10th March 2026

Tuesday, 10th March: A much better morning, quite mild and with some hazy sun in a light westerly breeze.....

Selsey Bill: There was a big eastward movement of over 1500 Brent Geese this morning - by far the biggest this spring, with 15 Red-throated Divers, a Slavonian Grebe and 55 Common scoters alspo going east. Full log below. (PB/PM/IP/AH)

(0645-0915hrs) (W, F2-3)

Great Northern Diver - 4os

Red-throated Diver - 15E, 1W

Slavonian Grebe - 1E

Fulmar - 1E

Gannet 3E

Shag - 2E

Brent Geese - 1507E

Wigeon - 11E

Shoveler - 1E

Common Scoter - 55E, 1W

Red-breasted Merganser - 5E, 1os

Peregrine Falcon - 1W

Oystercatcher - 4W, 3E

Turnstone - 4

Mediterranean Gull - 3E

Common Gull - 1E

Great Black-backed Gull - - 2E

Sandwich Tern 7E 4W

Meadow Pipit - 2

Pied Wagtail - 3

Chiffchaff - 1

Rook - 1

Later, the first Wheatear of the spring was on the beach by Hillfield Road car-park. Full log below. (B Hayward)

(1030-1120hrs)

Great Northern Diver - 1os

Mediterranean Gull - 1os

Sandwich Tern 1os

Wheatear - 1

Brent Geese (above), Brent Geese and Shoveler, Red-throated Diver, Shag & Common Scoters and Wigeon at the Bill (AH)

Ferry Pool: There were just two Avocets, two Lapwings and two Redshanks present this morning, along eight Shelducks, with c75 Shovelers and c50 Teal and Wigeon. (AH)

Avocet and Shelduck at the Ferry (AH)

North Wall: Six Whooper Swans flew around the harbour before dropping into White’s Creek,and then later moving out on the mud in the middle of the harbour, whilst also along White’s Creek were the three White-fronted Geese, three Mute Swans, a Pintail, two Gadwall and plenty of Wigeon and Teal, as well as a Kingfisher, a Spotted Redshank, 12 Black-tailed Godwits, a Grey Plover and a few Redshanks.

Elsewhere, a Ruff was with 50 Black-tailed Godwits in the flooded fields, where there also 28 Shovelers, 32 Brent Geese, two Gadwall, 36 Curlews, 2 Canada Geese and 20 Shelducks, with two Marsh Harriers over the reeds, and two Grey Wagtails in the paddock. (LP/TRH/MJa/BI/CT/PB/PM/AB/AH et al)

Whooper Swans (above) & White-fronted Geese at the North Wall (LP)

Hunston The Glossy Ibis was back in the flooded field near the roundabout again today.

Medmerry: Easton Lane to the Stilt Pool - Another Wheatear was here this morning, along with a Dartford Wartbler. (MT)

Medmerry: Coastguards to the windmill - A Wheatear was along the front this morning, along with one or two Meadow Pipits and Pied Wagtails, whilst a pair of Red-breasted Mergansers were offshore.. (EB)

Wheatear (above), Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, Red-breasted Mergansers & Curlew at Medmerry (EB)