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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.

Monday, October 30, 2017

A fantastic morning!

A real Autumn morning....cold and crisp...excellent lighting for photography!
Firstly a brisk walk round Pagham Spit....a flock of c60 Greenfinches circling and some landing in the bushes....here's half a dozen

 Also accompanied by a few Reed Buntings.


 Here's a couple of them.



Brent numbers are really picking up now but juveniles seem very scarce...all these are adults.



Touchdown.
As I made my way to the North wall I passed the Lagoon and there, right in the middle, my first drake.Goldeneye...winter is on its way!


What a splendid bird!


At the South East corner of the harbour a whole selection of winter ducks...just feast your eyes on these magnificent drake Pintails!


...with their attendant females


...and a Drake Teal
 ...and a group of Wigeon
 ...and Shelduck!

Waders weren't in short supply either posing in the morning sunshine.
Redshank...normally quite skittish but this morning approachable!




 Curlew..on the lookout!

 ..but relaxing after a while.

Black Tailed Godwit in Whites Creek

Oystercatcher probing for his breakfast.

...and finally Red Admirals everywhere!




Pagham Harbour is difficult to beat on a morning like this!


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