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Thursday 19th May 2022

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DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
19/05/22Garden WarblerHarewood Forest1D Murdoch
11:20
Singing in same area as earlier in May.  
19/05/22Marsh TitHarewood Forest3D Murdoch
11:20
A pair and a single. Not as many as I had expected in a 3-hr visit.  
19/05/22CuckooHarewood Forest1D Murdoch
11:20
Calling from Upping Copse area.  
19/05/22FirecrestHarewood Forest1D Murdoch
11:20
Singing in suitable breeding habitat. Only one heard in 3hrs - disappointing. SU389433.  
19/05/22GadwallFleet Pond17J M Clark
08:00
12 m, 5 f. including pair on Little Pond.  
19/05/22PochardFleet Pond5J M Clark
08:00
3 m, 2 f. including pair on Little Pond.  
19/05/22ShovelerFleet Pond2J M Clark
08:00
pair. First sight of female for some time although male appeared yesterday. Suggests failed breeding attempt.  
19/05/22Lesser WhitethroatGang Warily Pond1J G Ross
18:30
Singing.  
19/05/22Tawny OwlMartyr Worthy1J Kelly
21:00
Owlet in near adult plumage in trees by sluice near Chilland Lane.  
19/05/22Barn OwlEaston2J Kelly
21:00
In fields east of Easton.  
19/05/22CuckooBurnt Common1K P Duncan
male. calling. Strictly private. No public access.  
19/05/22Red KiteGoatspen Plain, NF1D E Dicks
12:00
High overhead.  
19/05/22KestrelGoatspen Plain, NF1D E Dicks
12:00
Hovering over Holmesley Bog.  
19/05/22SparrowhawkGoatspen Plain, NF1D E Dicks
12:00
Mobbed by Swallows.  
19/05/22CuckooGoatspen Plain, NF3D E Dicks
12:00
Around Holmesley Bog.  
19/05/22BuzzardGoatspen Plain, NF7D E Dicks
12:00
3 on trees/Telegraph poles. 4 soaring over nearby woods.  
19/05/22Velvet ScoterHill Head1M Francis
08:56
A Female bird which looks to have replaced the last bird that was immature male that lingered.  
19/05/22Barn OwlNorthington Down1R Bryant
17:55
flying over field in bright sunshine.  
19/05/22WheatearEdenbrook CP, Fleet1J Blithe
17:53
f. Horse field.  
19/05/22Red KiteFishlake Meadows1M Rafter
15:10
 
19/05/22HobbyFishlake Meadows2M Rafter
15:00
 
19/05/22KingfisherBasingstoke Canal-Fleet/Farnborough1R Hunt
15:21
Fishing, upstream of the King's Road Bridge, 50yds beyond "Rosie Lee". My first spot on this stretch since the water was lowered to enable repairs upstream. SU822537.  
19/05/22Tawny OwlTeg Down (Royal Winchester Golf Club)1J Kelly
13:30
Youngster on branch 50m up path beyond Lanham Lane.  
19/05/22FirecrestTeg Down (Royal Winchester Golf Club)4J Kelly
13:30
Along path beyond Lanham Lane to junction with Clarendon Way. 1 seen, 3 heard.  
19/05/22IBERIAN CHIFFCHAFFOtterbourne Park Wood1G B Langley
11:25
male presumably. Singing bird reported for several days (weeks?). Went to check it out with Andrew Dickery this morning and found it singing strongly in the NE corner of the wood. Most passages of song were typical Iberian "chit chit chit chit tic cha-cha-cha-cha-cha" but occasionally it left off the last section. in addition it had other musical phrases that did not incorporate anything sounding like the rocking two tone "chiff - chaff." We both agreed that the voice quality was far more musical and tuneful than that we associate with Common Chiffchaff. I returned home to listen to recordings on Xeno -canto and found many of them to be musical and varied in their composition. I was surprised by this as I was expecting the species to be singing like a common chiffchaff with a few extra notes but that is clearly not the case. it was often high in the ash trees it was hard to see much of the upper side of the bird. The underside seemed very pale in the belly and there was a hint of yellow-green but not enough for me to say it looked like some of Iberians I have seen in Spain. As we wanted to try to hear it make the upward toned positive sounding contact call that might differentiate it from the sadder "hwee" of Common Chiffchaff I played a short burst of Iberian contact calls but elicited no reaction as the bird continued in full song. Structurally I thought the bird looked slimmer and longer than the more compact common chiffchaff and especially I noted this in the wings, the primary projection of these being significantly longer, tending towards that of willow warbler and the wing tips finished about 1/3 of the way down the tail length whereas Common chiffchaff tends to stop at or near the tail base. In my opinion this is a good shout for the bird to be Iberian so I will await the rarity committee's views with interest. SU459225.  
19/05/22Common ScoterPennington Marsh1G Thornton
12:00
Female drifting East.  
19/05/22Red KitePennington Marsh1G Thornton
12:00
 
19/05/22Mediterranean GullAbbotswood24C Hocking
11:00
Circling and calling.  
19/05/22Spotted FlycatcherNursling Gravel Pit1G Alexander
12:55
male. Great to see one back on an historic breeding site!  
19/05/22RavenGander Down2N Wiley
12:51
 
19/05/22Corn BuntingGander Down1N Wiley
12:51
On wires east of Rodfield Lane along south downs way. + 5 painted lady's and 1 clouded yellow butterfly.  
19/05/22Dark-bellied Brent GooseLangstone Bridge/Northney Marina2R J Bish
12:20
Still around.  
19/05/22Great Spotted WoodpeckerHayling Island, Northney Paddocks1R J Bish
12:14
 
19/05/22Spotted FlycatcherHayling Island, Northney Paddocks2R J Bish
12:14
Pair in the fir trees on path. 2 pairs at least seen on the 14th, in field & path.  
19/05/22Corn BuntingGander Down1N Wiley
12:15
West of Rodfield Lane on South Downs Way.  
19/05/22CuckooSkidmore1S Clemons
07:30
m. Calling north of Skidmore bridge.  
19/05/22Little EgretWoolmer Pond1M Lawn
 
19/05/22WheatearWoolmer Forest1M Lawn
SU7832.  
19/05/22Spotted FlycatcherDundridge, Bishops Waltham1J Faithfull
10:00
Dundridge Meadows NR.  
19/05/22Lesser WhitethroatLepe, Stansore Point/Pools1C D Jones
06:30
 
19/05/22CuckooLepe, Dark Water1C D Jones
08:50
 
19/05/22SwiftLepe, Stansore Point/Pools3C D Jones
06:45
 
19/05/22CuckooNorthington Down1R Bryant
08:40
calling from the woods.  
19/05/22Corn BuntingGander Down1N Wiley
11:15
SU561283.  
19/05/22GannetWeston Shore, Southampton1I R Watts
06:30
Rested on the water until 06:50.  
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