Goring Gap
The Iceland Gull was present again in the fields at Goring Gap (various sources)
There was little obvious movement this morning but a good variety of birds were resting on the sea for varying lengths of time, including 5 Mediterranean Gulls, 2 Red-throated Divers, 6 Common Scoters, 9 Shovelers, 2 Wigeon, 16+ Great Crested Grebes and 15+ Red-Breasted Mergansers. 4 Pintail, 2 Wigeon, 6 Shelducks, 2 Curlews and a Black-tailed Godwit (my first here) flew east. 2 Sandwichn Terns, 1 Curlew and 2 Mute Swans flew west. Wader numbers appear to have reduced now although the usual species were present.
Keeping with the duck theme, a drake Mandarin touched down very briefly at Patching Pond before flying off again. Tufted Duck numbers have reduced to 2 from a high of 9 a week or so ago. RS
Along the Greensward from Ferring to Kingston and at 1215 a massive flock of some 600 Brent Geese passed east followed a little later by another 130. I gather they were later seen passing Seaford. Also a Wheatear on the beach there CH
Along the Greensward from Ferring to Kingston and at 1215 a massive flock of some 600 Brent Geese passed east followed a little later by another 130. I gather they were later seen passing Seaford. Also a Wheatear on the beach there CH
