Titchfield Canal

Thursday 2 March

A lovely couple of hours birding first thing in the morning arriving at Titchfield canal car park at 8.15, albeit very cold if sunny with clear blue skies.  So cold following heavy overnight frost that I had to scrape the windscreen and still below 4C when I completed my visit with the return walk in a stiff, cold breeze and a some increasing cloud.  No sooner out of the car and I was recording Blue and Great Tits along with Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, Magpie and the first of very many Woodpigeons.  All dressed and prepared with scope, bins and camera so time to set off down the canal path to see what might be on the pools and wooded path.

The Titchfield canal path with the canal on right and flooded fields off to the left

No sooner off down the path when a Little Egret flew in from the fields to drop into the canal. A few moments later I was under the overhead wires to look across the filed and check the resident Barn Owls' nest in the broken tree on the far side. Both birds were way onside with only the crown of one faintly showing.  However, upon my return journey the sun was fully on the trees and the pair were resting near the entrance whole to seek some warmth.

Around the nesting rea a trio of Jackdaws were moving about and more were to be found at the end of the wooded trail.  Blue and Great Tits continued to put in an appearance and then the first Wren of the morning. Stopping to look back at the first stretch of water now that the sun was behind me, I soon found scores of Wigeon along with very many Pintail.  Also present were a handful of Gadwall and about a score of Teal and a couple of Shelduck.  Slightly further to the right I found a flock of Black-tailed Godwits and a lone Snipe.  Both Moorhen and Coot were also recorded as was the lone Herring and many Black-headed Gulls.

Approaching the bridge on the right I stopped to observe a Song Thrush singing from the top of a nearby tree and then a Goldcrest foraging lower down on the next large tree.  A couple of Blackbirds crossed the path to be quickly followed by a very active Great Spotted Woodpecker.  Whilst watching the woodpecker I was amazed to hear a Green Woodpecker "yaffling" away in the adjacent field.

Continuing on down the path I saw my first Chiffchaff of four to be seen in this area along with  trio of Long-tailed Tits.  On the large lake to my right many more Wigeon and especially Shoveler plus a handful of Canada Geese and a few Pintail and Teal.  Also at the back of the water was a single Mute Swan and a small number of Mallard.

Having recorded more Jackdaws and a dozen Canada Geese grazing on the meadow to my left, it was time to head back to the car park. Stopping to check what looked like a light mark at the top of a distant bush I discovered a male Reed Bunting.  At the back of the field beyond the can al I found a handful of Pied Wagtails and as I approached the Barn Owl site a Buzzard drifted over me on its way to the trees alongside the floods.  Indeed, checking the Barn Owl nest I found, as already mentioned, both birds resting just inside the nest entrance.

The Barn Owl Tyto alba pair

Once back at the car and the scope stored away I took a final walk around and through the small spinney at the back of the car park,  many more Blue and Great Tits along with another Robin and Dunnock and then, as I mad my way back, a Nuthatch arrived to work its way down the nearby tree to my left.  A most enjoyable couple of hours and not a single House Sparrow nor Starling!

Birds seen:

Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Shelduck, Wigeon, Gadwall, Mallard, Shoveler, Teal, Pintail, Little Egret, Buzzard, Moorhen, Coot, Lapwing, Snipe, Black-tailed Godwit, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Barn Owl, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Pied Wagtail, Wren, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Long-tailed Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Nuthatch, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Reed Bunting.

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Rio Almanzora & Vera Player

Wednesday 1 March

Happy St David's day to all the other "Welshies" around!  Great to see Dave and his Arboleas Birding Group finding a better return in terms of species noted compared with recent visits.  Particularly good to note the Crag Martin, Barn and Red-rumped Swallow along with a House Martin.  But where the Sand Martins?  So, lots of good birds about which makes great reading for me as I am scheduled to be back in Spain in mid-May for about three weeks.

