Early blossom in Warsash
It was a bright morning and we decided to head to Warsash, which is about 20 minutes from our house. Warsash lies on the Hamble river and a little pink ferry will take you across the water to Hamble.
It was fairly quiet down there this morning with a few fishermen, birdwatchers and dog walkers.
Well, all was quiet until a large 4x4 towing a very large boat decided to drive up the one way street the wrong way and caused a bit of a traffic jam! Tempers became a little heated between the motorists. Luckily we were on foot and not involved but the guy with the boat was shouting abuse at the other driver, yet he was the one in the wrong!! I had to bite my lip!!
The Pink Ferry from Hamble - Warsash
After all the excitement we set out on our walk which covered part of the shore, woods, reed beds and a nature reserve, and the birds we saw along the way were......
dunnock
blackbird
pied wagtail
rook
robin
starling
buzzard (2)
treecreeper (pair)
dartford warbler
reed bunting
stonechat
magpie
carrion crow
meadow pipit
shelduck
mallard
lapwing
brent geese
mute swans
various gulls
little egret
redshank
great crested grebe
oystercatcher
coot
wigeon
wood pigeon
great tits
long-tailed tits
blue tits
goldcrest
firecrest
wren
jay
water rail (heard)
The highlights were the Firecrest (a new bird for me), and the Jay, as I hadn't seen a Jay since I lived on the Isle-of-Wight years ago.
The markings on the Reed Bunting were absolutely stunning and although we heard a Water Rail, I won't add it to my list as I only list birds I have seen.
Apart from the birds, we saw a couple of Roe Deer wandering near the reed beds and lots of daffodils, crocus, snowdrops and trees with blossom including a Magnolia tree in full bloom!
crocus
80. reed bunting
81. firecrest
82. jay
No comments:
Post a Comment