I haven't really felt like doing much birding recently (see previous post for why) but with the boy at Karate class and the wife hill-walking it felt like maybe this was the time for a gentle return...
A Nuthatch had been seen at Saltern's Copse near Chichester Marina in the week (I found one here a couple of years ago) so I though I might as well give that a go. After a muddy walk round I eventually located the bird on the south side path near the seawall and it showed pretty well. Also a Great Spotted Woodpecker in the area, plenty of mixed Tits, a nice flock c.12 Reed Buntings and a few Red-breasted Mergansers out on the water, no sign of the Black-necked Grebe (presumably the same bird as my one from East Head on December 31st) here or at Dell Quay though.
On the way down a quick scan of the Greylag horde found the two White-fronted Geese still with them in the fields adjacent to the railway crossing at Drayton near Oving.
So I'm not going mad and rushing to get out and about but a few gentle strolls with the family are hopefully on the agenda, we shall see how it goes...
Nuthatch:
