CISSBURY RING: Ring Ouzel female Rifle Range. Nick and Claire Oliver
FERRING RIFE: This morning's walk over to Ferring Rife and fields was enlivened by a female GOOSANDER flying down the Rife (at about 1015). I think it may have been disturbed from the small pond near the Country Centre. Other sightings were a Kingfisher, two Stonechats, a couple of Chiffchaffs, five Meadow Pipits and three Skylarks. Five small finches that rapidly disappeared north were probably Siskins. Four Little Egrets were fishing in the Rife. Clive Hope
GORING GAP: With a northwesterly breeze blowing I thought I'd give Goring Gap a go. Two Yellow Wagtails flew over and another was in the fields with 12 Pied Wagtails, 73 Turnstones and at least 12 Ringed Plovers. Three Grey Wagtails flew moved west, as did most of the 160 Meadow Pipits, though at least 50 of these came in off the sea. It was somewhat jarring to see 90 House Martins arrive off the sea and head north inland too! Two Dark-bellied Brent Geese flew east before correcting themselves and heading back down the Channel, where four Teal also headed. A Great Crested Grebe and a Red-breasted Merganser flew past offshore and just one Sanderling appeared on the beach. Two Stonechats were in the rough area and six Little Egrets included one in the recently tilled field. An adult and a juvenile Common Gull made their way west separately. David Campbell and Richard Ives
LANCING TO SHOREHAM VIA THE DOWNS: Cycling from Lancing through Downs to Shoreham brought 6 Wheatears, Stonechats, 7 Red-legged Partridges, 2 Ravens (all Downs) plus Chiffchaffs and Meadow Pipits all over the place. Still quite a few House Martins and Swallows passing low over Downs. Adur in Shoreham: 50-60 Ringed Plovers, some Dunlins, Greenshank and Redshanks plus nice surprise Bar-tailed Godwit and Grey Plover also there. And cracking Peregrine circling over river. Very chilly and windy but worthy. Shemi via SOS
