LADYWELL: A Moorhen that was trapped and ringed proved to be a first for the site. No more than 18 have been ringed in the Shoreham area since 1953 so was a good record. John Newnham and Ladywell ringing team
LANCING RING: A Reed Warbler singing, also 2 Hobbies and a Spotted Flycatcher here recently. James Grundy via twitter
WORTHING TOWN: 7 Swifts over Victoria Road
DURRINGTON: 2 Swifts over Muirfield Road and a House Martin over south east
GORING GAP: A Greenshank flew eat
SOMPTING: 12 Swifts present
ADUR ESTUARY: 3cy Yellow-legged Gull opposite airport, 18 Turnstones on east side of Adur by ropetackle, 2 Little Egrets and a Whitethroat
SALVINGTON: 2 Swifts over Rogate Road and Blackcap still singing amongst the roadworks of the Rogate Road / Offington Lane junction
SOMPTING: 3 - 4 Swifts over
SOMPTING: A Hobby over
WEST WORTHING: Singing Chiffchaff and a pair of Coal Tit near St.Michaels Court
DURRINGTON: 2 Swifts over Muirfield Road
EAST WORTHING: Peregrine Falcon
GORING GAP: 6 Sanderlings on beach
ADUR ESTUARY: 8 Turnstones
BROOKLANDS PARK: A singing Reed Bunting with at least 5 pairs of Reed Warbler.7 Mute Swan cygnets and adult Little grebe on the lake.
WIDEWATER: The lagoon was quiet except for 4 Little Egret and a singing Common Whitethroat from the brambles near the car park at the eastern end.
Bernie Forbes
LANCING: A Hobby was present at a north Lancing site
Tim and Jenny Holter, David Campbell, SDOS
GORING GAP: 2 Sandwich Terns this morning, 7 Oystercatchers and a HAWFINCH moving east! A new bird for the year and my first coastal record.
SALVINGTON: A surprise in my garden today as I looked out there was a Red-legged Partridge strutting around, a Magpie was not happy with its presence at all! A single Swift overhead too
Nick Bond, Richard Ives
ADUR ESTUARY: A single Whimbrel still near the old toll bridge
BROADWATER: At least 4 Swifts were over the main high Street
GORING GAP: 13 Oystercatchers, 4 Sandwich Tern
SALVINGTON: A single Swift over Rogate Road
Nick Bond, Richard Ives
ADUR ESTUARY: 1 Whimbrel and 2 Dunlin near the old toll bridge
BROOKLANDS PARK: The Mute Swan pair have now been seen with 7 cygnets
SOMPTING: I flushed a male NIGHTJAR this morning while on a walk around the Sompting area. Mike Galtry
SOMPTING: 3 Swifts
WIDEWATER: Seawatch 6:50-8:50, 40 Gannets, 30 Sandwich Terns, Fulmar, 4 Kittiwakes, 4 Whimbrel, 3 Bar-tailed Godwits and a Common Gull. Also a singing Whitethroat was present
Richard Ives, Richard Fairbank, Alan Kitson
ADUR ESTUARY: Several Whimbrel remain, mainly seen from the old Toll Bridge area
WIDEWATER: Seawatch between 6.30-8.15 6 Common Scoter, 1 Brent Goose, 4 auk sp plus what were probably 2 1S Little Gulls but they were so far out they could’ve been Kittiwakes.
ADUR ESTUARY: Eight Whimbrel roosting on RSPB Adur reserve, viewable from the observation point.
GORING: 1 Arctic Skua east at 10.45 am
MARINE GARDENS: 2 Arctic Skuas flew east at 7am
RUSTINGTON: 7 Swifts over Albert Road this morning.
WORTHING TOWN: A Painted Lady butterfly flew over the Shelley Road surgery
Tony Benton, Dave Smith, Nick and Claire Oliver, Lee Marvell, Nick Bond
ANGMERING: 5 Swifts
GORING: Highlights Goring Beach this morning: 2 Arctic Skuas E at 05:25, 1 POMARINE SKUA E at 07:19 (Thanks to @GJecology for the alert as it passed Selsey.), 7 Whimbrels on beach off E. Also Fulmar 4E 2W, Gannet 92E 11W, Common Scoter 43E, Bar-tailed Godwit 1W.
Painted Lady butterfly in private garden
Ralph Simpson, Dave Smith
ADUR ESTUARY: Redshank, two Oystercatchers, three Common Sandpipers, four Whimbrel and nine Ringed Plovers.
MARINE GARDENS on Trektellen
WIDEWATER LAGOON: Arctic Skua, Fulmars, Gannets, Whimbrel and Sandwich Tern flew east 6am-8am. 14 Whimbrel and c70 Dunlin flew west.
BROOKLANDS PARK: On the lake were a drake GADWALL and several female Mallard with very young ducklings. Also of note were 2 Cetti's Warblers, 3 Reed Warblers, 1 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat and 1 Reed Bunting - all heard singing.
GORING GAP: 1 Wheatear, 2 Common Whitethroats, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Swallow, 2-3 singing Chiffchaffs in the plantations. Greenfinch's were showing well by the football pitches
SALVINGTON: 2 Swallows through Durrington rec. A Sparrowhawk and Buzzard over
Nick Bond
GORING GAP: Male Whinchat and two Wheatears.
Whinchat (Nick Bond)
HEENE CEMETERY: Five Willow Warblers and two Whitethroats.
Nick Bond, David Campbell, Clive Hope, Gareth James
BEEDING HILL: Male Whinchat and three Wheatears by Monarch's Way.
MARINE GARDENS on Trektellen
ADUR ESTUARY: Three Whimbrel.
MARINE GARDENS on Trektellen
SHOREHAM HARBOUR: Three Dunlin, two Ringed Plovers and 17 Turnstones.
WIDEWATER LAGOON: Hobby, Kestrel and three Swifts in off. Also three Whimbrel, five Dunlin, Little Egret, 35 Common Scoters, 30 Gannets, six Fulmars, four Sandwich Terns and Great Crested Grebe offshore.
GORING: Manx Shearwater flew east at 3.58pm.
MARINE GARDENS on Trektellen
PATCHING POND: Two Common Sandpipers.
Gareth James, Ralph Simpson, SOS
CISSBURY RING: Shelduck, Lesser Whitethroat, House Martin and Siskin.
GORING GAP: 1 Fulmar, 6 Gannets, 7 Great Crested Grebes, 10 Commic Terns, 4 Sandwich Terns, 10 Swallows in. Richard Ives
DURRINGTON: Firecrest calling in my garden this morning. Richard Ives
WIDEWATER LAGOON: Bonxie flew east; also Common Scoter, Whimbrel, Mediterranean Gull, Dark-bellied Brent Goose and Common Tern.
ADUR ESTUARY: Three or more Reed Warblers in Dog's Trust ditch, plus Cetti's Warbler and Whitethroat. Also four Whimbrel and Dunlin.
BROOKLANDS PARK: Three GADWALL still, plus Sand Martin, House Martins and Swallows.
THE DOWNS: Spotted Flycatcher and Lesser Whitethroat at Sompting.
GORING GAP: 57 Brent Geese E, 1 Whimbrel, 3 Mediterranean Gulls,5 Great-crested Grebes were the sum total this morning. Richard Ives
LANCING: Swift.
WIDEWATER LAGOON: Nine Common Terns, four adult Mediterranean Gulls, 26 Dark-bellied Brent Geese and two Whimbrel flew past.