Monday, 23rd December: The north-westerly breeze had eased overnight, leaving a cold and hazily sunny morning, before it slowly clouded over later.....
Selsey Bill: Two Slavonian Grebes dropped in offshore and half a dozen Great Northern Divers were about, but little was on the move this morning. Full log below. (PB/P&LH/BI/AH/IP/SR)
(0745-0915hs) (NW, F4)
Great Northern Diver - 3E, 3os
Red-throated Diver - 1E, 5W
Slavonian Grebe - 2os
Great Crested Grebe - 2E, 1os
Gannet - 1W
Shag - 2E
Brent Goose - 2E, 1W
Common Scoter - 3os
Red-breasted Merganser - 4E
Turnstone - 7
Sandwich Tern - 1os
auk sp - 12E, 76W
Sandwich Tern (above) & Great Northern Divers at the Bill (AH)
Ferry Pool: There were 26 Avocets on the pool this morning, along with c40 Black-tailed Godwits, c75 Shovelers, c100 Teal and c50 Mallards, with c80 Lapwings and c150 Wigeon on the fields. (AH)
Avocets and Black-tailed Godwits at the Ferry (AH)
Church Norton: At first light, six Marsh Harriers - an adult male, a sub-adult male and four females - flew out of the Severals, with two Cetti's Warblers calling there, too. (SH)
Later, at least 1000 Brent Geese were still behind the churchyard, but there wasn't too much of note in the harbour, though the Whimbrel was about, along with two Avocets, c50 Grey Plovers, c50 Golden Plovers, c150 Lapwings and c60 Wigeon. (P&LH)
North Wall: There was a bit more variety about this morning, with two Ravens flying across the harbour and heading north over the wall, a Peregrine, two Marsh Harriers, a Sparrowhawk, a Buzzard and a Kestrel in and around the fields, and an Avocet along White’s Creek, together with the usual Wigeon, Teal, Pintail, Redshanks and Black-tailed Godwits. Also, on the mud were the large flocks of Lapwing and Golden Plover and further out there were good numbers of Grey Plovers, Knot and Dunlin.
A Kingfisher flew out from the Halsey’s Outfall and a Greenshank was in the harbour nearby, while along the Rife a Common Gull was with 150 Wigeon along the banks. and 34 Curlews were in the fields.
It was again busy in the Paddock, too, with two Stonechats, five Meadow Pipits, a Song Thrush, two Pied Wagtails, a Collared Dove, a Greenfinch, a Reed Bunting, a Great Spotted Woodpecker and 20 Goldfinches present, as well as a few Blue Tits, Great Tits, Robins and Blackbirds. (CT/LP)
Sparrowhawk(above), Grey Plover & Collared Dove at the North Wall (LP)
Sidlesham Common: There were just two Cattle Egrets in the fields on Lockgate Road this morning, along with c50 Stock Doves. (P&LH)
Fishbourne Creek: A Slavonian Grebe was on the water south of Dell Quay, but there wasn't much else of note there, though the main channel held c800 Brent Geese, 40 Wigeon, 10 Grey Plovers, 35 Lapwings, 15 Black-tailed Godwits and 150 Dunlin.
Also, a good flock of 154 Common Gulls were in the fields along the road to Dell Quay. (P&LH)
Medmerry: Easton Lane to the Stilt Pool - It was fairly quiet this afternoon, with a Chiffchaff, two Goldcrests, four Stonechats, four Yellowhammers, three Reed Buntings and a Pied Wagtail seen along the banks, and a Marsh Harrier, a Sparrowhawk, two Kestrels and four Buzzards over. (S&SaH)
Marsh and Chalder Farms, Sidlesham: Six Cattle Egrets among the sheep at Marsh Farm were the only ones seen late this morning, with a passing Marsh Harrier, a pair of Stonechats and a few Chaffinches and Pied Wagtails the only other birds of note in the vicinity.
There were also a few more of the latter two, plus a Grey Wagtail and a pair of Great Spotted Woodpeckers around Chalder Farm, with c40 Curlews and c100 Stock Doves in the fields there, but that really was about it. (AH)
Grey Wagtail (above), Stonechat, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Marsh Harrier & Cattle Egret at Marsh Farm, Sidlesham (AH)
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