Tuesday 20 February 2018

PHP, QECP, Broadmarsh



























Some more practice with the 1.4mkiii at 'tame' Egyptian Goose and Woodpigeon. Pretty quiet birdwise, although a Treecreeper was particularly strident adjacent to the carpark and later two more were calling from the ivy clump area. Along 'insect alley' a Chiffchaff was moving around with a tit flock.

On the water just singles of Pochard and Shoveler and overhead this underexposed Buzzard went over towards town followed by a Red Kite zipping east with the wind behind it. (Two more Buzzards over the A3, one further south at Broadmarsh and a Kestrel along The Causeway).

Amongst the gulls now very few Commons and this (above) one of three Med Gulls.

At the park, zero until a heard Hawfinch from within the car whilst rolling down from Juniper carpark with the windows down; it slipped off pretty quick.

At Broadmarsh just three noisy Sandwich Terns.