Monday 12 October 2015

West Dean & Medmerry

A speculative run up to West Dean didn't provide much this morning, just  a bit too early in the year it seemed. A few Jays, Great Tits, a Nuthatch and a Red Kite being my lot there. And so it was back to Medmerry where it was a whole lot better. Really good numbers of Stonechats from the car park all the way down to Stilt pools, four-six Wheatears including a possible Greenland type with a gammy leg, a  Peregrine in the reserve, a Kestrel or two, a probable but distant Merlin and the White-Fronted Goose on the pools. A Common Sandpiper was on the reserve side sluice pool and there were plenty of Meadow Pipits about as you might expect.



Stonechat:




Greenland Wheatear:

Certainly more Grey/brown above and peachy below, upright stance even with a dodgy leg, prominent black tail band so could be?




Meadow Pipit:




European White-Fronted Goose:




Common Sandpiper: