An unpromising day with a NW wind surpringly turned up five Peninsula year ticks: Yellow Wagtail at the Bill, Common Sandpiper on the Ferry Pool, two drake Red-crested Pochards on the south pit at Drayton House, the latter well found by OM on his WEBS survey.and, best of all, a Woodchat Shrike (Peninsula tick full stop!) found by JW at Pagham Rife!! Directions to the shrike were uncertain but a call from AH to JDW had me heading in the right direction,,,a quick zip round (and, ahem, overland) on the E-bike and I refound it in the southerly hedge. All have seen it now so a good result all round-such a cracking bird, chapeau JDW! Later on I dipped the Hoopoe heard at Halsey's Farm but did get the spring male Whinchat at Owl Point.
Red-crested Pochards:
