25th - 27th September 2017

Wednesday, 27th September: A very mild, if persistently misty morning, with a light easterly breeze and a bit of sunshine later on....

Selsey Bill: A Bonxie went west and then east offshore, but generally there was not a lot moving offshore, though a few Swallows were heading east and a Stonechat, a Blackcap and over a dozen Chiffchaffs were in the gardens. Full log below..... 

(0745-1045hrs):   (C&ME/OM/AH)

Gannet - 1E, 9W

Shag - 1E close in

Brent Goose - 2E, 4W

Common Scoter - 20E

Wigeon - 1W

Commic Tern - 1E (probably Arctic)

Sandwich Tern - 8E

Mediterranean Gull - 2E

Common Gull - 4W

Great Skua - 1 os

Meadow Pipit - 21E

Pied Wagtail - 3E

Swallow - 115E

Stonechat - 1 gardens

Blackcap - 1 gardens

Chiffchaff - 14 gardens/Oval field

Stonechat (above), Chiffchaff & Common Gull at the Bill (AH)

Selsey, East Beach pond: No sign of yesterday's Firecrest; just 2 Goldcrests and 6 Chiffchaffs today. (OM)

A nice new sign - let's hope we soon have something decent here to do it justice! (OM)

Selsey, Northcommon Farm: Equally quiet here today also - just 3 Goldcrests, 8 Chiffchaffs, several Meadow Pipits and a Green Woodpecker. (OM)

Ferry Pool: There was an Avocet at the back and also half a dozen Black-tailed Godwits, c40 Teal and c150 Lapwing present this morning. (AH) 
Also this morning, seven Grey Herons flew west together over the Visitor Centre. (TG-P)
Later there were c100 Lapwing, 3 Black-tailed Godwits, the Avocet, plus 8 Blackcaps and 20 Chiffchaffs around the Discovery Area and Long Pool. A Spotted Redshank was in the main channel. Around the Visitor centre site and Yeoman's Field were 20 Chiffchaffs, a single Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Blackcaps and 2 Skylarks over. (CRJ)

Church Norton: It was generally quiet, but around the hedges between the Mound and the hide there were as many as 20 Blackcaps, though none were seen elsewhere. Otherwise a Whitethroat,  four Stonechats and a couple of Chiffchaffs were along the beach/Severals, with more of the latter and a few Goldcrests along the hedges by the hide, but there was little in the harbour beyond c80 Redshank and a few Curlews and Ringed Plovers. (AH)

Blackcaps (above), Stonechats, Goldcrest, Chiffchaff & Redshanks at Church Norton (AH)

North Wall: The only migrants recorded this morning were three Chiffchaffs in Pagham Churchyard, whilst in White's Creek there were a Spotted Redshank, 100+ Wigeon and the usual Common Redshanks and Black-tailed Godwits. 

Along the wall there were three Stonechats, three Reed Buntings and a Wheatear, whilst Honer 3 field held 24 Black-tailed Godwits. (JDW)

Later, a full walk from Halsey's Farm across to Runcton produced the following.....

Halsey's Farm: 1 Kestrel, 1 Skylark,1 Wheatear, 1 Stonechat and 10 Chiffchaff.

North Wall: 12 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, a Water Rail, 2 Cetti's Warblers and a Kingfisher.
White's Creek: 1 Greenshank and 2 Spotted Redshank.

North Fields: a Clouded Yellow butterfly.
Honer Lane: 1 Hobby, 2 Stonechat, 2 Whinchat and 10 Chiffchaff.

South Mundham: 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Chiffchaff.

Runcton: 3 Common Buzzard and 10 Meadow Pipit. (CRJ).

