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2023- Year List - a bit different this time

seymouraves
03/01/2023 20:18

Hi-

we weren't at home over New Year so did 2 days birding with  friends around their local spots-

As the weather was rough on NYD  we decided to do the coast  and leave inland to the 2nd: 

We had the usual birding anomalies- how can you be out all day and  see 75 species but not see a Red Kite or a Chaffinch or a  Fieldfare ?

The Goosanders we had found while shopping on NYE had disappeared at the end of 2022:

We started at first light at Farlington Marsh for 45 minutes  ( Avocet, Greenshank, Greenfinch ) and left with 49 spp.

Hayling Island - 1hr 45m  was nice ( Kingfisher ,Peregrine, Great Northern Divers, Cattle Egret )       5 8spp.

Pagham / Church Norton / Medmerry area 11:45- 14:40-  ( Gannet , Golden Plover, Mistle Thrush , Pochard, Chiffchaff, )    70spp.

Chichester GPs and Arundel area  1445-  until  dusk- ( Green WP, Stock Dove, House Sparrow, Yellowhammer)                  75spp.

2nd January-  

76th spp was Red Kite on the way to - 

The Burgh area- 0815-0915 - Raven, Grey and Red Legged Partridge, Redwing, Song Thrush, 

Burton Mill pond - 1030-12  -   Gadwall GSWP, Grey Wagtail , GW Egret, Marsh Tit, Jay, Little Grebe,

Secret Feeder site near a CP-  feeders had been removed since last winter BUT- found a nice bit of habitat nearby with

Treecreeper, Nuthatch, Coal Tit, LTT Goldcrest Chaffinch, 

Iping Common-  1250-1350 -  dodged dog walkers and found Dartford Warbler and Stonechat 

Pulborough Brooks RSPB- 1430- dusk:  Peregrine , Egyptian Goose, Snipe, Bullfich brought the total to 

97spp.

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  • 09/04/2023 17:48
    The first Swallow-

    and a Woodlark...

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  • 13/04/2023 21:43
    and today a HouseMartin at a traditional bridge nesting site

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  • 15/04/2023 00:15
    And today...

    More wheatears,

    Singing Blackcaps, Willow warblers, Sedge warblers ,
    Cuckoo Mediterranean Gull , Redpolls and a Ring Ouzel on my local spring patch :)

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  • 22/04/2023 17:09
    A yellow wagtail flew over Framptons new Visitor Centre today

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  • 28/08/2023 22:51
    Arctic Skua 173

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  • 22/09/2023 06:10
    Seawatching-

    Finally found a Shag, a family of Arctic Terns and a Balearic Shearwater..

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  • 07/10/2023 11:35
    After a radical recount it's.... 197

    Frampton is the place to go atm-

    Buff breasted and Semipalmated sandpipers, Lesser Yellowlegs and White rumped sandpipers-

    Still plenty of Little Stints and Curlew Sands and Ruffs Godwits, Greenshank etc...

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  • 14/10/2023 16:59
    and.... the local patch seawatch gets...

    Long Tailed Skua and Pomarine Skua- 199:

    and a possible long range view of Mark Ward - RSPB editor....?

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  • 23/10/2023 21:29
    Titchwell delivered today- so many good birds I didnt eat lunch

    Yellow Browed warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap. Treecreeper Cole Tit around the carpark

    Kittiwakes, Little Gulls, a female / juvvy Long tailed Duck ,Red Necked Grebe and 3 Velvet Scoter on the sea
    Redwings flying over and a late Common Tern 1st winter;

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  • 02/11/2023 22:48
    Hi-

    discovered a Glossy Ibis near home today- a few locals arrived to watch it-

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