27th January 2020

ADUR ESTUARY: Greenshank still, a Little Grebe, 40 Lapwings, 10 Snipe, 30 Redshanks, 16 Oystercatchers, five Skylarks, a Meadow Pipit and five Reed Buntings (BirdTrack).

BROOKLANDS PARK: Drake Pintail new in (PJ) and drake POCHARD still. Also five Teal, a Grey Heron and a Little Grebe.  Two Goldcrests and 19 Long-tailed Tits gathered to roost by the Southern Water road as dusk fell (DKC).

drake Pintail at Brooklands Park (DKC)

GORING GAP: Seven Mediterranean Gulls and roughly 450 Common Gulls were counted around midday, along with an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull and a Stonechat. Three Dunlin decided better of settling in the roost field (DKC/NB).

LANCING: 'A few' Razorbills, a Great Crested Grebe, c15 Dunlin and a Ringed Plover (SOS).

SALVINGTON: Grey Heron flew over (NB).

SHOREHAM HARBOUR: Three Purple Sandpipers still and four Turnstones. Also a Kittiwake offshore, along with a Gannet (BirdTrack).