Saturday, 19th July: The wettest it has been in a very long time, with fairly steady rain until mid-morning, then slowly easing off in just a light westerly breeze....
Selsey Bill: It was predictably slow, but a few terns were about, including good numbers of Sandwich Terns taking fish back to the harbour. Full log below. (SR/IP/AH)
(0710-0810hrs) (W, F1-2)
Gannet - 7E
Common Scoter - 1W
Oystercatcher - 2E
Turnstone - 1E
Mediterranean Gull - 38E, 5W, 1os
Sandwich Tern - 55E, 33W
Common Tern - 7E, 1W
Little Tern - 1E
Swift - 7
House Martin - 5
Pied Wagtail - 1
Sandwich Tern (above), Common Tern & Mediterranean and Black-headed Gulls at the Bill (AH)
Ferry Pool: There was just a solitary Black-tailed Godwit on the pool this morning, plus two Whimbrel in the channel opposite. (AH)
Black-tailed Godwit (above) & Whimbrel at Church Norton (AH)
Mill Pond Marsh: The Greenshank was still present this morning, along with two Black-tailed Godwits, whilst a Buzzard and c20 Sand Martins went over. (S&SaH)
Selsey: Two Coal Tits were in my garden this afternoon, together with a mixed flock of Blue and Great Tits. (AW)
Coal Tit in a Selsey garden (AW)
Church Norton: There were still 80+ Sandwich Terns and a few Little and Common Terns about this morning, along with at least five Whimbrel, a Dunlin, a Turnstone, a few Ringed Plovers and Curlews and a least 40 Redshanks. (AH)
Sandwich Terns (above), Whimbrel & Dunlin and Redshank at Church Norton (AH)
There were not that many Sandwich Terns in the harbour, but a few juveniles were among them, with young Little and Common Terns about, too, along with a young juvenile Kittiwake and a Common Gull among the Mediterranean Gulls.
At least three Common Sandpipers were about, along with a summer-plumaged Knot, ten Whimbrel, a few Dunlin and Ringed Plovers and c30 Redshanks, whilst later, at least 200 Sand Martins were over the harbour and 20+ House Martins were over the Mound. (PA/AWi/AH)
Little Tern (above), Sandwich Tern, Common Sandpiper, Whimbrel & Sand Martin at Church Norton (AH)
North Wall: Four Green Sandpipers were at the back of the Breech Pool and four Little Ringed Plovers, two Lapwings, two Redshanks and two Pied Wagtails were also present, as well as a fishing Common Tern, with a few Reed Warblers and Sedge Warblers along the reeds.
The Spotted Redshank was still by the rife at Halsey’s Farm and a Cattle Egret, a Grey Heron and two Little Egrets on the mud, with 17 more Cattle Egrets around the cows in the fields, and c70 Sand Martins overhead along with a few Swallows and a Peregrine circling high in the sky..
Three Common Sandpipers flew out from Owl Water and another was along White’s Creek, where there was also two Greenshanks, five Whimbrels, three Black-tailed Godwits, seven Dunlin, eight Ringed Plovers, 25 Curlews, a Yellow-legged Gull and numerous Redshanks, Curlews and Oystercatchers. (LP/AWi)
Spotted Redshank (above), Green Sandpipers and Black-headed Gull, Common Tern, Common Sandpiper & Cattle Egret and Grey Heron at the North Wall (LP)
Medmerry: Easton Lane to the Stilt Pool - Four Greenshanks, three Common Sandpipers, two Ringed Plovers, two Redshanks and five Oystercatchers, including a young one, on the Stilt Pool this afternoon, with a Whimbrel on the reserve, seven Common Terns around their rafts and four Sandwich Terns offshore.
Also, a Dartford Warbler, a Whitethroat, a Chiffchaff and six Yellowhammers along the banks, with ten Swallows and c50 Sand Martins, plus a Buzzard, over, (S&SaH)
Chichester GPs: Ivy Lake complex - There were at least 26 Egyptian Geese spread around the pits, with many juveniles among them, though not much else on the water beyond a handful of Gadwall and Tufted Ducks, c20 Canada Geese and lots of Coots.
Also, three Common Terns were about, but no hirundines at all, whilst a couple of families of Reed Warblers, two briefly singing Blackcaps and a couple of Chiffchaffs was about it along the path. (AH)
Egyptian Geese (above), Gadwall, Common Tern, Reed Warbler & Blackcap at Chichester GPs (AH)
Friday, 18th July: After a murky and quite still start, slowly the morning brightened up as the south-westerly breeze began to increase..
