Pagham Harbour- Goldeneye

I did East side this morning from dawn to high tide (around mid-day). 75 species of over 8000 individuals in nearly four hours. Ebird list HERE. Highlight was a female Goldeneye on Pagham Lagoon (the first I've seen here since I first started birding on a day trip in 1987). There was also 3 Sandwich Tern, 3 Marsh Harrier, a Peregrine, 2 Rock Pipit, Dartford Warbler and Firecrest.  

Noteable no shows today were most of the Brent Geese (about 3000 probably staying at the fields at Church Norton), Song Thrush, Redwing and Fieldfare (very few on the Peninsula it seems), hardly any Little Egrets in the harbour and I presumably just got unlucky not seeing Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, Kingfisher, Yellowhammer, Grey Wagtail, Greenshank, Spotted Redshank and Whimbrel. I didn't bother doing Ferry so there would have been Shoveler and Avocet there too. So hyperthetically from my rough estimate there are over 11,000 birds in the harbour of at least 85 species.  

Only one Bar-tailed Godwit from what I could see. I picked up some Cattle Egrets in the cattle fields on Lockgate Road. The Cattle Egrets have been scattered around the Peninsula recently mainly in fields off the Selsey Road with groups of up to 35. 

Also had a Common Seal. I usually forgot to report these but often have two or three from East side. 

A mild spell has resumed now so I had the moth trap out last night. 11 December moths was all I had. Another Levant Blackneck was caught last night, this time in Surrey so I'll try again tonight in hope.

Female Goldeneye

Golden Plovers (above and below). At least 1000 on the mud and got to have been 4000 or so Lapwings. 

Rock Pipit- I'm looking forward to see what these birds look like in Spring. This for example is already quite contrasting with a strong supercilium. 

Cattle Egrets out in the Peninsula fields. They seem to have dispersed from the breeding area by the North Wall and Halseys Farm and are getting all over the place. I even had one when I went to pick up the Campervan (which has a very tidy makeover). Seen them up as far as Hunston on the Peninsula and see them most days now while driving up Selsey Road to Chichester. 

Female December moth (above) and male and female (below) . The female is larger, has different markings and does not have feathered antennae.