GORING BEACH (SDOS outing) : In calm conditions and with visibility far from ideal we struggled to get 14 species in the log between 0700 (0800 for most) and 0945. For the record they were as follows.
Gannet 8E, Cormorant 5E and 2 on sea, Fulmar one W, Brent Goose 19E, Common Scoter 9E, Whimbrel one E, Sandwich Tern 21 E (two were loafing offshore for much of the time) Common Gull 2E, Med Gull 2 W, BH Gull 2E, Herring Gull and GBB Gull both present as were a couple of Turnstones.
Three Swallows flew in off the sea CH et al
GORING GAP : Nice to hear the middle plantation full of bird song in a brief visit, several Blackcap and Chiff chaffs around and a single Willow Warbler giving several brief bursts of song NB
CISSBURY RING: A gentle-paced and enjoyable morning's ringing with Val. We caught a small number of Blackcaps and a few Long-tailed Tits, a couple of Song Thrushes, etc. A Great Spotted Woodpecker was drumming all morning and a couple of Green Woodpeckers yaffled. A Tawny Owl hooted briefly. Skylarks were in voice in the surrounding fields and a walk around the top later on revealed a pair of Stonechat and half a dozen Yellowhammers. A Red Kite and seven Buzzards soared overhead.
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| adult male Blue Tit, ringed as a juvenile in 2014! |
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| male Blackcap |