Iberian Grey Shrike Lanius meridioalis

Rio Almanzora and Vera Playa: Wednesday 1st March

With the sun out, but still a tad chilly, I picked Juda up from La Alfoquia and headed to our local patch, the rambla de Almanzora.  As we entered from the Desert Springs golf complex end we saw our first bird, a Collared Dove.  As before there was no standing water at the "weirs", so we only got Crested Lark, Stonechat and an Iberian Grey Shrike perched on a shrub.  Further along we saw Magpie, Black Redstart and another shrike sat on a plastic greenhouse.  Approaching the ford we flushed 4 Teal from the brook.  The ford itself had a pair of Teal plus a Moorhen.  Peter was already at the parking lot.  He'd seen a Grey Wagtail by the water filled dyke and a Hoopoe.  As we waited for the others to arrive we checked the dyke again, but only saw Common Sandpiper and a Meadow Pipit.  We were joined by Kevin, Trevor, Peter 2, Val, Phil , Sue and Phil 2.  Sue spotted a Goldfinch.  Also seen were Kestrel, Mallard, Chiffchaff and Woodpigeon.  We made our way to the beach.  Juda and I saw a pair of Barn Swallow as we left the car park.

There were Sanderling and Turnstone on the water line and 10 Cormorants on the harbour rocks.  Sue saw a diving bird where the waves were breaking.  A Black Necked Grebe.  Peter 2 spotted a House Martin with some Barn Swallows over the shrubland near the tower.  A Crag Martin was seen there later.  Sue added a male Blue Rock Thrush on top of that tower.  Juda added a flying Grey Heron as we were leaving.

We headed for the estuary embankment.  There were a number of Greater Flamingos there with Coot and Moorhen.  I spotted a Re-rumped Swallow.  Kevin had a Shoveler.  Also seen were White Wagtail, Little Egret and Shelduck.  Phil spotted a single Sandwich Tern.  We saw two Blackbirds as were were leaving.

The cafes in Villaricos village centre were all closed so we ended up at the El Tiburon (shark) cafe off the roundabout.  We added House Sparrow to the list.  Suitably refreshed we made our way to the dual carriageway opposite the Consum supermarket behind Vera Playa.

Again the right hand end was full of Moorhen.  Noisy Black-winged Stilts were flying around.  There were lots of Black-headed Gulls seen.  We also had Little Grebe, a Snipe and a Redshank.  Phil spotted a very distant raptor circling towards the Cabrera mountains.  It turned out to be a Booted Eagle.  Kevin found another male Blue Rock Thrush perch on a distant concrete post.

Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis

The majority of us drove round to the elevated viewing platform next to the Acuaparc whilst the Phils and Sue began to walk.  Juda quickly found the Western Swamphen on the far bank/reed line.  Some White Headed Duck were close by as was a Little and a Black-necked Grebe.  I found some Common Pochard.  We heard a Cetti's Warbler.  We heard later from Phil that they also had seen a Western Swamphen and a pair of Red-crested Pochard.  Strangely they also saw a flying bat!

Western Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio

We ended up with 48 species, a lot better than the recent totals!  A great mornings birding in good company!

Regards, Dave

Male White-headed Ducks Oxyura leucocephalus

Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis

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Hook with Warsash Nature Reserve

Flighty Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus

Saturday 25 February

A double visit to the local area today.  First, this morning, a circular walk down Workmans Lane taking in the Horse Fields, then on down to the shore and along the coast passing both the Meandering Pool and the Scrape before arriving home after 2 1/2 hours for the 5 1/2 hour circuit.  Then, mid-afternoon, a return to  the top of Workmans Lane so that I could walk the length of Hook Park Road and back, a gravelled track at best, hoping the hour spent on the 2 1/2km walk might produce a Mistle Thrush; it did not but I did add a further six species to this morning's total making a final count of 45.

Noting the Collared Dove, a bird not often seen at our end of the village, I arrived at my starting point around 9.45 I immediately had many calling Great Tits and the first of many Carrion Crows.  A Magpie was foraging in the adjacent horse field and a lone Black-headed Gull few over.  On the grassy meadow to my right as I walked down the lane more Carrion Crows and Magpies along with a single Brent Goose near the much-reduced water.  A Robin was recorded in the hedge and around me many passing and resting Woodpigeons.

The walk along the side of the Horse Field produced a few more Carrion Crows and in the meadow to my right a couple of Stonechat and a single Linnet.  making my way back I managed to find the resting Peregrine Falcon that was partially hidden behind the top tiers of the pylon.  Finding myself at the end of the path, where I had noted both Blue and Great Tits along with a single Long-tailed Tit on the feeders of the nearby bungalow, a Song Thrush was singing its heart out at the top of a tall tree and below it a pair of foraging Long-tailed Tits.  As I left to make my way down to the shore a Heron drifted over and away inland.

Song Thrush Turdus philomelos

Once on the shore with the tide now at lest half-way in, very many Brent Geese totalling around 150 along with  single Redshank and an Oystercatcher.  On the water itself more Brents and a few Herring plus a single great Black-backed Gull.

Brent Geese Branta bernicla

Making my way to the Meandering Pool I picked up a skulking Moorhen in a watery area of reed and at the water itself a half-dozen Teal along with a single Snipe.  Next on to the Scrape where the pair of Mute Swans were accompanied by a few Mallard, a score of Pintail and small numbers of both Teal and Wigeon.  Two Oystercatchers were resting on the nearby small island and at the back along with a trio of Brent Geese a quartet of resting Shelduck.

Resting Shelduck Tadorna tadorna with a trio of Brent Geese

Finally the Spit area and the bays either side of the School of Navigation pier. At the first around forty Wigeon along with a few Black-headed and a single Common Gull plus a lone Little Egret.  The (still) mud flats on the sea side of the spit held over fifty Oystercatchers and a trio of Curlew.  The bays produced another two hundred Brent Geese along with around 450 Dunlin.  In addition, a few more Curlew plus a trio of Grey Plover, dozen Ringed Plover, about the same number of Redshank and maybe ten Black-tailed Godwits.

Hundreds of Dunlin Calidris alpina and Brent Geese Branta bernicla

In the weeds on the beach at the the northern side of the pier a couple of foraging Turnstone and on the small pool inside the ground of the School of Navigation a single Mediterranean Gull busy washing and preening itself.

Once lunch way out of the way I set off again to the top of Workmans Lane and took a the gravelled track, still known as Hook Park Road to its end in the centre of the hamlet of Hook itself.  Lots of Carrion Crows, Woodpigeons and Great Tits to start and then a couple of Rooks on my right at the edge of the neighbouring horse field.  In a field to my left no less than ten Magpies and on the wires a score of Starling.

Carrion Crow Corvus corone

The bushes along the road produced more Blue and Great Tits along with both Robin and Dunnock.  After also recording a couple of Long-tailed Tits I took the side path towards the main Horse Field to check what might be in the distance and quickly saw a pair of Canada Geese.  As I rounded a bend in the narrow path a Wren dashed out form cover to cross in front of me and away to my right on the flooded track in front of the house seven Pied Wagtails and a male Chaffinch. Then, making my way back to the car, I added a Blackbird and a Kestrel was found resting in  tree to my right. And no sooner was I settled inside the car than a few drops of rain started to fall!

More Brent Geese Branta bernicla

Birds seen:

Brent Goose, Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Shelduck, Wigeon, Mallard, Teal, Pintail, Little Egret, Heron, Kestrel, Peregrine Falcon, Moorhen, Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover, Grey Plover, Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit, Curlew, Snipe, Redshank, Turnstone, Black-headed Gull, Mediterranean Gull, Common Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Rock Dove, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Wren, Dunnock, Pied Wagtail, Stonechat, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Long-tailed Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Magpie, Rook, Carrion Crow, Starling, Chaffinch, Linnet.

