A walk in the late afternoon to the North Wall proved rewarding as at last there were a few waders present.
A couple of Black Tailed Godwits were having quite a ding dong with one bird seemingly trying to drown the other. Why such aggression is shown away from their breeding grounds is a bit of an unknown to me.
Here are a few shots ...
This shows a colour ringed bird on the attack....I await its history.
A fine summer plumaged spotted Redshank accompanied them .
It is unusual to see a Whimbrel actually in the Breech Pool but here is a lone individual
...and even more so, a Knot!
A couple of Little Ringed Plovers were also present despite the almost dried up conditions.
.... and finally one of a pair of sleepy Green Sandpipers
As I wandered slowly back the dog walk alongside Whites creek there were plenty of butterflies but very few birds except this Chiffchaff that suddenly popped up just in front of me.
Gatekeeper
...and finally a peaceful scene at the western end of Pagham Lagoon.
Very pleasant but with the threat of excessive heat in the next few days I think birding will be a a bit thin!
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