Tuesday, 10th July: A slightly cooler day, with a mix of sun and white cloud and a brisk northerly breeze...
Ferry Pool: There were two Common Sandpipers on the pool this morning, along with 16 Black-tailed Godwits, a handful of Lapwings and Redshanks, five Avocets, plus the chick, and four Red-legged Partridges. (PB/AH)
A Marsh Harrier was present over the fields at the back of the Ferry Pool at 2.15pm, but didn’t linger, whilst there were also a Sparrowhawk and 2+ Common Buzzards about. (MD)
Long Pool: A Great Crested Grebe with two young chicks was on the Long Pool early afternoon, along with eight Teal, and two Shelduck families and the usual waders, including 17 Curlew, a Whimbrel, 32 Common Redshank were in the harbour from Ferry Channel. (MD)
Church Norton: The seven Pale-bellied Brent were again together out in the harbour, but beyond good numbers of Curlews and a couple of Dunlin, there were very few waders about, whilst offshore there were six Gannets. (PB)
Later on, the seven Pale-bellied and a single Dark-bellied Brent Geese were grazing to the north of Tern Island, and there was also a single Common Sandpiper, two Whimbrels and 3 Teals about. (BFF/DM)
North Wall: The tide was up, with only a single Greenshank and 25 Black-tailed Godwits of note today. (BFF/DM)
West Itchenor: Walking from Itchenor church via Home Farm we spent a pleasant time scanning Chichester Channel from the Horse Pond viewpoint along the seawall, with at least four Whimbrel and 15 Dark-bellied Brent Geese out on the saltmarsh, and an Osprey went high over the southern tip of Pilsey Island. (BFF/DM)
Medmerry: Easton Lane to the Stilt Pool - There were at least half a dozen Yellowhammers and Reed Buntings along the banks and ditches, plus the odd Whitethroat and Reed Warbler, with large numbers of Skylarks and Linnets about and half a dozen Swallows and Sand Martins over west.
The Stilt Pool held six Little Ringed Plovers, including two juveniles and two well-grown Avocet chicks with their parents and two other juveniles, along with 33 Dunlin, five Lapwings and 14 Black-tailed Godwits. Also, a Common Tern dropped in, there were at least a dozen Teal present and a mother Tufted Duck had eight ducklings with her.
Two Green Sandpipers were on an outlying pool, a family of Little Grebes were on a path-side pool and 20+ Curlews, a couple of Redshanks and a Ringed Plover were on the reserve. (AH)
Monday, 9th July: No change in the very dry and sunny weather that has been prevailing for some while now, with a high pressure system still dominating....though a shade less hot than yesterday and just a light SW breeze...
Ferry Pool: There was just a Common Sandpiper, four Lapwings, seven Black-tailed Godwits and eight Avocets, plus the chick, on the pool this morning, with a couple of Whitethroats in the Discovery Area. (AH)
Long Pool: There were Whitethroats, Reed and Sdge Warblers along the pool this morning, with a handful of Sand Martins and Swallows over, but just a few Redshanks, Curlews and Teal, plus a couple of Black-tailed Godwits in Ferry Channel. (AH)
Church Norton: At high-tide the seven Pale-bellied Brent were together with the lone Dark-bellied Brent just visible away to the left. Also, there appears to be a few Little Terns nesting on the New ('Peregrine') Island.. (AW)
Not too much to report this evening, though there were at least six juvenile Sandwich Terns among the 80 or so present, and up to 20 Little Terns were sat out on the mud, too, plus a few Common Terns, but the only waders besides Redshank and Curlew were a Whimbrel and a Ringed Plover. (AH)
North Wall: The Breech Pool now has lots of muddy areas and a much-reduced water level, so looking ideal for waders, but it was a disappointment early this morning despite it being high-tide in the harbour....the best I could manage was a Common Sandpiper, ten Black-tailed Godwits, two Redshank, six Lapwing, a Snipe, a Little Grebe and a few Mallard! Out in the harbour were 20 Curlew, a Whimbrel, a single Knot and 40 more Black-tailed Godwits, whilst White's creek also failed to deliver, with just a Whimbrel, 10 Redshank and a Great Crested Grebe the only birds worth a mention. (OM/PC/JDW)
There was not much to add along the side of the harbour, though a couple of Little Terns were feeding in the channel and a Whitethroat was singing from the bushes. (AH)
Sunday, 8th July: Yet another very hot day, though with a little more cloud making it even more humid, despite the light westerly breeze.....