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New Forest Birding

Robin Erithacus rubecula

Thursday 23 February

A morning n the New Forest in dry but cloudy weather and a horrible light cold breeze that reduced the just about double figure temperature by three or four degrees.  On my way to Bashford Lakes near Ringwood I stopped for thirty minutes at Eyeworth Pond by taking the northern route via Fritham and Fordingbridge.  Even though parked right next to the water I had to eventually get out of the car as two wandering Forest donkeys decided an open window meant food was on offer!

As ell as a Nuthatch and many more Chaffinches than usual, there was a plentiful supply of tits with mainly Blue and Great abut also single Coal and Marsh Tits.  The foraging Dunnocks were joined by Robins and a couple of Blackbirds whilst on the water over a dozen Mallards and a lone Heron resting on the far bank.  Looking behind me I managed to locate both Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow and as I was about to depart a male Goosander flew in and proceeded to bathe and ret before making its exit about five minutes later.  And as I left the site a quartet of Jackdaws on the power lines above.

Male Goosander Mergus merganser

Approaching the Blashford Lakes reserve at least thirty foraging Rooks in the neighbouring field and a pair of Mute Swans on the river opposite.  Straight to the Tern Hide overlooking Ibsley Water and the weather now very dull and cold with choppy waters.  No shortage of Coot and a few Tufted Ducks but the use of the scope revealed the main flocks of both the above along with almost an hundred Shoveler, a few Gadwall and a handful of Pintails.  Indeed, the far island held half a dozen resting Cormorant and a couple of Lapwing.

I did eventually find a quartet of Great Crested Grebe along with a small number of Wigeon and a good mixed raft of gulls, mainly Black-headed and Herring but also a couple of Lesser Black-backed Gulls.

Grey Heron Ardea cinerea

Moving across the road the the wooded part of the reserve the Ivy North Hide produced nothing knew other than a couple of Mute Swans on site plus more Wigeon.  As I moved on through the trees I encountered a small number of Blue Tits, Siskin and Goldfinches before entering the Woodland Hide.

Blue Tit Parus caeruleus

Having recorded a Wren on the approach, once inside the hide it again, as with Eyeworth, it became evident that there were far more Chaffinches about than on my last visit.  Also a plentiful supply of both Goldfinches and Greenfinches and certainly many more Siskins.  

Siskins Carduelis spinus (male bottom left, female top right)

Makin a rare appearance a couple of Blackbirds along with both Robin and Dunnock.  But, perhaps, the delight of this stay was the appearance of a Great Spotted Woodpecker at the feeding station beyond the plastic window, so chance of a photo.

Dunnock Prunella modularis

Next came the walk down between the waters to the Ivy South Hide but first a stop to study the and photograph the resting Kingfisher on the edge of a thick bush in the middle of the small pool to my right.  What a lovely sight with its blue feathers shining brightly.

Kingfisher Alcedo atthis

From the hide a few more Cormorants and a handful of Black-headed Gulls but mainly more Wigeon and Shoveler.  A Heron was resting near the end of the reedbed and immediately above it a Little Egret had come to rest in a tree.  To its right as I looked I also found an immature Cormorant hiding behind the wooded branches and looking for all the world like some kind of raptor as seen through bins rather than scope.  Enlarged photos soon showed the true colours of the bird.

Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo

And then, thinking about what was missing, a Moorhen wandered out of the reeds immediately to my left and as I returned to the smaller pool, where I had seen the Kingfisher, at last a couple of Mallards.  And as I walked back and made a short return visit to the Woodland Hide, a single Long-tailed Tit obliged me with its presence.

Little Egret Egretta garzetta above Heron Ardea cinerea

But on this occasion, before departing I wandered across the track to follow the path to yet another water, Ellingham Lake, and was rewarded with a pair of Mute Swan and a Magpie. A couple of Canada Geese flew over and once back in the car I managed to ad both Jackdaw and House Sparrows as I made my departure.

