Sunday, 11 January 2015

11/01/2015 Spoonbills in Sussex

Sunday 11th January 2015


South Marsh, West Wittering
I only had time for a morning twitch today so I made the overdue trip to West Wittering to see the Spoonbills at South Marsh.  It was hard to miss them as they stood proud on a small island, bracing themselves against the breeze. 

Other than the "usual suspects" there was little else to see on the marsh or on East Head - it was low tide so it wasn't the best time for a visit.



Water Woods, Arundel
Having a little time to spare, I visited the Water Woods at Arundel to look for Firecrests.  As on previous visits the activity was very close to the two bungalows at the entrance to the woods.  I managed to get good views, in the binoculars, of one of the Firecrests and also one of the Goldcrests





A fair bit of travelling meant that both my visits were "short and sweet" but the birds seen were immense.




Additions to the 2015 UK Bird List:
Spoonbill   (83)
Goldcrest   (84)
Firecrest   (85)
Jay   (86)  




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