It was my final likelihood to get out earlier than the chilly climate begins on Sunday and a lot of the day it was raining so I solely bought an opportunity for a fast session inbetween the rain. I did Ferry and Mill Pond Marsh after which went to take a look at a thriller wader seen yesterday at Halsey’s Rife and after no signal of that I made a decision to stroll again on north aspect which I’ve by no means accomplished before- in all probability becuase there’s actually nothing there (between Owl Level and Sidlesham Quay) besides closely vegetated salt marsh and a really boggy and slippery path which was fully unsuitable for the sneakers I used to be sporting. 54 species of 1400 people primarily as a result of having the ability to see out into the harbour HERE. Spotlight or maybe lowlight of the day was seeing the hybrid duck which I noticed virtually precisely a yr in the past HERE. This time it was on Mill Pond Marsh somewhat than East Aspect.
The southerly airflow and the great moth migration continues though nonetheless no rarity right here regardless of Crimson Speckled and Slender Burnished Brass making an look on the south coast in the meanwhile (primarily additional west). Spotlight yesterday was 3 Olive-tree Pearl and likewise a somewhat unseasonal Darkish Arches. Nonetheless bought tonight to get a rarity earlier than it will get chilly tomorrow evening so hoping for a grande finale.
What with the chilly air shifting in over this weekend, it is in all probability time to shift the birding focus to winter birding in order the autumn winds down, the winter actions are winding up within the migration continuum.
