Mark Francis

Location: Lee on the Solent

Email: markfrancis2016@hotmail.com

Recent sightings

DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
17/11/24Light-bellied Brent GooseHill Head1M Francis
08:44
On the rainbow bar with the dark bellied flock.  
16/11/24Lapland BuntingHill Head1M Francis
08:05
Flight calls heard at 07.40 but couldn't locate the bird in flight. 08.02 single bird flying over the rainbow bar giving ticky ticky teu calls and finally seen in flight heading east along the coast still calling.  
09/11/24WhinchatPosbrook Floods1M Francis
11:40
Single bird lingering around the north east side of the floods. Very late record!  
09/11/24Slavonian GrebeHill Head1M Francis
08:46
Off the chalets 100m out from low tide line.  
09/11/24SpoonbillTitchfield Haven1M Francis
08:14
Feeding on the north scrape.  
06/11/24Yellow-legged GullGilkicker Pond1M Francis
15:30
3cy bird lingering around the pools on the Golf course with the Herring Gull flock for the last week or so.  
04/11/24Black RedstartHill Head1M Francis
08:59
Around the west chalets.  
01/11/24Short-eared OwlHill Head1M Francis
10:57
Being mobbed out in the Solent by herring gulls seen from Hill Head.  
01/11/24MerlinHill Head1M Francis
07:47
Hunting offshore successfully caught a Pipit and flew high over towards Brownwich. RTD still lingering for the 5th Day running.  
19/10/24Yellow-legged GullBlashford Lakes - Ibsley Water1M Francis
11:30
Adult.  

Recent photos

Light-bellied Brent Goose
Whinchat
Yellow-legged Gull
Yellow-legged Gull
Yellow-browed Warbler
Ruddy Shelduck
Wheatear
Wryneck
Caspian Gull
Wood Sandpiper
Arctic Tern
Caspian Tern
Caspian Tern
Roseate Tern
Roseate Tern