Category Archives: Summer 2021

I’m taking over a new WeBS sector (for more info on WeBS read here). My first count date is Sunday 25th July and so I decided to try a dummy run today timing it for similar tides to Sunday. My sector will be number 6 which is the Beaulieu River. Ian is taking over sectorContinue reading “Friday 23rd July 2021”

The five young Swallows have fledged from their salubrious nest site in the roof of the toilet and they were hawking around Shore Hide first thing, you can see the short tail streamers at this age. juvenile Swallow On De L’Orne flood at least seven young Shelduck chicks remained and as soon as the familyContinue reading “Saturday 17th July 2021”

It’s been a good year on Venner for ducks some of whom are not common breeders in Hampshire. A second Pochard pair have at least 2 small chicks and the original female now has five almost fully grown ducklings. The lovely blackish Tufted Duck ducklings, seven of them, were following the female everywhere. There wereContinue reading “Wednesday 14th July 2021”

One of the first birds of the day was a distant Hobby perched on the beach fence line near Wheatear Corner. I had been walking down Warren Lane and so doubled back to walk the path along the fence for a closer view. Unfortunately the Hobby had flown before I could get any closer. HavingContinue reading “Sunday 11th July 2021”