Stonechat along North Wall (JDW)

This afternoon there were still four Spoonbills roosting in White's Creek, along with at least four Spotted Redshanks, three Greenshanks, two Brent Geese and 20 Pintail. (AB/IL)

Medmerry: Toe End - This morning there were at least ten Wheatears, two Whinchats and four Stonechats around the area, plus a Yellow Wagtail over. (SH) 

Medmerry (West): Easton Lane to Stilt Pool - A walk out to the pools this morning produced a Greenshank, a Little Grebe, 40+ Wigeon, a Green Woodpecker, 2 Sand Martins, 5 Whinchats, 6 Stonechats, a Whitethroat, 3 Corn Buntings and a few Skylarks, Linnets and Meadow Pipits. (PB)

Tuesday, 26th September: After a rather misty start, another pleasant day with a light easterly breeze......

Selsey Bill: Some interesting comments from Tony Hutson, regarding the bat at the Bill yesterday - 'I'm inclined to think it might well be a Nathusius's Pipistrelle, but can't be sure. That's a small species, (forearm 32 - 36, weight 6 - <10g) but on average a bit bigger than Common Pipistrelle. It hasn't really been noticed so much here in Britain, but they often stop off on migration and will just sit on a wall in full daylight for a couple of days before moving on. Let's hope this one was okay and moved on.'   (Many thanks to Tony, and to others who commented. Eds)

0735-1205hrs: (C&ME/OM/BFF) A few Brent on the move today, but not a great deal else, apart from over 200 Meadow Pipits arriving, and four Grey Herons arriving from a long way offshore...... Full Log below:
Shag - 1 juv os later flew W
Grey Heron - 4 in N/NE (flock of 3 and a single)
Brent Goose - 143W
Wigeon - 9E, 4W
Sanderling - 3E
Sandwich Tern - 13E, 5W
Mediterranean Gull - 3W
Carrion Crow - 32 os on shingle bar
House Martin - 221E
Swallow - 80E
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 Bill House garden
Meadow Pipit - 206 N/NE
Pied/alba Wagtail - 30E
Blackcap - 1 gardens
Chiffchaff - 18 gardens/Oval field
Goldcrest - 2 gardens

Chiffchaff in Bill House garden (OM)

Starting to haul in our pots, out in the mid-Channel at 1am today, we had dozens of Goldcrests and Chiffchaffs flying around above us, and at first light we found several had landed on the boat, whilst a few Swallows were trickling by. (CW)

Chiffchaffs & Goldcrest on a Selsey fishing boat out in the English channel (CW)

Selsey, East Beach: The Selsey Common area held a Stonechat, a Wheatear and sevenChiffchaffs, there were 22 Turnstones on the beach and 27 Brent Geese, 19 Meadow Pipits and 3 Pied Wagtails flew west whilst 5 Mute Swans headed east. East Beach Pond had a showy Firecrest in amongst half a dozen Goldcrests and Chiffchaffs. (SR)

Medmerry: Toe End - A Greenshank was near the breach again and six Wheatears were on the waste-ground. Also, 25 Common Scoter were offshore and five Brent Geese went west. (SH) 

Later on there were two Whinchats, four Stonechats and five Wheatears about the area. (BO'D)

Medmerry: Stilt Pool area - This afternoon there were a male and female Peregrine, a female Merlin, a Raven, 20 Yellow Wagtails, 80 Meadow Pipits, 4 Wheatears, 2 Whinchats, 6 Stonechats, 4 Greenshanks, a Snipe, 3 Pintail, 20 Wigeon. 220 Linnets. (BO'D)

North Wall: A nice surprise early this morning with a party of five Spoonbills out in the channel from White's Creek; two of the birds were colour-ringed, but they were typically inactive, roosting throughout the time we were there. Also present nearby were four Spotted Redshanks, and at least seven Yellow-legged Gulls (all but one apparently adults) with a couple of Lesser Black-backed Gulls and a few Herring Gulls. Also, a Raven flew over cronking and heading east, whilst a dozen or so Chiffchaffs and two Stonechats were in the hedgerows. (OM/BFF)
There were very few migrants along the fields today, just three Chiffchaffs in Honer Lane and two Swallows overhead, though there were two Ravens close to Marsh Farm, and on Honer reservoir there were 31 Tufted Duck, three Little Grebe and a Green Sandpiper. 

