JohnnyH
Aldershot till I die!
Hi guys,
Had a brilliant day yesterday, started off at Nagshead RSPB, what a wonderful reserve it is, beautiful mixed woodlands with two hides overlooking drinking pools. Went to "Lower Hide" first & found a nice pair of Redstarts, en route heard Garden Warbler & Blackcap & had close views of a Buzzard. Next I followed the marked woodland trail & found Goldcrest, then fantastic! saw a male Pied Flycatcher which gave good views. Later I found a stunning male Wood Warbler, nice bird & very scarce in my local area! During the course of the walk, I heard 3 more Wood Warblers & had even better views of a pair of Pied Flys inspecting a nest box.
After lunch at Nagshead, next stop was Frampton for the Glossy Ibis'. On arriving at the site, made my way to the field overlooking the flashes & quickly got onto the Glossies, awesome! Counted 15 in all, somehow seemed surreal seeing this many in the UK, they moved between the two flashes separated by a hedgerow. An amazing sight when they all took flight together, particularly when a Peregrine put them up! Also present were 4 Garganey, a nice bonus, they are my favourite species of Duck. After spending a couple of hours at Frampton, decided to make the 2 hour drive home, a top day out!
Cheers,
John.
Had a brilliant day yesterday, started off at Nagshead RSPB, what a wonderful reserve it is, beautiful mixed woodlands with two hides overlooking drinking pools. Went to "Lower Hide" first & found a nice pair of Redstarts, en route heard Garden Warbler & Blackcap & had close views of a Buzzard. Next I followed the marked woodland trail & found Goldcrest, then fantastic! saw a male Pied Flycatcher which gave good views. Later I found a stunning male Wood Warbler, nice bird & very scarce in my local area! During the course of the walk, I heard 3 more Wood Warblers & had even better views of a pair of Pied Flys inspecting a nest box.
After lunch at Nagshead, next stop was Frampton for the Glossy Ibis'. On arriving at the site, made my way to the field overlooking the flashes & quickly got onto the Glossies, awesome! Counted 15 in all, somehow seemed surreal seeing this many in the UK, they moved between the two flashes separated by a hedgerow. An amazing sight when they all took flight together, particularly when a Peregrine put them up! Also present were 4 Garganey, a nice bonus, they are my favourite species of Duck. After spending a couple of hours at Frampton, decided to make the 2 hour drive home, a top day out!
Cheers,
John.
