Pig Bush

Friday the 5th July 2013
An early morning visit to the New Forest. I visited Pig Bush, Shatterford/Beaulieu Road Station and Acres Down.
No rarities just the birds you might expect to see in the New Forest at this time of year and with juveniles much in evidence.
A combined list from all the sites; Redstart, Stonechat, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush, Nuthatch, Swift, Swallow, House Martin, Reed Bunting, Lapwing, Meadow Pipit, Tree Pipit, Treecreeper, Great-spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Coal Tit, Stock Dove. No Wood Warbler, Firecrest, Goshawk or Ascensian Frigate Bird.
It was interesting to note that as the day warmed up the birds all but disappeared. There were lots at 06:00 and hardly any by the time I headed for home at 14:00. A good number of dragonflies were nice to see although I could not id any of them! Also nice to see a Fallow Deer at Pig Bush and some Common cotton-Grass at Acres Down.
Usual standard pics below, some of them incorrectly labelled? Let me know of any errors you may spot.

Pig Bush

juv Blackbird-Pig Bush

Fallow Deer- Pig Bush

juv Redstart-Pig Bush

juv Redstart-Pig Bush

juv Redstart-Pig Bush

juv Stonechat-Pig Bush

Mistle Thrush-Pig Bush

juv Stonechat-Pig Bush

juv Stonechat-Pig Bush

juv Stonechats-Pig Bush

juv Stonechat up a tree-Pig Bush

juv Stonechat up a tree-Pig Bush

juv Meadow Pipit -Pig Bush

juv Willow Warbler-Pig Bush



juv Stonechat-Shatterford




Common cotton-Grass-Shatterford



Common-cotton-Grass-Shatterford

juv Redstart-on railway bridge near Beaulieu Road Station

 female Stonechat-Shatterford

House Martin-Shatterford

House Martin-Shatterford

Mistle Thrush-Denny Wood

Redstart-Denny Wood

juv Redstart-Denny Wood

Stock Dove-Denny Wood

Stonechat-Acres Down

Stonechat-Acres Down

House Martins-Shatterford

House Martin-Shatterford