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[teamsaint]

Some good stuff.. I wonder if the weather continues in the same way, if there is a chance of one or two of the east coast rarities finding their way to the south coast? This is my first Autumn down here, so I've no idea how things work!
Read that most of the Passerines at Keyhaven had all cleared off by lunchtime.

North Bucks has it's moments occasionally. Typically once or twice a year when it comes to true rarities. Their last two rarities have both been Wilson's Phalaropes which is quite cruel!

we don't do too well for passerine rarities really, for example only 3 Pallas' Warblers (although we lost quite a few when Dorset nicked Christchurch Harbour)

 

[stevetb]

Peter,
You need an early start if you want any chance of good passerines. The keyhaven redstarts were early.

I saw pretty much the same stuff:

Tree pipit
Wheatear
Whinchat
Knot
Yellow Wagtail
Hobby
Little Owl

Btw David, the yellow wag and hobby were on the lagoon you went on from. There were 2 yellow wag there, and then 4 more in the keyhaven car park!

did you get them?


Of course, wouldnt be right if there were no pics.. :t:

 

[teamsaint]

Would you mind telling me where the Little Owl was?
Thanks,
Tom

 

[teamsaint]

Goshawk reported from Emer Bog plus a Whinchat. seen by the same guy who found the Crake and had yesterday's Honey Buzzard. lucky or what?!?!

 

[stevetb]

Lol some people have all the luck.

wryneck reported from keyhaven this afternoon, but not refound.

 

[stevetb]

Osprey over beaulieu heath towards sowley. May be worth checking tanners lane or keyhaven tomorrow.

 

[wint]

Osprey over beaulieu heath towards sowley. May be worth checking tanners lane or keyhaven tomorrow.

Most years Osprey(s) commute between Sowley Pond and Needs Ore / Inchmery around now up to mid September.

 

[wint]

Lower Test 25/8 a.m.

Whinchats appeared to have moved on after a clear night.
On the scrapes/meres -
11 Green Sands
2 Greenshank
15 Little Egrets (the Mere)
2 Snipe

Water levels look good - shame it's not five miles down the river!

Hide is likely to be closed next weekend as the voluntary warden goes on holiday Saturday and the regular warden doesn't return until Wednesday week.

 

[John P]

wryneck reported from keyhaven this afternoon, but not refound.

It was at Pennington this morning, behind Butts Lagoon, the same place as reported yesterday, watched it for a good half hour.

Poor pic here

 

[stevetb]

Hi john, saw the bird about 7 times today!

And got the pics to prove it!
I first saw it at about 10:50, and saw it again a few minutes later. It then showed on brilliantly at 11:30 ish. A quick walk around the lagoons didnt really show much, tim.p and marc.m had a white + yellow wag, ruddy shelduck and hobby. I decided to go back and see the wryneck, which showed well on and off again.
It was still present at 2:40 when i left. It was flushed by a cow and flew into a bush. What a great bird!
A red necked phalarope and wryneck within 4 days...

I only have time for 1 pic, more later! :t:

 

[teamsaint]

great pic steve, i think i'm going to keyhaven tmr (but i'm not twitching coz id already planned to go before the wryneck was originally found )

 

[wint]

Lower Test 26/8

Popped in after a day's dragonfying and on the Mere were

Black-tailed Godwit 1
Wood Sandpiper 1 juv
Green Sandpiper 1
Water Rail 1 (twice) or 2 (once)

Wood Sand still there towards dusk (voluntary warden just phoned) so possibly worth an early scan on the way to the coast tomorrow.

Also a Whinchat under one of the pylons.

 

[stevetb]

Good luck tom, pretty quiet wader wise, few black terns knocking about, garganey + ruddy shelduck on the balancing pond etc.

If you need to know where to find the wryneck or anything pm me.

I checked sowley earlier on, no osprey unfortunatley.

few more wryneck pics.

 

[teamsaint]

apparently I'm not going anymore because we "went to Keyhaven last time". But i should be able to stop at the Lower Test before I go into the New Forest

 

[stevetb]

:-O I've heard that before!

Surely it would be better than the forest though, bit quiet atm?

 

[teamsaint]

:-O I've heard that before!

Surely it would be better than the forest though, bit quiet atm?

yeah but you try telling 2 parents, a sister, a grandpa and a grandpa's girlfriend that

 

[stevetb]

Lol unlucky....

 

[wint]

Good luck tom, pretty quiet wader wise, few black terns knocking about, garganey + ruddy shelduck on the balancing pond etc.

If you need to know where to find the wryneck or anything pm me.

I checked sowley earlier on, no osprey unfortunatley.

few more wryneck pics.

Nice pics, Steve. What's your camera setup?

 

[stevetb]

cheers, paul. Canon 400d D-slr and Sigma 135-400mm

 

[teamsaint]

managed to see 4 Crossbills going over and a couple of Treecreepers in the New Forest. Stopped at Lower test on the way back but quite quiet, partly because of a Sparrowhawk flushing everything several times and partly because of loud music being played from the pub behind the reserve. Just 5-6 Green Sandpipers, 7 Little Egrets, a Lesser Whitethroat and a Redstart of note. Photos now added. I nearly got a decent shot of a Goldcrests but typically it moved just as I pressed the shutter. :eek!: