SE Nature notes w/e 10th September
12 September 2011
Havant hayling & Emsworth
A honey buzzard and a hobby were seen over a Rowlands Castle garden on 3rd. Another honey buzzard flew over Northney on 11th.
Five common scoters and a handful of gannets were off Sandy Point Hayling Island on 5th. At Black Point roosting waders included 112 sanderlings. On 6th a Sabines gull, arctic and great skuas from Sandy Point.
The cattle egret on Thorney Island and ospreys were still there at the week end when other birds present included around 50 yellow wagtails, 4 Cetti’s warblers, 6 whinchat, wheatears, 2 little stints, a little tern, a juvenile eider, whimbrels and green sandpipers and single redstarts and turtle dove.
A black tern was feeding in the Langstone Harbour entrance on 8th.
A flock of around 300 starlings was seen on wires north of Nore Barn on 9th.
On 10th and 11th a wryneck was showing well at Northney. Another one was at Wickor Point on Thorney Island the following day. On 11th there were 3 curlew sandpipers among the dunlin on the shore.
Other birds seen from a walk round Thorney on 10th included a little stint, terns and green sandpipers.
Early dog violets are in flower in Havant Cemetery and corn spurrey in a field behind Conigar Point Warblington. Common ramping fumitory can be seen by the New Lane allotments and thorn apple fruits by the Havant Station taxi rank.
An occupied harvest mouse nest was found at Brook Meadow on 4th.
A bat hunting over water at Emsworth during the day at Emsworth was probably a soprano pipistrelle.
Portsmouth & Portsdown
A pipistrelle bat has been appearing regularly in a Southsea garden.
On 5th the following birds were seen at Farlington Marshes: whinchats, bearded tits, greenshanks and a little stint. On 7th 16 shovelers, over 300 black-tailed godwits and over 100 knot were on the reserve. At least 50 yellow wagtails were among the cattle and 3 whinchats on the fences on 8th and 3 ruff, 2 green and one common sandpipers on 9th.
A purple sandpiper was at Southsea Castle on 7th. It was seen again on 8th when there were also single shags and yellow wagtail present.
Two ospreys were on the RSPB islands in Langstone Harbour on 7th and 9th.
A least sandpiper made a brief appearance at Farlington Marshes on 8th.
On 10th 7 wheatears were on the beach at Eastney.
At the week end birds at Farlington Marshes included a peregrine, bearded tits and osprey.
A kingfisher flew north past the Camber Docks in Portsmouth on 11th.
Fareham and Gosport
A marsh harrier was at Titchfield Haven on 5th.
Public Meeting
Bees and Plants
Andy Willis a beekeeper, will give an illustrated talk on this fascinating topic. To be held at Warblington School PO9 2RR on 28th September at 7.30pm. Admission £2.50
