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England Hampshire
Hampshire is a large county in the south of England, overlooking The Solent, with a large number of outstanding birdwatching habitats, including ancient woodlands, chalk grassland, lowland heath, river valleys, lakes, reed-beds, coastal grazing marshes and inter-tidal mudflats. The only habitats it lacks are uplands and cliffs. The New Forest, with its pasture, woodland and heaths, is particularly noted for breeding raptors, such as, Hobby, and Honey Buzzard, and passerines, such as, Wood Warbler, Dartford Warbler, Redstart and Stonechat. As well as over wintering Hen Harrier and regular Great Grey Shrike. Hampshire`s coastline supports substantial colonies of breeding Black-headed Gulls, Sandwich Terns and Little Terns, and in winter, the harbours are taken over by vast numbers of migratory waders and wildfowl, including internationally significant numbers of Brent Geese, Grey Plover, Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit and many other species. Keyhaven and Farlington Marshes are noteworthy for scarce migrants. Over wintering Bewick`s Swans and Gadwall are but two of the many wildfowl that over winter in the Avon Valley and the adjacent Blashford Lakes. Finally, up to 15 percent of the British population of Stone Curlews still breed on the chalk uplands, despite ever-encroaching farming operations. |
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Brian Fellows
brianfellows@tiscali.co.uk
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John Clark
4 Cygnet Court, Old Cove Road, Fleet, Hants. GU51 2RL
01252 623397
johnclark@cygnetcourt.demon.co.uk
useful reading |
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Hampshire Bird Report 2004
Hampshire Ornithological Society 2005ISBN: 165546
Buy this book from NHBS.com
Where to Watch Birds in Dorset, Hampshire and The Isle of Wight
G Green & M Cade, (Christopher Helm)ISBN: 0713656921
Buy this book from NHBS.com
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Hampshire Ornithological Society
http://www.hos.org.uk/The Hampshire Ornithological Society records and publishes information about wild birds in the county of Hampshire, England. This web site is for members and potential members of HOS. Hopefully, visitors to Hampshire will also find it useful...
Hampshire Wildlife Trust
http://www.hwt.org.ukWe are the leading local wildlife conservation charity in Hampshire. The Trust seeks to increase people’s involvement in their local environment and in turn achieve better conditions for wildlife. We care for over 60 wildlife reserves – more than 6,500 acres of valuable wildlife habitat – and by providing volunteering, education and training opportunities, we enable individuals and communities to provide sustained benefit to these essential wild places.
Hampshire Wildlife Trust - Petersfield Group
http://www.wildlifetrust.freeuk.com/The Petersfield Area of the Hampshire Wildlife Trust stretches from Buriton and East Meon in the South through to Bramshott and Liphook in the North and contains a wide variety of habitats, each with its own specialised plant and animal life. Rolling downland, hanging chalk woodlands, heathland , streams, ponds and lakes can all be explored...
Hampshire Wildlife Trust - Portsmouth District Group
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/alanthurbon/wildtext/portwild.htmFor the Portsmouth Branch of the Hampshire Wildlife Trust and general information about wildlife sites and reserves in Portsmouth...
Residents Against Dibden Bay Port
http://members.aol.com/dibdenbay/Our waterside birds would be well and truly up the creek ... ABP have offered to build a creek as their only proposal to mitigate against the destruction of the Dibden Bay strategic gap with its shoreline and birdlife habitat, which is a Site of Special Interest, a Special Protection Area (European Wild Birds Directive) and a Ramsar site (Wetlands of International Importance).
RSPB North East Hants Group
http://www.northeasthantsrspb.org.uk/We are an active group with a membership of more than 250 and have a varied programme of events throughout the year.
RSPB Winchester Members Group
http://members.aol.com/bfisk/private/wingrp.htmI am delighted that you have chosen to visit the WWEB page devoted to the activities of the Winchester & District RSPB Members Group. I would like to extend an invitation to you to join the (you must be an RSPB member to join.) We raise money for the conservation and protection work of the RSPB, promote the work of the RSPB, and learn more about conservation and birds. Membership is open to all members of the RSPB upon payment of a small annual subscription.
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Baffins Pond
http://www.baffinspond.cwc.net/#WildlifeBaffins Pond is very popular with ducks and geese. You can expect to see Canada, Barnacle and Snow Geese, Coot, Moorhen, Tufted Duck, Muscovy Duck and Swan. You might see Little Grebe, Cormorant and Pochard.
