Seawatching has been incredibly slow the last few weeks at Selsey so not really much to report there. Let's see if the higher sea temperatures lead to another fine autumn of shearwaters. It was a bit better off Southwold early in the week where at least c.150 Common Scoter and a good mix of terns were entertaining.
A look this morning at the Bill was short and not sweet as it was dead offshore, although three Sand Martins went east; Church Norton was likewise slow bar a few Sandwich Terns out on the mud.
The east side of Pagham Harbour was a bit more cheery though with two fairly close adult Yellow-legged Gulls close in and another further out towards the spit. Surprisingly no sign of any Purple Hairstreaks in the scrag oaks but there were a few Essex Skippers along the path towards the lagoon.
A few Little Terns were off the spit and c.12 Common Terns and c.3 Sandwich Terns inc. a juvenile were about as well.
Yellow-legged Gull & Common Tern in with gull sp. inc. a few Mediterranean Gulls at the east side plus Essex Skipper:
I've been meaning to mention a Ring-necked Parakeet that's been present at Oving for a few days now, there used to be a lot here in the 90s but this is the first for quite a while!
