Into another year – doesn’t time fly? It seems only the other day it was a new century. It seemed everyone was out for a New Year’s walk this morning.

The “pink” ferry across the Hamble River was doing a good trade. Running on demand from Hamble village to Warsash the fare is £2.50 each way. Today’s walk was a regular route from Swanwick Marina to Warsash and back a 4-mile round trip. All on the flat.

All the usual bird sightings along the river.

Brent Geese.

Curlew. Being our largest wader it is only a bit smaller than a Brent Goose.

• Curlew – Wingspan80-100cm
• Brent Goose – Wingspan110-120cm

Male Wigeon followed by 2 pictures of the female.

Greenshank.

Grey Plover.