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Hampshire Ornithological Society
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Hampshire Ornithological Society (HOS) records and publishes information about wild birds in the county of Hampshire, England #HantsBirds www.hos.org.uk
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Steve Lavington @sl-birding.bsky.social · Sep 1
I was about to give up in the miserable weather on Saturday when I noticed an unusually large roost of gulls on Keyhaven Lagoon. Persistence led to patch gold - Bonaparte's Gull! Appears to be the 1st for the reserve. #patchbirding #ukbirding #hantsbirds
Bonaparte's Gull (centre) accompanied by Black-headed Gulls
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Hampshire Ornithological Society @hosbirding.bsky.social · Jun 11
The latest sightings for May are now on the HOS website
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Hampshire Ornithological Society @hosbirding.bsky.social · Jun 11
Hi Chris, yes it is - during the summer large numbers of Med Gulls come inland to feed over farmland and downland sites. The peak is usually in mid to late June. Three figure counts are not uncommon
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Trevor Codlin @trevorcodlin.bsky.social · May 2
It’s looking good this year for Ringed Plovers on Hayling Is in our enclosure. We’ve now found 5 nests and yesterday had our first chicks, the earliest by about 3 weeks since we started the project. Fingers crossed they’ll fledge!! @rspb.bsky.social @wordsfromwez.bsky.social @btoengland.bsky.social
Adult ringed plover, ringed on the 16/05/2024, and back in the nesting enclosure this year A ringed plover nest on bare shingle An incubating bird, nestled down on its eggs Ringed Plover R//WW ringed on the 16/05/2025 last year in the same nesting enclosure
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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · May 2
Voting is open! 🎉Do you know an inspiring ornithologist or birder? Nominate them for a BTO or Marsh Award. 🐦 Check out the categories and nominate on our website ➡️ bit.ly/BTO_awards #Ornithology
Great Crested Grebe on a lake by Tom Streeter/BTO. Wording above reads: Ornithology Awards. Marsh Award for Ornithology. Marsh Award for Local Ornithology. Marsh Award for Young Ornithologist. The Bernard Tucker Medal. The Jubilee Medal.
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Debbie Tann MBE @debbietann.bsky.social · Apr 29
Fantastic new tower at HIWWT Blashford Lakes Nature Reserve to encourage nesting #swifts and house martins! 🙌 👏 💚

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New nesting tower at Blashford Lakes Nature Reserve
YouTube video by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
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Hampshire Ornithological Society @hosbirding.bsky.social · Apr 14
Thankyou to the 430 people who attended our recent Members' Day. If you couldn't make it or want to relive the day, all of the talks are now available to watch on our website www.hos.org.uk/welcome-to-t...
Members' Day 2025 - Hampshire Ornithological Society
HOS Members’ Day 2025 was held at St Swithun’s School, Winchester SO21 1HA, on Saturday March 29th. It included the HOS AGM – the main papers and draft minutes of which can be found here. Admission wa...
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Mark Edgeller @edge25.bsky.social · Apr 10
A pre-dawn start this morning for the 1st day of the @hosbirding.bsky.social New Forest breeding wader survey. A Curlew on territory was the prize for the early alarm. The supporting cast included Redstart, Cuckoo & Tree Pipt NFY plus Woodlark, Raven & 3 spp of woodpecker.
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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · Feb 17
1/ Can you help us survey Woodlark for our Heathland Birds survey? Monitoring has started for this species, so visit our website to sign up. ➡️ www.bto.org/heathland-birds-survey #Ornithology #UKBirding
Image of a Woodlark on the ground alongside the wording: Heathland Birds Survey. www.bto.org/heathland-birds-survey. BTO logo sits top right of image. Image credit reads: Woodlark © Liz Cutting/BTO
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Steve Lavington @sl-birding.bsky.social · Apr 2
Point blank views of this Spotshank and Greenshank duo at Keyhaven on Monday @hosbirding.bsky.social #ukbirding #patchbirding #hantsbirds
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Hampshire Ornithological Society @hosbirding.bsky.social · Mar 25
Our AGM and Members' Day will be taking place this Saturday, 29 March, at St Swithun's School, Winchester. Great variety of talks including on Woodlarks, Roseate Tern breeding and an update on White-tailed Eagles. Free for members, £5 non-members. No need to pre-book
www.hos.org.uk/welcome-to-t...
Members' Day 2025 - Hampshire Ornithological Society
HOS Members’ Day 2025 will be held at St Swithun’s School, Winchester SO21 1HA, on Saturday March 29th. It includes the HOS AGM – details of which can be downloaded here. Admission is free for HOS mem...
www.hos.org.uk
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