Thursday, 29th January: A cold and fairly grey, though dry, morning in a brisk easterly breeze.....
Selsey Bill: Two Slavonian Grebes were offshore, but otherwise it was another slow morning. Full log below. (RP/KT/AH)
(0745-0900hrs) (E, F4-5)
Red-throated diver - 2E, 11W, 4os
Slavonian Grebe - 2os
Great Crested Grebe - 1E
Gannet - 1W, 1os
Shag - 1E
Teal - 7E
Common Scoter - 15os
Red-breasted Merganser - 8E, 2os
Mediterranean Gull - 1E
Common Gull - 7E
Great Black-backed Gull - 3os
auk sp - 2E, 3W, 1os
Red-breasted Mergansers (above), Common Gull & Teal at the Bill (AH)
Ferry Pool: Two Avocets roosting on the pool were the only waders present beyond c1000 very flighty Lapwings, with c80 Shovelers, c150 Teal and c300 Wigeon, plus a pair of Gadwall and five Shelducks, also about. (AH)
Avocets, Shovelers and Lapwings (above), Gadwall and Teal, Lapwings & Wigeon on the Ferry (AH)
East side: Two first-winter Caspian Gulls were among the gulls in the harbour this morning. PA)
Medmerry: Breach area - The Purple Sandpiper was in the tidal area this morning, along with a Sanderling, a Greenshank and c100 Dunlin and Ringed Plovers. (SH)
East Head: The Snow Bunting was again present today, this time not far from the car-park. (SR)
Chichester Canal: It was very quiet along the Birdham Road to Donnington Road stretch this morning, with two Fieldfares and a Jay over the most interesting things, with nothing beyond the very regular along the hedges and just a couple of calling Little Grebes and a scattering of Moorhens and Coots on the water. (AH)
Fieldfare at Chichester Canal (AH)
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