The Kumlien's Gull returned to Littlehampton for it's second winter re-found by Bola around the 21st and managed to see the bird on the 24th, I always find either side of high tide good at the river-mouth whereas at low tide you are best searching further up-river at the Look and Sea centre...take some bread...a first winter Mediterranean Gull has been around also.
3 Purple Sandpipers were seen at Shoreham Harbour on the 19th, not sure there has been higher numbers than this around this location this winter
A nice Little Owl was seen in Arundel also on the 24th, whilst plenty of the usual species were encountered up at the Burgh the same morning. The fields below Burpham Church were full of winter thrushes including good numbers of Redwing and several Mistle Thrushes. Also saw 14 Song Thrushes together in one field with 23 Blackbirds...some sight! The Bewick's Swans numbers declined slightly as we moved through the month, the most I counted was 39 including 4 juvenilles, normally 4 Black Swan's with them but always a fair distance this year...this time last year all there feeding fields were under water!
Firecrests are still reliable in Arundel, especially around the Swanbourne Lake area.
Throughout the month, all the birding I did was within West Sussex apart from the dash west for the Greater Yellowlegs, below is some photo's I would like to share from my travels.....hoping to continue to get out more throughout February
Pagham Harbour view from Church Norton
Robin and Lapwing at Arundel WWT
Moorhen and Water Vole also Arundel WWT
Carrion Crows pampering each other at Widewater
Redwing and Goldfinch at Burpham church fields
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