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Pagham Birder: The Blog

A regular account of the birds seen mainly on and around Pagham Spit, the Lagoon and the North Wall plus other birding exploits from time to time.
Any news of interest regarding the ongoing erosion problems on Pagham Beach will, from now on, be shown on my other blog together with general beach photos.. Click on the link... Pagham Beach Blog on this page.

Monday, December 24, 2012

A final look....

Yes, a last look around Pagham Spit late afternoon and if anyone  had visited the harbour for the first time they would have been amazed at the sheer numbers and variety of birds visible from the Spit hide. Waders included Dunlin, Oystercatchers, Redshank, Turnstone, Curlew, Grey Plover, Golden Plover (600+) ; Ducks   inluded Wigeon, Teal, Mallard, Shelduck, Pintail, Goldeneye ; Gulls included hundreds of Greater Black Backed, Herring, Common, Black Headed and on the off shore spit Mediterranean Gulls....some already assuming their black heads! All these birds spread out across the mudflats in considerable numbers together with hundreds and hundreds of Brent Geese making a din of a noise.
 ...and this is my local patch!  fantastic!



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