Ferry Pool: There were two Common Sandpipers on the pool this morning, along with 16 Black-tailed Godwits, a handful of Lapwings and Redshanks, five Avocets, plus the chick, and four Red-legged Partridges. (PB/AH)
A Marsh Harrier was present over the fields at the back of the Ferry Pool at 2.15pm, but didn’t linger, whilst there were also a Sparrowhawk and 2+ Common Buzzards about. (MD)
Common Sandpiper (above), Lapwing & Red-legged Partridges on the Ferry (AH)
Church Norton: The seven Pale-bellied Brent were again together out in the harbour, but beyond good numbers of Curlews and a couple of Dunlin, there were very few waders about, whilst offshore there were six Gannets. (PB)
Later on, the seven Pale-bellied and a single Dark-bellied Brent Geese were grazing to the north of Tern Island, and there was also a single Common Sandpiper, two Whimbrels and 3 Teals about. (BFF/DM)
North Wall: The tide was up, with only a single Greenshank and 25 Black-tailed Godwits of note today. (BFF/DM)
West Itchenor: Walking from Itchenor church via Home Farm we spent a pleasant time scanning Chichester Channel from the Horse Pond viewpoint along the seawall, with at least four Whimbrel and 15 Dark-bellied Brent Geese out on the saltmarsh, and an Osprey went high over the southern tip of Pilsey Island. (BFF/DM)
Medmerry: Easton Lane to the Stilt Pool - There were at least half a dozen Yellowhammers and Reed Buntings along the banks and ditches, plus the odd Whitethroat and Reed Warbler, with large numbers of Skylarks and Linnets about and half a dozen Swallows and Sand Martins over west.
The Stilt Pool held six Little Ringed Plovers, including two juveniles and two well-grown Avocet chicks with their parents and two other juveniles, along with 33 Dunlin, five Lapwings and 14 Black-tailed Godwits. Also, a Common Tern dropped in, there were at least a dozen Teal present and a mother Tufted Duck had eight ducklings with her.
Two Green Sandpipers were on an outlying pool, a family of Little Grebes were on a path-side pool and 20+ Curlews, a couple of Redshanks and a Ringed Plover were on the reserve. (AH)
Little Ringed Plover (above), Green Sandpiper, Dunlins, Avocet chicks, Tufted Duck family and Teal, Little Grebe, Yellowhammer, Linnet & Skylark at Medmerry (AH)
Monday, 9th July: No change in the very dry and sunny weather that has been prevailing for some while now, with a high pressure system still dominating....though a shade less hot than yesterday and just a light SW breeze...
Ferry Pool: There was just a Common Sandpiper, four Lapwings, seven Black-tailed Godwits and eight Avocets, plus the chick, on the pool this morning, with a couple of Whitethroats in the Discovery Area. (AH)
Avocets (above), Common Sandpiper, Black-tailed Godwit & Lapwing at the Ferry (AH)
Long Pool: There were Whitethroats, Reed and Sdge Warblers along the pool this morning, with a handful of Sand Martins and Swallows over, but just a few Redshanks, Curlews and Teal, plus a couple of Black-tailed Godwits in Ferry Channel. (AH)
Reed Warbler (above), Sedge Warbler, Whitethroat & Redshanks from Long Pool (AH)
Church Norton: At high-tide the seven Pale-bellied Brent were together with the lone Dark-bellied Brent just visible away to the left. Also, there appears to be a few Little Terns nesting on the New ('Peregrine') Island.. (AW)
Pale-bellied Brent Geese at Church Norton (AW)
Not too much to report this evening, though there were at least six juvenile Sandwich Terns among the 80 or so present, and up to 20 Little Terns were sat out on the mud, too, plus a few Common Terns, but the only waders besides Redshank and Curlew were a Whimbrel and a Ringed Plover. (AH)
Common Tern (above), Sandwich Tern and Redshank & Whimbrel at Church Norton (AH)
There was not much to add along the side of the harbour, though a couple of Little Terns were feeding in the channel and a Whitethroat was singing from the bushes. (AH)
Lapwing (above), Teal & Whitethroat around North Wall (AH)
Sunday, 8th July: Yet another very hot day, though with a little more cloud making it even more humid, despite the light westerly breeze.....
Ferry Pool: A Common Sandpiper and half a dozen Black-tailed Godwits were at the back and there were also the six Avocets, plus the chick and a few Lapwings and Teal present, with the Reed Warbler still singing by the road. (AH/IP)
Long Pool: A few Reed and Sedge Warblers were still singing early on, plus the usual couple of Reed Buntings and Linnets and a Blackcap and a Whitethroat, whilst a couple of Sand Martins and a dozen Swallows were feeding over the pool.
An adult and a young Little Grebe were on the water, but there wasn't much in Ferry Channel beyond a few Teal, Redshank and Curlew, plus two Whimbrels over. (AH/IP)
North Wall: A flock of 16 Barnacle Geese flew over the harbour, heading west at 9am. (MO-W)
Otherwise, 50+ Swallows and c20 Swifts and c10 Sand Martins were over the Severals, with four Teal and a family of Gadwall on the second Several, but most of the small birds were quiet apart from a few Linnets and Skylarks by the spit.
There were also 50+ Sandwich Terns and 20+ Little and Common Terns in the harbour, along with a Whimbrel, four Bar-tailed Godwits and 24 Turnstones. (AH/IP/S&SaH/AF/RJS)
Also, there were an adult and juvenile Great Spotted Woodpecker in the dead tree by the churchyard gate first thing this morning. (P&JW)
Avocet (above) & Reed Warbler at the Ferry (AH)
Long Pool: A few Reed and Sedge Warblers were still singing early on, plus the usual couple of Reed Buntings and Linnets and a Blackcap and a Whitethroat, whilst a couple of Sand Martins and a dozen Swallows were feeding over the pool.
An adult and a young Little Grebe were on the water, but there wasn't much in Ferry Channel beyond a few Teal, Redshank and Curlew, plus two Whimbrels over. (AH/IP)
Whimbrels (above), Blackcap and Reed Warbler & Swallow along Long Pool (AH)
North Wall: A flock of 16 Barnacle Geese flew over the harbour, heading west at 9am. (MO-W)
Park Farm, Selsey: There were up to ten Sand Martins and Swallows and 20+ House Martins overhead, plus a Buzzard and a Sparrowhawk, whilst another Buzzard, a Kestrel, eight Pied Wagtails and up to ten Mediterranean Gulls were on the fields. (AH/IP/S&SaH)
Also, at least 14 Swifts were mobbing a Sparrowhawk over our garden on the north of the village, and the moth trap had 30+ species in it this morning, including a Vapourer and a July High-flier.. (S&SaH)
Church Norton: The seven Pale-bellied Brent Geese, plus the lone Dark-bellied bird were in the harbour, whilst another three Dark-bellied Brent Geese flew east along the beach.
Mediterranean Gull over Park Farm, Selsey (AH) (above), Vapourer & July High-flier in a Selsey moth-trap (AH)
Otherwise, 50+ Swallows and c20 Swifts and c10 Sand Martins were over the Severals, with four Teal and a family of Gadwall on the second Several, but most of the small birds were quiet apart from a few Linnets and Skylarks by the spit.
