I welcome your news and if you send me a short e mail including species seen, where and when I will add it to the Wildlife News page which is updated more or less daily. Depending on the space available I may or may not include references to common species in the weekly Nature Notes.
To see news for the week ending November 3rd Nov 17
Birds
Flocks of barnacle geese were seen a.m. on 18th. 44 landed south of the point in Langstone Harbour at 0824; and then 67 circled over the sailing club before landing on the sea at 0858. By midday 50 were drifting up Southampton Water.
Also on 18th 31 eider were off Hill Head a.m.
A single Slavonian grebe was close to the Hill Head sailing club on 18th.
There were 5 purple sandpipers at Southsea Castle midday on 18th.
