We had another good day of nature spotting in the New Forest today. We watched Brook Lamprey spawning. A primitive eel-like fish, they are rarely seen. They spend most of their lives as larva buried in the silt of stream beds. Upon turning into adults, they swim upstream to spawn. This is their last act before dying. They Spawn in April and May.
Author: Andy Finnegan
Common Linnet.
A small finch found on farmland and heathland across the UK.
It is in the detail!
When you see a Cormorant, you automatically see a big black bird. Look closer, and it is full of colour.
Getting the worm!
Groups of Sanderlings feed on small worms at low times on Meon Shore Hill Head. Like little clockwork robots, they run up and down, dodging both Black-heading gulls trying to get a free lunch and the incoming tide. These are my favorite shore birds, and I spend many hours watching them.
Grey Heron.
#Wordless Wednesday
Avocet season.
Avocets are starting to arrive in good numbers here on the South Coast. Marking the start of their breeding season.
Sunday walk.
Ended the week with a quiet early morning walk up the Hamble River from Warsash to Burseldon.
More Barn Owls.
Another Dawn start to look for the local Barn Owls, lover light today but a pair of birds spotted.
The Hunt.
Missed!
Fire.
In the New Forest, Forestry England conducts controlled burning of heather and gorse. This helps maintain and enhance heartland habitats. It promotes biodiversity and reduces wildfire risk.
Continued Reflections from my World. 