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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.

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

A look back at August.


Very hot and very dry best depicts  the weather for August 2022.

My blog today contains a random selection of photos starting with the last date (August 28)  and  all images taken on a Canon  R6 using a Canon R800 lens unless otherwise stated. It has been a bit of a learning curve getting to grips with a mirrorless camera after using SLRs since 1963 (a Pentax S1a!), but I'm slowly learning  and will hopefully improve over time.

Golden Plover .... viewed from the east side of the harbour Aug 28

     


Squacco Heron August 23

Little Egret...Owl Copse


Juvenile Greenfinch
Painted Lady

Cattle Egret...Halsey field

...with cattle.

Grey Heron...in the spot previously occupied by the Squacco Heron   

Curlew in harbour
Whimbrel...Whites Creek


Dunlin...old Little Lagoon

Ringed Plover (juv)
Redshank ...old Lt Lagoon
Yellow Wagtail...Breech Pool
Turnstone...Pagham beach

Snipe...Breech Pool
Dunlin...old Little Lagoon area


Sedge Warbler  Breech Pool
Sand Martins...Breech Pool


The moon
Squacco Heron
Whimbrel

Curlew alighting

Greenshank....Whites Creek
Herring Gull...3rd cy ?
Little Egret

Kestrel....east side harbour
Black Headed Gulls
Herring Gull
Wheatear...twins ?

Bee....100/400 with x1.4 ex
Humming Bee Hawk Moth all with 100/400 with x1.4 ex



Painted Lady


Willow Warbler....East side 
Whinchat ....near sluice gate 

...and finally a very distant view of a White Tailed Eagle at Pulborough Brooks on August 15




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