Selsey Bill: There was a massive gull flock again offshore and there was a bit of variety among species seen, though nothing unexpected. Full log below. (IP/AH/SR/P&LH)
(0705-0835hrs) (SSW, F2)
Gannet - 3E, 5W, 2os
Common Scoter - 1E
Oystercatcher - 1E, 3W
Ringed Plover - 2E
Dunlin - 5E
Curlew - 2E, 1W
Mediterranean Gull - 220E, c500os
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1os
Herring Gull - c5000os
Sandwich Tern - 34E, 18W, 12os
Swift - 12
Green Woodpecker - 1
Swallow - 11W
Sand Martin - 1W
House Martin - 30
Gannet (above), Mediterranean Gull, Ringed Plovers and Dunlin & Green Woodpecker at the Bill (AH)
Ferry Pool: There were just two Shelducks and five Black-tailed Godwits on the pool this morning, whilst four Cattle Egrets were among the cows in the field. (AH)
Cattle Egret (above) & Black-tailed Godwit at the Ferry (AH)
Mill Pond Marsh: The Greenshank and 11 Black-tailed Godwits were present this morning, along with four Teal, the two families of Little Grebes, a Blackcap and half a dozen Reed Warblers, whilst five Swifts, a dozen Swallows and a Buzzard went over. (AH/P&LH)
Greenshank and Black-tailed Godwits at Mill Pond Marsh (AH)
North Wall: A Spotted Redshank was by the rife at Halsey’s Farm and a Kingfisher was fishing from the fence there, whilst four Little Ringed Plovers were on the Breech Pool, as well as two Pied Wagtails, three Lapwings and the regular Mallards, with a Whitethroat and a few Reed Warblers along the bushes, and a Buzzard overhead.
Two Common Sandpipers were by the sluice early on, and further along White’s Creek there were three Whimbrels, 25 Redshanks, two Curlews, and a Greenshank along the banks, whilst nine Canada Geese along with a single Greylag Goose flew in and landed on the mud. (MJa/LP/SP et al)
Little Ringed Plover (above), Whitethroat & Buzzard at the North Wall (LP)
Church Norton: This morning there were 45 Little Terns around the harbour, along with a couple of Common Terns, 120 Sandwich Terns and c100 Mediterranean Gulls, with seven Whimbrel and eight Curlews also about, and 30 Swallows went over. (P&LH)
This evening there were still lots of terns about, including lots of juvenile Sandwich Terns and a few Common and Little Terns, but waders were few, with just a Common Sandpiper, a couple of Ringed Plovers and a dozen Turnstones and Redshanks about.
Also, c80 Sand Martins appeared out of no-where and started feeding over the water. (AH)
Little Tern (above), Sandwich Tern, Sandwich and Common Terns & Sand Martin at Church Norton (AH)
Medmerry: Easton Lane to the Stilt Pool - There were four Greenshanks, a juvenile Little Ringed Plover, five Ringed Plovers, seven Common Sandpipers, four Lapwings and a couple of Oystercatchers on the Stilt Pool this morning, along with c25 Canada Geese, half a dozen Mediterranean Gulls and three Common Terns, with another half a dozen of the latter around the rafts on the pool opposite and ten Sandwich Terns and c200 Mediterranean Gulls offshore.
A returning Yellow Wagtail was the best passerine, with a couple of Dartford Warblers, three Chiffchaffs and half a dozen Whitethroats also along the banks, together with c20 Yellowhammers, c50 Linnets, four Stonechats, four Meadow Pipits and half a dozen Skylarks, with c250 Sand Martins and c100 Swallows moving slowly west, and also three Cattle Egrets flew in separately from the north. (AH/PA).
Common Tern (above), Cattle Egret, Greenshank, Stonechat, Whitethroat, Ringed Plover (AH) & Sand Martins (PA) at Medmerry
Dell Quay: Along the creek this morning there were a Greenshank, a Whimbrel, six Curlews, ten Redshanks, three Grey Herons, eight Little Egrets, a Green Woodpecker and 78 Mute Swans. (P&LH)
West Itchenor: Two broods of House Martins were being fed at the artificial nests on Haines Boatyard office, whilst a dozen or so juveniles were flying about investigating nearby buildings. Two adult Swallows were around the buildings of Northshore Boatyard along with a further half dozen House Martins and along the shore was eight Black-tailed Godwits, four Curlews, seven Mediterranean Gulls, two Oystercatchers and a Redshank. (SR)
House Martin (above) & Black-tailed Godwit at West Itchenor (SR)
Thursday, 17th July: A heavily overcast, but warm and muggy morning in a slowly freshening south-westerly breeze.....
