I continued exploring the parts of the Peninsula that I haven't reached yet. Today I did Pagham rife and walked back round to North Wall. HERE . Highlights were 5 Corn Bunting in the direlect fields by the Pagham road with 35 Yellowhammers and the 3 White-fronts where around the fields and 2 Spotted Redshanks were in White's Creek.
Corn Buntings are generally strictly confined to the Ham area near Medmerry on the west side of the Peninsula and Andrew informs me that this is the first time in years they've been seen on the East side.
Corn Bunting
Spotted Redshank
White-fronts and Canadas
Interestingly there were Gadwalls on Shovelers in the Honer Fields which is unusual - maybe birds from the Ferrry area but also maybe migrants?
There has certainly been a big increase in Common Gulls numbers (and Meds) recently with about 200 today on my travels . Maybe these birds have been pushed off flooded fields from elsewhere or could possibly be migrants moving?
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