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    Hampshire

    A good selection of birds are within the harbour at the moment. Most raptors except Hen Harrier. The weather makes their hunting more intense. All the grebes except slavonian, Chichester's the best bet. Great Northern and rarer Red throated in around the entrance along with a Shag. A Great...
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    Hampshire

    Although there has been a considerable amount of construction work on the sea wall, and the first batch of large sub-single dumped on South Binness, the birds are still around Farlington and the sea. It doesn’t seem to have put them off at all. Both male and female Merlins are about but keeping...
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    Hampshire

    I was at Northney early on Sunday before high tide, I didn’t see a LY. With the predicted jet stream for this week, maybe the time to look will be this weekend? It was certainly a good weekend for BOP, Firecrest and Ouzels on Hayling, but unfortunately the good weather did bring out the sail...
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    Hampshire

    Should be a good time to go to the Marsh this weekend. Weather looks fair. BOP’s Short-Eared Owl, Peregrine, Buzzards, Kestrel, there’s been a Merlin on Baker’s Island since late July, so always worth a look. GEESE The Brent are just starting to come in. DUCK Not that many yet, but a pair...
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    Hampshire

    With the weekend weather forecast to be colder, we should get a good influx of all types of birds. Kent looks the place to be, but we should get our fair share here. Whatever location you choose this weekend there should be something about. Can't think which will be the best location in...
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    Hampshire

    peejay, Should be no parking problems there at the moment. It is very good at the moment, lots to see. It seems less people are going to the marsh at the moment, still get the dog walkers and runners. On the parking front, I prefer to park down by the gates, the car park by the roundabout...
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    Hampshire

    A brief walk around Northney (Hayling), accounted for 57 species. 10 Mediterranean Gulls 2 Bar tailed 2 Knot 1 Peregrine 3 Goldeneye 2 Buzzards 2 Green Woodpeckers 1 Greenshank
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    Hampshire

    A good day at Farlington: Great Northern Diver Water Rail Black necked Grebes Avocets Greenshank Goldeneye Whooper Peregrine and Merlin Lots of Brent, couldn't find the Brant.
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    Hampshire

    But its premiership viewing:smoke: this side, Teamsaint
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    Hampshire

    Going for the easy ones then Chris? Big problem you'll have is the hordes over the weekend in the Forest. Why not go to Blashford and just settle down and see what turns-up in the woods and reeds. Little Terns are at the Oysterbeds, Hayling, along with Common, Sandwich, maybe. You'll get a...
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    Hampshire

    I can only assume that the Eagle Owl sitting in a garden in Hollybank Lane, Emsworth is an escapee?
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    Hampshire

    Mark, If your coming on the A27 from Chichester, come off at the turning for Hayling turning left onto the Hayling Road, through Langstone, over the bridge passing the Ship pub on your left. Continue on this road past a petrol station on the corner, south, about 400yds further on you will see...
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    Hampshire

    Lee, If you are desperate to photograph the SEO’s, why not write to the base commander on Thorney and ask his permission to set a hide up on the land in front of the barracks. The soldiers use this as a short cut back to camp anyway
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    Hampshire

    Nick, If it's Seaton, Devon, then the Somerset levels would be the nearest that I know. Maybe someone could point you to a closer site. In Hampshire, Beaulieu Road is a good place, but erratic appearances. We have one on Thorney Island, but seeing it is not guaranteed. On the Downs just above...
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    Hampshire

    Morning Teamsaint, Only got the one Short eared Owl, but I watched it for about three quarters of a hour. The Merlin was pretty active too. As GF has written there does seem to be lots of prey items around for these birds, especially on Thorney.
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    Hampshire

    Good numbers of raptors on Thorney. Merlin Sparrowhawk Peregrine Buzzard Kestrel Short Eared Owl Barn Owl Little Owl Lots for them to eat as well.
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    Hampshire

    Lee, Re: Kingfisher. Again at Pagham, as you walk to the sea, you'll see on your right a concrete colvert, a Kingfisher sits there, you can get your hide right down below the bank. Just by the West Field.
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    Hampshire

    Lee, About 2pm to 3:30pm is the time, it's good light at the moment, a Barn Owl was there as well. Kestrel, Fieldfare, Curlew and French Partridge as well. The camera and lens are ideal, just make sure you have enough warm clothes, hat and gloves.
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    Hampshire

    Lee, if you can get yourself down to Pagham's West Fields you should get SEO's. Depending on your lens and luck you should get them. Position yourself below the path out of the wind on the bend, (Kingfisher usually there too) or take the track by the farms field opposite, take some soup and...
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    Hampshire

    As I started this thread, it’s about time I chipped in again. I’m going to attempt to move away from sightings back to the original thread… nature reserves. I will list my favourite winter venues and give an explanation of why I have chosen them. I will include Thorney as its coastline borders...
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    Hampshire

    Teamsaint, If you go to Beaulieu Road Station Hotel, opposite is a woody bit, they are usually in and about the trees.
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    Hampshire

    We seem to have an influx of Nightingale at Hambrook, a male was singing in Cheesmans Lane and at the corner of South Lane at Woodmancott. They can usually be found in Marlpit Lane, so hopefully this is a bonus increase of birds.
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    Hampshire

    Pigbush is normally a good place to see the Goshawks and if any have arrived Hobby. You might pick-up Redstart and Spotted Fly as well, (if the crowds have not arrived en-mass).
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    Hampshire

    Just a quick note at what's at the Oysterbeds at the moment. A nice flock of very sexually active Med Gulls at close quarters on the Tern's island, with a nice Spotted Redshank in with the Redshanks, Turnstones, Dunlin, Ringed Plovers and Oystercatchers. Keeping a close eye on the waders and...
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    Hampshire

    The other places to go on Hayling is The Ketch, harbour and surrounding scrub, which is pretty good in the spring and Northney, where you can look across the channel onto the mudflats. Middle Marsh would be good if only there was better access.
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