A walk in the New Forest this morning to try and find Cuckoos. Heard none, saw none. But did get a nice view of a Goshawk circling overhead.
And later in the morning, popped down to see the Mandarin ducks at Eyeworth Pond.
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Redstarts have returned to the New Forest. Saw a couple this morning, singing away.
Also quite a few Firecrests about.
No sign of any Cuckoos yet though.
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Spent a few hours at Arne this morning. Rather quiet first thing, but one Dartford Warbler was very active late morning. Nice against the yellow gorse.
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Spent a few days in Lyme Regis, and very pleased to see Dippers on the River Lym right on the edge of the town. I spotted at least two pairs, although I'm told there are at least 3 pairs, with one pair starting to nest fairly near the town centre. Took quite a few photos - I'm particularly pleased with a couple of the longer exposure shots with a blurry water effect. These were taken at about 1/10th of a second using a tripod.
Also on the River Lym, Grey Wagtails.
And one day we popped to Portland. Not a huge amount there, but did get a nice fly by from two Peregrines chasing a pigeon together. Here are some shots of one of them.
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First decent dry weekend in a long time, but very windy. Spent a couple of hours in the woods looking for Firecrests. Quite a lot of activity this morning in the usual spots in the woods.
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