GORING GAP: An early morning visit to the Gap felt beautifully autumnal, though migrant numbers on land were small: one
Lesser Whitethroat and three
Willow Warblers, along with six
Whitethroats and two
Blackcaps. The beach was livelier than my last visit, mainly thanks to an increase in waders, with 21
Turnstones, two
Dunlin, a
Sanderling, two
Oystercatchers, 17
Ringed Plovers and 12
Little Egrets. Three
Gannets flew past in a quick glance offshore. Other birds included an adult
Mediterranean Gull, three adult
Common Gulls, a
Kestrel, a
Sparrowhawk, a
Green Woodpecker and a
Coal Tit (DKC).
FERRING RIFE: A short walk along the path by the Country Centre this morning produced a smart Lesser Whitethroat, 7 Willow Warblers and a Reed Warbler. A Kingfisher was at the small pond nearby.
There were again 4 Wheatears on the beach at Goring Gap (CH)
ADUR ESTUARY: I called in to the toll bridge over the Adur Estuary in the evening, seeing a
Whimbrel, four
Dunlin (one juvenile), 13
Ringed Plovers, nine
Little Egrets, a juvenile
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 12
Mute Swans, 60
Starlings and two recently fledged
Pied Wagtails attended by a parent (DKC).
