
| 24/04/24 | Whitethroat | Fishlake Meadows | 2 | M Rafter |
| 13:10 | ||||
| 24/04/24 | Reed Warbler | Fishlake Meadows | 3 | M Rafter |
| 13:10 | ||||
| 24/04/24 | Swift | Fishlake Meadows | 12 | M Rafter |
| 13:09 | ||||
| 24/04/24 | Peregrine | Fishlake Meadows | 1 | M Rafter |
| 12:08 | On pylon N.of the reserve. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Bittern | Fishlake Meadows | 1 | M Rafter |
| 12:07 | Booming occasionally. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Marsh Warbler | Fishlake Meadows | 1 | M Rafter |
| 11:30 | In bushes near the gate on the path to the screens,singing,an amazing varied song. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Cetti's Warbler | Blashford Lakes - Ivy Lake | 1 | N Marsh |
| 12:45 | ||||
| 24/04/24 | Garden Warbler | Blashford Lakes - Ibsley Water | 2 | N Marsh |
| 11:40 | On path behind Lapwing Hide. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Garden Warbler | Blashford Lakes - Rockford Lake | 4 | N Marsh |
| 13:00 | Along footpath on north edge of lake. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Kingfisher | Blashford Lakes - Ivy Lake | 1 | N Marsh |
| 12:45 | Southern end of Ivy lake. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Reed Bunting | Blashford Lakes - Ibsley Water | 3 | N Marsh |
| 12:00 | male. In reedbed area behind Lapwing Hide. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Water Rail | Blashford Lakes - Ibsley Water | 2 | N Marsh |
| 12:00 | At least 2 calling behind Lapwing Hide. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Common Sandpiper | Blashford Lakes - Ibsley Water | 1 | N Marsh |
| 13:30 | ||||
| 24/04/24 | Goldeneye | Blashford Lakes - Ibsley Water | 1 | N Marsh |
| 13:30 | male. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Swift | Blashford Lakes - Ibsley Water | 10 | N Marsh |
| 13:30 | ||||
| 24/04/24 | Hobby | Blashford Lakes - Ibsley Water | 2 | N Marsh |
| 13:30 | ||||
| 24/04/24 | Peregrine | Southampton, General Hospital | 1 | R M Webb |
| 07:50 | A lone bird back on the chimney this morning. I haven't seen any here for over a month and think some earlier attempts at breeding this Spring have been scuppered by the seemingly larger numbers of Herring gulls around the hospital rooftops this year. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Osprey | Broadlands Lake | 1 | R M Webb |
| 07:30 | Heading north over the M27 as I drove to work. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Bullfinch | Skidmore | 1 | I R Watts |
| 12:00 | m. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Whitethroat | Skidmore | 1 | I R Watts |
| 11:20 | ||||
| 24/04/24 | Marsh Harrier | Fawley Refinery | 1 | I R Watts |
| 08:30 | m. Viewed from Hamble cliff. Private site. No public access. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Reed Warbler | Hamble Cliff | 1 | I R Watts |
| 08:40 | Singing at Ensign Way Reedbed. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Curlew | Hamble Point | 1 | I R Watts |
| 07:10 | ||||
| 24/04/24 | Whimbrel | Hamble Point | 1 | I R Watts |
| 07:10 | ||||
| 24/04/24 | Turnstone | Hamble Point | 22 | I R Watts |
| 07:10 | ||||
| 24/04/24 | Sanderling | Hamble Shore | 5 | I R Watts |
| 08:10 | ||||
| 24/04/24 | Bar-tailed Godwit | Hamble Point | 1 | I R Watts |
| 07:10 | m. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Dark-bellied Brent Goose | Hamble Point | 3 | I R Watts |
| 07:00 | ||||
| 24/04/24 | Carrion Crow | Hamble Point | 85 | I R Watts |
| 07:00 | ||||
| 24/04/24 | Carrion Crow | Weston Shore, Southampton | 217 | I R Watts |
| 06:30 | ||||
| 24/04/24 | Dark-bellied Brent Goose | Weston Shore, Southampton | 8 | I R Watts |
| 06:30 | ||||
| 24/04/24 | Great Crested Grebe | Weston Shore, Southampton | 12 | I R Watts |
| 06:20 | ||||
| 24/04/24 | Common Scoter | Weston Shore, Southampton | 6 | I R Watts |
| 06:20 | 3m3f. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Black-throated Diver | Weston Shore, Southampton | 1 | I R Watts |
| 06:20 | ||||
| 24/04/24 | Great Northern Diver | Weston Shore, Southampton | 2 | I R Watts |