Brook Meadow Conservation
http://www.hants.org.uk/brook-meadow/index.htmlChichester Harbour Conservancy
http://www.conservancy.co.uk/Chichester Harbour Conservancy is in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty comprising 11sq miles of water and 11sq miles of land with 17 miles of well marked and lighted channels which, with its easy access to the Solent, makes it an ideal water recreation centre. There are many inter-related activities such as sailing, fishing, walking and wildfowling as well as nearly 9,000 vessels over 3 metres in length, 3,200 moorings, 2,000 berths in four marinas and 14 sailing clubs.
Hampshire Wildlife Trust Sites
http://www.frankum.co.uk/BeC/BeChwtsites.htmReserves, pictures etc.
RSPB Reserve - Langstone Harbour
http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/l/langstoneharbour/index.aspLittle terns, Mediterranean gulls, ringed plovers and redshanks breed here. In the winter, you can see up to 6,000 brent geese, along with shelducks, teals, dunlins and oystercatchers...
Titchfield Haven Nature Reserve
http://www.hants.gov.uk/countryside/titchfield/Owned by Hampshire County Council since 1972, Titchfield Haven opened as a nature reserve in 1976 and gained the status of a National Nature Reserve in 1995. It now covers 350 acres of varied wetland habitats on either side of the River Meon, extending from the village of Titchfield to the shores of the Solent. With hides, paths, great birdwatching and nearby Haven House Visitor Centre, Titchfield Haven is well worth a visit. Over 170 species of birds are recorded at Titchfield Haven every year... disabled access is also highlighted.
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Travelling Birder
http://www.travellingbirder.com
The Travellingbirder.com birding trip report search engine guides you to 7,000+ birding trip reports on the Internet. You can search for trip reports from a specific country and time of year. Not all these reports are in English. So, if you can’t find the trip report you want on this Fatbirder page… give them a try!
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Birding Pal
http://www.birdingpal.org/Unitedkingdom.htmLocal birders willing to show visiting birders around their area...
Swallow Birding
http://www.swallowbirding.co.uk/On Swallow Birding trips we are enthusiastic, relaxed, friendly and fun. Small groups mean Leader Steve Grimwade can give the time and attention necessary to make your trip a great birding experience!
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Langstone Hotel - Hayling Island
http://www.langstonehotel.co.uk/The Langstone Hotel is located just 8 miles from Portsmouth, outside of Havant on the northern shore of Hayling Island. Overlooking the Langstone Estuary and Harbour, yet close to major road networks the Langstone Hotel is the perfect place for a short break...
Sandleheath Post Office B & B
http://www.ukbed.com/southern-england/sandleheath.htmWelcome to the homepage of the Sandleheath village shop. David and Susan Champion welcome you to their home for bed & breakfast in the tranquillity of the New Forest, in Hampshire, England.
St. John's B&B - Hayling Island
http://www.st-johns-haylingisland.com/St. John's Bed and Breakfast and Half Board Accommodation at Hayling Island, Hampshire, UK. Popular with birdwatchers - Perfect for a weekend or short break, or a relaxing holiday on the South Coast of England...
mailing lists |
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HOSList
http://www.hants.org.uk/hosTo post to list:hoslist@yahoogroups.com
List contact:hoslist-owner@yahoogroups.com
To subscribe to list:hoslist-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Group HOS discussion forum for birding in Hampshire You can subscribe to the list from the HOS website`s Recording page above.
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A Hampshire Calendar of Birds
http://www.users.waitrose.com/~kiln28@waitrose.com/I have long been fascinated with the statistics of birdwatching, the counts, the migration key dates, the first, the lasts and the weather. This project contains all of those things arranged in the form of a calendar to show the Hampshire birding year both current and historically and to guide the Hampshire birder in what they might expect, where they might expect and most importantly when...
Andy Gibb`s Birding Journal
http://www.btinternet.com/~a.gibb/Birding.htmMostly Trips in Hampshire. This page contains notes from my most recent trips. It also links to the notes from all the trips that I have typed in here. Read and enjoy. If you want to make any comments, contact me.
Biodiversity Action Plan for Hampshire
http://www.ukbap.org.uk/asp/lbap.asp?ID=451Partners, Species plans etc...
Birds of the River Itchen
http://www.communigate.co.uk/hants/itchenbirds/index.phtmlThe Itchen River rises at its source (SU588273) near the village of Cheriton, Hampshire and along its 27 mile length incorporates many tributaries until finally discharging into Southampton Water. The Itchen between Winchester and Southampton contains the Itchen Navigation, a canal excavated and embanked on the floodplain of the Itchen to allow cargoes to reach Winchester from Southampton. The coming of the railway lessened its importance and assured its demise...
Birdwatching in Emsworth, Hampshire
http://www.brianfellows.clara.net/Hampshire is a large county in the south of England, overlooking The Solent, with a large number of outstanding birdwatching habitats, including ancient woodlands, chalk grassland, lowland heathland, river valleys, lakes, reedbeds, coastal grazing marshes and intertidal mudflats. It only lacks uplands and cliffs.
