Monday, May 26, 2008 - Turtle Dove on Salisbury Plain |
Haven't ventured into the New Forest or the Coast this spring, and with the prospect of Bank Holiday tourists, I decided to nead North once again on Sunday afternoon.
Some superb scenery on Salisbury Plain, but the birding was hard work. Highlight was a Turtle Dove at Imber Range Path, my first for nearly 3 years in the UK, and a couple of Corn Buntings. Also saw a couple of Fallow Deer and a fox.
Headed to Yarnbury which had a good selection of Raptors in the Winter, but nothing late afternoon. Weather was starting to get very wintry so I headed back into Hampshire. Headed to an area that looks good for Stone Curlew, but is impossible to survey in the daytime. I arrived after dusk, and listened from the footpath but no calls. Only Lapwings and some Skylarks. Also saw 1 Barn Owl and a Common Pipistrelle. |
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