Vis Mig 2014!

Vis Mig 2014!
I've decided to rotate my vis mig efforts. Trying out a new location each year. Michelmersh / Brook has been excellent, so too has Badminston, but both are less than ideal this Autumn.. Brook has a very keen Gamekeeper that doesn't want me to put so much as a foot off the footpath, so the view is not as good as previous years. Badminston has been transformed into a flat desert by the Gravel workings by the look of it!

So, I have decided either Stansore Point overlooking the Solent at Lepe, with a chance of Finches overhead, and the lagoon that held a Lesser Yellowlegs last winter. Popular with the public though;

Or the view below of the River Test and Test Valley near Romsey.
Tried here for 40 minutes after Keyhaven this morning, and the view is pretty good.. I could see all the Hirundines over Romsey / Fishlake Meadows, including up to 36 Swifts, a small flock of Mistle Thrushes, 2 Lapwing, and most unusually, 2 Crossbill overhead. The area is also good for Gulls, even in July, so could have potential. The Test Valley does quite well as a migration route, so with such a big view and easy access from home, it could be a pretty good Autumn.

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