Absolutely no photos today as the light was horrendous and everything we saw was at great distance.
We started today at Sopley Mill again for the Green-winged Teal as we were passing through however it was not to be found. As we were about to leave we got chatting with a local from whom we discovered that we were in the wrong place. Back into the car and a dash to the other side of the village to check some flooded fields. It took us a while but we eventually found the Green-winged Teal who was displaying.
It was then across to Kingfisher Lake for a reported Ferruginous Duck but the lake is fenced up like Fort Knox so that was the first dip of the day. We checked back in at the Ivy North hide for the Bittern. the hide was packed and the windows were steamed up as they don't open!! We managed to get some obscured views as he skulked around the reeds, we also re-located the Mealy Redpoll which was a bonus.
We thought we'd try the New Forest again for the Great Grey Shrike and spent what felt like half the day walking around the New Forest for no reward. We then tried Ibsley Common as another was reported there but don't think this is going to be a bird we are going to see, we did get a fly past Peregrine Falcon though.
Next stop was Poole Harbour and Sandbanks for Surf Scoter and Red-necked Grebe and you guessed it - we dipped both so that's Ferruginous Duck, Great Grey Shrike, Red-necked Grebe and Surf Scoter all dipped, a bonuses were Slavonian Grebe, Black-necked Grebe, Great Northern Diver and Mediterranean Gull whilst looking for the Red-necked.
With the light fading we thought we could possibly squeeze one more in so headed for the 2 Common Crane, not that we had much confidence of success based on our run of dips..... We arrived on site but couldn't see anything, as we were about to give up I questioned an odd goose like honk, next thing we knew there was 2 Common Cranes flying across in the distance. The race was then on to get some half decent views before the light disappeared completely. We located them in the river valley in a field with 2 Grey Heron and 11 Little Egret....!! After all those dips, the Common Crane certainly made up for it and was my only lifer of the day.
I saw a total of 64 species today of which 1 was a lifer and I am now up to 122 species for the trip:
1. Treecreeper
2. Grey Wagtail
3. Pied Wagtail
4. Robin
5. Song Thrush
6. Blackbird
7. Woodpigeon
8. Rook
9. Mallard
10. Pintail
11. Gadwall
12. Teal
13. Mute Swan
14. Starling
15. Blue Tit
16. Great Tit
17. Greylag Goose
18. Jackdaw
19. Lapwing
20. Moorhen
21. Buzzard
22. Green-winged Teal
23. Little Egret
24. Chaffinch
25. Black-headed Gull
26. Pheasant
27. Dunnock
28. House Sparrow
29. Great Crested Grebe
30. Goosander
31. Green Woodpecker
32. Coot
33. Pochard
34. Widgeon
35. Goldfinch
36. Canada Goose
37. Egyptian Goose
38. Long-tailed Tit
39. Collard Dove
40. Mistle Thrush
41. Siskin
42. Lesser Redpoll
43. Mealy Redpoll
44. Greenfinch
45. Bittern
46. Jay
47. Stonechat
48. Raven
49. Meadow Pipit
50. Peregrine Falcon
51. Shag
52. Red-breasted Merganser
53. Shelduck
54. Great Black-backed Gull
55. Herring Gull
56. Magpie
57. Dark-bellied Brent Goose
58. Slavonian Grebe
59. Great Northern Diver
60. Goldeneye
61. Common Gull
62. Black-necked Grebe
63. Mediterranean Gull
64. Common Crane
2016 Year List
2016 Year List (UK:137) (Total:165):
Key: Bold = Lifer. Red = Overseas Bold Red (Work it out!)
