Tuesday, 25th November: A cold bright morning in just a light to moderate north-westerly breeze.....
Selsey Bill: There were four Sandwich Terns and a few divers about this morning, plus a good count of 22 Shags east. Full log below. (PB/AH/IP/KT)
(0715-0900hrs) (NW,F3)
Great Northern Diver - 3E, 1W, 3os
Red-throated Diver - 2E, 1W
Great Crested Grebe - 1E, 1os
Gannet - 2E, 28W
Shag - 22E
Brent Goose - 1E, 2W
Common Scoter - 2W
Red-breasted Merganser - 6E, 1W
Turnstone - 3W
Great Black-backed Gull - 5os
Sandwich Tern - 4os
Razorbill - 2W, 24os
auk sp - 16E, 3W
Pied Wagtail - 2
Shag (above) & Sandwich Tern at the Bill (AH)
Ferry Pool: There were nine Black-tailed Godwits, c30 Lapwings, a dozen Shelducks and c60 Shovelers and Teal on the pool this morning, whilst c80 Wigeon were on the fields at the back, a Kingfisher was in the channel opposite and they Grey Wagtail was around the hide. (KT/AH)
Grey Wagtail (above), Kingfisher & Shovelers and Teal at the Ferry (AH)
Church Norton: A redhead Goosander was out in the channels in the harbour mouth this morning, whilst there a lot less Brent Geese than of late in the harbour on the lower tide, with perhaps 100 birds present, along with c30 Pintail, c50 Teal and c100 Wigeon.
There were plenty of waders about, including an Avocet, c500 Knot, c800 Dunlin, c30 Ringed and Grey Plovers ad a few Turnstones, but there wasn't much in a quick look at the hedges beyond two or three Jays and a flock of 14 Pied Wagtails behind the churchyard. (PB/AH/KT)
Avocet (above), Grey Plover, Knot and Dunlin & Brent Geese at Church Norton (AH)
No comments:
Post a Comment