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Pagham Birder: The Blog
A regular account of the birds seen mainly on and around Pagham Spit, the Lagoon and the North Wall plus other birding exploits from time to time.Any news of interest regarding the ongoing erosion problems on Pagham Beach will, from now on, be shown on my other blog together with general beach photos.. Click on the link... Pagham Beach Blog on this page.
Saturday, September 7, 2024
Saturday, August 31, 2024
August photos.
Although still busy I have managed to get out on a few occasions to make sure the camera is still working. There have been a few special moments
The 'all to common' garden predator feasting on a young Wood Pigeon she had taken from the feeding station.
An unusual visitor to the Breech Pool!A much more interesting unusual visitor has been showing very well from time to time.
The Great White Egret....what a bird!
Whilst this Little Egret is always present in good numbers,
Eclipse plumage....?
A splendid Whimbrel in Whites Creek
...and on Pagham Spit several Wheatears making a stopover before flying South
On one evening hundreds of Hirundines alighting on the temporary fencing on Norton Spit,,,just a few here
....and a few of the regulars.
So that's August...and now for the Autmn migrants!!
Monday, August 12, 2024
A life tick for me!
A bird believed to be a Little Stint on August 3 subsequently turned out to be a Semipalmated Sandpiper. It was initially viewed in the harbour from the benches in Church Norton. As days passed it was showing more regularly on the ferry pool but unfortunately I was unable to get across at that time. However a report came in on Sunday evening at 8.00pm that it was on the Ferry Pool . So at 6.15am today I hastened over to Siddlesham and found a group of birders watching it at a considerable distance. Even with an 800mm lens this was the view!
Unfortunately it didn't stay long and soon took flight towards the harbour accompanied by a Dunlin which it seem to have befriended.
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
A look back at July
It's been awhile since I updated this blog but life has been very busy and birding has taken second place.
Hopefully with the migration season fast approaching more time will be spent 'in the field' or at least down at the harbour during the next few months.
So, I will just post a few of my highlights below.
A second brood of Great Crested Grebes on Breech Pool
A superb Cattle Egret in one of the Halsey farm fieldsI wish I was able to to read the ring no.
The evening sun showed the wonderful colouration of the wings.
This morning this Moorhen was was drinking from an overhanging branch whilst her youngsters were exploring clump of ivy
...and then the bird I was after but had missed on two previous occasions appeared from the reedbed. A Great White Egret! affording good views and a notable photographic opportunity. Magic!