I paid a brief visit to Beaulieu road Station today in beautiful spring like conditions. There were at least two territory holding
Woodlark singing along Bishop's Dyke and small groups of
Siskin and
Lesser Redpoll were conspicuous in the Silver Birch. The
Great Grey Shrike showed rather distantly behind the main pool on Bishop's Dyke where there were also around 15
Teal in full display. These were spooked by a
Marsh Harrier - the first I have seen at this site. Around the main pool there were hundreds of Common Frog in chorus - a raft of spawn had been produced measuring at least 10 square metres, I don't think I have ever seen this quantity of spawn before.
Woodlark - Bishop's Dyke, Beaulieu Road Station
Great Grey Shrike - Bishop's Dyke, Beaulieu Road Station
Marsh Harrier - Bishop's Dyke, Beaulieu Road Station
Marsh Harrier - Bishop's Dyke, Beaulieu Road Station
Back at home in Romsey two Chiffchaff were feeding on the first insects of the spring, they occasionally broke into song - spring is arriving.
Chiffchaff - Romsey
