22 January 2017
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| Snow Bunting |
It was a bright, cold sunny Sunday and there were hundreds of people walking dogs on the beach at low tide, so our expectation of seeing any birds was very low, but there was a single and entirely unexpected Snow Bunting on the beach at the tip of the head. It seemed quite unconcerned, skipping a short distance away when anyone came too close. A male, I would have thought. There was also a single Sanderling on the shoreline nearby. Usually we see them here in larger numbers, but then, there are usually far fewer people about.
In the field next to the car park there were, as so often, a few Lapwing, and a Curlew, some Oystercatchers but also three Snipe.
There were three Oystercatchers on Snowshill running around together making a terrific racket. Eventually one flew off leaving the other two running around together. What was it all about? There was a typical collection of waders on the mud – Grey Plover, Dunlin, Oystercatcher, etc.
Driving back through Chichester we were surprised to see the River Lavant dry on a late January Day.
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