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BOURNEMOUTH NATURAL SCIENCE SOCIETY | ||
| 39 Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, Dorset BH1 3NS, UK. Registered Charity No. 219585 |
Number of Members: 10
Leader: Rosemary Broadey
Map Ref: OL22 / SU 229 147 (Eyeworth Pond, Fritham)
Weather: Broken Cloud, mild. Heavy rain forecast after noon.
Itinerary & Notes:
This was a morning only excursion due to the forecast of heavy rain after lunch.
A 2 mile circuit of the pond gave views of several habitats - old deciduous woodland, fields and streams.
Bird food is regularly brought to the pond-side Car Park, where it attracts several species including Marsh Tit, Parus palustris.
The pond is home to a small flock of feral Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata.
Total number of species seen was 22, as detailed below:
| Canada Goose | Wren | Great Tit | |
| Mandarin Duck | Robin | Nuthatch | |
| Mallard | Blackbird | Jay | |
| Moorhen | Song Thrush | Magpie | |
| Coot | Long-tailed Tit | Carrion Crow | |
| Stock Dove (H) | Marsh Tit | Starling | |
| Woodpigeon | Blue Tit | House Sparrow | |
| Chaffinch |