New Forest
Part of a group of 15 who travelled to the New Forest. The weather was cold an wet at the start, much worse than expected, but warm and very sunny from 11.00.
The adverse weather early on meant that the Goshawk sightings at Piper's Waight were fewer than last week but we did manage one very good view of one flying high above the trees in front of us. Wood Larks were singing freely and the highlight of the day was a superb view of one singing as it flew above us.
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| Flying Wood Lark Library picture |
The Tawny Owl was still in the split tree at Marsh Ash Wood which amazed and pleased everyone present. Fewer Bramblings were around and there were no Hawfinches to be seen this time round.
At Blashford Lakes we enjoyed the warm sunshine that had been promised. We saw most of the birds that we had last week but we didn't have time to get to the last hide and missed the Black-necked Grebe. The Red-crested Pochard looked magnificent in the superb lighting conditions.
A very good safari, in difficult conditions early on, which produced a huge species count of over 60, including a flock of flyover Brent Geese as we were having our evening meal at the pub in Dell Quay at the end of the trip.
Today's species list:
Mute Swan
Canada Goose
Brent Goose
Egyptian Goose
Shelduck
Wigeon
Teal
Pintail
Mallard
Shoveler (10)
Red-crested Pochard
Pochard
Tufted Duck
Goldeneye
Goosander
Pheasant
Cormorant
Little Grebe
Great-crested Grebe
Goshawk (20)
Buzzard
Peregrine
Coot
Moorhen
Ringed Plover
Lapwing
Snipe
Redshank
Black-headed Gull
Herring Gull (30)
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Woodpigeon
Collared Dove
Stock Dove
Tawny Owl
Green Woodpecker
Great-spotted Woodpecker
Magpie
Jay
Jackdaw (40)
Carrion Crow
Raven
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Skylark
Wood lark
Long-tailed Tit
Nuthatch
Treecreeer
Wren (50)
Blackbird
Song Thrush
Mistle Trush
Robin
Stonechat
Dunnock
Pied Wagtail
Meadow Pipit
Chaffinch
Brambling
Greenfinch
Goldfinch
Siskin
Lesser Redpoll
Mealy Redpoll
Reed Bunting
Toay's species count = 66
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