30th January - South Coast Hampshire Birding Sites

Off on my travels once again and with beautiful clear skies at Gatwick I was hopeful there would be some good views along the south coast as we flew west.  I was not to be disappointed. 

Taken through the airplane window I have converted to Black and White to get a better image.

First to appear was the Chichester and Langstone Harbour.  From left to right, Wittering, then Thorney Island, Hayling Island and Farlington Marshes within Langstone Harbour.

A closer view of Farlington Marshes.

Next up was Titchfield Haven, the south scrape viewable near the Solent and after the rain we have had the river Meon appears to have flooded up the valley.

A view of Warsash, Hook spit and the Isle of Wight.

Past Southampton Water, you can see the Lymington River and the Keyhaven-Lymington Reserve and finally in the east the spit leading out to Hurst Castle.

A closer view of the Hurst Spit and Milford.

We carried on along the south coast passing Durlston and the Isle of Portland, across Lyme Bay and finally out over the Atlantic from Cape Cornwall.