About 20 villagers and friends spent an enchanting evening in the Buriton Chalk Pits Local Nature Reserve on 15th May - and emerged much wiser about the distinctive bird songs of many of our local species.
Buriton resident and natural history expert Di Mitchell led a guided tour, ably supported by husband Martin.
There are worries that the numbers of birds and the amount of birdsong are reduced this year compared with normal, but Di and Martin were able to help everyone recognise the calls of a number of different birds.
Flowers were not overlooked and at least three different species of orchids were seen: an unusual Bird's Nest Orchid, White Helleborines and a carpet of Twayblades.
More details of future events in the Chalk Pits can be found at http://buriton.info/buriton_chalk_pits
