There was quite an arrival of migrants on the Peninsula yesterday HERE in a southeast wind but it was Jacob's 9th Birthday so I had to wait until this morning to get out into the field. There wasn't too much in the way of migration while I was away so seems like this is about the fourth main migration wave this Spring.
The winds were more easterly today but it was still pretty good with one of the best seawatches from Selsey Bill this Spring HERE with highlights including Arctic Skuas, Garganeys, a large movement of Sandwich Terns, Common Scoters moving and the beginning of the Whimbrel and Barwit passage. A couple of Wheatears were also on the beach and a few Swallows, Sand Martins, Linnets and Mipits were moving north. My Ebird list from today HERE.
At about 930 I did the usual Costa coffee stop before heading to Ferry and I did the Ferry area including Long Pool and Mill Lane and back to the Visitor's area. 64 species HERE with highlights including my first Sedge Warbler of the year on the Long Pool, a couple of Blackcaps, about 15 Chiffchaffs, a few Swallows moving north and the Spotted Redshank in the Ferry Channel- now in full summer plumage.
Arctic Skua, Garganey, Whimbrel and Sedge Warbler were Peninsula year ticks, now on 142 HERE. The Arctic Skua and Sedge Warbler were also World year ticks (now on 822) .
Good to be back and looking forward to the next two or three weeks of peak migration. Basically will be waiting for the Palearctic migrants to catch up with us that we saw a few days ago in Ghana.
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