East Head, nr Chichester, West Sussex
Nine of us braved the wet conditions and made our way to East Head. Unfortunately the weather deteriorated until, after almost 2 hours, we decided to call it a day. Nevertheless we managed to get in some birding.
- Brent Geese dominated the scene, as you would expect here at this time of year.
- I missed a Mediterranean Gull at the start but managed to catch up with it at the end.
- As we walked along the sands we saw 30+ Sanderlings at close range - wonderful! Later on we caught up with 8 Red-breasted Mergansers, including one close, stunning male. Golden Plover, Dunlin, Ringed Plover and the odd Turnstone made up the shore birds.
- An over-wintering Sandwich Tern made a welcome sight.
It was nice to get out, albeit for a short while, and see some lovely birds by the sea.
Today's species list:
Black-headed Gull
Brent Goose
Dunlin
Golden Plover
Little Egret
Mediterranean Gull
Pied Wagtail
Red-breasted Merganser
Ringed Plover
Sanderling
Sandwich Tern
Shelduck
Turnstone
Woodpigeon
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