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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.
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Friday, April 23, 2021

Back to the North Wall

 It was good to see that a pair of Cattle Egrets were back in Owl Copse and showing all the signs of breeding.







In the rife below a Coot was busy feeding six very young chicks.




...together with a Little Grebe nearby.

 A pair of Swans were getting to know each other.





The resident Buzzard on the usual post


A flock of 15 Whimbrel flew from the harbour towards the Honer fields.

In the late afternoon I paid a third visit to the Honer reservoir to try and obtain a better photograph of the Ring-Billed Duck but during the time I was watching he raised his head for just three seconds and  could not have been further away on the opposite bank.!


The highlight was the sudden appearance of a Little Ringed Plover that dropped in out of the sky and landed on the far bank...hence a very heavily cropped photo .



A Whimbrel just below the sluice gate...one of a pair.


...and finally a blackbird  with the moon as a backdrop












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