Thursday 26 March
The wind has died down to gentle breeze compared with yesterday and the sun is shining bright in a mainly blue sky, albeit still on the cool side. So, time for a ate morning walk up the Hamble river to the conservation area and back but not a lot f bird life about in terms of species. Two score Black-headed Gulls and a Mute Swan gently drifting down the river towards the Solent along with signs that the winter visitors are gradually migrating back to their breeding grounds with only 27 Brent Geese and 9 Wigeon along with a couple of Teal and just the one Grey Plover. But there was still a small flock of 20 Black-tailed Godwits.
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| Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa in almost full summer plumage |
Moving on up stream I came across four Shelduck, two Curlew and eight Redshanks plus a couple of Little Egrets. Despite al the Black-headed, only three Herring Gulls on show. Three Woodpigeons and Carrion Crows and a Jackdaw along with three resting Canada Geese in the garden behind Bunny Meadow as I made my way back and even a lone Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon).
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| Little Egret Egretta garzetta |
Birds seen:
Canada Goose, Brent Goose, Mute Swan, Shelduck, Wigeon, Teal, Little Egret, Oystercatcher, Grey Plover, Black-tailed Godwit, Curlew, Redshank, Black-headed Gul, Herring Gull, Rock Dove, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow.
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| Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa |
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| Curlew Numenius arquata |
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| Shelduck Tadorna tadorna (left) |
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| Wigeon Anas penelope |
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| Herring Gull Larus argentatus |
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