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BOURNEMOUTH NATURAL SCIENCE SOCIETY | ||
| 39 Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, Dorset BH1 3NS, UK. Registered Charity No. 219585 |
Number of Members: 5
Leader: Rosemary Broadey
Map Ref: OL22 / SU 387 002 (Beaulieu Village to Buckler's Hard)
Weather: Cool, windy, rain later.
Itinerary & Notes:
Outward route followed the Riverside Path, returned along the Solent Way. Long stretches of board-walk keep the riverside paths
reasonably dry, but the clay soil holds water and puddles develop quickly.
There is a variety of habitats - field paths, hedgerows, woods, river, and reed beds. Each attracts its special species.
At Bucklers Hard we took a 30 minute river cruise.
Fledglings:
Tits and Greenfinches were observed feeding their young. Mute Swans with seven cygnets swam on the river.
Total number of species seen (seen on 7th and 11th June as well) was 35, as detailed below:
| Cormorant | Redshank | Chiffchaff (heard) | |
| Little Egret | Black-headed Gull | Coal Tit | |
| Mute Swan | Herring Gull | Blue Tit | |
| Canada Goose | Woodpigeon | Great Tit | |
| Shelduck | Swallow | Jackdaw | |
| Mallard | House Martin | Rook | |
| Common Buzzard | Grey Wagtail | Carrion Crow | |
| Kestrel | Robin | House Sparrow | |
| Pheasant | Blackbird | Chaffinch | |
| Moorhen | Song Thrush | Greenfinch | |
| Oystercatcher | Mistle Thrush | Goldfinch | |
| Lapwing | Reed Warbler |