BLOG - Hampshire Birder's Blog
http://www.hampshirebirder.blogspot.com/Every year the Chandler's Ford Falcons' outdoor meetings programme ends with the Lakeside Birdwatching Competion, and this year was no exception. Yesterday 12 members turned up and took part in the event. Organised by dedicated local patcher of Lakeside, Simon Ingram, the aim is for the three teams to try and score as many points as they can, by spotting the most amount of species, with rarer ones scoring more points. I have not yet received any news about the total list although as a member of Barbarah's Bunting, who came second, I can say that we recorded 35 species...
BLOG - The Blue Chaffinch
http://thebluechaffinch.blogspot.comA BLOG about birds, birdwatching, wildlife and travel... with a good deal of ranting and some photos too...
Hampshire Birder
http://hampshirebirder.piczo.comHampshire Birder is a site all about birding, mostly in Hampshire....
Jason Crook`s Local birding
http://www.geocities.com/jasoncrookuk/Birds in the Havant and Langstone Harbour area, including Farlington Marshes
John & Christines Bird Page
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/johnfirth/birdmain.htmlBriefly this page contains links to various aspects of Birds and Birdwatching that have interested us over the years...
Nature in Portsmouth & Havant
http://www.havantnature.ndirect.co.ukA local wildlife magazine focussing on the Havant/Portsmouth area
Nature Notes
http://www.havantnature.net/naturenotes.htmThese notes are collected from many sources and are not by any means all my own...
Nutbags
http://www.nutbags.co.uk/My free local delivery service applies to all people in the New Forest and Southampton area, with no miniumum purchase, but I am also willing to extend my area to include the whole of Hampshire, East Dorset, West Sussex and South Wiltshire, subject to a minimum order value of £25...
Peter's Purple Pages
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/peter.raby2/Birds and Orchid photographs from the county and elsewhere with a diary etc.
Rod`s Home Page - Bird Box Cam
http://www.users.waitrose.com/~rod99/Situated in our back garden in southern Hampshire, England, the box was first occupied in April 2000 by Great Tits.
Street End Feeds UK
http://www.streetendfeeds.co.uk/Wild bird food direct from the farm. Farm bird feeds include bird seeds, sunflowers, peanuts and fat balls Street End Feeds, Hampshire UK...
Where to Watch Birds in Hampshire
http://www.hos.org.uk/sites.htmlList of sites with notes etc...
Where to watch birds in South Hampshire
http://uk.geocities.com/hampshirebirder/south.htmlIn this section I aim to provide information on birdwatching around the lesser known sites in South Hampshire. As Titchfield Haven is my local patch I have also included this site even though it is very well known. This site is under development and I will try and add a new site most weeks although this may not always be possible...
Wildlife in Sites Portsmouth
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/alanthurbon/wildtext/sites.htmHere are brief details on a variety of sites. Click on the site name for further information. Sites which have pictures are on separate pages.
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Photographer - Andy Rouse
http://www.andyrouse.co.uk/Welcome to the Andy Rouse Wildlife Photography website, home to the work of internationally renowned professional photographers, Andy Rouse and T.J. Rich...
Photographer - George Spraggs
http://www.bird-watching.co.uk/This site is owned, run and built by George Spraggs. The aim of the site is to show my photographs of birds, all taken in Hampshire but most taken on Hayling Island...
Photographer - Mike Read
http://www.mikeread.co.ukMike Read has a stunning collection of wildlife images, and has developed his own evocative style of landscape photography. His photographs are in constant demand, and are published in a growing number of countries around the world. Mike has co-authored and illustrated two books, and is working on more at present. He was the major commissioned photographer for the RSPBs calendar in their Centenary year (1989). Entitled The Heritage of Wild Birds; this calendar was a showcase for Mikes superb wildlife portraits and atmospheric reserve photographs.
Photographer - Peter Olding
http://www.pbase.com/peter_olding/birdsPictures of birds...
Photographer - Peter Raby
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/peter.raby2/Photographs from a Hampshire garden and beyond...
Photographer - Richard Ford
http://www.digitalwildlife.co.uk/This Web site has been created as a place for me to display my wildlife images. Most will be taken with a Nikon Coolpix 995 digital camera, in Hampshire or certainly the south of England...
Photographer - Steve Farmer
http://www.freewebs.com/justdigiscoping/index.htmAll of the images on this site were taken using the Digiscoping method of photography,which put simply is coupling a digital camera to a spotting telescope...
Photographer – P Mckenna - Birds and Nature
http://www.freewebs.com/mckennaworldImages of birds and nature from Hampshire…
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