Tuesday 20 January 2015

West Wittering and Pagham Harbour birds

Little Egret, Egretta garzetta
On Saturday I called into Arundel WWT and found the lakes iced over with a few open areas where the Kingfishers could feed. One of these areas was to the right of the Ramsar hide and a Kingfisher obligingly posed there.

On Sunday I visited West Wittering car park again where the Brent Geese were busy grazing. I spotted a Grey Plover among the Redshanks, a pair of Ringed Plovers, some Meadow Pipits, Oystercatchers and Curlews.  On the way home I stopped at the RSPB car park at Pagham Harbour. A large flock of Black-tailed Godwits flew in plus some Wigeon. A couple of Little Egrets fed in the channels and Curlews lurked in the grass.
Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
Carrion Crow, Corvus corone
Curlew, Numenius arquata
Curlew, Numenius arquata
Curlew, Numenius arquata
Grey Plover, Pluvialis squatarola
Meadow Pipit, Anthus pratensis
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus


Oystercatcher
Oystercatcher
Redshank, Tringa totanus
Redshank
Ringed Plover, Charadrius hiaticula

Robin, Erithacus rubecula

Starlings, Sturnus vulgaris
Pagham Harbour:
Black-tailed Godwits, Limosa limosa
Black-tailed Godwits, Limosa limosa with Lapwings
Curlew, Numenius arquata
Little Egret, Egretta garzetta
Little Egret
Little Egret





Wigeon, Anas penelope

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