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| Goldcrest, Regulus regulus |
On Tuesday I joined a tour of Beacon Hill led by archaeologist
Dr Stuart Needham as part of The People of the Heath project based at
Petersfield Museum. The Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age hilltop enclosure on
Beacon Hill is one of the prehistoric remains on the Downs above Harting and
Elsted. We saw cross-ridge dykes, barrows and wonderful views and heard about
previous excavations.
Afterwards I visited Arundel WWT where I met Terry and we
watched a Goldcrest performing an amazing display near the Sand Martin hide. It
pranced around the trees in the garden area and kept flying out and hovering
above and ahead of me. It did this about six times. A female Bullfinch fed on
the tree buds.
This afternoon I visited Arundel WWT again and watched a
Water Vole swimming.
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| cross-ridge dykes |
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| ancient path up to Beacon Hill hill-fort |
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| start of path at bottom of hill |
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| the troops |
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| more cross-ridge dykes |
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| Tour leader, Dr Stuart Needham |
Arundel WWT:
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| female Bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula |
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| Greylag Geese, Anser anser |
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| Mute Swan, Cygnus olor |
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| Woodpigeon, Columba palumbus |
Wednesday:
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| female Bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula |
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| Magpie Geese, Anseranas semipalmata |
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| Robin, Erithacus rubecula |
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| Water Vole, Arvicola amphibius |
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