Thursday, 9th June: Another fairly mild, but blustery morning, with the brisk westerly bringing in a lot of heavy cloud with just the odd sunny spell........
Selsey Bill: A flock of six Kittiwakes, a Turnstone and five Sanderlings went west, three Common Scoters went east and a Jay set out to sea before returning to shore, but that was about it beyond the usual. Full log below. (SR/AH/P&LH)
(0640-0810hrs) (WNW, F5)
Gannet - 33E, 3W, 15os
Common Scoter - 3E
Sanderling - 5W
Turnstone - 1W
Mediterranean Gull - 1W
Kittiwake - 6W
Sandwich Tern - 58os
auk sp - 1E
Swift - 6
House Martin - 8
Jay - 1
(1620-1750hrs) (SH)
Gannet - 5E, 3W
Kittiwake - 2W
Sandwich Tern - 76os
Common Tern - 6os
Little Tern - 21os
Guillemot - 1W
Razorbill - 1W
Turnstone (above), House Martin & Black-headed Gull at the Bill (AH)
Ferry Pool: There was very little going on this morning, with just three Avocets, c25 Black-tailed Godwits five Shelducks and six Mallards on the pool and a Buzzard over. (AH)
Black-tailed Godwit (above) & Buzzard at the Ferry (AH)
Church Norton: The summer-plumaged Knot was again in the harbour today. (P&LH)
The Knot was still present this evening, along with 14 Bar-tailed Godwits, five Turnstones, four Grey Plovers, 12 Ringed Plovers and c40 Dunlin, whilst half a dozen Little Terns and a couple of Common Terns were feeding in the harbour. (AH)
Bar-tailed Godwits (above), Knot and Turnstone & Dunlin at Church Norton (AH)
Honer Reservoir: The pair of Shelducks and four young were on the reservoir again today, whilst a Cuckoo was calling towards Bramber Farm and another towards Marsh Farm. (JDW)
Runcton: A Cattle Egret was in the fields this morning, with a Blackcap and a Whitethroat in the adjacent hedges. (CRJ)
Cattle Egret at Runcton (CRJ)
North Wall: The female Marsh Harrier was involved in a prolonged dispute with a Buzzard as it attempted to bring in prey, and at least eight Swallows and a Green Woodpecker were around the stables, but it was otherwise very quiet along the wall, with the Breech Pool devoid of birds and no waders in the harbour.
There were, though, ten Grey Herons on the island, half a dozen young Little Egrets in Owl Copse and at least a dozen Cattle Egrets among the cows at Halsey's Farm.
There were a few passerines about, too, despite the windy conditions, including several Reed Warblers and Whitethroats, a couple of Blackcaps, a Chiffchaff, a Cetti's Warbler and a Lesser Whitethroat, along with two or three Linnets and Reed Buntings. (AH/JDW)
Wednesday, 8th June: A fairly warm, bright and breezy morning in a fresh westerly........
Selsey Bill: A Great Northern Diver heading east was unexpected and the first for at least a fortnight, but otherwise it was mostly just a few Gannets and terns. Full log below. (AH)
(0715-0815hrs) (W, F5)
Great Northern Diver - 1E
Gannet - 35E, 12W
Oystercatcher - 1W
Mediterranean Gull - 1W
Sandwich Tern - 80os
Little Tern - 4os
Guillemot - 1W
Swallow -1
House Martin - 8
This evening three Arctic Skuas were chasing terns, at one stage all together, before heading off east. Full log below. (SH)
(1650-1805hrs)
Gannet - 33E, 8W
Arctic Skua - 3os, then E
Kittiwake - 3W
Sandwich Tern - 41os
Common Tern - 3
Little Tern - 3
Swift - 1
Great Northern Diver (above), Little Tern & Sandwich Tern at the Bill (AH)
Ferry Pool: The Greenshank was again on the pool first thing, but not later, whilst there were also 12 Avocets, c30 Black-tailed Godwits, five Redshanks, a Gadwall and eight Shelducks present. (AH)
Greenshank (above) & Avocets at the Ferry (AH)
Church Norton: A Knot and 12 Bar-tailed Godwit were out in the harbour this morning, and three Sanderling flew over, whilst at least four Common Terns and a couple of Little Terns were feeding along the shoreline, with a couple more of the latter feeding in the harbour.