Birds seen:

Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Wigeon, Gadwall, Mallard, Pochard, Shoveler, Pintail, Tufted Duck, Goosander, Great Crested Grebe, Cormorant, Little Egret, Heron, Moorhen, Coot, Lapwing, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Rock Dove, Woodpigeon, Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Wren, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, Long-tailed Tit, Marsh Tit, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Nuthatch, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Siskin.

Robin Erithacus rubecula

Goosander Mergus merganser

Little Egret Egretta garzetta

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Sierra de Maria with the Arboleas Birding Group

Wednesday 22 February

Nevermind the photo opportunity Dave, good to see that you managed to survive the day and were rewarded with some good sightings, especially all those Corn Buntings, Red-legged Partridges and Griffon Vultures., on your latest Arboleas Birding Group adventure.  I note you mention Barrie and Jan joining you for the first time since Covid and I, too, (along with my Jenny) had the pleasure of their company back here in Warsash at the end of last month before they returned to Spain.  I think it was Barrie's first birding trip since Covid so pleased to read that he was able once more to join you.

Trust you'll be feeling better by next week and the camera banging on the case lid to be let out for some more of your cracking pictures.  Foe me, the New Forest beckons on the morrow so fingers crossed that I might just find a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker and that the visiting Iceland Gull is still hanging about to the north of Southampton's eastern Dock.  Who knows!

Sierra de Maria  -  Wednesday 22nd February

Having spent some of the night on the toilet, I wasn't feeling too well, but being in charge of the birding I couldn't submit a sick note!  I headed north on the E15/A7 and the west on the Granada motorway, coming off at the Velez Rubio exit.  By-passing Velez Blanco I made my way to Maria, following behind Peter in his car.  The only bird I spotted en route was a Red-legged Partridge.  We stopped at the Repsol garage cafe where we were joined by Trevor, Barrie and Jan, the latter two joining us for the first time since the start of the pandemic.

After a coffee we made our way to the start of the loop, seeing a Collared Dove and Carrion Crows on the way.  Leading the convoy I saw some Chaffinch as we travelled through the forest area.  Once in the agricultural area I only added Thekla Lark, but Trevor, in Peter's car, saw a bush full of Corn Buntings. We stopped outside the village of Canadas de Canepla for a scan and catch up.  We found more Corn Buntings, some House Sparrows, Spotless Starlings and a solitary Rock Sparrow.

We carried on.  I spotted a Hoopoe followed by a Kestrel.  On the chimney stack of a farm building I found a Red-billed Chough, the others seeing a large flock.  Moving on we saw large flocks of Woodpigeon and small flocks of Linnet.  Jan and Barrie saw a Red-legged Partridge and an obliging Rock Sparrow.

We stopped at the cliff face.  Jan found a Stonechat on the reeds opposite.  We walked along the road to the far side.  Trevor and I added a Black Wheatear.  We carried on through the villages, past the air strip and onto the hamlet.  We saw more of the same.  Magpies, Spotless Starlings and Thekla Larks but Trevor did add a White Wagtail. 

At the hamlet he was first to see a male Black Redstart.  A pair of Red-billed Chough seemed interested in the barn where they'd nested in previous years.

We convoyed along the plain.  I saw a displaying Calandra Lark and a Little Owl perched on the small ruined building.

We stopped for lunch at the La Piza forest cafe.  Due to my gippy tummy, I only had a glass of milk...yes, I felt that bad!  The nuts we'd replenished the feeders at the end of last year had well and truly gone.  The cafe had put old pieces of bread next to the water pool.  We had visits from Coal, Blue, Long-tailed and Great Tits plus a Chaffinch.  As we were about to leave, a Crossbill and Robin made an appearance.  We said our goodbyes.  As I drove towards the Maria road, there was a large swirl of Griffon Vultures between the road and the mountain ridge, which, by the way, still had some snow on the shaded areas.  I counted at least 40 individuals.  Further along the road towards Maria I saw another 4.

We ended up with 28 species.  The weather was spring-like.  Sunny and warm enough to take our fleeces off.  Good birding in good company.  Unfortunately I didn't get a photo opportunity this week.

