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Common Gull, Larus canus |
On Tuesday morning I saw my first Little Gull skimming the waves in front of the East Beach Cafe. On Wednesday morning the weather finally allowed us to work at Heyshott Escarpment again after being rained off the past two weeks. I joined Butterfly Conservation and Murray Downland Trust members to clear more trees high on the escarpment. A Red Kite gave us a wonderful display as we walked down. I called into Arundel WWT on the way home.
On Thursday I found seven Ringed Plovers on the beach, together with Sanderlings and Turnstones. On Friday I met Mark at Church Norton by Pagham Harbour and we walked along the recently extended spit which is causing erosion problem for seaside residents. The swirling currents have caused much beach erosion which is being piled high on the spit. We saw Turnstones and Oystercatchers on the beach and my first Common Gull on the wing. Two dead Guillemots lay on the beach. Brent Geese were cruising around the harbour.
Tuesday:
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Black-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus |
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Little Gull, Hydrocoloeus minutus |
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Ringed Plover, Charadrius hiaticula |
Wednesday:
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Heyshott work party |
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this view did not exist before the recent clearance work |
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Black-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus |
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Greylag Goose, Anser anser |
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leucistic Canada Goose, Branta canadensis |
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Magpie Geese, Anseranas semipalmata |
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Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos |
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Shelduck, Tadorna tadorna |
Thursday:
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Turnstone, Arenaria interpres |
Friday at Pagham Harbour:
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Black-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus |
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Black-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus |
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Brent Goose, Branta bernicla |
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Brent Geese, Branta bernicla |
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Common Gull, Larus canus |
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dead Guillemot, Uria aalge |
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homes at risk |
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Turnstone, Arenaria interpres |
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