Friday, 7th February: A cold and very grey morning, with just the odd spots of rain, in a fresh and blustery north-easterly...
Selsey Bill: There were a few bits of interest on a fairly slow morning, including a Black-throated Diver and a Guillemot east, two Velvet Scoters and two Fulmars west and a Blackcap in the gardens. Full log below. (BI/AH/SR/LL/AW)
(0730-0900hrs) (NE, F6)
Great Northern Diver - 1W, 3os
Black-throated Diver - 1E
Red-throated Diver - 12E, 4W, 5os
diver sp - 4E
Great Crested Grebe - 1W, 3os
Fulmar - 2W
Gannet - 1E
Brent Goose - 14W
Velvet Scoter - 2W
Common Scoter - 7W, 10os
Red-breasted Merganser -4E, 4os
Oystercatcher - 1E, 1W
Common Gull - 2W
Guillemot - 1E
Razorbill - 3E
auk sp - 4E
Blackcap - 1
Guillemot (AW) (above), Fulmar, Great Northern Diver, Red-throated Divers (AH) & Grey Seal (AW) at the Bill
Ferry Pool: Thee were ten Avocets and c75 Black-tailed Godwits on the pool this morning, and three Snipe flew out of the roadside reeds, whilst there were still plenty of wildfowl about, including four Shelducks, c60 Shovelers, c150 Teal and c250 Wigeon. (AH)
Black-tailed Godwits (above), Avocets & Shovelers at the Ferry (AH)
Medmerry: Coastguards - There were only three Common Scoters offshore this morning, but there were also six Red-breasted Mergansers and four Great Northern Divers on the sea and seven Red-throated Divers flew east. (AH)
Common Scoters (above) & Red-throated Divers at Medmerry (AH)
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