RSPB Pagham Harbour. The female Kingfisher, again. 22.02.22
When I visited Pagham Harbour on Tuesday I visited the full revere; walking first from the visitors centre to the Ferry Pool and then along the path, south of the Ferry Channel, to Church Norton, then on to Church Norton Spit. I then walked back to the Ferry Pool and then walked down the north side of the Ferry Channel to Sidlesham Quay; then via Halsey Farm to the North Wall. I walked up the Owl Copse path to Church Farm, then walked back down to North Wall, and walked to Salthouse. I there turned round and walked back view the North Wall and Sidlesham Quay to the visitors centre. Route marked in green on this map pagham-map.pdf (rspb.org.uk)
Ferry Pool
Wigeon
Shovelers and Avocets
Wigeon and Shovelors
Shoveler
Sluice Gate, Ferry Chanell
Female Kingfisher on sluice gate
Teal
Ferry Chanel
Redshanks in the Ferry Channel
Teal in the Ferry Channel
Redshanks
Dunnock next to the path to Church Norton
View to Sidlesham Quay
Tufted Ducks in the pool south of the Ferry Channel
Teal on the north side of the Ferry Channel
Moorhen in the Ferry Channel
Redshank swimming - something I rarely see; I see Redshanks commonly but typically wading
The same Redshank
Opposite Sidlesham Quay
View to the east; Pagham
Female Stonechat
Male Stonechat
North Wall from the path to Church Norton
North Wall ad the Salthouse from the path to Church Norton
Curlew
The path to Church Norton (flooded at high tide)
The Harbour and Pagham - Oystercatchers and Grey Plovers?
Herring Gull over the mouth of the Harbour
Possibly Grey or Golden Plovers
Path to Church Norton
Grey Plovers
Herring Gulls, Black-Headed Gulls and Little Egret - Tern Island behind
Curlew
Possibly a Spotted Rsdshank
Curlew
Redshank
Golden Plover (?), Little Egret, two Oystercatchers
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St Wilfred's Church, Church Norton; the thirteenth-century chancel of a large Norman church. The main part of the church was removed in 1864 and rebuilt in the centre of Selsey to serve the growing population of this seaside resort. St Wilfrid's Church, Church Norton, West Sussex | The Churches Conservation Trust (visitchurches.org.uk)
A female Chaffinch in the trees around the cemetery at Church Norton
Female Teal
Pagham Harbour
Ruff (?)
Ruff (?) and Grey Plover (?)
Great Crested Grebe
Turnstone
Herring Gulls in front of Tern Island
Church Norton
Pagham Harbour
Walking back from Church Norton to Ferry Pool
Curlew
Shelducks
Curlew
Little Egret
Oystercather
Little Egret
Great Crested Grebe (Ferry Channel)
Shovelers
Back at the Ferry Channel sluice - the same Kingfisher as before
Walking down the north side of the Harbour from the Ferry Pool to the North Wall
Wigeon
Halsey's Farm - Wigeon
Curlew
Wigeon
Church Farm fields - Grey Heron
Kestrel
Wigeon
Little Egret
Shelducks
Little Egret
Lapwings (?)
Wigeon, Black-Headed Gulls and Black-Tailed Godwits
Black-Tailed Godwits over the Salt House
Black-Tailed Godwits - foraging north of the North Wall
Lapwings White Creek (south of the North Wall)
Breach Pool
Wigeon (?)
The Breach Pool
View of Church Norton from the North Wall
Widgeon
Wigeon
Lapwing
View across the Harbour
Great Crested Grebe on the Breach Pool
Marsh Harrier over the fields north of the Breach Pool
Herons in the heronry, North Wall
Wigeon and Curlew (in flight)
Sidlesham Quay