The weather changed today, it was overcast with quite a fresh breeze that was cold. On the look out for migrants I decided to start at Bridge Street. From the car park I walked around to the view point by the traffic lights that let me look out over the floods.
Still a lot of water about and at the back of the flood, hidden from view from the canal path were two Glossy Ibis.
Out on the water were six Pintail, three pairs upending in the middle of the flood.
I came back to the canal path and headed south. Scanning above the floods there was a sizeable flock of Sand Martin, probably thirty plus hawking high up. A Red Kite also flew along the tree tops.
I scanned the water and the flooded vegetation searching for Garganey, but only found Mallard, Gadwall, Teal and Shoveler. Out in the middle were several Tufted Ducks.
Movement in the trees by the side of the path caught my eye and it turned out to be a Treecreeper with a small piece of wood.
I watched it as it crept around the trunk of the tree and then it made its way into a hole in a cut part of the trunk. I waited and then it appeared in the hole.
I watched it coming and going quite a bit, in and out of the hole in the tree.
Rather than walk the canal path I turned back and made my way to the reserve. I checked in and then walked around to the west side. I had a brief stop in the Meon Shore hide, but everything once again was on the central causeway and around it on either side, so I walked up to the Pumfrett Hide.
On the central Causeway, good numbers of Mediterranean Gulls.
The drake Goosander was on the north scrape and seemed to not be popular with the Black-headed Gulls.
Here it was alerted to something and then flew with its Shelduck mate to the causeway.
The Mediterranean Gulls were performing still.
I then walked up to the Spurgin Hide for lunch and hopefully some Marsh Harrier action. Two female types were showing well.
One found something of interest in the reeds.
Drifting past through the bushes.
Some really good views as one female came in from the north on the left side of the hide.
A twist and dive into the reeds.
Just before I left the hide three Curlew flew south, quite a high number for around here.
I popped into the Pumfrett once again.the Mediterranean Gulls were still gathered on the causeway.
A Gadwall flew past the hide.
A typical March day at Titchfield, quiet, cold and grey.
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