We awoke this morning to a 7" blanket of snow...the heaviest fall we have experinced in the 26 years since we have had the bungalow on Pagham Beach. A quick walk to the Lagoon and the Spit hide soon showed that many birds were disorientated with 4 Turnstones sitting on the ice of the partly frozen Lagoon, Lapwings all along the harbour shoreline and even a Golden Plover on the beach.
The only bird to find an easy meal was a Sparrow Hawk!
The images below show the extent of the snow cover.
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| The Lagoon from the car park. |
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| Wigeon on the move |
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| The frozen waste! |
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| In the hide...not very hot even in the shelter from the biting wind! |
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| Near the harbour entrance |
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| North Wall ...later in the day |
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| The Salt House....near the North Wall |
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| A cold Dunnock! |
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| Yellowhammer...one of many in Slipe Field |
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| A Reed Bunting ...again one of many adjoining hedge to Slipe Field |
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| The resident Heron outside the Salthouse |
...and then just as I was leaving a Woodcock flew up from the 'horses field' and landed only 20' from me and then completely disappeared into a ditch.
The forecast is for a VERY cold tonight...please feed the birds.
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