Thursday, 23rd October: Another wet and very windy morning, with heavy rain in a strong southerly early on before it slowly eased as the wind backed round to the north west and strengthened further as the day progressed.....
Selsey Bill: A flock of seven Snipe that flew in from the east and up over the Oval Field was the most unusual record this morning, whilst three Eider and a flock of 18 Shelducks west were the best of the rest on an otherwise fairly slow morning. Full log below. (BI/SH/PB)
(0730-1030hrs) (SE, backing to NW, F6-7)
Great Northern Diver - 1E
Red-throated Diver - 1E
Great Crested Grebe - 1os
Gannet - 3E
Shag - 1E, 1os
Shelduck - 2E, 18W
Wigeon - 12W
Eider - 3W
Oystercatcher - 3
Dunlin - 1
Snipe - 7N
Turnstone - 32
Mediterranean Gull - 2E, 1W, 3os
Great Black-backed Gull - 2E, 3os
Kittiwake - 8E
Pied Wagtail - 1
Ferry Pool: The Avocet count on the pool had risen to nine this morning, with another eight flying around at the far end of Ferry Channel, and there were also a Snipe, five Black-tailed Godwits, c40 Redshank and c75 Lapwings present at high tide, along with c25 Shovelers, c40 Wigeon and Mallards and c120 Teal. (AH)
Avocets (above) & Shovelers and Teal at the Ferry (AH)
Church Norton: There were eight Swallows and a House Martin feeding over the harbour this morning, whilst at least 100 Linnets were around Tern Island, the concrete blocks and the Severals and four Stonechats, a Reed Bunting and half a dozen Meadow Pipits were in the horse field, but there was nothing moving in the hedges.
The harbour was very quiet at high tide, with a few roosting Grey Plovers, Redshanks and Curlews the only waders about, and just half a dozen Great Crested Grebes and Little Egrets and just a few Teal and Wigeon besides, whilst a dozen Common Gulls and four Mediterranean Gulls were among the Black-headed Gulls along the beach. (AH)
Swallow (above), Swallow and House Martin, Stonechat, Reed Bunting, Linnet & Grey Plovers at Church Norton (AH)
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