GORING GAP:
Trektellen. An enjoyable session this morning, getting to the Gap early to avoid the crowds. A total of 108
Swifts included 90 eastbound birds and a
Swallow moved in the same direction. Among eight
Mediterranean Gulls on the beach first thing was a juvenile and an adult bearing a green darvic ring; another eight moved east offshore. Also part of the gull exodus was a smart adult
Common Gull. A 2CY
Peregrine - probably the one that flew over my garden yesterday - passed overhead. A
Bonxie plonked itself on the sea. Six
Common Scoters and a
Curlew moved east, while seven
Little Egrets (at least one juvenile) and two
Oystercatchers were on the beach. 16
Gannets and five
Sandwich Terns were offshore. Later, a juvenile
Red Kite drifted north over the fields and I encountered two Painted Ladies.
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| Mediterranean Gulls on the beach at Goring Gap, including the first juvenile of the year (centre) DKC |
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| juvenile Red Kite over Goring Gap DKC |
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| adult Common Gull at Goring Gap DKC |
