ADUR ESTUARY: Plenty to see between the Tollbridge and Norfolk Bridge at Shoreham. Lapwing, Linnets, Oystercatchers, Turnstone, Dunlin, Great Black-backed Gulls, Ringed Plovers, Shelduck and single Peregrine high up in the sky. James Ellis via SOS. Also Knot, Sanderling and Greenshank
BOTOLPHS: RUFF in flooded field with 130+ Lapwings between River Adur and A283; also
GORING GAP: 4 Brent Geese mid-morning in the SW roost field, 12 Great-black backed Gulls and a Lesser-black Backed Gull, 2 Stonechats and 2 Skylark. Nick Bond
Later on 20 Mediterranean Gulls and 14 Grey Plover. Garry Messenbird
MARINE GARDENS: Seawatch details below 8.40-11.20am, John Newnham/David Campbell
Present: Red-breasted Merganser 8, Red-throated Diver 1, Great Crested Grebe 2, Ringed Plover 1, Turnstone 1, Sanderling 1, Mediterranean Gull 3*, Common Gull 10, Razorbill 10
Totals: 485 individuals, 16 (+5) species, 2:40 hours
W E W E W E
| Teal | 8 | 19 | Cormorant | - | 1 | Common Gull | 10 | 4 | |||||||||
| Common Scoter | 2 | - | Oystercatcher | - | 1 | Guillemot | - | 5 | |||||||||
| Red-breasted Merganser | 1 | 14 | Grey Plover | - | 2 | Razorbill/Guillemot | 59 | 221 | |||||||||
| Red-throated Diver | 8 | 55 | Dunlin | - | 1 | Razorbill | - | 21 | |||||||||
| diver sp. | 1 | 1 | Kittiwake | - | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Gannet | 1 | 38 | Black-headed Gull | 11 | - |
SALVINGTON: Female Blackcap still in garden on Rogate Road. Nick Bond
SHOREHAM HARBOUR: Two Purple Sandpipers on wooden jetty at high tide.
STEYNING: Blackcap in garden. Peter Chase via SOS
WIDEWATER LAGOON: Three GADWALL, three Shoveler, 37 Teal, 50 Wigeon, 28 Shelducks, adult Mediterranean Gull, Guillemot, 29 Red-throated Divers, a Fulmar, seven diver sp and 55 Gannets past 7.40-9.40am.