Starling, House Sparrow, Mallard, Eider, Pheasant, Red-throated Diver, Northern Fulmar, Raven, Carrion Crow, Hooded Crow, Rook, Jackdaw, Blackbird, Robin, Rock Pipit, Rock Dove, Black Guillemot, Kittiwake, Great Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Curlew, Redshank, Lapwing, Oystercatcher, Gannet, Shag, Tufted Duck, Common Goldeneye, Eurasian Teal, Eurasian Widgeon, Mute Swan, Whooper Swan, Greylag Goose, Little Grebe, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Greenland White-fronted Goose, Great Northern Diver, Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel, Purple Sandpiper, Collard Dove, Redwing, Fieldfare, Chaffinch, Linnet, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Red Kite, Wood Pigeon, Pied Wagtail, Dunnock, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Magpie, Lesser Redpoll, Bullfinch, Egyptian Goose, Northern Shovelar, Great Crested Grebe, Bittern, Moorhen, Coot, Ring-necked Parakeet, Stonechat, Cetti's Warbler, Wren, Canada Goose, Pintail, Pochard, Green Woodpecker, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Jay, Siskin, Gadwall, Peregrine Falcon, Long-tailed Tit, Meadow Pipit, Red-legged Partridge, Treecreeper, Shelduck, Grey Wagtail, Song Thrush, Kingfisher, Penduline Tit, Marsh Tit, Nuthatch, Cattle Egret, Little Egret, Common Sandpiper, Sandwich Tern, Sardinian Warbler, Audouin's Gull, Osprey, White Wagtail, Black Redstart, Yellow-legged Gull, Blackcap, Great Egret, Marsh Harrier, Water Rail, Stone Curlew, Green Sandpiper, Serin, Common Crossbill, Reed Bunting, Blue Rock Thrush, Crag Martin, Booted Eagle, Kentish Plover, Greater Flamingo, Moustached Warbler, Purple Swamphen, Pied Avocet, Greenshank, Pink-footed Goose, Long-eared Owl, Tawny Owl, Barn Owl, Grey Partridge, Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit, Ruff, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Skylark, Mistle Thrush, Lapland Bunting, Dark-bellied Brent Goose, Golden Pheasant, Common Snipe, Black Grouse, Red Grouse, Wheatear, Dipper, Yellowhammer, Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin, Goosander, Velvet Scoter, Common Scoter, Common Guillemot, Razorbill, King Eider, Whimbrel, Snow Bunting, Capercaillie, Red-breasted Merganser, Slavonian Grebe, Rock Ptarmigan, Crested Tit, Scottish Crossbill, Black-throated Diver, White-tailed Eagle, Golden Eagle, Bar-tailed Godwit, Great Skua, Puffin, Red-crested Pochard
Key: Bold = Lifer. Red = Overseas Bold Red (Work it out!)
Starling, House Sparrow, Mallard, Eider, Pheasant, Red-throated Diver, Northern Fulmar, Raven, Carrion Crow, Hooded Crow, Rook, Jackdaw, Blackbird, Robin, Rock Pipit, Rock Dove, Black Guillemot, Kittiwake, Great Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Curlew, Redshank, Lapwing, Oystercatcher, Gannet, Shag, Tufted Duck, Common Goldeneye, Eurasian Teal, Eurasian Widgeon, Mute Swan, Whooper Swan, Greylag Goose, Little Grebe, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Greenland White-fronted Goose, Great Northern Diver, Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel, Purple Sandpiper, Collard Dove, Redwing, Fieldfare, Chaffinch, Linnet, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Red Kite, Wood Pigeon, Pied Wagtail, Dunnock, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Magpie, Lesser Redpoll, Bullfinch, Egyptian Goose, Northern Shovelar, Great Crested Grebe, Bittern, Moorhen, Coot, Ring-necked Parakeet, Stonechat, Cetti's Warbler, Wren, Canada Goose, Pintail, Pochard, Green Woodpecker, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Jay, Siskin, Gadwall, Peregrine Falcon, Long-tailed Tit, Meadow Pipit, Red-legged Partridge, Treecreeper, Shelduck, Grey Wagtail, Song Thrush, Kingfisher, Penduline Tit, Marsh Tit, Nuthatch, Cattle Egret, Little Egret, Common Sandpiper, Sandwich Tern, Sardinian Warbler, Audouin's Gull, Osprey, White Wagtail, Black Redstart, Yellow-legged Gull, Blackcap, Great Egret, Marsh Harrier, Water Rail, Stone Curlew, Green Sandpiper, Serin, Common Crossbill, Reed Bunting, Blue Rock Thrush, Crag Martin, Booted Eagle, Kentish Plover, Greater Flamingo, Moustached Warbler, Purple Swamphen, Pied Avocet, Greenshank, Pink-footed Goose, Long-eared Owl, Tawny Owl, Barn Owl, Grey Partridge, Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit, Ruff, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Skylark, Mistle Thrush, Lapland Bunting, Dark-bellied Brent Goose, Golden Pheasant, Common Snipe, Black Grouse, Red Grouse, Wheatear, Dipper, Yellowhammer, Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin, Goosander, Velvet Scoter, Common Scoter, Common Guillemot, Razorbill, King Eider, Whimbrel, Snow Bunting, Capercaillie, Red-breasted Merganser, Slavonian Grebe, Rock Ptarmigan, Crested Tit, Scottish Crossbill, Black-throated Diver, White-tailed Eagle, Golden Eagle, Bar-tailed Godwit, Great Skua, Puffin, Red-crested Pochard
Wednesday 22 January 2014
Round Britain Tour - Day 4
Labels:
Bittern,
Common Crane,
Gr,
Peregrine Falcon
Location:
New Forest National Park
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