23 Jan - a few hours in Hampshire and fairly productive - after a bit of searching I located 2 Purple Sandpipers (1, JM photo from Southsea) on one of the groynes at Barton-on-Sea, fairly distant but good scope views. Cut Bridge and Sturt Pond at Keyhaven gave flight views of at least 3 of the wintering Lapland Buntings, also 3 smart Mediterranean Gulls - an adult winter (7), another adult in almost complete summer plumage with a black hood, and a second-year bird. Many Snipe (5) were on Sturt Pond but no Jack Snipe were to be seen. Brent Geese (3) were flying around at high tide and waders included Turnstone (4), Redshank (6), Curlew and Dunlin. Two Little Egrets (2) were present.
A brief visit to Blashford gave really excellent views of the Bittern (9) from Ivy Lake North hide, and there were amazing numbers of Bramblings (8) under the feeder - at least 25, together with Siskins and Redpolls.
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