Thursday, 19th September: Another morning with more or less unbroken warm, if hazy, sunshine tempered by a strong north-easterly breeze......
Selsey Bill: A bit less busy than the last couple of days, but there was still a steady eastward flow of hirundines, with a few Yellow Wagtails and Meadow Pipits among them, whilst a Wheatear went along the beach, a Common Tern was on the shingle bar and 11 Brent Geese and 37 Wigeon went west. Full log below. (SR/PA/AH/LP)
(0700-0900hrs) (NE, F5)
Gannet - 2E, 9W, 34os
Brent Goose- 11W
Wigeon - 15E, 37W
Common Scoter - 2E
Turnstone - 23
Mediterranean Gull - 21os
Sandwich Tern - 5E, 2W, 1os
Common Tern - 1os
Swallow - 271E
Sand Martin - 10E
House Martin - 623E
Yellow Wagtail - 10E
Pied Wagtail - 7E
Meadow Pipit - 42E
Wheatear - 1
Jay - 1
Wigeon (above), Sand Martin, Sandwich Tern & Mediterranean Gulls at the Bill (AH)
Ferry Pool: There were two Green Sandpipers on the pool his morning, along with a Common Sandpiper, a Snipe, six Avocets, 34 Black-tailed Godwits, c60 Lapwings, two Shovelers and a dozen Teal, with a Grey Wagtail active at the front. (AH)
Grey Wagtail (above), Green Sandpiper & Common Sandpiper at the Ferry (AH)
North Wall: A Great White Egret was on the Breech Pool, with a second bird along the East side in the harbour, towards high tide. Also on the Breech Pool were six Lapwings 15 Black-tailed Godwits and a Bar-tailed Godwit.
Also, a Spotted Flycatcher was by the stables, a Whinchat was on the fence, a Green Woodpecker was amongst the grass, half a dozen Swallows went over, and further back a Marsh Harrier dropped into the reeds.(LP/TRH/CRJ/JDW)
This evening a total of 61 Cattle Egrets flew in to roost in Owl Copse, including a flock of 50 birds, whilst 46 Yellow Wagtails went in to roost on the Breech Pool, where the Great White Egret was showing again.
Also, a juvenile and two male Marsh Harriers were about, along with two Stonechats and a Cettti's Warbler. (S&SaH)
Spotted Flycatcher (above), Whinchat & Green Woodpecker at the North Wall (LP)
East Head: A Nuthatch was present around the west end of Ella Nore Lane again this morning. (SH)
Church Norton: There was a bit of visible migration along the beach again this morning, including two Yellow Wagtails, c50 Meadow Pipits, c20 Sand Martins, c30 House Martins and c100 Swallows, whilst a juvenile Marsh Harrier, two Stonechats, three Blackcaps and 14 Chiffchaffs were along the Severals, whilst half a dozen more of the latter, a couple of Goldcrests and a Mistle Thrush were around the hide/churchyard area.
Two Brent Geese went west offshore, with another in the harbour, and c120 Wigeon and 35 Teal flew in from out to sea, but a Whimbrel, two Dunlin, c50 Redshanks and c30 Little Egrets was about it in the harbour. (MRe/AH et al)
Marsh Harrier (above), Sand Martin, Swallow, Stonechat & Whimbrel at Church Norton (AH)
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