Mediterranean Gull - some summer plumage moult coming through on this adult bird - NB
Mediterranean Gull - 1 of the 2 2nd winter birds - NB
Pied Wagtail - NB
Redshank - NB
January 2nd 2019
GORING GAP : Managed to get just some time down the gap this morning from 10.15am - 11.30am, concentrated mainly on the sea, which was flat calm and conditions clear albeit rather chilly. A Redshank was on the beach and upto 14 Mediterranean Gulls were in the fields including 2 2nd winters. 2 Shelduck flew west as did a Brent Goose, good number of Red-breasted Mergansers and Great-crested Grebes were still on the sea, Gannets were lingering in small numbers, a Red-throated Diver flew east and 2 single sightings of Black-throated Divers flying west, a fourth diver went through east thought likely to be another Black-throated but was too distant to confidently call. Waders were confined to the beach and all slowly arrived in the area from the west, 68 Sanderling, 79 Turnstone, 22 Grey Plover, 4 Oystercatchers and a single Dunlin were logged. Other sightings included a couple of Razorbills, 7 Skylarks in the fields and a Jay near the middle plantation NB/JD/RI
