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Sightings at Pagham Harbour Nature Reserve: May 2009
This page gives details of wildlife seen in and around Pagham Harbour since 1st May 2009. See below the table for information about how you can help us to maintain accurate records of the wildlife seen on the Reserve.
| Date | Details of wildlife seen | Number seen | Location |
| 1st May 2009 | Common Sandpiper | 1 | Ferry Pool |
| 2nd May 2009 | Nightingale | 1 | Ferry Hide |
| Wheatear | 3 | Tramway | |
| 3rd May 2009 | Wood Warbler | 2 | Car Park Visitor Centre |
| Common Sandpiper | 2 | Ferry Pool | |
| Whimbrel | 50 | Harbour | |
| 4th May 2009 | Whimbrel | 2 | North Wall |
| Wigeon | 2 | Breach Pool | |
| Bar-Tailed Godwit | 4 | North Wall | |
| Swift | 5 | Halsey's Farm | |
| 5th May 2009 | Little Tern | 2 | Tern Island |
| Cuckoo | 2 | Halsey's Farm | |
| Hobby | 1 | Visitor Centre | |
| 7th May 2009 | Grasshopper Warbler | 1 | Halsey's Farm |
| Spotted Flycatcher | 1 | Yeoman's Field | |
| Wheatear | 6 | Tramway | |
| 13th May 2009 | Garganey | 1 | Ferry Pool |
| Little Stint | 2 | Harbour | |
| Little Ringed Plover | 2 | Ferry Pool | |
| 14th May 2009 | Arctic Skua | 1 | Offshore Church Norton |
| 15th May 2009 | Great Skua | 1 | Offshore Church Norton |
| Gannet | 7 | Offshore Church Norton | |
| Great Northern Diver | 1 | Offshore Church Norton | |
| Marsh Harrier | 1 | Harbour | |
| 22nd May 2009 | Little Ringed Plover | 1 | Ferry Pool |
| Barn Owl | 1 | Ferry Pool | |
| 26th May 2009 | Painted Lady | 41 | Visitor Centre |
| Painted Lady | 408 | Church Norton Spit | |
| Clouded Yellow | 2 | Church Norton Spit | |
| Little Stint | 2 | Tern Island | |
| Temminck's Stint | 1 | Tern Isalnd | |
| 27th May 2009 | Little Ringed Plover | 1 | Ferry Pool |
| Gannet | 12 | Offshore Church Norton | |
| Fulmar | 1 | Offshore Church Norton | |
| 28th May 2009 | Stripped Hawk-moth | 1 | Mill Pond Marsh |
| Turtle Dove | 1 | Breach Pool | |
| Painted Lady | 45 | Visitor Centre | |
| ORIENTIAL PRATINCOLE | 1 | Breach Pool | |
| 29th May 2009 | ORIENTIAL PRATINCOLE | 1 | Breach Pool |
| 30th May 2009 | Marsh Harrier | 1 | Mill Pond Marsh |
| Little Ringed Plover | 1 | Ferry Pool | |
| Gannet | 4 | Offshore Church Norton | |
| Common Scoter | 3 | Offshore Church Norton | |
| Red Breasted Merganser | 1 | Offshore Church Norton | |
| Black-Tailed Godwit | 30 | Ferry Pool | |
| 31st May 2009 | Marsh Harrier | 2 | Harbour |
| Med Gull | 2 | Breach Pool | |
| 2nd June 2009 | Black-Tailed Godwit | 56 | Ferry Pool |
| Common Sandpiper | 1 | Ferry Pool | |
| 5th June 2009 | Black-Tailed Godwit | 49 | Ferry Pool |
| Avocet | 2 | Ferry Pool | |
| 7th June 2009 | Black Tailed Godwit | 67 | Ferry Pool |
| Little Ringed Plover | 2 | Ferry Pool | |
| Marsh Harrier | 1 | Harbour | |
| 9th June 2009 | Little Ringed Plover | 1 | Ferry Pool |
| Avocet | 2 | Ferry Pool | |
| Black Tailed Godwit | 24 | Ferry Pool | |
| 14th June 2009 | Willow Warbler | 1 | Church Norton |
| Garden Warbler | 1 | Church Norton | |
| Hobby | 1 | Visitor Centre | |
| 17th June 2009 | Little Ringed Plover | 3 | Ferry Pool |
| Marsh Harrier | 1 | Visitor Centre | |
| 23rd June 2009 | Grey Plover | 20 | Church Norton |
| Knot | 2 | Church Norton | |
| Sandwich Tern | 3 | Church Norton | |
How you can help us
We need your help to maintain accurate records of the wildlife seen on the Reserve. You can let us know what you've seen in the following ways:
During Visitor Centre opening hours - please list the birds you have seen in the book at the Visitor Centre. We need records of all birds seen, not just the unusual ones.
At other times - please email the information to us at pagham.nr@westsussex.gov.uk, or call us on +44 (0)1243 641508.
Thank you to everyone who already helps. We will share this information with others via these web pages.
Last reviewed: 24 June 2009





