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Chandlers Ford “Falcons” |
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Date: 13/01/2006 |
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Check Lists for Keyhaven Marsh |
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BIRD LIST Mute Swan Brent Goose Moorhen Coot Shelduck Mallard Widgeon Pintail Teal Shoveler Tufted Duck Red Breasted Merganser Gadwall Little grebe Great crested Grebe Little Egret Heron Cormorant Pheasant Oystercatcher Lapwing Redshank Greenshank Dunlin Curlew Oystercatcher Grey Plover Golden Plover Turnstone Black tailed Godwit Bar-tailed godwit Snipe Kestrel Wood Pigeon Collared Dove Green Woodpecker Skylark Pied Wagtail Black Headed gull Herring gull Common Gull Lesser black backed gull. Greater black backed gull Mediterranean Gull Kingfisher Meadow Pipit Rock Pipit Stonechat Dartford Warbler Chiff -chaff Blue Tit Great Tit Long tailed tit Robin Song Thrush Blackbird Dunnock Wren Carrion Crow Rook Jackdaw Magpie Starling Bullfinch Reed Bunting Linnet House Sparrow
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“None-but-the-brave” ventured out on this fieldtrip. The rain fell and the wind blew and only those with good all-weather gear could think about walking round the marsh. Many turned up, but after careful consideration climbed back into the warmth of their cars and headed home. But there were some who wanted to continue ...
The birds were also affected by the weather—and we had some good viewing as a consequence.
The birds were sheltering from the ‘storm’ and as a result we were able to get right up close. The turnstones especially just ignored us. We had excellent showing of kingfishers—some 5 to 6 sightings representing about 3 individuals.
On the scrapes we were able to see all the gulls sheltering together– an ideal opportunity to observe the differences in size and characteristics of the various gulls.
There were clouds of lapwings and a very obliging Little Egret that followed us round the walk. Rock pipits fed on the gravel at the edge of the water, and 3 snipe shot across a scrape.
It was a very good morning bird-watching and very well done to those who stayed the course.
67 species were seen in total. |
