Goring Gap
There was a steady passage of Common Scoters over the sea. I counted 287. Also passing were eight Velvet Scoters (in one flock), 16 Shovelers and small numbers of Common Gulls, Commic and Sandwich Terns and Gannets. 93 Sanderlings were on the beach but with only a few Turnstones for company. The only sign of overhead passage was a Yellow Wagtail which flew north. During a heavy shower six Garganey surprised me when they flew west over the beach, passing all too quickly but looking like three pairs. As the tide went out the juvenile Iceland Gull appeared among the Herring Gulls on the beach . A pair of Great Black-backed Gulls were copulating on the beach. I'm not sure if they nest nearby but it looked like this pair want to RS
The Black Redstart was still at the east side but no further side by mid-day, The Iceland Gull was roosting on the northern fields at mid-day with a adult Lesser black-backed Gull and Herring Gulls. A Blackcap was singing from the middle plantation, 2 Stock Dove, 5 Meadow Pipits, 7 Skylark a Chiffchaff, 2 Green Woodpecker and 2 Jackdaws flew east. DKC/NB/GM
Iceland Gull - still around, but for how much longer? here taking a nap! NB
Worthing Sea-watch (George V shelter) - 6.35am-9am
Gannet 28E 7W
Red-breasted Merganser 16E 3W 8OS
Shoveler 9 E
Sandwich Tern 50E
Common Tern 4E
Great crested Grebe 5OS
Common Scoter 146E 1W
Whimbrel 2E
Cormorant 4E 1OS
Black-headed Gull 22E 1W
Common Gull 51E
Leseer black-backed Gull 1E
Red-throated Diver 2E
Diver sp. 1E
Velvet Scoter 8E in one flock following 2 Common Scoter
Fulmar 1E 1W
Razorbill 1E
Greylag Goose 6W
DKC/NB
Ferring Rife
Sparrowhawk 1
Lesser black-backed Gull 1
Meadow Pipit 7
Mallard 4
Chiffchaff 3
Linnet 2
Skylark 3
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Green Woodpecker 2
Moorhen 9
DKC
