August & in September the Purple dip

Thursday 4th August, and on my way home from working in Brighton stopped of at The Burgh Amberley West Sussex, seeing Buzzard, Kestrel, GREY PARTRIDGE, Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Wren, Blackbird and Linnet.

TOTAL FOR YEAR = 183

No calls on wednesday 10th August, so drove up to RSPB Otmoor, had a nice walk around adding COMMON CRANE, to the year list.

TOTAL FOR YEAR = 184

1st September and as working in Bournemouth, had a lunchtime walk at Lytchett fields Upton, where I saw a nice WOOD SANDPIPER, Sadly no photo, but did get this Ruff.

TOTAL FOR YEAR = 185

7th September had a call in Romford, and when the was call completed, I went to Blue House Farm North Fambridge Essex, getting great views of a PECTORAL SANDPIPER, from one of the hides.

TOTAL FOR YEAR = 186

7th September, spent the morning working in Chinford, and then shot down to Little Deep Thorney Island West Sussex for the RED-NECKED PHALAROPE. Then on to Farlington Marshes for LITTLE STINT, CURLEW SANDPIPER & WHINCHAT

TOTAL FOR YEAR = 190

No calls on 8th September, so drove up to Alkborough Flats Lincolnshire hoping to see the Purple Swamphen, I Dipped :o(

14th September and after working in Leicester, went to RSPB Middleton Lakes Staffordshire for the GREAT WHITE EGRETs.

TOTAL FOR YEAR = 191

19th September and as working close to Staines Reservoirs, went there for my lunchtime walk, seeing:Great crested grebe, Cormorant, Grey heron, Mute swan, Canada goose, Wigeon, Gadwall, Teal, Mallard, Pintail, Shoveler, Pochard, Tufted duck, COMMON SCOTER,Coot, Lapwing, Common sandpiper, Black-headed gull, Woodpigeon, Pied wagtail, Robin, Wheatear, Magpie, Carrion crow, Starling & Linnet.

TOTAL FOR YEAR = 192

Le Mans Classic and up to 182 in July

On Thursday 7th July, 16 of us in 8 cars set off to The Circuit Des 24 Heures Les Mans France, for the Le Mans Classic. On Friday morning I went for a walk seeing: Great crested grebe, Grey heron, Mallard, Buzzard, Kestrel, Moorhen, Lapwing, Black-headed gull, Woodpigeon, Collared dove, Swift, Green woodpecker, Skylark, Swallow, Wren, Dunnock, Robin, Black redstart, Stonechat, Blackbird, Song thrush, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Long-tailed tit, Great tit, Magpie, Carrion crow, Starling, House sparrow, Chaffinch, Serin, Greenfinch & Goldfinch.

TOTAL No. OF SPECIES = 34

Monday 25th July, as working in Havant, had a lunchtime walk around Farlington marshes, seeing:Cormorant, Little egret, Mute swan, Canada goose, Barnacle goose, Shelduck, Mallard, Buzzard, Moorhen, Coot, Oystercatcher, Ringed plover, Dunlin, Lapwing, Black-tailed godwit, Curlew, Redshank, Greenshank, Mediterranean gull, Black-headed gull, Lesser black-backed gull, Woodpigeon, Swift, Swallow, Meadow pipit, Reed warbler, Whitethroat, Magpie, Carrion crow, Starling, Greenfinch, Golfinch & Linnet.

Wednesday 27th July back in Havant so went to Sandy point Hayling island for my lunchtime walk, the tide was out and just of shore was a small island which had roosting gulls and terns, and an adult 

GANNET. On the island Sanderling, Mediterranean gull, Black-headed gull, Common gull, Herring gull, Great black-backed gull, Common tern & Sandwich tern. I then walked round to the sailing club to view the harbour seeing: Cormorant, Mute swan, Oystercatcher, Dunlin, Curlew,  LITTLE TERN, Woodpigeon, Swallow, Carrion crow, House sparrow, Greenfinch, Golfinch & Linnet.

TOTAL FOR YEAR = 181

Thursday 28th July, working in Poole so went to Lytchett fields for todays walk seeing:Little egret, Canada goose, Shelduck, Teal, Mallard, Moorhen, Lapwing, Dunlin, Snipe, Black-tailed godwit, Redshank, Greenshank, Green sandpiper, Common sandpiper, Black-headed gull, Woodpigeon, Swallow, House martin, Pied wagtail, Wren, Robin, Song thrush, Carrion crow, Starling, Golfinch.

Friday 29th July and again back in Havant so went down Southmoor lane (Budd's farm) for lunchtime seeing:Little grebe, Little egret, Grey heron, Mute swan, Canada goose, Gadwall, Teal, Mallard, Tufted duck, Moorhen, Coot, Oystercatcher, Bar-tailed godwit, WHIMBREL, Curlew, Redshank, Black-headed gull, Herring gull, Woodpigeon, Swift, Swallow, Pied wagtail, Magpie, Carrion crow, Starling, Greenfinch, Golfinch & Linnet.

TOTAL FOR YEAR = 182