Corn Bunting – Martin Down, Hampshire
Summer birding continued to be a bit quiet and so I headed to Martin Down for a variety of wildlife and hopefully some Corn Bunting sketches. I arrived at 7am and as soon as I […]
Martin Down
Turtle Dove – Martin Down, Hampshire
Chasing a year list target of 250 is likely to be difficult this year given that the virus lockdown has me 28 behind my total this time last year even after a record breaking start […]
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 […]
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 […]
