Monday, 14th July: A switch round to a brisk westerly breeze this morning, bringing a drop in temperature and a mix of heavy cloud and sunny intervals.....
Selsey Bill: It was just a mix of the regular species this morning. Full log below. (AH/IP)
(0650-0805hrs) (W, F4-5)
Gannet - 12E, 2W
Common Scoter - 2E
Oystercatcher - 1E, 4W
Curlew - 1W
Mediterranean Gull - 14E, 20os
Sandwich Tern - 19E, 14W, 22os
Common Tern - 2W
Swift - 2
Swallow - 1
House Martin - 4
Mediterranean Gull (above), Common Scoters & Gannet at the Bill (AH)
Ferry Pool: There were just a Common Sandpiper and four Lapwings on the pool this morning. (AH)
Common Sandpiper (above) & Lapwing at the Ferry (AH)
Mill Pond Marsh: The Greenshank and a Common Sandpiper were on the flooded field this morning, along with three Black-tailed Godwits, six Teal and two families of Little Grebes. (AH)
Greenshank (above), & Black-tailed Godwits on Mill Pond Marsh (AH)
Church Norton: There were at least 200 Sandwich Terns feeding offshore this morning, with a similar number on the mud in the harbour (plus those on the islands), suggesting an arrival from elsewhere, and there were also c300 Mediterranean Gulls about, whilst there were also a handful of Common Terns about and plenty of Little Terns on the far side of the harbour and a few feeding offshore.
Also, a Common Sandpiper and a few ringed Plovers were about, plus a few Redshanks and Curlews, whilst the odd Whitethroat popped up, a handful of Linnets were along the beach and a single Swallow went over. (AH)
Little Terns (above), Common Tern, Sandwich Terns, Common Sandpiper, Whitethroat & Mediterranean Gulls and Sandwich Terns at Church Norton (AH)
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