A couple of our winter visiting ducks look set to spend the summer, a drake Teal and two drake Shoveler, all on Black Water. I saw my first Little Grebe chick on the 21st, getting a ride on Mum’s back along the reedy fringe of Black Water. My first juvenile Long-tailed Tits of the yearContinue reading “May 21st to 27th 2022”
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May 6th to 17th 2022
On the 6th May Ian and I attempted to break the day list record for Needs Ore which was previously 101 species. We spent well over 12 hours in the field and managed 104 species. A real highlight was picking up an Osprey as it flew up the Beaulieu River, we were sea watching atContinue reading “May 6th to 17th 2022”
Highlights April 2022
A frustrating run of cold northerly winds seemed to last all month slowing up the arrival of migrants and making this key sea watching period along the Solent very poor. Small groups of Eider were moving back and forth on the sea early in the month and a female Red-breasted Merganser was still around onContinue reading “Highlights April 2022”
April 29th 2022
There were at least five singing Lesser Whitethroats around the reserve today including this ringed bird in Pullen Scrub. Sylvia warblers are very site faithful and so it may well be the same ringed bird that I saw singing from the same bush last April. It has been to East Africa and back in theContinue reading “April 29th 2022”
Patch Birding 