The upper reaches of Pagham Rife have been cleared of Pennywort but the stretch from Honer Farm southwards is still choked with the stuff. (JDW) 
Later in the day the Spoonbills were still present as were 10 Greenshanks and three Spotted Redshanks and out in the harbour were 30+ Wigeon and a pair of Brent Geese. Around the Breech Pool were two Water Rails and a Snipe, two Clouded Yellows were along the banks and seventeen Yellow Wagtails flew over. (J-PC)

Spoonbills in White's Creek and Yellow-legged Gulls with Lesser Black-backed & Herring Gull (OM)

Tufted Ducks on Honer Reservoir & Pagham Rife without and with Pennywort! (JDW)

Ferry Pool: There were around 200 roosting Lapwings on the pool this morning, along with half a dozen Black-tailed Godwits, c20 Teal and a fly-over Grey Wagtail. (AH/DF)

Lapwings on the Ferry (AH)

Northcommon Farm: The Little Owl was sat out this morning, but there was little of note in the hedges beyond a couple of Blackcaps, 20+ Chiffchaffs and a handful of Goldcrests. A lady dog-walker reported seeing the Short-eared Owl yesterday morning towards Chainbridge. (AH)

Little Owl (above) & Chiffchaff at Northcommon Farm (AH)

Church Norton: Two Wheatears and a Kingfisher were around the concrete blocks, two Ravens went over the beach, a Stonechat and a Reed Bunting were on the Severals and there were a few Chiffchaffs, Blackcaps and Goldcrests about the hedges and a few Swallows, House Martins and Meadow Pipits went over.
There were also three Greenshank, c30 Grey Plovers, c100 Redshank and a few Dunlin in the harbour and up to 100 Brent Geese went west offshore. (A&YF/JD/DS/DF/AH)
Later, with the incoming tide, there were 6 Knot with 45 Grey Plovers and a single Bar-tailed Godwit, though small waders were few indeed - just a handful of Dunlin. A Peregrine was on New Island, whilst nearby were 40 Wigeon and a dozen Pintail. (OM/BFF)

Greenshank (above), Grey Plover, Little Egret, Goldcrest & Reed Bunting at Church Norton (AH)

Church Norton: Bar-tailed Godwit and (below) 'Bernie's Bench' .....ah, now we know why he built it! (OM)

Monday, 25th September: A fairly grey and damp - if mild - day, after a rainy and drizzly start, with just a light easterly breeze...

Selsey Bill: The most notable feature this morning was a steady movement of Brent Geese, but little else was on the move, though an Arctic Skua went west and a few Sandwich Terns were offshore. Also a large-eared bat flew around before settling under the eaves of the house by the sea-watching ledge. Any help in identifying it - see picture - would be much appreciated! Full log below.......

0720-1135hrs: (AH/OM/SR)
Gannet - 12E, 5W

Shag - 1E
Brent Goose - 301W
Common Scoter - 1W
Wigeon - 1E
Curlew - 1W
Arctic Skua - 1W (d/p)
Arctic Tern - 1W
Sandwich Tern - 5E, 2W
Common Gull - 1E
Mediterranean Gull - 4E, 2W
Meadow Pipit - 5E
Swallow - 220E
House Martin - 30E
Stonechat - 1 gardens
Goldcrest - 4 Oval field trees
Chiffchaff - 15 gardens
Also a Bat sp. - one flew around then settled under eaves of house (see pic...any help from those more able to ID it would be appreciated - Eds)

Brent Geese (above), Sandwich Tern, Commic Tern (presumed Arctic) and Black-headed Gull & bat sp. at the Bill (AH)

