Stone Curlew – Porton Down, Hampshire
I headed to Martin Down hoping to catch up with Turtle Down. I was on location by 7am and as I approached the favoured trees I heard the familiar purring song of the male. I […]
Martin Down
Turtle Dove – Martin Down NNR, Hampshire
With six White-winged Black Terns and a Bonaparte’s Gull reported at Abberton Reservoir (both are ticks for Aly) we decided to head down to Essex. I can’t remember ever visiting Abberton before and I certainly didn’t recognise the reserve […]
Stone Curlew – Martin Down, Hampshire
Back in 2000 Stone Curlews bred at Martin Down on the Hampshire/Wiltshire border, there was a roped off section on the Down where this pair took up residency. They’re a nice bird to sketch as they spend time motionless before taking a few steps and then they’re motionless again. They visit us from southern Europe and northern Africa […]
