2013 - Week 10 - Round Up

The dull cold weather finally gave way to some spring-like conditions with settled milder weather earlier in the week,  to dull, damp but still mild conditions towards the end of the week. Not a lot of birding done this week to be honest, the 5th saw us heading out and about around Shoreham and Widewater but very little seen here although a Peregrine was displaying around the Southwich power station, at Arundel, small signs of spring arriving with a pair of Peregrines displaying over the reserve and the Mute Swans prospecting nest sites..lots of gulls around at the moment and many Black-headed Gulls already in full summer plumage! A fantastic pair of Bullfinch's were showing well in the car park at Arundel WWT, on the 8th March, 3 Slavonian Grebes were seen from the shelter at Shoreham...in the murk but sea conditions were favourable, several Red-breasted Mergansers and a pair of Common Scoter offshore here aswell