July 12th 2018

A short watch at GORING GAP this morning: Conditions weren't great and it was soon evident that little was moving, but three season-firsts involved a Shoveler on the beach with a Teal, and a Dunlin. Other sightings included a Whimbrel, seven Little Egrets, three juvenile Grey Herons, five eastbound Swifts, three adult Mediterranean Gulls, five Oystercatchers, an adult Common Gull, two Pied Wagtails and five Sandwich Terns. DKC/M.Andersson. CH had three Gadwall fly east.


Shoveler (left) and Teal at Goring Gap DKC
WEST WORTHING: Around 40 Swifts were swirling around Boundary Road at 21:00. DKC