10th June 2020

ADUR ESTUARY (to just north of A27 bridge): Two Little Egrets, two Grey Herons, a Cetti's Warbler, three Reed Warblers, a Sedge Warbler, 11 House Martins, four Mute Swans, two Lesser Black-backed Gulls, two Reed Buntings and a Meadow Pipit. David Campbell. Up to Bramber 12 Reed Buntings, a Yellowhammer, 14 House Martins, three Meadow Pipits, four Sedge Warblers, eight Reed Warblers, nine Little Egrets, 15 Mute Swans and two Oystercatchers. BirdTrack

BEEDING HILL: The 2cy male RED-FOOTED FALCON found mid-morning by Richard Fairbank, west of Thunderbarrow Hill at TQ223094 showed nicely at times from the fence line in the valley bottom. Scrutiny of maps shows that it is just within our recording area. Park at Beeding Hill Car Park and walk south-east along The Monarch's Way and drop down into the valley bottom. The bird frequents the fence on the right. Also a Cuckoo there. Gareth and Paul James

Red-footed Falcon at Beeding Hill (photo: Gareth James)

(Photo : Nick Bond)

WIDEWATER LAGOON: Little Egret and two Mute Swans. David Campbell