by shaun | Oct 1, 2026 | Nature
September is a month of change for bird activity at Hurst. Many of our summer visitors are departing south to warmer climes, where they find a suitable food source and survivable climate. It’s been a long, hot and dry summer but our local shore birds have not been...
by shaun | Aug 26, 2026 | Nature
The unprecedented hot weather and drought continues; weather patterns are changing and appear more extreme; something we will have to adjust to. There are fewer different species in our patch during the summer season but the breeding birds appear too busy, raising...
by shaun | Jul 27, 2026 | Nature
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...
by shaun | Jul 27, 2026 | Nature
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...
by shaun | Jun 2, 2026 | Nature
The breeding season is in full swing now and migrating birds are passing through. Migration is very interesting to watch as these birds are only briefly seen ‘passing through’ either in spring or autumn. Whimbrel are feeding along the creeks in small numbers; they...
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