the Solent & Southampton Water,

Hamble Point Oystercatchers.

/ Andy Finnegan / 4 Comments

Some Oystercatchers on the beach at Hamble Point on Southampton Water. This film is worth watching with the sound on as it shows the birds antics off to their best.


A ringed Oystercatcher. – details reported.

Footnote. This bird was first ringed in 2007.

FP45535NO+R//RW31 Dec 2007Hamble Point, River Hamble, Warsash, Southampton Water, Hampshire, S England
FP45535SO+R//RW13 Oct 2008Hook-with-Warsash LNR, Fareham, Southampton Water, Hampshire, S England
FP45535SO+R//RW27 Oct 2008Hook-with-Warsash LNR, Fareham, Southampton Water, Hampshire, S England
FP45535SO+R//RW2 Jan 2009Hamble Point, Southampton Water, Hampshire, S England
FP45535SO+R//RW17 Sep 2010Hook Spit, River Hamble, Warsash, Southampton Water, Hampshire, S England
FP45535SO+R//RW28-Mar-12Hamble Point, Southampton Water, Hampshire, S England
FP45535SO+R//RW15 Apr 2012Hamble Common Foreshore, Southampton Water, Hampshire, S England
FP45535SO+R//RW4 Jan 2013River Hamble, Warsash, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
FP45535SO+R//RW24 Aug 2014Chilling, Warsash, Hampshire, S England
FP45535SO+R//RW9 Feb 2018Hamble Point, Southampton Water, Hampshire, S England
FP45535SO+R//RW14 Feb 2019Hamble Point, Southampton Water, Hampshire, S England
FP45535SO+R//RW21-Jan-20Hamble Point, Southampton Water, Hampshire, S England
FP45535SO+R//RW22-Jan-21Hook Spit, River Hamble, Warsash, Southampton Water, Hampshire, S England
FP45535SO+R//RW17-Jan-23Hamble Point, Southampton Water, Hampshire, S England

Brent.

/ Andy Finnegan / 4 Comments

Our smallest goose, around the same size as a mallard duck the brent goose spends the winter feeding on vegetation such as eelgrass in our estuaries and grazing in coastal fields. They arrive in the UK in large numbers in autumn and leave for the long journey back to Arctic Russia in early February. Numbers are over 100,000 birds. These birds were on the estuary of Hamble River.

Ringed birds feedback

/ Andy Finnegan / 4 Comments

These are records from ringed birds I have spotted and reported this summer It is interesting where else outside the Solent and Southampton Water where they have been recorded and also the age of these birds.

Sanderling spotted Hill Head

O6 WWWB20-Oct-17Eastoke, Hayling Island, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB03-Dec-17Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB14-Dec-17Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB22-Dec-17Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB04-Feb-18Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB17-Feb-18Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB31-Mar-18Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB23-Nov-18Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB27-Nov-18Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB30-Nov-18Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB26-Feb-19Solent Breezes, Warsash, Hampshire
O6 WWWB08-Mar-19Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB09-May-19Griend, Terschelling, The Netherlands
O6 WWWB01-Nov-19Black Point, Hayling Island, Chichester Harbour, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB01-Nov-19Black Point, Hayling Island, Hampshire, UK.  
O6 WWWB17-Nov-19Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB23-Nov-19Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB24-Nov-19Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB24-Nov-19Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB30-Nov-19Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB02-Dec-19Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB10-Feb-20Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB02-Oct-20Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB30-Oct-20Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB20-Nov-20Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB26-Nov-20Hook-with Warsash, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB22-Jan-21Hook-with Warsash, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB05-Mar-21Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 WWWB22-Jan-22Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England

Another Sanderling spotted Hill Head.

O6 BYRB20-Oct-17Eastoke, Hayling Island, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB03-Dec-17Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB17-Feb-18Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB08-Oct-18Ryde, Isle of Wight, S England
O6 BYRB31-Oct-18Ryde, Isle of Wight, S England
O6 BYRB06-Dec-18Ryde, Isle of Wight, S England
O6 BYRB20-Feb-19Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB26-Feb-19Solent Breezes, Warsash, Hampshire
O6 BYRB07-Mar-19Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB08-Mar-19Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB17-Nov-19Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB24-Nov-19Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB24-Nov-19Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB29-Nov-19Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB30-Nov-19Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB08-Mar-20Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB23-Mar-20Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB20-Aug-20Newbiggin by the Sea, Northumberland, England
O6 BYRB05-Oct-20Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB18-Oct-20Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB22-Oct-20Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB30-Oct-20Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB15-Nov-20Portsmouth, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB24-Jan-21Eastney, Portsmouth, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB26-Mar-21Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB18-Oct-21Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB19-Oct-21Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB09-Nov-21Hill Head, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, S England
O6 BYRB02-Dec-21Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire

Mediterranean gull spotted at Calshot.

