31 Oct 23

Furzedown Farm, Tidmoor Cove and Lynch Cove

With the last guests for this year, having just left the caravan, it was an hour or so spent changing bedding etc. And with both Ted and Benji at the dog groom room, there was no need to worry about Ted getting muddy on the walk I was about to undertake.

First though, I had to wait a short time for a heavy shower to pass before heading off. It probably didn't matter when I chose to leave, as ten minutes later another heavy moved in off the sea. At least there was a barn to shelter in.

Main highlights were:
Great Crested Grebe -  Three in Tidmoor Cove
Little Egret - One in Tidmoor Cove and another in Lynch Cove
Dark-bellied Brent Goose - Mostly in Lynch Cove and I'm still counting heads. 201, 202, 203......... and 20 in Tidmoor Cove
Redshank - One in Tidmoor Cove
Green Woodpecker - One calling close to Furzedown Farm
Skylark - Two in flight over Furzedown Farm
Meadow Pipit - Just one in flight over Furzedown Farm
Cetti's Warbler - One calling in Lynch Cove

Birds Recorded:
3 Great Crested Grebe
2 Little Egret
100's Dark-bellied Brent Geese
1 Redshank
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
1 Green Woodpecker
2 Skylark
1 Meadow Pipit
1 Pied Wagtail
3 Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
1 Cetti's Warbler
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch

And here are one........

.........two.........

...........and three Great Crested Grebes in Tidmoor Cove

Also in Tidmoor Cove was this........

.................Little Egret........

...........attempting to catch a meal in the shallows with two Dark-bellied Brent Geese approaching.

This Little Egret was in Lynch Cove

Three Dark-bellied Brent Geese coming into land in Lynch Cove.

I've added this shot of the Dark-bellied Brent Geese to show just how small they are compared to that of a Herring Gull in the background.

Pleas feel free to count the Dark-bellied Brent Geese

And a couple of record shots of.......

...........a Common Redshank in Tidmoor Cove before it flew off.

Wasps, Ichneumon Wasps, Parasitic Wasps and Gall Wasps Recorded:
30+ Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)

Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)

Hoverflies Recorded:
1 Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)

A Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)

General Shots:

The next heavy shower on its way.

I was there at "You are here".......

.......and just a little way further down the path, there was evidence that the water in the Fleet had breached the path.


Aircraft Today:

This is the privately owned Piper PA-28-161 Warrior II Reg: G-CMKJ on its way from Blackbushe (Yateley) to Lydd via Taunton and Portland. More on this aircraft here, here and here. And if you are a member of Semet Aviation you can fly it yourself. More here