Sunday 11 November 2012

11th November 2012 Pagham & Amberley Calm and sunny

Hooded Merganser 1 first-winter ex.
Spotted Redshank 1
Swallow 1

It's back!
Having spent all day Saturday failing to see the Hooded Merganser it was quite a relief for it to be the first bird seen on reaching the sluice in the gloomy misty dawn on Sunday!
 

 
 
 
  

 
 
 
 First-winter Hooded Merganser at Pagham North Wall Sluice

Not the only North American Duck seen today!

Dark-bellied Brent Geese at Pagham
 

Amberley
Common Crane 1 adult ex.


 

Adult Common Crane seen arriving at Amberley


 
 
 
Adult Common Crane once settled at Amberley