Non-Cease Birding: East Head

I hoped to get in a bit extra bush bashing within the closing hours of the autumn however fairly a powerful southwestely was blowing with loads of rain too. Nevertheless as I’ve paid for a season parking ticket I made a decision to stay to the plan and nonetheless did East Head and Snowhill this morning. As anticipated little or no in the way in which of any passerine motion however the tide was excessive and there was an excellent collection of waders and waterfowl on Snowhill Marsh and Creek. 60 species of over 2500 people in practically 4 hours HERE. 

Highlights included a rise of Brents to not less than 600 (nonetheless solely small numbers in Pagham Harbour which presumably are an overflow inhabitants from Chichester Harbour or a geographically seperate inhabitants that migrate later), a wide variety of waders together with 7 Greenshank, Barwits and Knots, 6 Sandwich Terns feeding within the creek and a few Firecrest within the church yard. 

Principally, it is winter! 

Sandwich Tern 

Greenshank and Gray Plover 

A household celebration of Brents

Snowhill waders- Golden Plovers, Barwits, Blackwits, Dunlin, Curlew and Redshank 

Dunlins

Redwing- surprisngly not that straightforward to see on the Peninsula so good to get a view of 1 at the moment

Firecrest- that is my xmas card picture sorted for this 12 months