Selsey Bill

Nothing really going on at the Bill this morning bar an Arctic Skua chasing gulls offshore. A look a Church Norton could only muster a single Chiffchaff in the churchyard…ho hum indeed..!

Garden Tick!

 A flyover Cattle Egret was a “garden” tick in Oving yesterday, presumably one of the 30 that had been up at Colworth recently. Vizmig wasn’t all that over us but there were a number of Skylarks moving through.

Brambling

 A Brambling in at the Bill with five Chaffinches was new for year on Sunday and there was plenty of offshore movement  including ‘00s of auks…although the southerly winds didn’t produce the sought-after shearwaters…still time…

Barred Warbler

A not particularly inspiring seawatch this morning at Selsey (only a Brambling of note in off with five Chaffinch of note)- the day was saved, however, by a Barred Warbler at Climping, nicely done the finder (once I’d gone round the houses trying to locate the site!!) A Sussex tick for me so it was. 

Selsey Bill

A look at Selsey Bill this morning produced plenty of auks east and west, Kittiwakes and a Balearic Shearwater (possibly a couple more but not claiming those due to brief views). My sightings below…others saw more and less…

After that I went to Farlington for the Spotted Sandpiper but was turned away as having hurt my hip overworking and only being able to get around by bike, i was told I couldn’t cycle up to the spot. The moral of this story: don’t be autistically hypermobile and put your hip out! At least i did see the Buff-breasted Sandpiper a few days before at Medmerry.

That year list…

 My 2022 Selsey Peninsula stands at 113, not many misses so far but still need Pied Wagtail ( yes i know!!!) and of all things Cattle Egret…manana…

Little Egret

 Common as muck elsewhere but a Little Egret feeding by the orchard was very pleasant this morning.