Friday, 4th October: A pleasant morning of quite warm sun and light cloud in a moderate easterly breeze.....
Selsey Bill: There was a good bit of visible migration this morning, including 14 Sand Martins among over 1500 Swallows and 400 House Martins, 37 Skylarks, six Yellow Wagtails, four Reed Buntings, plus a Wheatear and a Rock Pipit on the beach and a dozen Chiffchaffs in the bushes. Full log below. (BI/MRe/IP/AH/SR/RAI)
(0645-0900hrs) (E, F4)
Gannet - 10os
Shag - 1E
Brent Goose - 6E, 5W
Wigeon - 13E
Common Scoter - 1E
Sparrowhawk - 1
Oystercatcher - 1W
Turnstone - 9
Mediterranean Gull - 3E, 6W
Sandwich Tern - 2E
Green Woodpecker - 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1
Skylark - 37E
Swallow - 1598E
Sand Martin - 14E
House Martin - 424E
Yellow Wagtail - 6E
Grey Wagtail - 2E
Pied Wagtail - 29E
Meadow Pipit - 76E
Rock Pipit - 1
Wheatear - 1
Chiffchaff - 12
Rook - 1E
Jackdaw - 25E
Magpie - 9E
Linnet - 180E
Goldfinch - 87E
Chaffinch - 9E
Reed Bunting - 4E
House Martins (above), Swallow, Wheatear, Meadow Pipit, Chiffchaff & Sandwich Tern at the Bill (AH)
Ferry Pool: A Common Sandpiper and a Greenshank were on the pool this morning, along with nine Avocets, nine Black-tailed Godwits, c60 Lapwings, eight Shelducks, a dozen Shovelers and c40 Teal and Canada Geese, with c20 Swallows going over. (AH/RAI)
Common Sandpiper (above) & Greenshank and Black-tailed Godwits at the Ferry (AH)
Church Norton: There were 20+ Chiffchaffs and a couple of Blackcaps around the hedges this morning, with eight Stonechats along the front of the Severals and c100 Swallows, c20 House Martins and a handful of meadow Pipits went over. A Mistle Thrush was in the churchyard and three Greylag Geese were with c.50 Canada Geese and four Red-legged Partridges in the adjacent field.
There wasn't too much in the harbour beyond a couple of Bar-tailed Godwits and Knot, c30 Grey Plovers, c50 Dunlin, whilst four Brent Geese flew in from offshore. (AH/BI/RAI/GHi et al)
Stonechats (above) & Blackcap at Church Norton (AH)
North Wall: There were still two Whinchats around the paddocks this morning, along with four Stonechats, four Chiffchaffs, two Blackcaps, two Reed Buntings, a Green Woodpecker, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Grey Wagtail, and a Lapwing, with two Marsh Harriers, a Buzzard and a Kestrel further back.
A Rock Pipit was by the sluice and a Kingfisher flew down White’s Creek, where there was the usual selection of Wigeon, Pintail, Redshanks, Black-tailed Godwits, Curlews and Lapwings.
A Reed Warbler was in the reeds by the Breech Pool and c100 House Martins and a few Swallows passed overhead, whilst out in the fields, 18 Cattle Egrets were with the cows and at Halsey’s Farm, three Stonechats were on the fence and a Jay was in the field. (LP/TRH/JDW)
Whinchat (above), Stonechat, Rock Pipit, Blackcap, Reed Bunting, Green Woodpecker & Pintail at the North Wall (LP)
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