This lower photo, adjusted and cropped, may hopefully assist with ID purposes. (Eds)

Selsey, Northcommon Farm: A less than obliging Pied Flycatcher was present today with two Spotted Flycatchers, plus at least 15 Chiffchaffs, 3 Goldcrests and 10 Long-tailed Tits. (OM)

Later, the Pied Flycatcher could not be re-located, but a search of the wider area produced 3 Spotted Flycatchers, 3 Whinchats, a Wheatear, 6 Yellow Wagtails, a Blackcap, a Buzzard, a Kestrel and a Green Woodpecker. (SR/MJ)

Medmerry: Toe End - A Bonxie dropped in on the beach this morning, a Greenshank was near the breach and four Wheatears were on the waste-ground. Later on, 21 Common Scoter and seven Sandwich Terns were offshore and seven Brent Geese went west. (SH)

Ferry Pool/Tramway: A flock of 25-30 Greenshank came out of the harbour heading west this morning, there were 16 Brent Geese out in the harbour and there were two Mistle Thrushes and a Redwing along the cycle path. (TG-P)

On the Ferry itself there were 22 Black-tailed Godwits, 35 Teal and c120 Lapwing, with two Spotted Redshank and c80 Teal in the channel opposite and c40 Long-tailed Tits moving noisily through the bushes. (AH)

Spotted Redshanks and Teal, Spotted Redshanks, Long-tailed Tit & Black-tailed Godwit aroud the Ferry (AH)

Church Norton:  A total of 42 Brent Geese went west, including 14 that flew right up to Ferry channel before retreating back out to sea to resume their journey. Also c30 Wigeon flew around the harbour several times before settling. 

The only small birds noted were a couple of Blackcaps and Chiffchaffs, plus a few, mostly unseen, Goldcrests and 20+ Swallows overhead, with the harbour holding not much beyond the regular Grey and Ringed Plovers, Dunlin, Curlew and Redshank. (AH)

Late afternoon 78 Brent went west along the beach and over the harbour, and there was a Sparrowhawk and two Chiffchaffs by the concrete wall. (SH)

Brent Geese (above), Wigeon, Grey Plover & Blackcap at Church Norton (AH)

North Wall: This afternoon after the rain there were many Chiffchaffs around the bushes and on the reeds at the Breech Pool, probably at least 30 birds,  along with half a dozen Goldcrests and a mixed flock of Long-tailed Tits and Blue Tits. Nothing on the Breech Pool itself other than Mallards and two Cormorants as the water-level is still very high. (BI)

22nd - 24th September 2017

Sunday, 24th September: Another fine day, with lots of sunshine and a moderate south-easterly breeze....

Selsey Bill: There were 3000+ Swallows and many hundreds of House Martins moving east this morning, plus reasonable numbers of Meadow Pipits and a few Yellow Wagtails, but not too much on the sea, though a couple of Arctic Skuas went west. Full log below. (SH/JA/SR/AH/IP/PM/RP)

(0630-1030hrs)

Gannet - 8E, 13W
Brent Goose - 37W
Wigeon - 2E

Common Scoter - 11E

Kestrel - 1p

Curlew - 2W

Sanderling - 1p

Turnstone - 21p

Arctic Skua - 2os (d/p)

Common Gull - 10E

Mediterranean Gull - 3E

Sandwich Tern - 14E, 1W

Skylark - 2N

Swallow - 3684E

House Martin - 617E

Meadow Pipit - 170E

Yellow Wagtail - 6E

Grey Wagtail - 5E

Pied Wagtail - 52E

Chiffchaff - 3p

Goldcrest - 2p

Linnet - 17E

Brent Geese (above) & Swallows at the Bill (AH)

Former stalwart sea-watcher and Selsey resident, Richard Prior, dropped in for a fleeting visit from his new home in Switzerland - and even managed to see a skua! (AH)

