30th December 2021

ANGMERING: 3 White-fronted Geese at Black ditch, just east of Poling chuch

24th December 2021

GORING GAP: This second-winter Caspian Gull was a treat this lunchtime. Also 85 Great-crested Grebes this morning

Caspian Gull - Goring Gap (David Campbell)

23rd December 2021

FERRING RIFE: this morning 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 White Starling - not a dark feather on it!  Offshore 1 Brent Goose, 2 Red-throated Divers

22nd December 2021

EAST WORTHING: an hours seawatch from 10am:  c40 Razorbills, nice Black-throated Diver past close in + 6 Red-throated Divers  & probable distant Great-northern Diver. Melee of c250 gulls & 35+ Gannets feeding o/s. Shag on basket o/s again.

MICHELGROVE: 3 Red Kites, 7 Buzzards, 10 Redwings, 1 Great-spotted Woodpecker

WIDEWATER: 1 Brent Goose on lagoon, Black Redstart east of beach chalets

20th December 2021

ADUR ESTUARY: A White-fronted Goose and a single Brent Goose were in fields just north of Cuckoo Corner, occassionally getting on the river aswell

EAST WORTHING: Bit of a feeding frenzy going on off the coast at Ham road 20-30 Gannets have joined the gulls and a good number of Guillemots on the sea too.

GORING GAP: Seawatch - 11am 4 Red-throated Diver, 25 Razorbill on sea, 45 Red-breasted Mergansers, 6 Great-crested Grebe, 10 Gannet, 4 adult Mediterranean Gulls. Additional reports this morning 5 Brent Geese W, 3 E, Red throated Diver 8 offshore, Gannets 10, 1 Guillemot, 8 Razorbills, 4 Great-crested Grebes, 10 Red-breasted Mergansers , 20 auk sp W.

19th December 2021

GORING BEACH: Seawatch-  1 Black-throated Diver, 90 Red-throated Divers, 36 Great-crested  Grebes, 14 Brent Geese, 45 Red-breasted Mergansers, 1 Razorbill, 1 Guillemot.

18th December 2021

BROADWATER: Male Blackcap in private garden

LADYWELL: Ringing - birds trapped and ringed are logged in the table below




STEYNING: Hen Harrier still hunting the fields just N of New Hill Barn

16th December 2021

FERRING: From 0900 to 1000 I counted c.90
Red-throated Divers flying W (include two flocks of 15) plus five on sea. Also on sea c.30 Red-breasted Mergansers and a Shelduck.
Later on the beach were 3 Grey Plover, 20 Sanderling and 15 Oystercatchers.

15th December 2021

GORING GAP: A Great-northern Diver flew west, 16 Red-throated Divers group of 13 west other 3 east to west, little else of note 3 Shelduck west, a few Red-breasted Mergansers, 4 Great-crested Grebes 2 ad Mediterranean Gull on field.

WIDEWATER:  8-9:20am 13 Red-throated Divers & 1 Black-throated Diver, 2 Great-crested Grebes, 11 Turnstones & an Oystercatcher.

14th December 2021

Today marked a noticeable movement of Barnacle Geese offshore, below will record sightings at various locations but will no doubt be duplicate records as they were tracked along the coast. Most of the birds noted below were seen settled further west in Pagham Harbour. 

GORING GAP: 55c Barnacle Geese west offshore, a further 15 were seen over Bluebird Cafe at 10.30 am and 18 over Sea Lane cafe 10.05 am

WIDEWATER: Total c155 Barnacle Geese past this morning in 3 flocks

11th December 2021

ADUR ESTUARY:  Cuckoo Corner 1 Water Rail, and singing Cetti’s Warbler. 9 Egyptian Geese and a Grey Plover by toll bridge

GORING GAP: Adult Yellow-legged Gull on eastern roost field

WIDEWATER: The Velvet Scoter still distantly offshore

WORTHING: 11 Red-breasted Mergansers and a Great-crested Grebe offshore

9th December 2021

OFFINGTON: 6 Redwings feeding in yew tree on Hall Close

SOUTHWICK: The Long-tailed Duck was still present.

WIDEWATER: A drake Goosander flew west close in and the Velvet Scoter still offshore. 

8th December 2021

ADUR ESTUARY: 9:35-10:35 Lapwing 96, Grey Plover,Great-black backed Gull 61, Skylark 9, Canada Goose 1 + white headed hybrid

SOUTHWICK CANAL: The Long-tailed Duck was still present this morning

WIDEWATER: 8:30-9:25 Red-throated Diver 13, auks just 7 with single Razorbill & Guillemot ID'd, 2 Gannets, Kittiwakes 14, Great-crested Grebe 5 & probable Slavonian Grebe (seen twice ascending troughs)

6th December 2021

EAST WORTHING: Seawatch for 3 hours+ this morning. Started flat calm then SW picking up from 09:30h. Totals for morning (mostly W); Red-throated Divers (incl. groups of 8 and 10), 1 Black-throated Diver with 2 Red-throated Divers. 523 Auks (168 definitely Razorbills + 5 Guillemots), 61 Gannets, 4 Common Scoter (E), Brent Geese 15, Eider (f) 1 o/s. For 1.5h from 09:30h a steady passage of Kittiwakes (W) totalling 167 (+ more farther out), of these only 14 were imms.

GORING GAP: A Short-eared Owl gained a lot of height and headed south this morning

MILL HILL: 3 Mistle Thrushes

SHOREHAM HARBOUR: Guillemot in the harbour just north of Quay Court, Harbour Way

WIDEWATER: At least 60 Kittiwakes offshore this morning plus Red-throated Divers, auks, etc. No sign of Velvet Scoter.

5th December 2021

ADUR ESTUARY: Big high tide from Adur saltings RSPB viewpoint: 2 Curlews, Greenshank, 48 Redshanks, 56 Teal, 9 Snipe, 4 Linnets, 3 Rock Pipits and 3 Reed Buntings.

SOUTHWICK CANAL: The Long-tailed Duck still remains in usual place

WIDEWATER: An hour seawatching very much as last few visits. 250 auks (80 Razorbills, 11 Guillemots ID’d), 46 Gannets, 25 Kittiwakes west, Red-throated Diver and Velvet Scoter on sea, latter very distant and only identifiable based on previous experience (basically same place/behaviour as last two days)

4th December 2021

ANGMERING: No sign of the Goosander this morning at Patching Pond but presumably the same bird was at Decoy Pond 

BROOKLANDS: A Red-throated Diver on the sea

MICHELGROVE:  this morning 1 Raven, 4 Red Kites, 6 Buzzards and a Merlin

WIDEWATER: The Velvet Scoter still distantly offshore. 30 Kittiwakes, 6 Common Scoter, 7 Eider W, 10+ Red-throated Divers W, Common Seal, Razorbills & Guillemots close in.

3rd December 2021

BROOKLANDS: A single Eider offshore and drifting east this evening

DURRINGTON: A Peregrene Falcon was on the south side of Skyline apartments near Durrington station.

PATCHING POND: The Goosander was still present today, a pair of Gadwall too

SHOREHAM HARBOUR: 3 Purple Sandpipers reported today off the harbour

WIDEWATER: Velvet Scoter on the sea again today although distant

2nd December 2021

MARINE GARDENS: No sign of the Snow Bunting this morning but 2 Black-throated Divers W, 1 Brent Goose, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Razorbills, 1 Great-crested Grebes, 10 Red-breasted Mergansers there.

SHOREHAM HARBOUR: 2 Purple Sandpipers still off the harbour entrance.

1st December 2021

ADUR ESTUARY: 2 Mediterranean Gulls

GORING GAP:  this morning  2 Brent Geese W and of all the possible potential winter wildfowl on the move a flock of 23 Mallards W - wonderful.

PATCHING POND: A redhead Goosander present this morning.