21st February 2021

ADUR ESTUARY: Three Knot, Greenshank and Grey Wagtail in houseboats channel. 

GORING: Little has been seen in the last few mornings off Goring beach, but it was an improvement today. 08.45 to 11.20, the highlights were a GREAT NORTHERN DIVER flying W & leading a much smaller Red-throated Diver at 10.04, a GREAT NORTHERN DIVER E trailing a Red-throated Diver at 11.05, and a male GOOSANDER W at 09.09. Also three Red-throated Divers W with 25 E, 1 Brent Goose W with 19 E, three Common Scoters W with nine E, 20 Great Crested Grebes on the sea, one Teal E, six Red-breasted Mergansers E, one Grey Plover W, 11 Turnstones W, a Mediterranean Gull W, and a Lesser Black-backed Gull intermedius E. Dave Smith via SOS

HIGHDOWN AREA: Lovely warm afternoon walk in West Durrington to foot of Highdown Hill produced c400 Black-headed Gulls feeding on fields and a Red Kite soaring overhead. There were three Moorhens on pond by Northbrook College on the A259 and another four at Northbrook pond with a pair of Mallard. A pair of Greenfinches by Southern Water building in Yeoman Rd. Nice stroll. John Feest via SOS

MARINE GARDENS: 8.43-10.13am David Campbell:


WEST WORTHING: Blackcap in garden and Grey Wagtail flew over. David Campbell

WIDEWATER LAGOON: Red-breasted Merganser, three Teal, two Mute Swans, a Little Egret, a Redshank and a Great Crested Grebe. James Aldridge via SOS

WORTHING PIER: 12 Brent Geese flew east at c1pm. James Aldridge via SOS