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Birding news from Selsey Bill, Pagham Harbour & Medmerry. Photo credits in Alt text.
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The Sussex Bird Report for 2024 (featuring plenty of input from the Selsey regulars!) has arrived and, as usual, is a great record of the year.
October 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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First Fieldfare back at Pagham hbr
Fieldfare, a large thrush with grey head,,speckled belly and brown wings sitting in a grassy fields pic ken Robinson
October 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Glossy Ibis & Ring Ouzel at North Wall Pagham Hbr today
Glossy Ibis, a mid size heron-like bird with browny green plumage and a distinctive curved bill; it's standing in tall grass. pic Mike James A large thrush with a white breast band & black & silver plumage, sitting on a hawthorn bush pic Les Phillips
October 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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October 6, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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Two Whooper Swans in Pagham Hbr this morning found by LP/MJa
Whooper Swans at Pagham Hbr, boc BI.
October 6, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Hobby along the west side at Pagham today
A Hobby, a bird of prey with grey upperparts and stripy chest & yellow feet sat on a branch looking at the photographer. Pic Mark James.
October 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Glossy Ibis at Halsey's Farm tonight.
September 23, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Cattle Egret eating a Marsh Frog at Medmerry this afternoon, plenty of both on the Peninsula!
Cattle Egret, a small white heron with orange streaks, with a Marsh Frog hanging from its bill. Pic Sandra Hill
August 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Seven Spoonbills on the breech pool at pagham hbr this morning
Spoonbills: a large white bird with a long bill with a circular end, long necks and long legs. There are seven standing in shallow water with reeds in the background. Pic Mike James
August 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Yellow crowned bishop(?) at the Bill! Caught in mistnet by ML
August 15, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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Osprey showed well over the breech pool at Pagham yesterday before being seen from all points around the harbour
Osprey, a distinctive black, brown and white raptor with long wings. Pics Les Phillips
August 4, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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Brown Hairstreak by owl copse at north wall pagham this morning, plenty of blackthorn so hopefully a few more will be out #ukbutterflies
Brown Hairstreak, a mid brown butterfly with two small tails and jagged white stripes, pic Mike James
August 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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It's raining so of course out goes the sewage at Pagham and Selsey .... 🤢🤮
July 31, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Always nice to see a few Wheatears starting to trickle through..this one at Owl Point Pagham Hbr
Wheatear, an orange and brown bird with a white rump and dark eye stripe. Pic Mike James
July 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Spotted Redshank at the North Wall #waders #ukbirding
Spotted Redshank in summer plumage. A medium sized wading bird with black and grey mottled plumage, a long bill and bright orange.red legs pic by LP
July 17, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Decent count of Little and Sandwich Terns on the islands at Pagham Hbr
July 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Tricky bird on the stilt pool this morning found by AS. Scope views of upturned stubby bill and size suggested possible greater yellowlegs but general consensus is now lesser yellowlegs-last in Sussex 2018, last peninsula bird 2008 #RareBirdsUK
Wading bird with yellow legs, slight upturned bill pic organicbirder Yellowlegs on stilt pool medmerry pic organicbirder Lesser yellowlegs pic kevin tarrant
June 18, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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Red-necked Phalarope on the Ferry found by Adam Bowley showing nice & close down to 10m or so. Presumably yesterday's Cuckmere bird, there will be some top pics to come no doubt!
BOC pic of Red-necked Phalarope on the Ferry, a tiny wading bird with yellow stripes on the back, white throat, red neck and delicate bill.
June 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Honey Buzzard in off at the Bill late morning.
Honey Buzzard in off the sea at Selsey pic M Mckee Pic M Mckee Honey Buzzard at Selsey Bill pic M Mckee
May 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Hobby in off at the Bill this morning
A Hobby, a falcon with long, pointed grey wings with dark tips and a distinctive black/white head pattern heading in to land low over the sea. Pic Peter Alfrey
May 6, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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Least Sandpiper moving into summer plumage at Medmerry stilt pool #RareBirdsUK #waders #ukbirding
Least Sandpiper a very small wading bird with scalloped upper parts, a short bill curving down at the end and greeny legs. It's on the margins of a rocky pool. Pic PA
April 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Pomarine Skua, one of two at Selsey today #ukbirding #pomking #seabirds
Pomarine Skua: A large skua with a white chest and neck and a dark cap. It has a distinctive tail with long twisted feathers known as "spoons". It is moving east over the sea. Picture by PM.
April 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Drake Smew, a small white and black duck. It has a black bill and eye mask and a little white crest and is on a reservoir Drake Smew with Tufted Ducks
April 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Hoopoe up a tree at the North Wall Pagham Harbour #ukbirding
Hoopoe looking out of a tree pic GHi Hoopoe up a tree pic GHi Hoopoe with crest up a tree pic GHi
April 14, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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White-fronted Goose at Drayton this afternoon in the company of a few Greylags and 20 Egyptian Geese 🤷🏻‍♂️👀 #sussexbirding #ukbirding
White-fronted Goose, a brown-grey goose with black stripy breast and a white patch around the bill and orange legs.
April 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM