Friday, 27th February: After overnight rain, another grey and murky morning in a near gale-force south-westerly.....
Selsey Bill: It was very quiet again, with just a Great Northern Diver, a Red-throated Diver, a Fulmar and five Gannets west of note. Full log below. (IP./AH)
(0715-0845hrs) (SW, F6-7)
Great Northern Diver - 1W
Red-throated Diver - 1W
Great Crested Grebe - 2W
Fulmar - 1W
Gannet - 5W
Common Scoter - 5E
Red-breasted Merganser - 1E
Dunlin - 3W
Mediterranean Gull - 2E
Great Black-backed Gull - 7W
Great Northern Diver (above), Red-throated Diver & Gannet at the Bill (AH)
Ferry Pool: The Green Sandpiper was on the main pool this morning, along with just an Avocet and a handful of Lapwings, whilst a reduced number of wildfowl comprised c50 Shovelers and Teal, c100 Wigeon, four Gadwall and 11 Shelducks, and there were also up to a dozen Mediterranean Gulls among the Black-headed Gulls. (AH)
Green Sandpiper (above), Avocet & Mediterranean and Black-headed Gulls at the Ferry (AH)
Church Norton: A Greenshank, two Bar-tailed Godwits, a Black-tailed Godwit and a dozen Turnstones were in the harbour this morning, along with the usual mix of c100 Grey Plovers, c500 Knot and c1000 Dunlin, whilst wildfowl included c200 Brent Geese, c30 Shelducks, c75 Wigeon and a dozen Teal.
A Sandwich Tern was feeding offshore, whilst a flock of nine Gannets heading west was unexpected, given how few have been around recently, but there was nothing on the sea, and the sheltered hedges were quiet, too. (AH)
Greenshank (above), Bar-tailed Godwit, Black-tailed Godwit, Knot, Sandwich Tern & Gannets at Church Norton (AH)
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