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”
Category Archives: birds
March 12th to 19th 2022
A period of settled light southerly winds looked hopeful, the most obvious migrants were singing Chiffchaffs with at least six around the reserve. At the Sailing Club I arrived to see the male Peregrine dashing up the river. I then noticed the 2nd calendar year female on a favourite fence post below Exbury. Later theContinue reading “March 12th to 19th 2022”
March 5th to 9th 2022
In the first part of the week the wind was from the north-east and so it felt brutally cold especially at the Sailing Club. Sunday’s WeBS count from Inchmery Quay, where you look south and south west, was more sheltered. At Mary Monts I was hoping to see the pink littoralis Rock Pipit again orContinue reading “March 5th to 9th 2022”
Wednesday 19th January 2022
Adam, Matt and I arranged to meet to do some work on the scrape at Great Marsh. The Avocet Islands have sunk gradually since Adam created them four years ago. The aim of today was to add another 6-9 inches of mud onto the raised areas so that they wouldn’t be submerged even after heavyContinue reading “Wednesday 19th January 2022”
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