GORING GAP: A pleasant autumn morning at the gap with plenty of sunshine on offer and little breeze. Managed to squeeze an hour in just after 9am, and was soon evident that birds were on the move over-head as with yesterday. Whilst scanning a flock of
Swallows moving through low over the middle fields a dove whizzed by and grabbed my attention, I was soon watching my first 'patch'
Turtle Dove and this bird was on a mission flying fast east and over the top end of the middle plantation. Shortly after a late
Swift was picked up over the pumping station and soon moved through. Most
Swallows and
House Martins were feeding up as they moved through, but there were far less House Martins than yesterday, 6
Sand Martins were also observed.
Meadow Pipits were strangely moving overhead in a NNW direction and 87 were counted. 17
Yellow Wagtails were seen, but many more were heard but not seen, 1
Siskin, a
Tree Pipit and 2
Grey Wagtails added moving through. Things had quietened down by the time I was leaving and wanted to explore more but my time was up, pleased with a patch first but pondering what moved through beforehand...
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View looking NW towards Highdown from the southern end of Goring Gap NB
Red Underwing - this moth was recovered in my hallway a few nights ago in Worthing NB
BROOKLANDS PARK : A
Pied Flycatcher was seen here today, news via
BFF on SOS website
FINDON GALLOPS : Nice selection on Cissbury / Findon Gallops this morning. 4
Wheatear/ 1
Whinchat / 15+
Yellow Wagtails with cattle on Monarchs Way west of main track
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