Spoonbill - Sussex Ornithological Society

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Spoonbill

1993	One at Pett Level (ES) on 12 June.	*
	Two at Pagham Harbour (WS) on 8 October.	*
	One at Church Norton (WS) on 13 October.	*
1994	An adult and an immature atPagham Harbour (WS) on 3 November flew off west.	*
1995	One at Pagham Harbour (WS) on 26 April.	*
	One, presumably the same, on Thorney Deeps (WS) on27 April.	*
	Five west past Beachy Head (ES) on 20May.	*
	One, possibly different, at Cuckmere Haven (ES) on20 May.	*
	An immature at Pett Level (ES) on 16September.	*
1996	One flew north over Pett Pools(ES) on 10 March.	*
	A sub-adult flew east overScotney Court Gravel Pit (ES) on 4 May.	*
	A sub-adult in Pagham Harbour(WS) during 29 to 31 May.	*
	An adult at Pannel Sewer,Pett Level (ES) from 1 to 4 June.	*
	A probably adult flew north-eastover Rye Harbour (ES) on 16 June.	*
	An adult at Pagham Harbour (WS)on 18 August.	*
	A juvenile at Pagham Harbour (WS)on 5 and 6 September.	*
1997	An adult at Arundel WWT (WS) on 15-16April.	*
	A juvenile flying slowly east at Pagham Harbour(WS) on 19 August.	*
1998	A first-summer bird at ShinewaterMarsh, Eastbourne (ES) on 3 May.	*
1999	An adult left the Little Egret roost at Thorney Deeps (WS) at 06:22 GMT on 4 March and flew west. Five on Scotney Court GP (ES) on 14 September. Five, presumably the same, at Weir Wood Reservoir (E/WS) on 21-22 September seen to fly east at 07:15 BST. One flew off Sidlesham Ferry (WS) to south-east on 15 September with it or another bird was recorded there on 17th. A juvenile at Pett Pools (ES) during afternoon of 30 September.	*
2000	A probable adult flew west at Church Norton (WS) on 2 July.	*
	An adult in Pagham Harbour (WS) on 23 August.	*
	Two immatures flew W off Selsey Bill (WS) at 09.15 BST on 13 October.	*
	A first-winter, probably one of those seen at Selsey, at Pagham Harbour (WS) on 13 October remained in 2001.	*
	Ten flew low SW over Church Norton (WS) at 10.40 BST on 14 October.	*
	An immature, probably the other of those seen at Selsey, flew north-west then west over Thorney Island (WS) on 14 October.	*