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The Arun week: 27 Jan to 2 Feb

Feb 2: Southern part of Arundel Park and Swanbourne Lake in the morning, stretch from Hiorne Tower to Duchess Lodge in the afternoon: A Hawfinch sat out briefly in the afternoon, either on route to Sherwood Rough or roosting in the Park near Duchess Lodge. A flock of up to 130 mainly Fieldfare with a few Redwing both morning and afternoon. 
Feb 1: Waterwoods on a fine, mild morning and Sherwood Rough and vicinity on a breezier, cloudier afternoon: 1 Firecrest, 1 Marsh Tit, 28 Meadow Pipits, 1 Kingfisher in Waterwoods; 1 Crossbill, 3 Bullfinches, 4 Linnets, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Treecreeper but no Hawfinches at Sherwood Rough.
Jan 30: Swanbourne Lake and WWT on a dry but misty afternoon, with most of the action at the Wetland Centre. At the lake 1 Chiffchaff and 17 Pochard. At WWT another 3 Pochard, indicating 20 overall, plus 1 Fieldfare, 2 Firecrest, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Water Rail, 2 Wigeon, 10 Shoveler, 6 Shelduck.
Jan 30: Klondike path on a dank morning of near-horizontal drizzle!: 1 Treecreeper, 1 Reed Bunting.
Jan 29: Arun south of Arundel on a bright morning with a light frost and no wind: 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 170+ Lapwing, 2 Bullfinch.
Jan 28: Pulborough Brooks: No sign of the previous day's Smew on a cold afternoon, but a ringtail Hen Harrier, Marsh Harrier, Peregrine, Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard and 2 Kestrel; 240 Black-tailed Godwit, 14 Snipe, and 300+ Lapwing; 2 Stonechat, 3 Redwing, 1 Bullfinch and 3 Greenfinch; and 80 Pintail, 4 Gadwall, 2 Shelduck, plus three figures each for Wigeon, Teal, and Shoveler.
Jan 28: Waterwoods on a bright, cold morning: 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, and 4 Tufted Duck.
Jan 27: Swanbourne Lake and WWT on a grey afternoon: At the lake in drizzle 1 Firecrest, 6 Mandarin, 7 Pochard, 76 Gadwall, 80 Tufted Duck, and two Great Black-backed Gull, while at WWT in heavier rain 1 Treecreeper, 28 Snipe, 1 Egyptian Goose, 10 Shoveler, and 40 Teal targeted by a male Peregrine.

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