29th July 2019 - Chichester Harbour

Another walk today around Chichester Harbour which was quite productive, nothing unusual but a nice selection of birds to be seen. Highlights included my first two returning Willow Warblers of the autumn as well as a juvenile Cuckoo which was being mobbed by a Kestrel. It was high tide which produced 20+ Common Terns including juveniles, over 100 Curlew, 158 Redshank, 100+ Mediterranean Gulls, two Whimbrel, a Greenshank and a Sandwich Tern. I also stumbled across a Meadow Pipit carrying food which was a good sign as well as several Whitethroat families and one each of Song Thrush, Mute Swan and Great Crested Grebe families. During my stay two Buzzards and a Sparrowhawk were also logged.