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Location Keyhaven and Pennington Marshes LNR
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Owner Simon Colenutt

Effort

Protocol:  Traveling
  • Observers:  1
  • Distance:  4.354 km

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A warm and sunny day with a light westerly breeze, temperatures somewhere around 20c by the time I left site. High tide was at 11:07 and so for the duration of my visit the time was coming in. I parked at the end of Lower Pennington Lane and walked a loop out past Shoveler Lagoon to the jetty where I scanned the Solent for 15 minutes or so. I then walked west along the seawall stopping at the SW corner of Butts Lagoon to scan the lagoon and the Solent. I then walked further west to Keyhaven Lagoon before doubling back and heading back to the car park. Finally, I walked a short way along the Ancient Highway. Given the state of the tide I had expected more waders but numbers were very low and it was notable that no Black-tailed Godwit were present. The highlights were a Yellow Wagtail and a Wheatear - the only real signs of migration.

Blog post can be seen here: http://thedeskboundbirder.blogspot.com/2020/07/pennington-marsh-18th-july.html

Submitted from eBird for iOS, version 2.0.122

Totals

67
Species Observed
5
Species with Photos

Observations

  1. Canada Goose

    Number observed:  X

    Details

    Many present inclduing a large flock of c.200 on Efford Lagoon.

  2. Mute Swan

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    Adults on Efford Lagoon.

  3. Common Shelduck

    Number observed:  7

    Details

    All juvenile, no adults seen.

  4. Mallard

    Number observed:  X

  5. Tufted Duck

    Number observed:  10

    Details

    All on Efford Lagoon.

  6. Common Merganser

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    Two immatures on the sea off Normandy seen from the jetty.

  7. Ring-necked Pheasant

    Number observed:  1

  8. Stock Dove

    Number observed:  3

  9. Common Wood-Pigeon

    Number observed:  X

  10. Common Swift

    Number observed:  7

    Details

    Feeding high to north.

  11. Water Rail

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    Singles on Jetty Lagoon and Butts Lagoon.

  12. Eurasian Moorhen

    Number observed:  1

  13. Eurasian Coot

    Number observed:  17

    Details

    All on Efford Lagoon.

  14. Pied Avocet

    Number observed:  5

    Details

    All immatures on Fishtail Lagoon.

  15. Eurasian Oystercatcher

    Number observed:  59

    Media

  16. Common Ringed Plover

    Number observed:  12

  17. Little Ringed Plover

    Number observed:  5

    Details

    3 juvenile on Butts and a juvenile and an adult on Fishtail Lagoon.

    Media

  18. Northern Lapwing

    Number observed:  6

  19. Eurasian Curlew

    Number observed:  18

  20. Common Redshank

    Number observed:  12

    Media

  21. Common Greenshank

    Number observed:  4

    Details

    Flew north over Lower Pennington Lane car park on my arrival at 06:30.

  22. Ruddy Turnstone

    Number observed:  4

  23. Dunlin

    Number observed:  45

    Details

    All adult summer birds, 39 of which on Butts Lagoon and six on the saltmarsh off Fishtail.

  24. Black-headed Gull

    Number observed:  X

  25. Mediterranean Gull

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    A single juvenile offshore.

  26. European Herring Gull

    Number observed:  15

  27. Great Black-backed Gull

    Number observed:  45

    Details

    Mainly in roost on saltmarsh off Keyhaven Lagoon.

  28. Little Tern

    Number observed:  6

    Details

    Four adult and two juvenile offshore.

  29. Common Tern

    Number observed:  15

    Details

    Foraging in Solent.

  30. Sandwich Tern

    Number observed:  20

    Details

    Foraging in Solent.

  31. Little Grebe

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    Two adult on Efford Lagoon.

  32. Great Crested Grebe

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Adult on Efford Lagoon.

  33. Great Cormorant

    Number observed:  7

  34. Little Egret

    Number observed:  15

    Details

    Main group was of seven on Keyhaven Lagoon.

    Media

  35. Gray Heron

    Number observed:  9

  36. Common Buzzard

    Number observed:  1

  37. Eurasian Green Woodpecker

    Number observed:  1

  38. Eurasian Jay

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    In scrub between Keyhaven Lagoon and Fishtail Lagoon.

  39. Eurasian Magpie

    Number observed:  7

  40. Carrion Crow

    Number observed:  X

  41. Common Raven

    Number observed:  2

  42. Great Tit

    Number observed:  3

  43. Eurasian Skylark

    Number observed:  5

  44. Bearded Reedling

    Number observed:  3

    Details

    In reedbed in north-western area of Butts Lagoon.

  45. Sedge Warbler

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Juvenile in reeds in SE corner of Fishtail Lagoon.

  46. Common Reed Warbler

    Number observed:  7

  47. Bank Swallow

    Number observed:  5

  48. Barn Swallow

    Number observed:  4

  49. Western House-Martin

    Number observed:  3

  50. Cetti's Warbler

    Number observed:  5

  51. Lesser Whitethroat

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    In scrub between Jetty Lagoon and Pennington Lagoon associating with Stonechat.

  52. Greater Whitethroat

    Number observed:  6

  53. Eurasian Wren

    Number observed:  3

  54. European Starling

    Number observed:  75

    Details

    Many juveniles present.

  55. Song Thrush

    Number observed:  1

  56. Eurasian Blackbird

    Number observed:  4

  57. European Robin

    Number observed:  2

  58. European Stonechat

    Number observed:  3

    Details

    Three juveniles in scrub between Pennington Lagoon and Fishtail Lagoon.

  59. Northern Wheatear

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    1st year bird on path along southern edge of Fishtail Lagoon, my first of the 'autumn'.

  60. Dunnock

    Number observed:  3

  61. House Sparrow

    Number observed:  8

  62. Western Yellow Wagtail

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    One flew west over Fishtail Lagoon at around 08:00.

  63. White Wagtail

    Number observed:  12

    Media

  64. Meadow Pipit

    Number observed:  15

  65. European Greenfinch

    Number observed:  4

  66. Eurasian Linnet

    Number observed:  45

  67. European Goldfinch

    Number observed:  35
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