CISSBURY RING: A Whinchat in my favourite South East corner this morning. 2 Redstart in the same area and at least another 2 on the north side. 2 Wheatear at the top of the ring plus families of Stonechat. Also 1 Spotted Flycatcher and several Yellow Wagtails with the cattle. Andy Ashdown
GORING GAP: Very productive at the gap this morning, a good fall of common migrants and some visible migration overhead. Yellow Wagtails were moving in small groups from first light mainly west with at least 60 birds noted. Swallows (400+) and Sand Martins (100+) all moved south east overhead with at least 70 House Martins. 4 Siskins flew east, 2 Meadow Pipits south. Whinchats, 7 were by the rough field along the fenceline, 2 by the pumping station, Wheatears, 3 on the beach, 4 by rough field, 2 by the pumping station, 2 Redstarts along the east side along with a Lesser Whitethroat and at least 8 Whitethroats. A good number of Chiffchaffs by the pumping station with a single Willow Warbler, here a Spotted Flycatcher showed well with another moving to the west side. Other sightings included a single Kestrel, 2 Sparrowhawks, 2 Grey Plovers, 2 Rooks (unusual here), a Snipe flew west along the beach, 2 Wigeon west, upto 8 Sandwich Terns and 2 Mediterranean Gulls in the gull roost and a single Mallard looked a little lost flying for a while around the gap. Nick Bond/Garry Messenbird/Clive Hope
SALVINGTON: A Whitethroat spent some time in my garden feeding up. A Grey Wagtail flew over as I left for the gap, Sparrowhawk thermaling over Durrington Rec. Nick Bond