Selsey Bill: There were a few Swifts and House Martins about, but apart from large numbers of Mediterranean Gulls again offshore, it remains quiet. Full log below. (AH/SR)
(0700-0800hrs) (SW, F2)
Gannet - 2E, 1W
Oystercatcher - 2W
Mediterranean Gull - 250E, 300os
Sandwich Tern - 17E, 6W, 20os
Swift - 14
Sand Martin - 1
House Martin - 25
Mediterranean Gulls (above), Black-headed and Mediterranean Gulls & Sandwich Tern at the Bill (AH)
Ferry Pool: There were just 11 Black-tailed Godwits present this morning. (AH)
Black-tailed Godwits on the Ferry (AH)
Long Pool: Up to a dozen Reed Warblers were seen this morning, along with a couple of Whitethroats, a Yellowhammer carrying food, two family parties of Reed Buntings and one of Linnets, plus a couple of Skylarks over the fields.
The mother Tufted Duck only seemed to have three well-grown young with her on the pool, whilst a Common Sandpiper was also on the pool, three Gadwall, two Whimbrel and a dozen Redshanks were along Ferry Channel and two Common Terns and four Sandwich Terns went west overhead. (AH)
Reed Warbler (above), Whitethroat, Yellowhammer, Reed Bunting & Common Tern along the Long Pool (AH)
Mill Pond Marsh: The Greenshank and a Black-tailed Godwit were still present, along with four Shovelers, four Teal, two families of Little Grebes and a Grey Heron, whilst a curlew and two Whimbrel few over, heading west.
The adjacent hedges and reeds were quite busy, with at least four Sedge Warblers, ten Reed Warblers, two Chiffchaffs and half a dozen Whitethroats seen, along with a couple of Swallows over. (AH)
Sedge Warbler (above), Reed Warbler, Greenshank, Little Grebe & Whimbrel at Mill Pond Marsh (AH)
North Wall: There ere still two Spotted Redshanks present this morning - one in the rife at the Halsey's farm end and one on the Breech Pool, where there were also three Little Ringed Plovers, a juvenile Water Rail and a Pied Wagtail, plus a gathering of 18 Little Egrets feeding together there.
There were also up to five Common Sandpipers along White's Creek, 16 Cattle Egrets in Honer 2 field, a couple of Whimbrel in the harbour, a Cetti's Warbler and a Green Woodpecker along the wall and 16 Sand Martins over.
Also, a Sparrowhawk, with a House Sparrow in its talons, was sat on the road along Rectory Lane for a full minute before flying off. (PB/MJa/LP et al)
Spotted Redshank at the North Wall (LP)
This evening a Spotted Redshank was in the creek at Halsey's Farm, but the Breech Pool just held a Little Ringed Plover, a Lapwing, a Redshank and three Black-tailed Godwits, whilst out in the harbour at least 50 Curlews were spread around the vegetated areas.
There were also half a dozen Sand Martins and a dozen Swallows about, with a couple of Chiffchaffs and Whitethroats ion the hedges at Halsey's Farm. (AH)
Spotted Redshank (above), Little Ringed Plover, Sand Martin, Swallows & Chiffchaff at the North Wall (AH)
Church Norton: A fairly brief look at the harbour this morning found it still full of birds, including at least 300 Sandwich Terns, 500 Mediterranean Gulls and a few Little and Common Terns, whilst there were also seven Whimbrel present, along with a few Ringed Plovers, Curlews and Redshanks. (AH)
Common Tern and Sandwich Terns (above), Sandwich Terns & Whimbrel at Church Norton (AH)
Medmerry: Easton Lane to the Stilt Pool - Three Greenshanks, four Common Sandpipers, a Little Ringed Plover and eight Oystercatchers, including a well-grown juvenile, were on the Stilt Pool this evening, with eight Common Terns around the rafts, a Whimbrel on the reserve and two Buzzards over.
Also, along the banks there were a Dartford Warbler, a Reed Warbler, five Whitethroats, nine Stonechats and a dozen Yellowhammers, with three Swallows and c50 Sand Martins over. (S&SaH)
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