June 05, 2006
Friday 2nd June
BARTON ON SEA & KEYHAVEN
We had this afternoon and went for a walk on the beach at Barton on Sea, hoping to see Glanville Fritillary butterflies. No luck I'm afraid even though we walked quite a long way along the base of the cliffs.
In the evening we went on to Keyhaven where we walked the sea wall as far as Pennington, returning along the sea wall. The glorious English weather showed its true colours this evening, the Isle of Wight was bathed in sunshine, similarly the New Forest, but the coastal strip was under a permanent cloud; it was windy, and flippin' freezing, a complete contrast to a warm and sunny Barton on Sea.
A Jay flew across Avon Water, Common and Little Terns were vocal, Eiders were on a sandy spit, Little Ringed Plovers, Dunlin, and a single Little Stint were on one of the lagoons, I managed to get a poor photo of the Stint in indifferent light and a blustery wind. Other waders included Ringed and Grey Plovers, Redshank and Curlew.
Common Vetch
Jackdaw
Little Stint
(Digiscoped)
Wall Brown
Posted by Frampton25 at June 5, 2006 08:24 PM