BROOKLANDS PARK: A Willow Warbler this afternoon along the stream (DKC)
EAST WORTHING: 2 hour seawatch not exactly spectacular in WSW today:
7 Gannets, 4 Sandwich Terns, 4 Brent Geese, gulls, Great-crested Grebes etc, but did see my 1st Arctic Skua of the year - a dark phase bird - heading E. Counted 38 Meadow Pipits in off (CH)
FERRING: An interesting couple of hours along the Rife this afternoon. 1 of yesterday's
Black Redstart remained in the paddock north of the Bluebird Cafe, 2
Willow Warblers and a increase in
Chiffchaff numbers, 2
Little Egrets and the albino
Starling was around. In the paddocks west of the country centre was 3
Wheatears and my first
Swallow of the year which flew west. There was good number of
Linnet,
Goldfinch and
Greenfinch, a single
Chaffinch was also noted (NB)
Starling - Little Egret - Chaffinch and Black Redstart - Ferring (NB)
