Thursday 28 February 2013

22nd February

A day out with Jim J to see what we could find down on the south coast. The news service helped as did our knowledge from previous years. Called in at Mercer Way in Romsey, not a promising site, and found in the tops of the trees and down on the ground at least 11 Hawfinches and this was before 9! Then down into the New Forest and found a superb male Black Redstart on the fences around Fawley Power station. The woods around Hawksmill enclosure were very quiet but eventually a Woodlark started singing from a tree top. Could not find a Dartie so headed on to Gosport and Portsmouth, found the Ring-billed easily and then Purple Sandpipers on Southsea Castle. On the way round to Langstone saw a flock of Dark-bellied Brents on the cricket pitch(10m from the road) and there in the middle was a stunning adult Black Brant. As usual rarely carried the camera so only the one bird to show you with a pal!!

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