Monday 18th November 2024.
Another week has begun and it was back to Pembroke Road in Old Portsmouth yet again. There was the threat of rain this morning with a few spots coming down when I walked the dogs earlier, but it wasn't till the afternoon that the weather front moved in and persistent, but not too heavy, rain came in and remained for the rest of the day.
As soon as I arrived in Pembroke Road and got myself settled for another hour here, the morning could not have kicked off any finer when I saw a male Peregrine flying low overhead, heading towards the seafront. During my hour here, I picked up 15 species of birds and one more on my afternoon shift, a Pied Wagtail. The Jays showed well again on the opposite side of the road, with one searching the ground for acorns. A Goldcrest was heard calling in the nearby Holm Oaks, but I never got to see the bird this time.
- Peregrine male
- Feral Pigeon
- Wood Pigeon
- Magpie
- Jay x2
- Carrion Crow
- Black-headed Gull
- Herring Gull
- Great Black-backed Gull
- Starling
- House Sparrow
- Robin
- Blackbird
- Blue Tit
- Goldcrest
- Pied Wagtail
In Hampshire today, easily the bird of the day was the Hoopoe seen in Nursling, Southampton; but it seems by only one lucky observer as the bird promptly disappeared despite much searching. A large flock of 'presumed' wild Barnacle Geese were seen flying off Farlington Marshes, then Hill Head and finally seen drifting up the Southampton water heading westbound. Five Purple Sandpipers were seen on the rocks at Southsea Castle and finally, a Long-tailed Duck was off Fishtail Lagoon, Pennington Marshes.
The female type Long-tailed Duck by Pennington Marshes. Photo by Chris Roughley.
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