Tuesday, 7th October: A very grey and fairly still start, before slowly brightening up as the westerly breeze began to freshen....
Selsey Bill: There was a bit more activity offshore this morning, including an Arctic Skua and four Brent Geese west, with plenty of Gannets, auks and Razorbills about, but apart from a conspicuous presence of Swallows, plus a couple of House Martins, it was quiet overhead. Full log below. (AH/P&LH)
(0715-0915hrs) (W, F2-3)
Gannet - 8E, 86W, 7os
Shag - 11E, 1os
Brent Goose - 4W
Oystercatcher - 1E
Turnstone - 8
Arctic Skua - 1W
Mediterranean Gull - 6E, 112W, 5os
Razorbill - 43E, 22W, 20os
auk sp - 158E, 63W
Swallow - 184W
House Martin - 2W
Pied Wagtail - 4W
Meadow Pipit - 15W
Siskin - 18W
House Martin and Swallow (above), Brent Geese, Mediterranean Gull, Shags & Gannet and Herring Gull at the Bill (AH)
Ferry Pool: A Green Sandpiper and a Black-tailed Godwit were on the pool this morning, along with c75 Lapwings and a dozen Teal. (AH)
Green Sandpiper on the Ferry (AH)
Mill Pond Marsh: There were just four Teal on the flooded field and a couple of Chiffchaffs and a Cetti's Warbler in the bushes this morning. (AH)
North Wall: A Whinchat was at Owl Point this morning, with a Goldcrest, a Yellowhammer, a dozen Reed Buntings, three Stonechats, a Jay, five head-only Cetti's Warblers and c25 Chiffchaffs along the hedges and a dozen Swallows over.
Two Spotted Redshanks in White's Creek and a Snipe were the only waders of note, with a Kingfisher, a dozen Cattle Egrets and c20 Little Egrets also seen, and four Water Rails heard. (PB)
Church Norton: There was a bit of variety in the harbour on the rising tide this morning, including a Curlew Sandpiper, two Greenshanks, a Bar-tailed Godwit, a couple of Black-tailed Godwits and a good mix of Dunlin, Knot, Grey and Ringed Plovers, along with c25 Pintail and Teal, c50 Wigeon and a Little Grebe, with a Sparrowhawk, a Peregrine and two Marsh Harriers out hunting and two Brent Geese and a Kingfisher flying through.
A dozen Chiffchaffs and a couple of Blackcaps were in the churchyard, but most of the passerine activity was overhead, with c30 Swallows and a House Martin about, and a few Redpolls, Siskins, Goldfinches and Meadow Pipits over. (AH/P&LH/RBe/SM/KF et al)
Curlew Sandpiper and Redshanks (above), Greenshanks, Bar-tailed Godwit, Kingfisher, Pintail, Swallow & Chiffchaff at Church Norton (AH)
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