Spent a couple of hours yesterday evening along the Test Way, just South of Romsey.

Spent a couple of hours yesterday evening along the Test Way, just South of Romsey. Surprisingly, I had never ventured along this as stretch before. As with much of the Test Valley, you are limited to a narrow footpath, but here the views either side of the path are pretty good. Was hoping to find a suitable vantage point for "Vis mig", but nowhere along this route had any elevation, apart from a private hill (and the roof of Broadlands!).

Best birds were 2 Raven, 2 juvenile Stonechat, and a Lesser Whitethroat. Plus a Reed Bunting, 2 Swift and a Swallow overhead.

Meanwhile, a Siskin has been very vocal flying over the house for the last week.