Saturday, 20th December: Another lovely winter morning of bright sun and a moderate southerly breeze......
Selsey Bill: A selection of the regular species was about it again this morning, though several flocks of Grey Plovers were moving about as the tide rose. Full log below. (SH/PB/P&LH/IP/AH)
(0750-0935hrs) (SSE, F4)
Great Northern Diver - 3W, 2os
Red-throated Diver - 1E, 1W
diver sp - 1E
Gannet - 9E, 44W
Shag - 1E
Brent Goose - 2W
Common Scoter - 3E, 4W, 11os
Red-breasted Merganser - 1E, 5W, 8os
Grey Plover - 30E, 150W
Mediterranean Gull - 3E, 5W
Great Black-backed Gull - 5W
Kittiwake - 11E
Razorbill - 1E
auk sp - 4E, 9W
Meadow Pipit - 1E
Pied Wagtail - 1
Great Northern Diver (above), Mediterranean Gull & Grey Plovers at the Bill (AH)
Ferry Pool: There were just c50 Lapwings, c40 Shovelers and Teal and c120 Wigeon around the pool this morning and a Grey Plover flew over. (AH)
Lapwings at the Ferry (AH)
Park Farm, Selsey: A Grey Wagtail was around the buildings this morning, along with a Great Spotted Woodpecker and three Pied Wagtails, whilst at the eastern end of the fields a flock of c50 Meadow Pipits were active and at least 30 Curlews were feeding in the waterlogged fields.
Also, two Jays flew along the treeline at the eastern end and the Greenlease fields had a small party of 20 Brent Geese feeding. (IP)
Church Norton: A female Goosander was briefly in the harbour near Tern Island, but quickly disappeared, whilst the three Greenshanks were about again and a lot of Dunlin and Grey Plovers, plus a few Knot, were flying about and a few Lapwings were at the other end, though the only wildfowl were a few Brent Geese, Wigeon and Teal.
A dozen Common Gulls were feeding along the tideline, but nothing else of any note was going on offshore, and the Severals were very quiet, though Bluebell Wood was lively, with a Firecrest was among at least ten Goldcrests and a dozen Long-tailed Tits. (IP)
Medmerry: Easton Lane to the Stilt Pool - Two Dartford Warblers, six Stonechats, two Corn Buntings, three Yellowhammers, 12 Skylarks and 25 Linnets were along the banks this morning, with three Marsh Harriers going over.
There was a good selection of birds elsewhere, too, including two Greenshanks, c50 Dunlin, 86 Ringed Plovers, c300 Golden Plovers, 300 Brent Geese, three Gadwall, four Shovelers, c100 Teal and c300 Wigeon. (P&LH)
Medmerry: Porthole Farm to Ham Farm - The only birds at Porthole Farm were a Marsh Harrier and a pair of Stonechats, whilst a Dartford Warbler, two Stonechats and a handful of Meadow Pipits and Skylarks were along the Trail.
At least 800 Brent Geese were in the tidal area at Ham, along with a few Wigeon and Teal, with a few Curlews and Skylarks on the fields, but the bushes there were very quiet. (AH)
Dartford Warbler (above), Stonechat, Meadow Pipit & Brent Geese at Medmerry (AH)
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