Tuesday 26th March 2024.
There was a bright start to the day with the weather this morning and with a light westerly wind and it was pleasant to be out on my first shift this morning. However, it had completely changed in the afternoon as a weather front had come in and non stop rain all afternoon greeted me on my second shift in Old Portsmouth. There were some interesting sightings in Hampshire today by some of Hampshires birders that bodes well for the coming month, though the rest of the week is looking a bit of a damp affair.
Pembroke Road, Old Portsmouth:
Up to 16 species could be seen or heard this morning here and arguably, the best sighting today here were the 3 Jays. There was a loud commotion going on within the Holm Oak trees and I knew they were Jays making all that noise and then not one, but three flew out, with two of the birds chasing off another bird. One was later seen in the afternoon on my second shift as I pointed out to one of my work colleagues. Again, a rather quiet day here in Old Portsmouth and hardly any insects to be seen around the flower beds too. The birds seen or heard this morning included the following:
- Herring Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Great Black-backed Gull
- Wood Pigeon
- Feral Pigeon
- Robin
- Blackbird
- Dunnock
- Cormorant
- Jay
- Magpie
- Jackdaw
- Carrion Crow
- House Sparrow
- Starling
- Pied Wagtail
In Hampshire today, a dark-phased Arctic Skua flew east past Hill Head and then past Sandy Point and was even seen later to go past Selsey Bill in West Sussex. A Kittiwake was also seen past Lee on Solent too. In the New Forest, an early male Redstart was seen at Shatterford and on Blashford Lakes, a Spoonbill settled in briefly by the Tern Hide and some Sand Martins showed well too. I got a lot of praise today on some Facebook sites regarding the installation of the Swift Nest Boxes last Sunday. Another two more are to be put up soon.
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