Phil Villiers

Email: phil.eling@hotmail.com

Recent sightings

DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
15/11/24Ring-necked ParakeetWest End7P Villiers
15:50
Flock flew south over Haskins (A27). SU453155.  
13/11/24KingfisherEling1P Villiers
12:10
Flew south along Bartley Water from the A35 road bridge. Reassuring to see after yet another recent sewage outflow along this stretch of the river! SU359127.  
12/11/24Ring-necked ParakeetSouthampton Old Cemetery1P Villiers
14:20
f.  
12/11/24ShovelerCemetery Lake, Southampton18P Villiers
13:45
 
05/11/24JackdawShirley, Southampton350P Villiers
15:55
Wave upon wave viewed over 20 minutes from Melrose Road, flying NW- SE towards the Common, presumably to roost. At least 350, may well have been more. SU409149.  
01/11/24RavenRegents Park, Southampton1P Villiers
16:00
Initially 'cronking' in the large cedar tree near the entrance to Cedar Lodge Park in Oakley Road, then flew off eastwards, hotly pursued by a crow. An unexpected sighting while waiting for the no 7 bus to Millbrook! SU393137.  
24/10/24Mute SwanChessel Bay, Southampton33P Villiers
11:20
 
24/10/24Black SwanRiverside Park, Southampton3P Villiers
10:40
3 ad + 3 juv. Adult pair + 3 cygnets, 3rd adult being shooed away!  
10/10/24PeregrineLower Test Marshes1P Villiers
12:15
At top of pylon next to A35, being stalked by a group of crows that also menaced a kestrel that just happened to fly past.  
10/10/24Common SandpiperLower Test Marshes2P Villiers
12:00
On marsh north of A35.  

Recent photos

Black-headed Gull
Black-headed Gull
Mistle Thrush
Nuthatch
Treecreeper
Great Northern Diver
Goosander
Goosander
Wheatear
Wheatear
Little Egret
Swift
Sparrowhawk
Mute Swan
Moorhen