Thursday 18th January 2024
We decided to visit West Sussex today.
Burpham
- We twitched the Bewick swans that have been around for some weeks now. All in all we saw 8 in the Arun valley from the high ground near the church.
- A bonus for us was the 2, probably 3, cattle egrets in the field adjacent to our approach road.
- A quick visit to the triangle gave us a single grey partridge showing its head above the vegetation in the nearby field.
Fishbourne Creek
Next stop was Dell Quay near Chichester where we were on the lookout for coastal birds.
- We soon spotted a female red-breasted merganser in the creek.
- An obliging greenshank was a welcome addition.
- The grey wagtail was in its usual position.
- It was surprisingly difficult to find the goldeneye but we did so at the last moments of our trip when 2 females appeared.
A good trip.
2024 species count=91
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