Bird notes from recent visit to Hurst – July 2026

Bird notes from recent visit to Hurst – July 2026

First, the weather …. The Met Office provides surface pressure charts online, continuously updating them; normally every 12 hours. Last Sunday at noon there was a very high pressure region of 1035 mb (millibars) at sea level and almost stationary over the mid...
Bird notes from recent visit to Hurst – June 2026

Bird notes from recent visit to Hurst – June 2026

We are now well into the breeding season at Hurst although summer is generally a quieter time of year for birds. A pair of Mute Swans were seen on Sturt Pond with 5 cygnets. Several pairs of Shelduck were recorded on the marsh; one pair with 5 ducklings.   Over...