Wednesday, 15th July: The north-easterly breeze dropped overnight, but quickly picked up again this morning, and it continues very warm and sunny....
Selsey Bill: At least 25 Little Terns, of which ten were juveniles, were feeding off Hillfield Road this morning, though it was otherwise predictably slow. Full log below. (AH)
(0700-0815hrs) (NE, F5-6)
Gannet - 4os
Mediterranean Gull - 2E
Sandwich Tern - 40os
Common Tern - 3os
Little Tern - 25os (inc 10 juvs)
Swift - 6
Swallow - 7E
House Martin - 12
juvenile Little Terns (above), Little Terns, Little Tern and Common Tern & Common Tern at the Bill (AH)
Ferry Pool: An adult and three juvenile Little Ringed Plovers were at the front this morning, with the Shelduck family, the Oystercatcher family and six adult and five young Avocets present, too. (AH)
Little Ringed Plovers (above) & Avocet and Shelduck family at the Ferry (AH)
North Wall: A quick look produced two Spotted Redshanks and three Black-tailed Godwits on the Breech Pool, a Common Sandpiper near the sluice and the first Marsh Harrier in quite a while going over. (AH/LP/SP et al)
Spotted Redshanks (above) & Black-tailed Godwit at the North Wall (AH)
East side: There weren't too many waders about this morning, with just a Whimbrel, four Curlews, six Lapwings, c30 Black-tailed Godwits and c40 Redshanks spread along White's Creek and the channel, whilst further down, a large loafing flock of gulls contained c150 Mediterranean Gulls, including one juvenile, c30 Great Black-backed Gulls and c200 Herring and Black-headed Gulls.
Also, at least a dozen Little Terns were feeding in the harbour and a handful of Sand Martins and Swallows went over. (AH)
Whimbrel (above), Little Tern & Mediterranean Gull along the East side (AH)
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