16th April 2026

Thursday, 16th April: A hazily bright and breezy morning, with a mix of white cloud and sun in a brisk and blustery south-westerly.......

Selsey Bill: It was another slow morning, with an Arctic Skua and a Whimbrel east and a Little Tern west the meagre highlights. Full log below. (AH/KT/IP)

(0700-0900hrs) (SW, F4-5)

Gannet - 1E, 41W

Common Scoter - 7E

Oystercatcher - 2W

Turnstone - 7

Whimbrel - 1E

Arctic Skua - 1E

Mediterranean Gull - 2W

Great Black-backed Gull - 1E, 1W, 1os

Kittiwake - 2W

Sandwich Tern - 2E, 8W, 21os

Little Tern - 1W

auk sp - 2W

Swallow - 1N

Pied Wagtail - 1

Gannet at the Bill (AH)

Ferry Pool: Two Little Ringed Plovers were on the pool this morning, along with five Avocets, four Lapwings, eight Redshanks, 22 Black-tailed Godwits, eight Shovelers, four drake Gadwall, a pair of Teal and 18 Shelducks. (AH)

Lapwing (above), Gadwall, Little Ringed Plover and Black-tailed Godwits & Avocets, Redshank, Shoveler and Shelducks at the Ferry (AH)

Mill Pond Marsh: A Sedge Warbler, a Whitethroat, a Blackcap, a Stock Dove and two pairs of Tufted Ducks were the highlights this morning. (LL)

Medmerry: Porthole Farm to Ham Farm - Whitethroats were the most conspicuous species this morning, with at least 25 spread around all the hedges at both farms and the trail in-between, though otherwise it was just the expected resident species, including half a dozen Yellowhammers and Reed Buntings, c20 Skylarks and c40 Linnets.

Also, at Porthole Farm, there were c50 Swallows and c20 House Martins over the settling tanks, with a few stock Doves around the fields there and a dozen Mediterranean Gulls over west, whilst at Ham there were a pair of Stonechats along the bank and a couple of Reed Warblers in the ponds. (AH)

Whitethroatr (above), Yellowhammer, Skylark & Linnets at Medmerry (AH)