Blackwater Arboretum

Saturday 13th October 2007



Having spent quite a bit of time at Keyhaven lately, it was time for a change, so we headed to Blackwater Arboretum in the New Forest. To tell you the truth I was missing the woodland birds, and the Arboretum is always beautiful this time of year.



The trees looked magnificent in their autumn colours and so alive with little birds. I hadn't seen a goldcrest for months, but here they just kept appearing all over the place. Other birds seen were, coal tits, long-tailed tits, treecreeper, nuthatch, blue tits, great tits, wrens, robins, blackbird, chaffinch and a great spotted woodpecker.
Didn't see any hawfinches, so will have to pop back again in a couple of weeks time.......

October Sunshine

Saturday 6th - Sunday 7th October 2007

I spent most of the weekend at Keyhaven and Milford-on-Sea. The weather was absolutely fabulous for October.... dry, sunny and pleasantly warm and the autumn colours were stunning.


Autumn colours - Keyhaven

It was nice to see some ducks back on the lagoons......wigeon, teal, shoveler, also a little grebe, lots of black-tailed godwits and a few little stint.


teal duck hiding in reeds


little grebe also known as dabchick


small copper



sunday walkers at Milford-on-Sea


black-headed gull

Blashford Lakes

Sunday 30th September 2007

It was a beautiful Autumn day so we decided to go to Blashford Lakes to look for the Great White Egret which has been visiting the area.



I was only there five minutes when I found myself in the woodland hide - a favourite place of mine. I have mentioned it before, such a magical place. From the window I could see rabbits, squirrels, pheasants and lots of birds ........green finches, chaffinches, blue tits, great tits, nuthatches, treecreeper, robin, blackbird and green and great spotted woodpeckers.



My dream is to be there one morning at the dawn chorus - all those sacred sounds together - pure bliss..............

By the way I didn’t see the Great White this time .........