New Forest Holiday Day 3 : Beaulieu Road / Shatterford Bottom : 28th June 2011
New Forest Holiday Day 3 : Beaulieu Road / Shatterford Bottom : 28th June 2011
On the third day of our New Forest break we decided to return to Beaulieu Road / Shatterford Bottom that we had reccied on our first day. Again it was a very hot day and instead of walking into Denny Wood we decided to do the whole circuit and turned right at the woods and came back round the other side of the heath to return to our starting point. The most frequent bird by far was the Stonechat. After an hour we were becoming quite casual about them as they seemed to be everywhere but the Dartford Warbler was again elusive despite this allegedly being one of the best places to see them.
Some consolation was to be had from long views of Woodlarks rising from the gorse and singing loudly but really most of the birds we saw were to be found as we edged round Denny Wood where we saw Redstart, Willow Tit and Goldfinch as well as Thrushes, Starlings and a number of more common birds. The impression I got was that we had come a little late in the year – and probably a bit late in the day and whilst there were clearly many birds on the heath as could be told from the sounds we heard but they were well hidden and not inclined – Stonechats and Woodlarks aside – to show themselves.
Bird List
| Species | Count |
|---|---|
| Blackbird | 4 |
| Chaffinch | 8 |
| Goldfinch | 4 |
| Magpie | 2 |
| Redstart | 1 |
| Robin | 1 |
| Song Thrush | 2 |
| Starling | 12 |
| Stonechat | 8 |
| Willow Tit | 1 |
| Woodlark | 4 |
| Woodpigeon | 4 |