Fishbourne Creek
With Paul and the group (9) looking for shorebirds.- Parked at the church and on the way down to the estuary we encountered 7-8 Yellowhammers, a figure which went up to c15 as we progressed.
- Managed to see a good variety of birds but the pick of the bunch for me was the lovely Grey Wagtail. It was ahead of us, on a stone ledge next to the water. Close by was an obliging Rock Pipit.
- Soon afterwards, at the same place, we had fabulous close views of a Kingfisher. It was the first time I had ever seen one hovering above the water prior to plunging down into the water to catch a fish - amazing!
- The Whimbrel showed well finally.
- A flyover Peregrine was most welcome.
- I was also able to add Black-tailed Godwit, Ringed Plover and Dunlin to my year list.
A lovely morning in stunning sunshine and hardly a breathe of wind.
Ivy Lake
We met up, by chance, with Sandra for a while at Ivy Lake - it was so nice to see her and enjoy a brief birding experience together again.- We had just finished twitching the Long-tailed Duck and the Scaup. The former showed well but the latter proved a little more elusive.
This was turning out to be a rather special day.
West Dean Woods
My final destination was West Dean Woods
- There was no sign of the Little Owl but Chris spotted some lovely Bullfinches in the tree by the farm
- Andrew alerted us all to a couple of Hawfinches in the usual place by the turn in the road. They were, predictably, sitting high in the canopy but showing well.
My intention was to head off to Norfolk directly but things had gone so well I had time to go home, enjoy a meal at home with Sue and catch up with the soccer scores. Sadly Preston ended Albion's 16 match unbeaten run. I eventually made the long trip up to my B&B in Hunstanton, arriving just after 8.30 p.m.
It wasn't bad for my year list too with 13 additions!
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