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Chandlers Ford “Falcons” |
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Date: 17/09/2005 (Birds: 76 species recorded) |
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Check List for Pagham Harbour |
REPORT by Peter HancockWe had a great day. The group split into two sections. The list (to the left) reflects the total number of species seen during the day. Those birds marked in black were seen by both groups. Those in red were only seen by the group led by Derek and Bob, whilst those in blue were those birds only seen by the group led by Simon and Mike.There were a number of highlights, different members of the group having their own favourites.The Short-eared owl was quite a sight, staying in view and quartering up and down the harbour scaring the waders for over 15 minutes.The 100+ Little egrets, counted by Bob, were spectacular.The Grey plovers were great to look at in detail.The grebes also drew a lot of attention.The gannets occasionally came close enough to see their majestic effortless flight and the black tips to their wings.And, to round it all off, the group met, at the end of the fieldtrip to give Ashley his prize for the Summer web competition. |
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Bird List |
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Blackbird Bunting, Reed Buzzard, Common Chiff-Chaff Coot Cormorant Crow, Carrion Curlew Dove, Stock Dunlin Dunnock Egret, Little Finch, Gold Flycatcher, Spotted Gannet Godwit, Black Tailed Goldcrest Goose, Brent Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe, Slavonian Greenshank Guillemot Gull, Common Gull, Great Black Backed Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black Backed Gull, Mediterranean Heron, Grey Jackdaw Kestrel Knot Linnet Magpie Mallard Martin, House Martin, Sand Moorhen Owl, Short Eared Oystercatcher Partridge, Red Legged Pheasant Pigeon, Feral Pigeon, Wood Pintail Pipit, Meadow Plover, Grey Plover, Ringed Redshank Redshank, Spotted Robin Rook Sandpiper, Curlew Shelduck Siskin Skua, Arctic Sparrowhawk Starling Swallow Swan, Mute Teal Tern, Common Tern, Sandwich Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long Tailed Turnstone Wagtail, Yellow Warbler, Willow Wheatear Whimbrel Whinchat Wigeon Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Wren
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