Tuesday, 29 July 2025

29th July 2025

Tuesday, 29th July: Warming up slowly after a cool start, the morning remained heavily overcast throughout in just a light north-westerly breeze.....

Selsey Bill: A pretty quiet morning, with just the regular mix of species seen. Full log below. (AH/IP)
(0700-0830hrs) (NW, F2-3)
Gannet - 2W
Little Egret - 1W
Sanderling - 1W
Turnstone - 2
Mediterranean Gull - 9E, 14W
Sandwich Tern - 24E, 33W
Swift - 4
Sand Martin - 3
House Martin - 30
Willow Warbler - 1
Bottle-nosed Dolphin - 1E

Sandwich Tern (above) & House Martin at the Bill (AH)

Ferry Pool: There were three Black-tailed Godwits, a Lapwing and a Redshank on the pool this morning. (AH)

Black-tailed Godwit at the Ferry (AH)

Early this afternoon there were three juvenile Little Ringed Plovers on the pool, along with two Black-tailed Godwits. (AW)

Little Ringed Plovers on the Ferry (AW)

Mill Pond Marsh: There were just eight Black-tailed Godwits and a few Mallards on the flooded field, with a Kingfisher flying through and a Sand Martin and c25 Swallows feeding over it, whilst the bushes along the front were busy with at least half a dozen Willow Warblers and Whitethroats, a couple of Sedge Warblers, up to a dozen Reed Warblers and a Reed Bunting. (AH/KT)

This evening there were 12 Black-tailed Godwits on the flooded field and c20 Sand Martins feeding over it, with a couple of willow warblers still around the bushes. (S&SaH)


Willow Warblers (above), Reed Warbler & Reed Bunting at Mill Pond Marsh (AH)


Church Norton: Almost all of the Sandwich Terns and Black-headed Gulls had moved out of the fenced area since yesterday, with quite a few barely-fledged youngsters on the perimeter of the island, and more adults in the harbour.
There were also c80 Dunlin on the mud, but otherwise it was just the usual handful of Ringed Plovers, Whimbrels and Curlews and c50 Redshanks present, plus four Black-tailed Godwits that flew up through the harbour.
Also, a Wheatear was along the beach whilst a look around the churchyard/hide area produced a Lesser Whitethroat, a couple of Willow Warblers and Blackcaps and half a dozen Whitethroats. (AH/KF/KJ et al)


Sandwich Terns (above), Whimbrel, Dunlin, Lesser Whitethroat, Blackcap & Whitethroat at Church Norton (AH)





North Wall: A Wheatear was on the fence at Halsey’s Farm, along with c50 Swallows and a few Sand Martins, whilst a Kingfisher was along the rife, and two Willow Warblers, a Lesser Whitethroat, two Whitethroats, five Linnets, eight Reed Warblers and four Sedge Warblers were along the bushes.
Eighteen Cattle Egrets were out by their island, seven more were in the trees at Owl Copse, and another ten were around the cows in the fields, and along White’s Creek there was a Common Sandpiper, the Spotted Redshank, 18 Black-tailed Godwits and c50 Redshanks, with a few Dunlin further along. (MJa/LP)

The Wheatear was still present this evening, with a Coal Tit at Halsey's Farm and half a dozen Willow Warblers and two Cetti's Warblers along the wall, whilst Merlin picked up a calling Crossbill, though it was not located.
There were also two Greenshanks about, with c10 Sand Martins, c20 Swallows, two juvenile Marsh Harriers, three Buzzards and two Kestrels over. (S&SaH)

Wheatear (MJa) (above), Common Sandpiper & Kingfisher (LP) at the North Wall







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