Peter Jones, "Hampshire Diary"
• Friday, April 10, 2009 - Early Morning on Baddesley Common
Had a couple of hours early this morning on Baddesley Common and along Hoe Lane.
Wanted to check out the "New Pond" that has been dug in the north east corner of the Common. It is a decent size, I guess a tennis court size, and very bare and muddy around the edge. Bearing in mind the complete lack of any open water anywhere for about 5 miles in any direction, maybe it will pull something in.
All quiet today though, with just the local Canada Geese starting to home in on it. Pity it is just about impossible to view the pond without being right on top of it, but you never know. I've certainly seen Green Sandpipier and LRP in less suitable places!
Elsewhere, the common was very quiet at the Checkpoint Charlie end, but more lively towards Emer Bog with Woodlark, Lesser Redpoll, 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 1 Green Woodpecker, a couple of Yellowhammers, Linnets, and Stonechats. Plenty of Chiff-Chaffs and WIllow Warblers singing too, plus a Mistle Thrush over.
Returned home along Hoe Lane, but the fields are very quiet now. The Dog walkers' field did at least have a Whitethroat, Blackcap, and Linnet plus the usual Kestrel , Stonechat, and Meadow Pipit.
Conditions overnight looked good to pull in some migrants, but maybe still a week or so too early.. seem to have been in a suspension between winter and spring for several weeks now! |
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