Friday, 13 November 2026

West Dean & Chichester GPs

A marvellous morning out at West Dean: Hawfinches among six other finch sp. (I missed Siskin & Bullfinch), loads of Redwings & Fieldfares, Marsh Tit, Firecrest, Bramblings and Ravens, full list here:

EBird list

Hawfinch, one of 16:



Raven:
Fieldfare:


At Chichester GPs (whole lot inc. Westhampnett 1 & 2 but not the three Drayton Lakes) the highlights were three Kingfishers,100+ Shovelers, 20+ Little Egrets but Coot and Tufted Duck numbers were well down and Ivy Lake in particular was barren. Details of Ivy Complex here:


Again c.6 Little Egrets and c.10 Cattle Egrets opposite Drayton Gates.