There were also 50+ Sandwich Terns and 20+ Little and Common Terns in the harbour, along with a Whimbrel, four Bar-tailed Godwits and 24 Turnstones. (AH/IP/S&SaH/AF/RJS)
Also, there were an adult and juvenile Great Spotted Woodpecker in the dead tree by the churchyard gate first thing this morning. (P&JW)
Common Tern (above), Sandwich Ten, Dark-bellied Brent Geese & Linnet at Church Norton (AH)
Medmerry: Ham Viewpoint area - There were two Corn Buntings near the viewpoint and up to 20 Barnacle Geese were out on the reserve. (AF/RJS) (Presumably those seen over the North Wall earlier. (Eds)
Ferry Pool: It was quiet on the pool, with just six Avocets, plus the chick, two juvenile Shelducks and half a dozen juvenile Lapwing to be found. (AH)
This afternoon there were three Common Sandpipers in the channel opposite. (AB)
This afternoon there were three Common Sandpipers in the channel opposite. (AB)
Avocets (above) & Shelducks on the Ferry (AH)
Church Norton: The Ruddy Shelduck re-appeared among the Shelduck early this morning, and the seven Pale-bellied Brent Geese, plus a lone Dark-bellied Brent Goose were in the harbour, too, along with a couple of Whimbrel, a Greenshank, up to a dozen Turnstones, 20+ Curlews and the usual activity around Tern Island, including at least ten Little Terns.
Also, a Sedge Warbler was singing well in the Severals, with a Lesser Whitethroat nearby, with another one near the hide. (AH/AW/IP/S&SaH/AB)
Pale-bellied Brent Geese (above), Ruddy Shelduck and Shelduck, Ruddy Shelduck, Sandwich Tern & Common Tern (AH) at Church Norton
This evening the seven Pale-bellied Brent Geese were still present in the harbour, along with a Common Sandpiper and a Whimbrel, with a Buzzard, two Sand Martns and 20+ Swallows overt the Severtals. (S&SaH)
Park Farm, Selsey: This evening a couple of Sand Martins were among 30+ House Martims and 10+ Swallows over the fields, and on the fields there were six Pied Wagtails, a Common Gull and a Mediterranean Gull. (S&SaH)
Medmerry: End of Golf Links Lane to Ham Viewpoint - This morning there were a juvenile Cuckoo, two Stonechats (an adult male and a juvenile) and a Corn Bunting seen along the paths, with several Reed Warblers still singing from the ditches. (S&SaH)
Medmerry: Easton Lane - A Dartford Warbler was in the first patch of gorse west from the car-park this evening. (AB)
Medmerry: Easton Lane - A Dartford Warbler was in the first patch of gorse west from the car-park this evening. (AB)
North Wall: Later in the morning the Ruddy Shelduck was out in the harbour, before flying into White's Creek with a couple of Shelducks. Also about in the harbour were the Yellow-legged Gull, a Common Sandpiper, a Whimbrel, four Dunlin, 20+ Curlews and similar of Black-tailed Godwits, plus a few Swallows over and a couple of Little Terns ventured up the channel. Also, a couple of Stock Doves were feeding on the seaweed and a Great Crested Grebe was hauled up in White's Creek.
On the Breech Pool there where were over 50 Black-tailed Godwits, a Snipe, half a dozen Teal and a Common Tern, with a young Whitethroat on the wall and lots of Reed and Sedge Warblers buzzing about, but little singing. (AH/BI/JDW)
This afternoon there were three Spotted Redshanks, a Little Ringed Plover, a Snipe and 80+ Black-tailed Godwits on the Breech Pool, but no sign of the Ruddy Shelduck in the harbour. (AB)
This afternoon there were three Spotted Redshanks, a Little Ringed Plover, a Snipe and 80+ Black-tailed Godwits on the Breech Pool, but no sign of the Ruddy Shelduck in the harbour. (AB)
Ruddy Shelduck (above), Whimbrel, Snipe, Stock Dove, Common Tern, Sedge Warbler & Great Crested Grebe from Long Pool (AH)
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