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To see news for the week ending Oct 6th October 20th
Birds
Two red-legged partridges close to the car park were an uncommon sight at Farlington Marshes on 26yh.
There were 16 male and 3 female eiders off Hill Head harbour on 21st and 3 common scoters were close to the Meon shore on 26th.
There was just a single black-necked grebe off the Hayling oyster beds on 21st but the two great northern divers were still around until 23rd at least. Both species were seen from the Farlington Point on 26th.
Three glossy ibises spent the morning of 22nd on the Titchfield Bridge St floods. On 26th they were still there and 2 were on the east meadows in the reserve on 23rd.
There were 22 cattle egrets in fields west of the Castle Farm buildings at Warblington on 26th.
A spoonbill was at the back of the reeds at Farlington and there was a great white egret mobile about the reserve on 21st. The spoonbill was still around on 22nd, the GWE on 23rd and both on 26th.
There was a marsh harrier at Titchfield Haven on 23rd.
Three peregrines were resting on N Binness Island in langstone Harbour on 26th.
Ravens were seen over Old Portsmouth and The Kench on HI on 22nd.
swallows were seen at Sandy Point and over Portsdown cattle fields on 22nd.
A firecrest was on the Titchfield canal path on 23rd.
Ring ouzels were seen on 21st around Pigeon House Lane on Portsdown; in scrub south of the hill fort on Old Winchester Hill; and on the northwest slope of Butser Hill. On Butser they were still there on 25th.
A black redstart was at Sparkes Marina on HI on 22nd.
Bramblings and redpolls were over Sandy Point on 22nd.
There were also 10 stonechats and a flock of a dozen hawfinches on Old Winchester Hill on 21st.