Locally, the above Migrant Hawker and Tipula spp taken with phone camera whilst a Fox was sat out in the dog-walk field having a good scratch before bolting into cover as the first dog walkers appeared after the rain shower. Tufted Duck up to 25 and first two returning Shoveler of the autumn, both females.
Wednesday at Pulborough, the Pec Sand was conveniently refound by AB just as we arrived, in company of two Dunlins and a ringed plover spp. A particularly attractive 'blonde' Buzzard was one of several attracted to disturbance caused by tractor activity.
The session was bookended by Hobby, the first, over an early coffee, very, very high over the tea terrace chasing a Buzzard and the other much lower and directly overhead just prior to leaving.
Today, Thursday, at TH much reduced wader activity but several Yellow Wagtails, two Wheatears and a single Whinchat while Stonechats were up to 8+. One of the Marsh Harriers was out by the owl boxes and a nice juvenile Water Rail was first this year. Still no (obvious) Ivy Bees.
