Wednesday 10th September 2025
I didn't bother with the Moth Box overnight because I knew there was going to be a lot of rain at dawn and I was not wrong. There was heavy rain on and off throughout the morning here in Southsea and so I was well togged up with my wet weather gear on my first shift in Pembroke Road. A breezy south-westerly was blowing too, although there were a few dry spells throughout the day. The rest of the week's weather forecast does not look good at all. A potential storm is on its way with heavy rain and strong winds, but this could bring in some interesting seabirds to our coasts.
Pembroke Road, Old Portsmouth:
The weather was closing in and the rain was falling as I was about to leave Pembroke Road on my first shift here today.
I clocked up to 12 species this morning but no additional bird species in the afternoon. Up to 3 Pied Wagtails were on the Bowling Green this morning and the wet weather brought in a few Gulls on Governor’s Green where 6 Herring Gulls and a Black-headed Gull searched for worms on the wet grass. Several Great Black-backed Gulls flew over Curtain Moat to conclude my three usual species of Gull here. It is still nice, despite the inclement weather, to hear the Robins sing instead of their usual ‘ticking’ at this time of year.
In Hampshire today:
Local birder and ‘Lazee Birder’ Pete Gammage had an incredible 13 Curlew Sandpipers on the Lake at Farlington Marshes, along with 118 Ringed Plover and 70 Knot. Over at Hayling Oysterbeds, a Curlew Sandpiper and a Little Stint were present, while over at Titchfield Haven, up to 8 Curlew Sandpipers were on the South Scrape as well as a Common Sandpiper and a Ruff. The long staying female Red-crested Pochard was at Blashford Lakes today and finally, up to 5 Arctic Terns were recorded off Weston Sailing Club early this morning.
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