Monday, 12th November: More of the same, with a brisk south-westerly blowing the odd heavy squall through, along with some sunshine and cloud, though remaining mild for the time of year...
Selsey Bill:.(0740-0920hrs) (BI)
Red-throated Diver - 3EGreat Crested Grebe - 3W
Gannet - 3E, 8W, 21os
Red-breasted Merganser - 4os
Peregrine - 1W (along the beach)
Oystercatcher - 3W
Peregrine - 1W (along the beach)
Oystercatcher - 3W
Dunlin - 50W (one flock)
Mediterranean Gull - 6E
Meadow Pipit - 1N 1W
Goldfinch - 25p
Linnet - 12NMeadow Pipit - 1N 1W
Goldfinch - 25p
Ferry Pool: A Green Sandpiper dropped into the concealed pool, and there were a dozen Black-tailed Godwits and c50 Lapwing on the main pool, along with six Shelducks, c40 Shovelers and 100+ Wigeon and Teal,whilst a Grey Wagtail went over.. (AH)
Shelduck and Shoveler (above) & Lapwings and Black-tailed Godwits on the Ferry (AH)
Marsh Farm, Sidlesham: There were seven Grey Partridges near the farm this afternoon. (TG-P)
North Wall: Fairly quiet on a walk from Halsey Farm this morning, with just a few Goldcrests in the hedges, c30 Wigeon on the fields and a Kingfisher briefly by the sluice at the western end of the wall. A dozen or so Reed Buntings were the only things noted along the wall itself, with the Breech Pool full of water and devoid of birds, save a few Mallard.
A Spotted Redshank was in White's Creek, along with c50 Black-tailed Godwits, 50 Redshank, 100+ Wigeon and a few Teal, with at least 500 Lapwing spread out from the creek into the harbour and including 30 or so Golden Plover among them.There wasn't too much else in the harbour beyond the regular waders and 200+ Brent Geese and Wigeon, whilst the hedges held just a few Goldcrests and Long-tailed Tits, plus 30 Linnets over. (AH)
Spotted Redshank (above), Golden Plovers, Golden Plovers and Lapwings, Reed Bunting, Wigeon, Brent Geese & rainbow over Halsey's Farm from the North Wall (AH)
Church Norton: This morning there were Goldcrests in the churchyard and a Greenshank in front of the hide, whilst a Goosander was out near Tern Island and around 30 Brent Geese were near the harbour entrance, including 3 juveniles. Also, a Short-eared Owl flew over the spit towards Pagham village, and along Rectory Lane there was a large flock of Linnets and oddly, two Swallows! (AW)
Brent Goose (juvenile), Goosander, Swallows and Short-eared Owl, Church Norton. (AW)
Pagham Lagoon area: There were over 250 geese on the Lagoon this morning - consisting of 100+ Canadas, a single Greylag and 150+ Brent - but little else apart from two Great Crested and 10 Little Grebes plus a handful of Tufted Ducks.
Along the adjacent footpath and hedgerows there were three Chiffchaffs and a Firecrest, plus at least 10 Goldcrests and a small flock of Long-tailed Tits, whilst a Grey Wagtail also flew over. (OM)
Chi GPs - Drayton Pits: I completed my (delayed) WeBS count this morning, but there were few highlights between the two pits, the best being counts of over 100 each of Pochard and Tufted Duck and 17 Snipe. However, the hedgerows and vegetation also demanded close attention today, producing 12 Chiffchaffs, 30 Goldcrests, a couple of Cetti's Warblers and a pair of Bullfinches; alas, despite all the effort, nothing unusual could be found amongst them. (OM)
Sunday, 11th November: Another fairly mild, if blustery, morning with sunshine and white cloud and a brisk south-westerly breeze....
Selsey Bill: There wasn't too much going on this morning! Full log below. (SH/JA/PB/BI/IP/AH)
(0700-0930hrs)
Great Crested Grebe - 7W
Gannet - 1E, 21W
Shag - 1os
Brent Goose - 1W
Red-breasted Merganser - 2W, 5os
Dunli - 3W
Mediterranean Gull - 5E
Kittiwake - 1E, 2W
auk sp - 1E
Linnet - 10N
Church Norton: Two Geenshanks, two Bar-tailed Godwits, a Black-tailed Godwit and c20 Knot were among the many commoner waders were in the harbour and there were also a Red-breasted Merganser, at least ten Great Crested Grebes, three Little Grebes, c50 Wigeon and c200 Brent Geese about.
There were also 40+ Mediterranean Gulls in the harbour, with a few more, plus a few Common Gulls offshore, but small birds were confined to a few Skylarks and Meadow Pipits on the spit, a Reed Bunting in the second Several and a Chiffchaff and a few Goldcrests by the carriage-hoes at the end of the reserve. (AH/IP)
Shag (above) & Great Crested Grebes at the Bill (AH)
Park Farm, Selsey: The Black Redstarts couldn't be found this morning, but there were two Green Sandpipers and a Grey Wagtail flying around, and 50+ Curlews and a few Linnets and Meadow Pipits were on the uncultivated field. (AH/IP)
Also, there were still 20+ Goldcrests and a Chiffchaff along Manor Lane footpath. (S&SaH)
Also, there were still 20+ Goldcrests and a Chiffchaff along Manor Lane footpath. (S&SaH)
Green Sandpiper over Park Farm, Selsey (AH)
Ferry Pool: Two Green Sandpipers were well tucked away on the concealed pool, whilst on the main pool there were c60 Black-tailed Godwits, c200 Lapwings, c40 Shoveler, c80 Teal and c150 Wigeon. (AH) Also, a Snipe was on the pool and a Grey Wagtail was in the Discovery Area again. (P&JW)
Black-tailed Godwits (above), Lapwings & Shovelers at the Ferry (AH)
Church Norton: Two Geenshanks, two Bar-tailed Godwits, a Black-tailed Godwit and c20 Knot were among the many commoner waders were in the harbour and there were also a Red-breasted Merganser, at least ten Great Crested Grebes, three Little Grebes, c50 Wigeon and c200 Brent Geese about.
There were also 40+ Mediterranean Gulls in the harbour, with a few more, plus a few Common Gulls offshore, but small birds were confined to a few Skylarks and Meadow Pipits on the spit, a Reed Bunting in the second Several and a Chiffchaff and a few Goldcrests by the carriage-hoes at the end of the reserve. (AH/IP)
Brent Geese (above), Skylark, Common Gull, Mediterranean Gulls & Chiffchaff at Church Norton (AH)
This afternoon there was a flock of Goldcrest in the churchyard, a Firecrest was seen with a few Long-tailed Tits along the path down from the car park, whilst a Little Grebe was in the harbour at high tide, along with the resident Whimbrel. Also, a pair of Stonechats were on the old horse field, along with six Meadow Pipits. (AW)
Later on, there were ten Red-breasted Mergansers together in the harbour. (AH)
Stonechat (above), Goldcrest, Meadow Pipit & Little Grebe at Church Norton (AH)
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