Despite the winds and heavy drizzle, ten of us donned our waterproofs for the May Nature Walk. Starting at the sheltered bird observatory at Keyhaven, we walked along the very windy sea wall to fishtail lagoon, then back along the ancient highway.
The highlight being the 4 avocets and a common tern nesting on the island in Fishtail lagoon, and the brief appearance of a little tern.
Apologies for the clash with the task and logging sessions today, we’ll do our best to avoid this in future.
Despite the weather, these birds were seen on the walk:
| Kestrel FO | House Martin | Whitethroat HO | Herring Gull |
| Canada Goose | Little Egret | Lesser Whitethroat HO | Black headed gull |
| Linnet | Stonechat | Gadwall | Turnstone |
| Lapwing | Common Tern | Mallard | Chiffchaff HO |
| Cetti’s Warbler HO | Carrion Crow | Shelduck | Swift |
| Coot | Blackbird | Great Tit | Goldfinch |
| Avocet | Robin | Greenfinch | Little Tern |
| Wood Pigeon | Marsh Harrier FO |
These birds were seen earlier in the day from the observatory:
| Mallard | Grey Heron | Whitethroat HO | Blackbird |
| Black Tailed Godwit | Little Egret | Lesser Whitethroat HO | Swallow |
| Dunlin | Reed Warbler | Gadwall | Sand Martin |
| Lesser Black Backed Gull | Lapwing | Coot | Pied Wagtail |
| Herring Gull | Little Tern | Shelduck | House Sparrow |
| Black headed gull | Avocet | Blue Tit | Magpie |
| Avocet | Canada Goose | Greenfinch | Sparrowhawk |
| Wood Pigeon | Oyster Catcher | Goldfinch | Jackdaw |
| Moorhen | Tufted Duck | Swift | Pheasant |
| Mute Swan with 4 cygnets | Cormorant | Carrion Crow | Stock Dove |
| Jay | Wren | Starling | Marsh Harrier |