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To see news for the week ending Mar 3rd Mar 10th Mar 24th
A mandarin duck was on the pond on Pigeon House Lane Purbrook on 25th.
There were 7 eider in the regular Sandy Point group on 26th.
A female goosander on the river at Titchfield Haven on 26th.
An Arctic skua flew east past Hill Head and Hayling bay on 26th.
There were 3 great northern divers in Hayling Bay on 26th.
Nine sand martins were seen over Titchfield village on 25th.
Fire and gold crests were seen together at Warblington cemetery on 26th.
Green alkanet is in flower on Portsdown and on the Billy Trail at Langstone.
Butterflies seen in the woodland around Titchfield Haven included 7 Peacocks, 4 Brimstones (all male), 2 Commas and a small unidentified white one that flitted by very quickly.
A badger continued to visit a Portsdown garden this week appearing as early as 1930 on 26th.