September 24th 2018

GORING GAP: A nice clear September morning produced a Osprey that was first picked up coming off the downs and started gaining height and thermaling south-west before heading off eventually east approx a mile inland. 6 Golden Plover were also picked up coming from the downs direction but these flew south east and over the southern most plantation. There was huge numbers of House Martins moving through and a conservative count of 2,000 birds will probably not do the actual number any justice as were moving along the beach aswell as north as far as the downs, not many Swallows, but a few Sand Martin were around. Good number of Meadow Pipits were on the move with most heading NW and some settling in the stubble fields. Other raptors were represented with a female Sparrowhawk and 3 Common Buzzards were up again over the northern end. 2 Raven went over north west and a couple of Siskin went east. 3 Skylark were noted and 2 Stonechat were in the rough field NB