Saturday 27 February 2010

Heronry South: 14+ Smew (3+ drakes), Marsh Tit.

Heronry North: 3 Red-crested Pochards (2 drakes), Coal Tit and Goldcrest singing in Wray House Garden.

Great Meadow: 3 Sparrowhawks displaying.

Island Pit: drake Red-crested Pochard, Short-eared Owl again on east side of pit, roosting Barn Owl.

Diddington Pit: Little Egret, Green Sandpiper, Redshank.

Pumphouse Pit: drake Pintail, 3 redhead Smew, 3 Oystercatchers, 2 Ringed Plovers.

A1 North Pit: drake Red-crested Pochard.

Friday 26 February 2010

Heronry Lakes: 13 Smew incl. 4 drakes. Great Spotted woodpecker.

Wednesday 24 February 2010

Heronry Lakes: 10 Smew incl. 3 drakes and 8 Red-crested Pochards from Kingfisher Hide.

Northern Pits: Bar-headed Goose, 7 Smew (1 drk).

Tuesday 23 February 2010

Heronry North: 7 Red-crested Pochards (inc. 4 drakes).

Herorny South: Sparrowhawk over.

Pumphouse Pit: 2 Buzzards over.

Sunday 21 February 2010

Diddington Pit: Little Egret, 2 Shelduck, Redshank, Oystercatcher, partially albino Redwing. The 3 Twite possibly seen briefly also.

Pumphouse Pit: 7 Red-crested Pochards (5 drakes), female Scaup, 10 Smew (3 drakes), Oystercatcher, Dunlin, 3 Yellow-legged Gulls (2 adults and a 2W).

Island Pit: 1-2 redhead Smew, 84 Goldeneye, Buzzard flew east, Barn Owl roosting.

Heronry North: 5 Smew (2 drakes).

Saturday 20 February 2010

Diddington Pit: 3 TWITE again this morning, seen at 10:10 in willows on west side and then in dead willow at south end of the Pit, but not again afterwards. Also Little Egret, 3 Shelduck, 2 Buzzards, Oystercatcher, Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 2 Snipe.

Pumphouse Pit: Black-necked Grebe still, female Ruddy Duck, 7 redhead Smew, 3+ Buzzards, 3 Sparrowhawks, colour-ringed adult Yellow-legged Gull.

Friday 19 February 2010

Sailing Lake: 2 Oystercatchers.

Sunday 14 February 2010

Hayling Pit: 1w female Scaup.

Heronry Pits: 6 Red-crested Pochards (5 drakes), 5+ Smew (2 drakes, 3+ redheads).

Pumphouse Pit/Diddington Pit: Black-necked Grebe still in NW corner of Pumphouse, Little Egret, 2 Shelduck, 7 Smew (1 drake), 2 Buzzards, imm. female Peregrine, Green Sandpiper, Woodcock, adult Yellow-legged Gull, partially leucistic Common Gull, 2 Grey Partridges.















The Black-necked Grebe currently at Pumphouse Pit.

Saturday 13 February 2010

Pumphouse Pit: Black-necked Grebe, 8 Smew (1 drake), Jack Snipe, Common Snipe, 2 Grey Partridges.

Diddington Pit: Little Egret, 2 Shelduck, 2 Redshank, Green Sandpiper, c.70 Linnets.

Hayling Pit: 1w female Scaup still.

Heronry South: 6 Smew (2 drakes), Marsh Tit.

Heronry North: 2 drake Red-crested Pochards.

Island Pit: Green Sandpiper.

Great Meadow: male Sparrowhawk.

Friday 12 February 2010

Pumphouse Pit: Black-necked Grebe still late morning, plus 9 Smew (1 drake).

Thursday 11 February 2010

Northern Pits: Little Egret, 5+ (1 drake) Smew, 3 drake Red-crested Pochards, Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, 2 TWITE in SW corner of Pumphouse Pit (am only), plus the partially albino Redwing again.

Hayling Pit: female Scaup still

Heronry South: 6 Smew (2 drakes).

Weedy Pit: Bittern seen flying towards Sailing Lake.

Tuesday 9 February 2010

Pumphouse Pit: Little Egret, Black-necked Grebe, 3 Pintail (2 drakes), 12+ Smew (2+ drakes), imm. female Peregrine, 70 Lapwings, 4 Grey Partridges.

Diddington Pit: Little Egret, 2 Shelduck, Green Sandpiper.

Island Pit: Buzzard, Woodcock.

Monday 8 February 2010

Pumphouse Pit: 3 TWITE still this afternoon, in SW corner of pit near gate.

Sunday 7 February 2010

Diddington Pit: Little Egret, 2 Shelduck, 5 Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 37 Pied Wagtails, 2 probable Corn Buntings.

Island Pit: Bar-headed Goose, Buzzard, Barn Owl.

Pumphouse Pit: 3 redhead Smew, 5-7 Grey Partridge, 3 TWITE still, initially in tree at SW corner of pit, then flew to the island at Diddington Pit.

Saturday 6 February 2010

Hayling Pit: 1w female Scaup still.

Heronry Pits: 3 Red-crested Pochard (2 drakes), 6 Smew (2 drakes) and Water Rail.

Island Pit: 5 Woodcock, 2-3 Barn Owls, plus Short-eared Owl.

Friday 5 February 2010

Diddington Pit: 2nd cal-year KITTIWAKE.

Thursday 4 February 2010

Hayling Lake: 1w female Scaup still.

Heronry South: 2 Red-crested Pochards (1 drk) and 5 Smew (1 drk).

Weedy Pit: Bittern flew north early afternoon (mobbed by Black-headed Gulls) and appeared to land in reeds in NE corner of pit.

Wednesday 3 February 2010

Heronry South: Little Egret and drake Smew.

Pumphouse Pit: Peregrine.

Great White Egret reported in flight also (no location given).

Monday 1 February 2010

Pumphouse Pit: 10 Smew (3 drakes), 2 redshank, adult Yellow-legged Gull, Chiffchaff, Corn Bunting.