2E39PITSEA LANDFILL SITE, ESSEX, GB04/06/2016 51.32N x 00.30EADULTMetal Ring Number EZ12244PAUL ROPER, NORTH THAMES GULL GROUP
VIcklesham, East Sussex29/03/2017 50 54N  00 04EAdult Phil Jones
VIcklesham, East Sussex31/03/2017 50 54N  00 04EAdult Phil Jones
VBrehec, Plouha 22 Coyes D’Armor, France14/11/2017 48° 43 27 N 02 56 45WAdult Renaud Le Roy
VBrehec, Plouha 22 Coyes D’Armor, France15/11/2017 48° 43 27 N 02 56 45WAdult Renaud Le Roy
VBeauport/ Paimpol Côtes d’Armor, FRANCE05/12/2017 48,47N 3,04W,Adult Patrice Berthelot
VHayling Oysterbeds, Langstone Harbour, Hampshire UK17/04/2018  50 49′ N 00 59′ WAdult Pete Potts
VHayling Oysterbeds, Langstone Harbour, Hampshire UK18/04/2018  50 49′ N 00 59′ WAdult Pete Potts
VPlérin Plage de Tournemine Cotes d’Armor, France14/12/2018 48°34’N 02.46WAdult Herve Le Goff
VHayling Oysterbeds, Langstone Harbour, Hampshire UK27/02/2019  50 49′ N 00 59′ WAdult Pete Potts
vElms Farm, Icklesham , UK 19/04/2019 50 54N  00 40E  Phil Jones
 Binic, Plage de la Banche, Côtes d’Armor, FRANCE 05/01/2020 48,31N 2,5W  Dominique Halleux
VBinic, Plage de la Banche, Côtes d’Armor, FRANCE 07/01/2020 48,31N 2,5W  Dominique Halleux
VBinic, Plage de la Banche, Côtes d’Armor, FRANCE 08/01/2020 48,31N 2,5W  Dominique Halleux
VRSPB Cliffe Pools Kent, United Kingdom12/07/2020 51.459N 0.474E  James Spooner
VRSPB Cliffe Pools Kent, United Kingdom16/07/2020 51.459N 0.474E  Renaud Flamant
VRSPB Cliffe Pools Kent, United Kingdom21/07/2020 51.459N 0.474E  James Spooner
VSables-d’Or-les-Pins, Côtes d’Armor, France22/10/2020    Alizée Claver
VBinic, Plage de la Banche, Côtes d’Armor, FRANCE29/10/2020 48°35’51.01’’N2°49’18.34’’W  Herve Le Goff
VBinic, Plage de la Banche, Côtes d’Armor, FRANCE29/10/2020 48°35’51.01’’N2°49’18.34’’W  Dominique HALLEUX
VHayling Oysterbeds, Langstone Harbour, Hampshire UK19/03/2021  50 49′ N 00 59′ WAdult Pete Potts
VCalshot Beach Hampshire UK29/06/2022 50°48′52″N , 001°18′33″W  Andy Finnegan
VCalshot Beach Hampshire UK01/07/2022 50°48′52″N , 001°18′33″W  Andy Finnegan

A Christmas Day walk.

/ Andy Finnegan / 8 Comments

Christmas day was spent on a reasonably quiet coast, sadly the weather was damp and dull but at least we had no rain.

The Great Black-backed Gull is the largest gull in the world they have a length: of 64-78cm with a wingspan:150-165cm {5ft} Weight:1-2kg

A powerful bird with a domineering attitude.

Many of our usual birds were resting on the beach.

Common Ringed Plovers.

Sanderling

Dunlin.

Single Dunlin with Sanderling.