A Cattle Egret in the Severals, the odd Blackcap and Whitethroat, plus the Swallows around the hide and a few Linnets on the beach were it for land-birds, though, (AH)
Knot and Bar-tailed Godwits (above), Common Tern, Little Terns, Whitethroat & Linnet at Church Norton (AH)
This evening the summer-plumaged Knot was with six Grey Plovers in the harbour and there were also c20 Dunlin and a dozen Ringed Plovers out on the mud, whilst a Lesser Whitethroat was near the hide and Red-legged Partridge was along the west side. (AH)
Knot (above), Grey Plover, Ringed Plover & Red-legged Partridge at Church Norton (AH)
North Wall: A Jay and a Blackcap were around the paddock this morning, whilst the Swallows were still busy at the stables and the Mute Swan family with their single cygnet were still in White's Creek, along with a pair of Great Crested Grebes and further out there was a Curlew and the usual Oystercatchers and Shelducks.
A Cuckoo was calling from behind the empty Breech Pool and a Kestrel and a Marsh Harrier were also about, whilst nine Grey Herons including several newly fledged youngster, and a couple of Little Egrets were out on their island and a Redshank was in the channel nearby.
At Halsey’s Farm there were 14 Cattle Egrets around the cows and a few Skylarks, a Stonechat and a Reed Bunting were around the fields, whilst another Cuckoo was calling from further back and three Buzzards were overhead. (LP/PC/CT)
Cattle Egret (above), Grey Herons, Reed Bunting & Kestrel at the North Wall (LP)
Tuesday, 7th June: A pretty dismal morning of persistent drizzly rain in a light south-easterly, drying up eventually as it shifted to a freshening south-westerly........
Selsey Bill: A flock of 39 Common Scoters going east and six Little Terns feeding offshore together were the only things of note this morning. (Full log below). (SR/AH)
(0645-0815hrs) (SE, F3)
Gannet - 3E
Common Scoter - 39E
Oystercatcher - 2W
Sandwich Tern - 40os
Common Tern - 1os
Little Tern - 6os
Little Tern (above), Sandwich Tern & Common Scoters at the Bill (AH)
Gannet - 7E, 4W
Mediterranean Gull - 1E, 1W
Kittiwake - 2E, 1W
Sandwich Tern - 2E, 40W
Common Tern - 1os
Little Tern - 1os
Guillemot - 1W
Kittiwake (above) & Sandwich Tern at the Bill (AH)
Ferry Pool: A Greenshank and a Little Ringed Plover were on the pool this morning, together with six Avocets, ten Redshanks, 22 Black-tailed Godwits and 12 Shelducks, with the pair and four young again in the channel opposite. (AH)
Little Ringed Plover (above), Greenshank & Shelduck family at the Ferry (AH)
Medmerry: Easton Lane to the Stilt Pool - Unsurprisingly, most small birds were keeping low, but there were still half a dozen Yellowhammers and Whitethroats and 20+ Skylarks and Linnets along the banks and at least five singing Reed Warblers, whilst a family of Stonechats were by the Stilt Pools, where there were also half a dozen Swallows.
Three pairs of Avocets had chicks with them, with another three apparently brooding and a dozen more loafing, whilst there were also a Little Ringed Plover, a Ringed Plover, a Lapwing and the pair of Oystercatchers, plus two chicks, on the pool.
The pair of Egyptian Geese, plus large gosling, and three families of Canada Geese were also around, along with a pair of Gadwall, but there wasn't much else about. (AH)
Avocets (above), Oystercatcher chicks, Little Ringed Plover, Egyptian Geese, Canada Geese, Stonechat, Reed Warbler, Skylark & Linnet at Medmerry (AH)
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