Peartree Green LNR, Southampton

Birds recorded at Peartree Green LNR can be seen here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l9lfpJlVONX21oKyBPZP-I0D-H3sPyGT/view?usp=sharing

Deep Dene Bird List

A list of birds recorded at Deep Dene, Southampton can be seen here:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwWW4TqyfCrsYmUwdHBXdVpOS1E

Birds of Southampton Old Cemetery

Species	Status
Blackbird	Resident all year. Breeds. Numbers boosted by winter visitors.
Blackcap	Summer visitor. Breeds. Migrant.
Blue Tit	Resident all year. Breeds.
Brambling	Winter visitor.
Bullfinch	Resident all year. Breeds.
Buzzard	Resident all year.  Breeds nearby.
Chaffinch	Resident all year. Breeds.
Chiffchaff	Summer visitor. Breeds. Migrant.
Coal Tit	Resident all year. Breeds.
Collared Dove	Resident all year. Breeds.
Common Redstart	Migrant.
Common Crossbill	Occasional visitor.
Crow	Resident all year.  Breeds nearby.
Cuckoo	Rare migrant.
Dunnock	Resident all year.
Fieldfare	Winter visitor.
Firecrest	Resident breeds. Numbers boosted by winter visitors and migrants.
Garden Warbler	Migrant.
Goldcrest	Resident all year. Breeds.
Goldfinch	Resident all year. Breeds.
Great Spotted Woodpecker	Resident all year.  Breeds nearby.
Great Tit	Resident all year. Breeds.
Green Woodpecker	Resident all year.  Breeds nearby.
Greenfinch	Resident all year. Breeds.
Hawfinch	Rare winter visitor.
Hobby	Rare migrant.
House Martin	Summer visitor. Breeds nearby.
House Sparrow	Resident all year. Breeds.
Jackdaw	Resident all year.  Breeds nearby.
Jay	Resident all year. Breeds.
Kestrel	Resident all year. Breeds.
Lesser Redpoll	Winter visitor.
Lesser Whitethroat	Rare migrant. x1, 28/05/1994.
Long-tailed Tit	Resident all year. Breeds.
Magpie	Resident all year. Breeds.
Mistle Thrush	Resident all year. Breeds?. Winter visitor.
Nuthatch	Resident all year. Breeds.
Pied Flycatcher	Migrant.
Red-legged Partridge	One record. x1, 17/04/2011.
Redwing	Winter visitor.
Reed Warbler	Rare migrant. Three records, 2005-2006.
Robin	Resident all year. Breeds.
Sedge Warbler	Rare migrant. Twelve records, 2005-2008.
Siskin	Winter visitor.
Song Thrush	Resident all year. Breeds. Numbers boosted by winter visitors.
Sparrowhawk	Resident all year.  Breeds nearby.
Spotted Flycatcher	Migrant.
Starling	Resident all year. Breeds.
Stock Dove	Resident all year. Breeds.
Swallow	Migrants passing through.
Swift	Migrants passing through. Breeds nearby.
Tawny Owl	Resident all year.  Breeds nearby.
Treecreeper	Resident all year. Breeds.
Waxwing	Rare winter visitor. Two records, 2005.
Wheatear	Rare migrant.
Whitethroat	Migrant.
Willow Warbler	Common migrant.
Wood Warbler	Rare migrant.
Woodpigeon	Resident all year. Breeds.
Wren	Resident all year. Breeds.                                      29/07/2018

Southampton Boundary Stones

Boundary Stones.

Old Stones.

The Burgesses controlled an area enclosed by Hill Lane, Burgess Street (now Road) and the land west of the Itchen. Several old boundary stones survive for example, the Rosemary Stone opposite No 47 Burgess Road. Another, called the Hode Stone, is at the top of Hill Lane. There was a stone at the top of Langhorn Road, the Langhorn Gate, I think is now by the Itchen in the University boatyard grounds.

New Stones.

1) Redbridge Bridge – on the old bridge.

2) Fernyhurst Lake – a lake between Bakers Drove and Cromarty Road. Stone put next to the lake on south side of footpath, running between the two roads.

3) Lord’s Wood – top of Coxford Road. On bank and ditch boundary opposite pumping station.

4) Sports Centre – adjoining public footpath that runs northwards from Golf Course Road to Hadrian’s Way. This one is missing or was never put in place.

5) Bassett – at north end of Avenue, accessed via Chilworth Road, nearby layby.

6) Itchen Valley. Beside the River Itchen at Mansbridge Road picnic site just up path from White Swan pub.

7) Townhill Park/Cutbush Lane. In the grounds of Townhill Park House. Best viewed during any of several open days each year.

8) Netley Common.  I think this one has been found but not sure of exact location.

9) Tickleford Gully/Westwood – somewhere on footpath next to the stream, on SCC land.

10) Weston Shore.   From car park at southern end of Weston Parade take shore path southeast until it crosses the stream. The stone is on the right about three metres further on.

N 50o 52.820’ W 001o 21.908’

50.880348,-1.365008      

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11) Court Leet Mound. This is Cutthorn mound, in woodland at the north end of the Common, east of the Avenue. The Cutthorn has long been associated with the Court Leet, and is probably of Saxon origin. (The site of the stone is perhaps SW of the mound.) 

12) Crosshouse Hard. (Presumably the one near Cross House.)

River Itchen Godwits (2)

River Itchen Godwits

Since 2011 Black-tailed Godwits have been using the Itchen estuary for foraging prior to migration back to breeding grounds in Iceland. Numbers build up during late winter and early spring, peaking at the end of March. The best year was 2013 when 154 were counted. Eight colour ringed birds were noted, one of them returning in five years. 2018 looks like a poor year. 34 have been recorded on one date (25th March). Since then the only counts have been three and seven.

Year	Peak Date	Max. count	Last Date
2011	11 Apr.	117	15 Apr.
2012	28 Mar.	44	28 Mar.
2013	28 Mar.	154	01 May
2014	21 Mar.	83	04 Apr.
2015	27 Feb.	53	04 Apr.
2016	18 Mar.	19	18 Apr.
2017	31 Mar.	42	04 Apr.

Today I have added a list of all the birds ever recorded in the Southampton Unitary Authority area. Southampton Bird List