Bright, cloudy, occasionally sunny. From 11:30am.
A trip to the New Forest's coast as part of a weekend away, & a nice walk out along Hurst Point, though I didn't get all the way to its end.
In the car-park: Black-Headed Gull, Herring Gull.
On the marshes opposite the sea-wall: Oystercatcher, Grey Heron, Mute Swan, Little Egret, Mallard.
Whilst on the beach flying out to sea: Sandwich Tern, Common Tern, Great Black-Backed Gull.
Far out at sea near the Needles formation of the Isle of Wight: Gannet - groups & individuals diving for food.
A pretty unremarkable collection of seabirds but noted because of the unexpected gannets, presumably part of breeding colonies around the Isle of Wight's cliffs.
11 species, none new.
Whitten Pond, New Forest.
From 7:30pm. A quick evening stroll around the pond, for usual Woodpigeon, then a lone, pale-looking Kestrel. On the other side of the road, for Stonechat, & a lot of pipits, a few pale-looking & low down in the heather making almost cricket-like calls, Meadow Pipit. Later a lone bird perched high in a tree, making different calls, probably Tree Pipt.
A35, New Forest.
From 10:30pm. Night-time visit for owls, which was unsuccessful, though a couple of whistling Woodcock overflew.
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