25th February 2026

Wednesday, 25th February: A very pleasant morning of warm sunshine and blue skies in just a light to moderate southerly breeze.....

Selsey Bill: There was a bit of variety this morning, including a Black-throated Diver west, a Slavonian Grebe and 18 Shovelers east and a first-winter Little Gull that lingered well offshore for a while. Full log below. (SH/PB/PA/AH/P&LH)

(0640-0910hrs) (S, F3-4)

Great Northern Diver - 1E, 4os

Black-throated Diver - 1W

Red-throated Diver - 10E, 2W

Slavonian Grebe - 1E

Shag - 6E

Brent Goose - 2E

Shoveler - 18E

Common Scoter - 21E

Red-breasted Merganser - 6E, 1W, 2os

Oystercatcher - 2E, 3W

Curlew - 4E

Turnstone - 20W

Little Gull - 1os

Mediterranean Gull - 1E, 2os

Black-headed Gull - 147E

Common Gull - 2E

Great Black-backed Gull - 3E

Kittiwake - 1E

Sandwich Tern - 13E

auk sp - 1E

Ferry Pool: Two Avocets and a Redshank were on the roadside pool and a Black-tailed Godwit and a handful of Curlews were on the fields this morning, whilst there were still c80 Shovelers, c100 Teal, c200 Wigeon and a dozen Shelducks spread around the flooded areas.

There were also a few Common and Mediterranean Gulls among the roosting gulls, and a Kingfisher was in the channel opposite.. (AH/TG-P)

Church Norton: At least one Slavonian Grebe was offshore this morning, whilst eight Linnets, a Meadow Pipit and a dozen Skylarks were along the beach

In the harbour there were a Greenshank, a Snipe, 55 Ringed Plovers, a single Knot, six Grey Plovers, c40 Turnstones and 300 Dunlin, along with c350 Brent Geese, 25 Shelducks, 15 Wigeon and 20 Teal. (P&LH et al)

North Wall: It was quiet along the wall and fields this morning, with just 44 Shovelers and four Gadwall in Honer 1 field and c40 Curlews in Honer 3, plus a few Lapwings in the fields behind.

Both the male and female Marsh Harriers came up briefly, along with half a dozen Buzzards and a couple of Sparrowhawks, and c40 Cattle Egrets flew in to Owl Copse, where the Grey Herons were busy tidying up their nests.

A Blackcap and a couple of Reed Buntings and Greenfinches were about it along the wall, whilst a Grey Wagtail was in the paddocks and distantly viewable in the harbour there were c1000 Brent Geese and c400 Golden Plovers that flew up, though not with any Lapwings. (LP/CT/NR/EB/AH et al)