Tuesday, 26th August: Grey and rather cloudy to start, with literally just a few drops of rain in a brief shower, then gradually brightening through the day to become moderately warm, bright and sunny, but with a fresh W/SW wind, gusting to force 5-6 later.
Lidsey WTW: I was joined by my long-standing birding friend (Bernie Forbes) for a look around some of the patch this morning. We started by following up on some information received and were delighted to find a splendid Wood Sandpiper just inside the sewage works, on a small area of rather murky flood water which was just viewable through the fence from the public footpath which runs alongside the works. A Pied Wagtail and a dozen Mallard were also present in this area, with a small number of Swallows overhead.
The Wood Sandpiper at Lidsey WTW this morning
Climping - Atherington: It proved to be disappointingly quiet this morning, with rather few migrants in the trees and hedgerows. We logged about three Blackcaps, the same of Whitethroats and Willow Warbler, a Chiffchaff or two, and a small group of Long-tailed Tits, before stumbling across a Coal Tit, a decidedly scarce species in this locality. Nearby, a visit to a newly-installed but private wildlife pond produced a Grey Wagtail taking advantage of this new habitat. A small gathering of Swallows and House Martins were also feeding in the vicinity and a Kestrel was also present. There was little else on offer that we could find however, so we then opted to leave the local patch and head for Pagham Harbour for a change of habitat.
(above) Coal Tit at Atherington and (below) Grey Wagtail on a new (but private) wildlife pond
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