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<\/a><\/p>\nAvocet were showing very well from the Rushy Hide with 29 birds present – Slimbridge WWT<\/p>\n
Avocet – Rushy Hide, Slimbridge<\/p>\n Black-headed Gulls were looking fine – Slimbridge WWT<\/p>\n After a breeding bird survey near to Bognor Regis on 17th April, where the highlights were my first Whitethroat, Wheatear and Yellow Wagtail of the year as well as good numbers of Sedge Warbler and Reed Warbler, I stopped for a short walk along the Billy Line to the Oysterbeds on Hayling Island. The highlights here were three Whitethroat, 12 Whimbrel and Willow Warbler. I spent some time at the Oysterbeds enjoying the hundreds of nesting Mediterranean Gull and Black-headed Gull and my first Sandwich Tern of the year.<\/p>\n Whimbrel – Hayling Island<\/p>\n Whitethroat – Hayling Island<\/p>\n Nesting Black-headed and Mediterranean Gull – Oysterbeds, Hayling Island<\/p>\n Mediterranean Gull – Oysterbeds, Hayling Island<\/p>\n Mediterranean Gull – Oysterbeds, Hayling Island<\/p>\n Mediterranean Gull – Oysterbeds, Hayling Island<\/p>\n Sandwich Tern and Mediterranean Gull – Oysterbeds, Hayling Island<\/p>\n Later in the day on 17th April I popped to Denny Wood where there were good numbers of Redstart on territory. Its always a great pleasure to see these stunning birds in the fresh green, spring leaves of Beech and Oak at Denny Wood.<\/p>\n Redstart – Denny Wood, New Forest<\/p>\n On 18th and 24th I spent a couple of hours at Pennington Marsh, on 18th I walked the Ancient Highway and back around the seawall to Jetty Lagoon and back to the car park. On 24th I walked out past Fishtail Lagoon and back to the carpark. There were many Reed Warbler and Whitethroat on territory as well as small numbers of Sedge Warbler. Up to seven Ruff were present including a stunning rufous necked bird. On both days there were up to six Spoonbill on Fishtail Lagoon. There appear to be two pairs of Little Ringed Plover breeding on Fishtail Lagoon this year. Other highlights included two Common Tern, two Little Tern, a partial summer plumaged Spotted Sandpiper and a stunning summer plumaged Turnstone.<\/p>\n Ruff – Fishtail Lagoon, Pennington Marsh<\/p>\n Spotted Redshank – Fishtail Lagoon, Pennington Marsh<\/p>\n