Well hardly a garden bird but certainly a 'from the window' tick!!
At 10 past 8 this morning I casually looked out the window and noticed a few gulls over the sea battling against a strong east wind. As I looked out I thought it looked like a morning for off shore gannets which very often appear in these conditions. My attention was drawn however, to a particular bird that was not battling against the wind but was circling in large arcs just off the Church Norton spit a good half mile away. I grabbed my bins and called to my wife 'I think I've got an Osprey...come and look while I get the 'scope on it". As I was setting up the scope she said, 'thats an Osprey alright'. Once I had it in the 'scope there was no doubt about it, so next, I had to get a photo. It was not much more than a dot to the naked eye but I did manage to get a few record shots. It was still there an hour later having watched it plunge and catch what appeared to be a decent sized Mullet I wandered along the Pagham Spit in an attempt to get a better shot but when a kite surfer disturbed it I managed a very long distance flight shot as it headed towards Sidlesham. So here a few shots of my newest 'garden' bird!!
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| First sighting! |
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| With the fish....first shot |
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| Moving fish to safer ground |
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| Top left is offending kite surfer. |
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| Heading off to the west side of harbour. |
I know they are rotten photos but to me it was a memorable moment from inside the bungalow.
Earlier in the week a record of a Wheatear on the spit....several are presently passing through each day on their way to the African continent.
Great birds to photograph!
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