Regards,

Dave

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Warsash and Southampton Water Shore

Sunday 19 February

A beautiful sunny morning with hardly any breeze and getting warmer and warmer as my two hour walk along Warsash shore and on down Southampton Water to both the Scrape and Meandering Pool was completed.  Other than a good flock of Black-headed Gulls around the small harbour very little to be seen until at the School of Navigation pier when a handful of Herring Gulls were seen resting on the water at high tide.

Approaching the Spit I took time to scope the nearside bank and identify the resting birds whist a couple of Carrion Crows flew over.  More than thirty Wigeon and twenty Teal but the main flock was the 82 sleeping/resting Oystercatchers plus a quartet of Redshank and three Curlew.

Oystercatchers Haematopus ostralegus with a single  Redshank Tringa totanus

Then on to the Scrape where I started with a pair of Mute Swans and a single Coot before checking the main water.  More Black-headed Gulls, Wigeon and Teal but also a few Mallard, another four Gadwall.  However, the min ducks were the very many, 21, Pintail at the back of the water.  Nearer to me I had four Shelduck and a pair of both Canada Geese and Little Grebe plus a lone Little Egret.  In addition three Brent Geese and a further four were noted flying down Southampton Water.

Pintail Anus acuta

Continuing on down to the meandering Pool I finally found the first of two Magpies and, on the water, a handful of Teal.  Beyond the pool and near he fence separating the reserve from the houses at the back I recorded both a Starling and another Curlew.  Making my way back between these two last waters I stopped to watch a trio of Sky Larks in the field housing the gorse bushes. Finally, back in the harbour at Warsash a Pied Wagtail was forging on the slipway.

Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrelli 

Birds seen:

Brent Goose, Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Shelduck, Wigeon, Gadwall, Mallard, Teal, Pintail, Little Grebe, Little Egret, Coot, Oystercatcher, Curlew, Redshank, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Sky Lark, Pied Wagtail, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Starling.

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Lower Hamble River, Warsash

Saturday 18 February

Back from our Spanish visit and a first opportunity to get out for a little birding, albeit after lunch in order to let the tide recede.  A cloudy, miserable day with the feeling of damp, if not wet, in the air as I walked up past the conservation area and back taking 75 minutes for the 4kms.  As soon as I reached the river path I notice a trio of Brent Geese and single Black-headed Gull alongside a quartet of Black-tailed Godwits.  An octet of Turnstone flew downstream towards the mouth of the river.

Brent Geese Branta bernicla

Continuing on upstream the inlets with water held a number of both Wigeon and Teal along with a single Little Egret and a Greenshank.  Ere long more Wigeon plus a score or more Dunlin and a Little Grebe fishing just of the shore.  A quartet of Carrion Crow flew into the area to forage on the mud and then many more Wigeon and regular sightings of dozens of Black-headed but only the occasional Herring Gull.

Male Wigeon Anas penelope

Approaching the flat, shallow area of mud on the inland side of the path I counted 14 Shelduck with the same number of Canada Geese feeding on the grass of a nearby house.  Also present in the next garden a trio of Magpie and a handful of Meadow Pipits.  Meanwhile, at the water's edge, the only Grey Plover to be seen this afternoon.

Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus

The conservation provided many more Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwits and Black-headed Gulls along with a dozen Teal.  Yet another Little Egret to make three in the area and more Carrion Crows whilst a Robin sang from the top of a bare tree and the first Woodpigeons put in an appearance.  Making my way back to the end of the path and on to the house I noted the single Great Black-backed Gull resting atop a mast of a moored yacht just off the water's edge and, right at the end of the walk, a pair of Mute Swans leisurely making their way downstream.

Male Teal Anas crecca

Birds seen:

Brent Goose, Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Shelduck, Wigeon, Teal, Little Grebe, Little Egret, Grey Plover, Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit, Curlew, Greenshank, Redshank, Turnstone, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon, Meadow Pipit, Robin, Magpie, Carrion Crow.

Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa

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