Ferry Pool/Visitor centre: The usual half a dozen Black-tailed Godwits, 20 Teal and c100 Lapwing were on the pool, whilst a Spotted Redshank was in the channel opposite. (AH/IP/PM)

Following an unconfirmed report  of a Wryneck near the Visitor centre late yesterday, there was a small turn-out of hopeful locals this morning. There was no sign of the bird however, despite a thorough search of the area, but at least 10 Blackcaps were counted, plus a dozen Chiffchaffs. (OM et al)

Runcton: This morning a Hobby was over the fields south of Runcton and two Firecrests were in Brookside, A beautiful Pale Tussock Moth caterpillar was on the road on the way home. In the last week a Stonechat has been around locally, and a Common Buzzard swooped into our garden after an injured Brown Rat. (CRJ)

Park Farm, Selsey: The Grey Partridge was with four Red-legged Partridges this morning, a pair of Stonechats were along the ditches, and there were several Chiffchaffs and lots of Long-tailed Tits in the hedges, lots of Meadow Pipits and Linnets in the field waiting for development, a couple of Mediterranean Gulls and three Pied Wagtails on the cultivated fields and a Sparrowhawk, a Buzzard and a few Swallows and House Martins over. (AH/IP/S&SaH))

Linnet (above), Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, Stonechats & Sparrowhawk at Park Farm, Selsey (AH)

We had a new moth - a Delicate in the trap in the north of the village this morning. (SH)

Delicate moth in a Selsey garden (SH)

Selsey, Northcommon Farm: A small selection of migrants this morning included a Redstart and a Spotted Flycatcher in the hedgerows and 6 Yellow Wagtails in the horse paddocks. Also present were 5 Chiffchaffs, 4 Goldcrests, 65 Goldfinch, 20 Meadow Pipits, and a Green and 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, plus a couple of hundred Swallows. (OM)

Spotted Flycatcher at Northcommon Farm (OM)

Church Norton: A couple of Whitethroats and Stonechats on the Severals, and a few scattered Chiffchaffs were about the only migrants, though a few Meadow Pipits, Linnets, House Martins and Swallows went over.

A Bar-tailed Godwit, a Whimbrel, four Knot and a few Grey Plover were in the harbour, plus a Sandwich Tern, with three or four more of the latter, plus a Gannet offshore, where, also, 38 Brent Geese and a flock of 15 Pintail went west. (AH/IP/S&SaH)

Stonechat (above), Chiffchaff, Whimbrel, Grey Plover & Sandwich Tern at Church Norton (AH)

This evening there were two Spotted Flycatchers and six Chiffchaffs in the churchyard and three Sandwich Terns fishing in the harbour. (AH)

Spotted Flycatchers at Church Norton (AH)

North Wall: Today there were 11 Spotted Redshanks, a Yellow-legged Gull, a single Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Knot, 2 Kingfishers, a Water Rail, a Cetti's Warbler, a Sedge and a Reed Warbler, 2 Snipe, 2 Greenshank and about 50 Wigeon. (RAI)

Medmerry: Ham Farm - Around the viewpoint, banks and hedges this afternoon there were two Wheatears, a Stonechat, two Blackcaps, 10+ Chiffchaffs, 10+ Yellowhammers, eight Kestrels and a Green Woodpecker. (S&SaH)

Stonechat (above) & Green Woodpecker at Medmerry (SH)

Saturday, 23rd September: Another lovely day, with plenty of warm sun, after a cloudy start, and a moderate southerly breeze....

