Aug 24 2016
Although this post says Keyhaven, in fact the location was really Hurst Castle at the end of the pebble spit that starts in Keyhaven at the junction of Saltgrass Lane and New Lane. Previously we had walked along Saltgrass Lane and got did good birding there before walking up the spit. This time we were not up for the two-mile walk along the spit so we headed for the quay where small boats do a ferry service between Hurst Castle and a quay at the Keyhaven Yacht Club.
Aug 24 2016
On the morning of the 24th of August, we were decided on looking for Dartford Warblers on the walk from Beaulieu Road Station to Denny Woods and back. Unfortunately we seemed to miss the station and drove past the Shatterford Bottom car park that we needed to find. Eventually we realised this and came back up the road again and found it.
The walk from the car park opposite Beaulieu Road Station across the heath to Denny Woods and back should be one of the very best places in the New Forest to see Dartford Warbler and we have done there before. It was much later in the year and whether they are dispersed this late in the season or just hidden away, I don’t know. Whatever the reality, we just couldn’t find one ! But we did get some nice birds and a great walk.