| 06:20 | ||||
| 24/04/24 | House Martin | Ringwood | 5 | P C Donaldson |
| 12:00 | Seen flying over the High Street. Two birds alighting on last years nest in the eaves of Lloyds Bank. None seen yesterday so new arrivals. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Curlew Sandpiper | Normandy Marsh/Lagoon | 1 | A S Rhodes |
| 12:30 | Note, this isn't showing much summer plumage and is a different individual to the one on Monday 22nd. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Bar-tailed Godwit | Normandy Marsh/Lagoon | 28 | A S Rhodes |
| 12:30 | ||||
| 24/04/24 | Lesser Redpoll | Whitehill | 2 | M Lawn |
| 24/04/24 | Lesser Redpoll | Woolmer Forest | 1 | M Lawn |
| 24/04/24 | House Martin | Fishlake Meadows | 3 | A Nieuwkerk |
| 11:30 | ||||
| 24/04/24 | Dartford Warbler | Sloden Inclosure, NF | 2 | R L Ainger |
| 14:36 | ||||
| 24/04/24 | House Martin | Holly Hatch | 10 | R L Ainger |
| 14:36 | SU212120. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Swift | Fishlake Meadows | 20 | A Nieuwkerk |
| 10:00 | Group of 20+. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Garden Warbler | Fishlake Meadows | 1 | A Nieuwkerk |
| 09:15 | Great close up views of singing bird along the Canal Path. It was located a few metres before the first sitting bench on the left after you start walking from the carpark. | |||
| 24/04/24 | House Martin | Testwood Lakes | 1 | T D Chapman |
| 14:35 | ||||
| 24/04/24 | Common Tern | Testwood Lakes | 1 | T D Chapman |
| 14:35 | ||||
| 24/04/24 | Little Ringed Plover | Testwood Lakes | 1 | T D Chapman |
| 13:47 | ||||
| 24/04/24 | Wood Sandpiper | Testwood Lakes | 1 | T D Chapman |
| 13:47 | Back of sandmartin hide lake. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Garden Warbler | Nursling Gravel Pit | 1 | G Alexander |
| 12:10 | ad. Singing -. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Lesser Whitethroat | Lower Test Marshes | 1 | G Alexander |
| 11:50 | m. Irruptive song - heard asdjacent to The EVRI depot i Test Lane. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Whitethroat | Hook-with-Warsash | 1 | R Sawyer |
| 12:30 | Along the path from Chilling Headhouse to Workman's Lane, possibly 2 birds. | |||
| 24/04/24 | House Martin | Workman's Lane, Hook-with-Warsash | 1 | R Sawyer |
| 11:30 | One North over Workman's Lane. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Swallow | North Boarhunt | 3 | P A Heard |
| 12:57 | ||||
| 24/04/24 | Little Gull | Fishtail Lagoon, Keyhaven Marsh | 1 | M Halligan |
| 08:00 | juv. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Lesser Whitethroat | Keyhaven | 3 | M Halligan |
| 08:30 | One each singing on Ancient Hwy, opposite Keyhaven reedbeds and by Shoveler Pools. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Spoonbill | Fishtail Lagoon, Keyhaven Marsh | 2 | M Halligan |
| 08:30 | ||||
| 24/04/24 | Scaup | Butts Lagoon, Pennington | 1 | M Halligan |
| 08:30 | m. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Curlew Sandpiper | Normandy Marsh/Lagoon | 1 | A Mintram |
| 11:47 | SZ332938. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Spotted Redshank | Normandy Marsh/Lagoon | 1 | A Mintram |
| 11:38 | SZ332938. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Whimbrel | Exbury | 1 | T D Chapman |
| 11:16 | By viewpoint exbury gardens. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Wood Sandpiper | Testwood Lakes | 1 | A J Dickety |
| 10:00 | To the left of the Sand Martin wall. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Whimbrel | Hayling Oyster Beds (W Hayling LNR) | 1 | R Woods |
| 10:33 | Between car park and spit. | |||
| 24/04/24 | MARSH SANDPIPER | Normandy Marsh/Lagoon | 1 | R J Porter |
| 09:15 | Still here usual spot occasionally coming closer. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Wood Sandpiper | Iley Lane | 1 | M Halligan |
| 08:30 | North end of path before tip. On pools to west of path. Also 3 Greenshank. Thanks to SB. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Shag | Barton on Sea | 1 | S Keen |
| 09:25 | ||||