Selsey Bill: (0630-0900hrs) (SH/PB/SR)
Gannet - 17E, 300W (exactly!)
Brent Goose - 36W
Eider - 1os
Common Scoter - 14E, 3W
Sparrowhawk - 1p
Sanderling - 4W
Kittiwake - 3E
Mediterranean Gull - 20 os
Sandwich Tern - 8E, 7W
auk sp - 1W
Swallow - 328E
Meadow Pipit - 121E
Grey Wagtail - 6W
Pied Wagtail - 22W

Ferry Pool: There were just half a dozen Black-tailed Godwits, an Avocet, 16 Teal and c40 Lapwing on the pool, whilst a couple of visits to the channel opposite produced four Spotted Redshank, a Whimbrel, a Grey Plover, a Kingfisher and a Grey Wagtail, along with a handful of Dunlin and Black-tailed Godwit, c50 Redshank and c80 Teal. (AH)

Kingfisher (above), Grey Wagtail, Spotted Redshank and Teal & Whimbrel and Grey Plover in Ferry Channel (AH)

Park Farm, Selsey: There were four Grey Wagtails present, including one on the balancing pool in Manor Lane, and a Sand Martin, 50 House Martins and 150 Swallows overhead. (S&SaH/IP) Later on, a steady trickle was heading south over the north of the village. (SH)

Church Norton: A Wheatear was on the spit, three Blackcaps and three Stonechats were in the horse field, a Whitethroat was in the Severals, two Jays were at Greenlease Farm, a Firecrest was in Bluebell Wood and 10+ Chiffchaffs were spread about, with a Sand Martin among good numbers of Swallows and a few House Martins overhead.

In the harbour there were an Avocet, three Knot, a Greenshank, six Brent Geese and a Sandwich Tern, with six more of the latter, plus three Gannets offshore. Also, a Peregrine, three Buzzards, two Kestrels and a Sparrowhawk were seen. (S&SaH/IP/PB)

At 2pm a Raven was on the spit at Church Norton along with two Wheatears, and at least three Stonechats were along the Severals, with four Buzzards briefly overhead.Two Sandwich Terns were diving in the harbour and a Greenshank flew from the first Several out towards the concrete blocks, whilst there were also around 120 Wigeon near Tern Island at high tide. (AW)

Raven at Church Norton (AW)

Medmerry: Easton Lane to the Stilt Pool - There were at least ten Stonechats, three Whinchats, three or four Corn Buntings and Yellowhammers and 200+ Meadow Pipits, Goldfinches and Linnets along the banks, plus a few Swallows over.

There was a Greenshank and a Grey Wagtail by the first sluice, and an exotic Shelduck species out on the mud by the poplars, though the light was so bad it was impossible to be sure what it exactly was.

Also, a Curlew Sandpiper was with four or five Dunlin and a dozen Ringed Plovers on the Stilt Pool, and there were plenty of Wigeon, Teal and Gadwall, plus four Shoveler about the Stilt Pools and those on the reserve. (AH)
This evening, the exotic Shelduck looked like a Cape Shelduck or possibly a hybrid, and there were also 2 Greenshank, a Kingfisher, 7 Stonechats, 6 Whinchat, a Wheatear and 2 Chiffchaffs. (SH)

Curlew Sandpiper (above), Whinchat, Stonechat, Corn Buntings, Greenshank, Buzzard & Shelduck sp at Medmerry (AH)

 (above) Cape Shelduck/hybrid and (below) Wheatear at Medmerry (SH)

Cape Shelduck at Medmerry (J Snell)

Medmerry: Ham Farm - There were about 20 Yellowhammers chasing each other around the hedges near the farm this evening, and also about the hedges were a Blackcap and half a dozen Chiffchaffs, with 40+ Meadow Pipits along the banks, two Black-tailed Godwits at the top of the tidal creek and at least four Kestrels. (AH)

Yellowhammer (above), Chiffchaff & Meadow Pipit at Medmerry (AH)

Friday, 22nd September: A glorious sunny morning to mark the autumn Equinox, with just a light breeze, veering from NW to SE........

North Wall: There were no waders on the Breech pool due to the high water level once again, though up to half a dozen Reed Warblers and Sedge Warblers were in the reeds, a couple of Cetti's Warblers were singing occasionally and a couple of Blackcaps and a fair few Chiffchaffs and Reed Buntings were in the hedgerows.

