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You searched for all sightings reported between 01/01/2022 and 31/12/2022.
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| Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
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| 08/05/22 | Whooper Swan | St Cross, Winchester | 1 | J Morton |
| 11:00 | For best view, walk 50 yds past Itchen bridge, from where you park, to gate on right hand side of road, and look across River. Post code for parking SO23 9RU. House Martins and Swallows also working same field, and a Grey Wagtail back and forth under the bridge. SU475270. | |||
| 10/05/22 | Whooper Swan | Winchester | 1 | T Stone |
| 14:15 | Located upstream of the river at five bridges road, feeding in the water meadow, best viewed from footpath. SU475271. | |||
| 08/05/22 | Whooper Swan | St Cross, Winchester | 1 | J Morton |
| 11:00 | For best view, walk 50 yds past Itchen bridge, from where you park, to gate on right hand side of road, and look across River. Post code for parking SO23 9RU. House Martins and Swallows also working same field, and a Grey Wagtail back and forth under the bridge. SU475270. | |||
| 06/05/22 | Whooper Swan | St Cross, Winchester | 1 | T R Jordan |
| 19:15 | In water meadow south of Five Bridges Road. | |||
| 01/05/22 | Whooper Swan | Alresford Pond | 1 | D G Mills |
| 17:45 | Appeared injured/unwell and distressed; left eye mostly closed, crown deformed, and constant head-shaking and calling. | |||
| 01/05/22 | Whooper Swan | Alresford Pond | 1 | T R Jordan |
| 13:30 | Presumably the Winchester bird. | |||
| 24/04/22 | Whooper Swan | Hockley Meadows | 1 | R Fisher |
| 18:23 | Feeding on meadow. Photo taken. SU473269. | |||
| 08/04/22 | Whooper Swan | St Cross, Winchester | 1 | D Wallace |
| 10:30 | On the Itchen Navigation Canal about half a mile south of the Garnier Road car park near the steps to St Catherine's Hill. More wary than the accompanying Mute Swan. | |||
| 07/04/22 | Whooper Swan | St Cross, Winchester | 1 | P S Scorey |
| 17:40 | I went to have a look for the swan, and it was still there on the kitchen navigation, by itself. Great view. Also kingfisher and a firecrest by the handlebar cafe. | |||
| 06/04/22 | Whooper Swan | Wharf Hill, Winchester | 1 | T H Walker |
| 10:50 | In association with 4 Mute Swans as per previous days. Origin questionable but nevertheless nice to see in unexpected location! SU481276. | |||
| 06/04/22 | Whooper Swan | St Catherines Hill, Winchester | 1 | A J Dickety |
| 07:25 | Just north of St Catherine's Lock on the Itchen Navigation. | |||
| 06/04/22 | Whooper Swan | Winchester | 1 | D Shute |
| 11:41 | Still present on Itchen Navigation. 300 metres south of St. Catherine's Hill car park on Garnier Road. | |||
| 05/04/22 | Whooper Swan | Wharf Hill, Winchester | 1 | G B Langley |
| 16:35 | Previously reported as present all day. I checked it out and offer the following observations. Although very unseasonal it shows some characteristics worth considering as a possible wild bird rather than captive/escapee. a) it still has some brown feathers particularly on the head suggesting it is just turning adult. b) The mute swans took "duck food" readily but it stayed away at 4 metres distance and appeared wary at all times. c) There is no ring on either foot. d) The flight feathers appeared pristine and complete with no evidence of being tagged, clipped or rubbed against an barriers. I think the chances of a captive-bred bird not having a ring or clipped wings as a sub-adult must be low and I imagine such a bird would be used to grain feeding. I might add that birds in Iceland are very approachable so our view of "wild swans" is a little skewed as we rarely see them close up. . SU481280. | |||
| 30/03/22 | Whooper Swan | Winchester | 1 | N Jones |
| 10:00 | ||||
| 26/02/22 | Whooper Swan | Highbridge | 1 | J Scamell |
| 12:04 | With two juvenile white swans. SU475202. | |||
