We took the kids with Sue to Arundel WWT this morning circum-navigating the flooded roads. This afternoon Sue and I checked out Ferry and then did Halseys to North Wall. 71 species of over 12,000 individuals! HERE. Les had found six Ruff on Honer 2 but when we got there, there were 10 birds and also a single bird was in with the Lapwings. The White-fronts were also flying around and then landed on the flooded fields and we also had the Spotted Redshank. 3 Marsh Harriers came into roost and 2 Egyptian Geese were a Peninsula year tick.
10 Ruff and 1 Redshank
White-fronts (above and below)
Blackwits (above and below)- an increase to approx 1250 today. Not sure if these birds are being pushed out of the Arun Valley which might explain the sudden recent increase and also the arrival of the Ruff. Presumably the floods elsehwere are displacing these birds to the coast?
Flooded Honer Fields
Scenes over the harbour
The road to home nowadays
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