Along White's Creek small waders were strangely absent, but there were three Greenshank, a Spotted Redshank, 25 Black-tailed Godwits and a single Bar-tailed. Also, at least 40 Wigeon and a dozen Pintail were present, as were two adult Yellow-legged Gulls, two Lesser Black-backed Gulls and a Grey Wagtail. 

Also, a Kingfisher was at the western end of the wall and a Buzzard and a Sparrowhawk were over Halsey's Farm. (AH/OM)

Greenshank (above), Spotted Redshank, Bar-tailed Godwit, Grey Wagtail, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Reed Bunting, Sparrowhawk & Pintail and Teal around the North Wall (AH)

Pagham Churchyard: Not much to report here, though at least 12 Chiffchaffs and two Goldcrests were in the trees. (OM) 

Pagham Spit: There were two Wheatears and a Reed Warbler on the spit this morning, plus quite a few Meadow Pipits. (TG)

Medmerry: Toe End - Over 700 Swallows went west this morning, an Eider and a Sandwich Tern were offshore, a Greenshank was in the pools by the breach and five Wheatears and a Stonechat were on the waste-ground. (SH)

Medmerry: Earnley to the Stilt Pool - A notable increase in Meadow Pipits this morning with lots of birds on the cropped fields near Earnley where a Wheatear was too. Quiet along the ditches but there were two Chiffchaffs and a small charm of Goldfinches along the banks. A large and vocal flock of Linnets were near Marsh Barn as were two Corn Buntings,  two Whinchats and more Meadow Pipits. Only a Common Sandpiper and two Lapwings were of note on the Stilt Pool, in with the hundreds of Canada Geese and the cattle, whilst along the beach was another large flock of Meadow Pipits and a single Wheatear. (BI)

Between Marsh Barn and the Stilt Pools this afternoon there were two Whinchats, four Stonechats, two Wheatears and a Sparrowhawk, with eight Dunlin on the pools. (BO'D)

Medmerry: Easton Lane towards Ham - In the unharvested oat field margins there were 100 House Sparrows, 15 Yellowhammers and nine Reed Buntings, with six Greenshank, a Kingfisher, 65 Shoveler, 34 Teal and nine Cormorants on the small reservoir nearby.. 

Also, big adult female Peregrine was out hunting and a Grey Wagtail and four Yellow Wagtails flew over. (BO'D)

Warner Lane Paddocks: Both the Redstart and the Whinchat were present again this morning. (MJ/AH)

Redstart (above) & Whinchat in Warner Lane Paddocks (AH)

Ferry Pool: Just the usual half a dozen Black-tailed Godwits and c40 Lapwing were on the pool, though there were four Spotted Redshanks feeding together in the channel opposite. (AH)

Spotted Redshanks in Ferry Channel (AH)

Church Norton: The Spotted Flycatcher was still behind the hide, and a couple of Blackcaps and a few Chiffchaffs were in the hedges, though the Severals were quiet, whilst offshore there were three or four fairly distant sandwich Terns and Mediterranean Gulls. (AH)

Spotted Flycatcher (above) & Chiffchaff at Church Norton (AH)

At 5pm there were at least four Spotted Flycatchers behind the hide at Church Norton and another one in the horse field. (AW)

Spotted Flycatchers at Church Norton (AW)

Snowhill Creek: A Curlew Sandpiper was present feeding on it own this morning at the back left hand side of the pool. Also present were four Dunlin, 70+ Redshanks, 30 Black-tailed Godwits and a dozen Wigeon in with the Teal. (BI)

Ivy Lake: Little on the water, Ivy Lake & Triangle Lake are suffering with an outbreak of Blue-green algae at the moment, but along the hedges were Great Tits, Long-tailed Tits, Chiffchaffs and a small flock of very vocal Goldcrests. (BI)