Bird wise just singing Chiffchaffs, three Snipe, six Pochards and three Med Gulls.
Richard had some nice indoor theatre shots on his tablet and Mike had managed to capture Peg 84 coming in to land at Pulborough nicely.
Brief catch-up with Paul as I was enjoying my Bacon butty.
Good to catch up with an old friend, Black-headed Gul white 28D8 - waiting for John Wells or Tim Ball to reply to see if he/she has been seen since last at Arundel.
Monday, off home where two Buzzards were enjoying the warm blue weather and later at QECP 8 more with a female Sparrowhawk doing the same. A single Brimstone flew by and another zipped over the A3 on the way to the dentists. Back home a Med Gull over, calling.
Tuesday, the overnight moth trap overnight produced just two moths, one micro (female LBAM) but an NFG Oak Beauty was nice, albeit outside the trap in the conservatory.
Another Med Gull over, presumably from the 500+ on Hayling.
At Titchfield a bit of variety with Common Seal, six Eider close in, many Bombus spp, first Episyrphus balteatus, Slow Worm and Common Lizard of the year. Bird wise just two harriers, Kingfisher, 8 or so Buzzards and two displaying Sparrowhawks. Avocets up from single figures to 23+
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Wednesday at PB was probably the warmest and sunniest day so far with good numbers of Peacocks and Brimstones plus a glimpse of one of a pair of Grass Snakes which had been chasing around just feet away from visitors - this one being a couple of feet up in some brambles. A pair of Long-tailed Tit were lining their finished nest with large white down feathers. A distant Red Kite was having a scrap with another raptor which turned into a Marsh Harrier through Carey's scope. Both then dropped down onto the north brooks landing for a while before going their separate ways. Just singing Chiffchaffs to represent migrants.
On Thursday morning the moth trap had just four moths, an Early Grey, two Common Quakers and a Small Quaker identified via Hants Moths Fb (all three spp being NFG). Hairy-footed Flower Bees typically hyperactive on pulmonaria.
Friday was a shopping day in Chichester with a major 'self-present' - a new 100-400! A tweet by Lauren, on her last day for the RSPB in North St, said both Peregrines were perched up above the nest turret - just one, I presume the male, was visible from inside the cathedral cafe. Hopefully egg laying not too far off. Just one Buzzard soaring over the bypass.
At Hayling, a brief chat with Bird Aware Solent, 150+ Med Gulls, one Chiffchaff, two Goldcrests, four Ringed Plovers and twenty odd Redshanks. Too cold, windy and choppy to pick out much on the sea with just binoculars other than GCGs and RBMs.
