March 2007
M T W T F S S
« Feb   Apr »
 1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
262728293031  

Walk to Barnwell park via the river Nene

< !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN">

Mallards, Wood Pigeon, Crow, Rook, Greylag geese, Canada Geese, Mute Swans, Starling, Magpie, Blue Tit, Grey Heron, Lapwing,  Blackbird, Coot, Collared Dove.

The biggest binoculars in the world

Two green Woodpeckers, and flock of Fieldfare

Polborough Brookes

< !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN">

Great Tit, Blue Tit, Jay, Wigeon, Snipe, Teal, partially albino Blackbird, Coot, Magpie, Moorhen, Black headed Gull, Pintail, possible Chiffchaff, Dunnocks displaying strange behaviour, Little Grebe, Skylark, Kestrel, Pied Wagtail, Song Thrush, Redwing.

Pagham harbour

< !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN">

From the hide Curlew, Redshank, shelduck, tufted duck, Mute Swan, Little Grebe, Wigeon, Lapwing, Moorhen, Buzzards, Coot, Ruddy Duck, Mallard, Common Snipe, Little Egret, Blackbird, Great Tit, Oystercatcher.
Selsey Bill Turnstone, Shag, Cormorant, Brent Geese, Grey Plover, Ringed Plover.

Arundel WWT

< !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN">

From the cafeteria Ruddy Duck, Tufted Dick, Mallard, Coot, Mandarin Duck, Shelduck, Mute Swan, Moorhen, Wood Pigeon.
Discovery trial Wren, Dunnock

A walk to Wilstone reservoir from home

A walk to Wilstone reservoir from home Greenfinch on New Road, Chaffinch, Wood Pigeon, Magpie, Kestrel, 2 Crows. Drayton Besuchamp Blackbird. In the hide Snipe just in front of hide, first Sand Martins of the year, Coots, Mallards, Widgeon,  Gadwall, Tufted duck, Shovelers, Mute Swans, Cormorant, Great created Grebe, Canada geese, Greylag Geese, Little Grebe, Teal, Red Kite in distance, Black headed Gulls, Gray black Backed Gulls . On the way back Gray Tits, Rooks, Robin, and finally. Starling.

Walk around Helions Bumpstead

Went for a walk with Nik and Helen, weather was great had too many layers on soon got hot. Skylarks, Reed Bunting, Yellow Hammer, Long Tailed Tits, Kestrel, were amoungst the highlights.

Nik and Helen’s then a tour of bird reserves.

Lots of birds on bird table. Pheasant, Greenfinch, Chaffinch, Great Tits, Blue Tits, Sparrows. In the distance Jackdaws, Rooks, Redwing/Fieldfare, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove. Dunnock in Helen’s new flower bed, Blackbird and Robin in the garden.
Nick conjured up a great cooked breakfast in a roll.
Eventually found Fowlmere, had to get TomTom out. Canada Geese, Little Grebe, Moorhen, Coot, 2 circling Buzzards. On to the next hide, Gadwall, Greylag Geese.
Went on to Welney but the road was closed, but then we realised that we had gone the wrong way, it was closing.

Trip to the pictures to see The Illusionist

Red Kite over Limes Avenue!

Walk with Helen round Dancersend NR

Same as last week start from pump station. Soon saw a Muncjack Deer, the usual suspects Magpies, Robins, Chaffinch, Wood Pigeon, and Collared Dove.
Blackbird, Great Tit, Nuthatch, Blue Tit, Jay, Rooks, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Owl heard, Coal Tit, Sparrow Hawk.