June 26, 2006
Friday 23rd June
NEW FOREST - SHATTERFORD & KEYHAVEN
We had another Friday afternoon off, working Flexitime certainly has its advantages, certainly in the summer. On a glorious afternoon we went to Shatterford in the New Forest, specifically for a butterfly, the Silver-studded Blue. We saw one, just the one. Birds there included Kestrel, Stonechat, Curlew, Hobby and Greater-spotted Woodpecker.
Later in the afternoon we went on down to Keyhaven, where after a warm afternoon, it was decidedly chilly. From the car park opposite the Gun Inn we walked the sea wall as far as Pennington, returning along the inland path. Birds of the walk included Greenshank, Black-tailed Godwit, Oystercatcher, Reed and Cettis Warblers, Common and Little Terns, jay, Gadwall, Eider, Reed Bunting and Whitethroat. On the way home we saw a Little Owl near Fordingbridge, and a Tawny Owl at Handley Cross.
Common Tern
Linnet