Wednesday, 2 February 2022

Siberian Chiffchaff (Shalfleet/February)

On February 2nd I revisited the sewage farm at Shalfleet (SZ413888):


Other than the vocal Sibe chiff there were only a few other chiffs feeding round the perimeter; plus a vocal Cetti's (again), and grey wagtails etc. Steve Clemons had 14 Siskin there on Feb 10th. 
Throwback to January 19th 2016: a showy siberian chiffchaff at Roud sewage works;


And to 2018:
Gos







Purple Sands (Ventnor)

Today was another fine sunny and crisp day. Bumped into Andy B along Wheelers Bay who told me he'd seen three Purple Sandpipers further...