10th April 2026

Friday, 10th April: The morning started cool and grey in a light northerly breeze, warming up slowly as it shifted to the south and slowly freshened......

Selsey Bill: There was nothing really moving again this morning, though there was some interest, including a Bonxie west, a Fulmar east and another west and a Wheatear in off the sea. Full log below. (JA/SH/BI/IP/MO-W/AH)

(0600-0830hrs) (N, F2-3)

Great Northern Diver - 11os

Red-throated Diver - 3E

Fulmar - 1E, 1W

Gannet - 8E, 23W, 1os

Shag - 1os

Mallard - 2W

Common Scoter - 3E, 1os

Oystercatcher - 2E, 2W

Curlew - 1E

Great Skua - 1W

Mediterranean Gull - 12E, 2os

Black-headed Gull - 7E

Common Gull - 3E

Great Black-backed Gull - 3E, 13os

Sandwich Tern - 22E, 1W

Swallow - 1N

Wheatear - 1N

Gannet at the Bill (AH)

Ferry Pool: A Little Ringed Plover was on the islands this morning, along with 44 Black-tailed Godwits, four Redshanks and seven Avocets, with a couple of Lapwings in the fields, whilst there were also 34 Shelducks, 16 Shovelers, four Teal, two Gadwall and eight Mallards present. (AH)

Little Ringed Plover (above), Little Ringed Plover and Black-tailed Godwits & Avocet at the Ferry (AH)

Long Pool: A Great White Egret flew over late this morning (AW), whilst earlier the Spotted Redshank was with c20 Redshanks at the far end of Ferry Channel and a pair of Shovelers, a pair of Little Grebes and a pair of Great Crested Grebes were on the pool.

There were also a Whitethroat, a Reed Warbler, at least three Sedge and Cetti's Warblers, half a dozen Reed Buntings and c20 Linnets along the path (AH/AW)

Great White Egret (AW), Spotted Redshank, Spotted Redshank and Redshank, Shoveler & Reed Bunting (AH) along the Long Pool

Mill Pond Marsh: A Redpoll was feeding in a garden and a Sedge Warbler was along the lane this morning. (LL)

North Wall: A Glossy Ibis flew across the fields from Owl Copse early on, and there were lots of Sedge Warblers and Reed Warblers singing in the reeds, with a few Blackcaps, Cetti’s Warblers, Reed Buntings, and a Whitethroat along the bushes.

Two Brent Geese and two Gadwall were in the fields, and the male Marsh Harrier was about all morning but there was nothing out in the harbour beside nine Redshanks, 12 Teal and a few Curlews.

At Halsey’s Farm a Kingfisher was along the rife and two Buzzards were up high, but apart from a couple of Swallows passing through that was about it.

Also, a local posted some pics on a local Facebook page of two Black Swans off Pagham Spit yesterday. (MJa/LP/SP)

Reed Bunting (above), Gadwall & Brent Geese at the North Wall (LP)

Church Norton: A Whitethroat was singing here today, but a couple of Chiffchaffs was about it otherwise, though there were still c150 Sandwich Terns and c300 Mediterranean Gulls among the Black-headed Gulls and there were also a couple of Black-tailed Godwits about. (GR/AH et al)

Sandwich Terns at Church Norton (AH)

Chichester GPs: A Little Gull was still on West Trout Lake today, whilst a Common Tern was sat on one of the buoys on Ivy Lake and at least two Reed Warblers were singing from Nunnery Lake. (NM)

Fishbourne Creek: On the low tide there were 13 Curlew, a Whimbrel, six Greenshanks, 20 Black-tailed Godwits, 30 Redshank, a Dunlin and a Brent Goose along the Creek, whilst there were three Wigeon at Fishbourne.

In the bushes there were seven Chiffchaffs, four Blackcaps, four Cetti's Warblers, a Whitethroat, two Yellowhammers and a Willow Warbler. (RW)

Medmerry: Easton Lane to the Stilt Pool - There were at least 21 Whitethroats along the banks this morning, along with a Dartford Warbler, three Reed Warblers, two Willow Warblers, nine Chiffchaffs, nine Cetti's Warblers, three Stonechats, three Meadow Pipits, three Reed Buntings, seven Yellowhammers, c30 Skylarks and c60 Linnets, plus a lone Swallow over.

There wasn't too much else going on, though, with just an avocet and eight Ringed Plovers on the Stilt Pool and a Little Ringed Plover on the pool opposite, plus a Kestrel and three Buzzards over. (S&SaH)

Bracklesham: An intriguing report has appeared via Facebook of a (presumably Great-tailed) Grackle present in the vicinity and seen several times. (per Eds)

Great-tailed Grackle at Bracklesham (per Facebook)