A few days in Portsmouth and a chance to explore the large natural harbours that are found in this area of southern England.
Arriving in Portsmouth in the early afternoon I made my way to Southsea seafront.
Solent Fort 
Southsea castle
On the rocks below Southsea Castle, there is a winter roost of Purple Sandpiper, an uncommon wader which is a winter visitor to the UK and is only found in a few places in Southern England.
The waves are battering the rocks, but I manage to find 2 Purple Sandpipers braving the waves (there have been up to 12 there this winter).
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