Thursday, November 21, 2019

Sightings for June 2018

On Monday 4th June, I took my car for it's service and MOT to MercMedics at Send, which is right next to Papercourt water meadows. So while this was going on, I spent the time having a walk around. Seeing: Little grebe, Cormorant, Grey heron, Mute swan, Canada goose, Egyptian goose, Mallard, Pochard, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Kestrel, Pheasant, Water rail, Moorhen, Coot, Lapwing, Black-headed gull, Feral pigeon, Stock dove, Woodpigeon, Collared dove, Ring-necked parakeet, Swift, Green woodpecker, Great spotted woodpecker, Skylark, Swallow, House martin, Wren, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, Song thrush, Sedge warbler, Reed warbler, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Willow warbler, Long-tailed tit, Blue tit, Great tit, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion crow, Starling, House sparrow, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Linnet & Reed bunting.
TOTAL No. OF SPECIES = 52








Friday 8th June, and I had a day on call for work, So I drove down to the New forest, Holly hatch cottage & Sloden inclosure a new area for me to have a walk around. I saw 31 species of bird, Stock dove, Woodpigeon, Green woodpecker, Great spotted woodpecker, Swallow, House martin, Meadow pipit, Pied wagtail, Wren, Dunnock, Robin, REDSTART, Stonechat, Blackbird, Song thrush, Mistle thrush, Sedge warbler, Blackcap, FIRECRESTSPOTTED FLYCATCHER, Long-tailed tit, Marsh tit, Blue tit, Great tit, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Jay, Carrion crow, Raven, House sparrow, Chaffinch & Goldfinch.
TOTAL FOR YEAR = 178 (Hampshire year list = 169)







I then dropped into Tundry Pond on the way home, where I added LITTLE OWL, to my year and Hampshire year lists.
TOTAL FOR YEAR = 179 (Hampshire year list = 170)


Sunday 10th June I took my grandson birding over Moor green lakes Berkshire, where we saw 31 species the highlight being a HOBBY, we watched it hawking over the new workings.
TOTAL FOR YEAR = 180

A week of working down in Bournemouth, so at lunchtime on Wednesday 13th I made the short drive to Holmsley inclosure, where I saw, Buzzard. Kestrel, Great spotted woodpecker, Swallow, Pied wagtail, Wren, Robin, Blackbird, Song thrush, Blackcap, WOOD WARBLER, Chiffchaff, Willow warbler, Long-tailed tit, Blue tit, Treecreeper, Carrion crow, Chaffinch, Greenfinch & Goldfinch.
TOTAL FOR YEAR = 181 (Hampshire year list = 171)