ADUR ESTUARY: Wheatear, Greenshank and Curlew.
THE DOWNS: Three male Wheatears, two Red Kites, two Peregrines, several Corn Buntings and two Buzzards. Dave Smith and Geoff Kennett
GORING: Three Eiders flew east. Garry Messenbird
MARINE GARDENS: 2cy female White Wagtail still. David Campbell/Dave Smith
PATCHING SEWAGE WORKS: YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER and Siberian Chiffchaff still; also two Willow Warblers. Garry Messenbird
WORTHING: Five Red Kites. Mark via SOS
GORING GAP: Three Wheatears in northern fields. Nick Bond
MARINE GARDENS: Two Shelducks, two Mediterranean Gulls, four Oystercatchers, eight Red-breasted Mergansers, two Sandwich Terns and a Great Crested Grebe offshore this morning, plus eight Meadow Pipits and four Linnets over. David Campbell
2cy female White Wagtail on bowling green late afternoon. David Campbell
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| 2cy female White Wagtail at Marine Gardens (DKC) |
PATCHING: YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER still at 8am; also four Chiffchaffs. Terry Allen also 1-2 Willow Warblers. Richard Ives
SHOREHAM: OSPREY flew west, just south of A27 at 10.40am.
STEYNING: Two Swallows. Colin Holter
THE DOWNS: 19 Wheatears and 100 Meadow Pipits along Monarch's Way this evening, plus three Corn Buntings. Paul James
15 Corn Buntings, four Yellowhammers, two Stonechats and four Red-legged Partridges. David Campbell and Ingrid Allan
GORING GAP: Six Wheatears. Richard Ives
SHOREHAM FORT: At least nine Wheatears.
WEST WORTHING: Firecrest in garden at Boundary Road; also Chiffchaff, plus Sand Martin, two Rooks and 46 Meadow Pipits flew over. David Campbell
WIDEWATER LAGOON: Two Ringed Plovers, two Redshanks and four Little Egrets. Steve Gilbert via SOS
ADUR ESTUARY: Curlew, Greenshank, Brent Goose and Grey Plover.
GORING: BLACK-THROATED DIVER flew west; also Great Crested Grebe, two Mediterranean Gulls, two Kittiwakes and two Wheatears. Dave Smith and Dorian Mason
PATCHING SEWAGE WORKS: YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER still. Also Chiffchaff.
WEST WORTHING: 17 Meadow Pipits flew over Boundary Road. David Campbell
WIDEWATER LAGOON: Common Scoters, Red-throated Divers, Red-breasted Mergansers and Mediterranean Gulls.
45 Golden Plovers flew in off sea in evening. Also Wheatear.
FINDON: 2 Wheatears at Nepcote Gallops. Nick and Claire Oliver
MARINE GARDENS: Grey Plover, Common Scoter, Sandwich Tern, four Gannets and a Red-breasted Merganser offshore this morning. David Campbell
PATCHING: The YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER was still present at the sewage works and a single Swallow was on the wires there first thing but did not hang around. 2 Buzzards, a male Blackcap and good numbers of Chiffchaffs were around, a Siberian Chiffchaff was reported later. 2 Canada Geese were on the pond. Various
ADUR ESTUARY: Greenshank still.
THE DOWNS: Swallow north of Sompting.
LADYWELL: Five Little Egrets. Alan Kitson via SOS
PATCHING SEWAGE WORKS: YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER still. Mike Galtry
SHOREHAM: Three Wheatears on beach near church.
SHOREHAM HARBOUR: Two Purple Sandpipers and 25 Turnstones. Alan and Miou via SOS
WIDEWATER LAGOON:
7.05-8.50am highlights: LITTLE GULL, 17 Mediterranean Gulls, 17 Red-throated Divers, three Sandwich Terns and 100+ Gannets. The latter mostly flying west the rest east. All gulls adults.
13 EIDERS east offshore
A reasonably quiet seawatch between 10:50 and 14:20 included singles only of Red-breasted Merganser E, Sandwich Tern E, Shelduck E and auk sp. E. At least one Great Crested Grebe feeding close in offshore and a Gannet flying around repeatedly near the Rampion windfarm. A Ringed Plover was heard calling nearby on the beach. As usual on the Widewater lagoons two Redshank, three Little Egret, two Mallard and 2 Mute Swan. Notably since my last visit several weeks ago, the Teal were no longer present on Widewater (unless hiding very well). James Alridge via SOS |
CISSBURY RING: Five singing Chiffchaffs, 2 Mistle Thrushes and 10 Meadow Pipits this morning. Richard Ives
THE DOWNS: Ringtail HEN HARRIER flew SE north of Lychpole Bottom towards Steep Down at 6.10pm. Gareth James
MARINE GARDENS: 25 Red-breasted Mergansers, two Great Crested Grebes, five Turnstones and a Sanderling this morning. David Campbell
DURRINGTON: Red Kite flew east over recreation ground. Nick Oliver
FERRING: One Sandwich Tern flew West at 1055 this morning. Clive Hope
MARINE GARDENS: 11 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 43 Red-breasted Mergansers, three Great Crested Grebes, a Mediterranean Gull, 15 Sanderlings, 10 Turnstones and an Oystercatcher this morning. John Newnham/David Campbell
UPPER ADUR: Cetti's Warbler, Little Egret, Redshank and Oystercatcher. Steve Gilbert via SOS
STEEP DOWN: Peregrine, three Corn Buntings and a male Yellowhammer. Duncan Livingstone via SOS
WIDEWATER LAGOON: Drake Shoveler, c85 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 18+ Common Scoters, drake Red-breasted Merganser, 15 Red-throated Divers, Guillemot, six Great Crested Grebes, Fulmar and Gannets offshore during 2hr watch.
GORING GAP: 80 Red-breasted Mergansers, c170 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, a Shelduck, 96 Turnstones, 112 Sanderlings and some Dunlin. Ralph Simpon. 144 Red-breasted Mergansers were counted offshore a little later. Richard Ives
FERRING: 23 Red-breasted Mergansers. Derek via SOS
MARINE GARDENS: Five Sand Martins, 289 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 79 Red-breasted Mergansers and three Great Crested Grebes offshore. David Campbell/John Newnham
SHOREHAM HARBOUR: Female/1st-winter male BLACK REDSTART still at sailing club. Richard Fairbank via SOS
SOUTHWICK CANAL: SHAG by lockgates in evening. Three Linnets on north bank opposite power station. Paul James
UPPER ADUR: Two Mediterranean Gulls south of Cuckoo Corner. Richard Fairbank via SOS
WEST WORTHING: Red Kite and three Meadow Pipits flew over Boundary Road. David Campbell
WIDEWATER LAGOON: Two AVOCETS on sea then flew east; also 219 Dark-bellied Brent Geese and two diver sp. Richard Fairbank via SOS
GORING: Seven Red-throated Divers, seven Shovelers, 61 Red-breasted Mergansers, two Gannets, two Teal and Grey Seal. Dave Smith
GORING GAP: 1 Fulmar W, 1 Gannet W, 6 Great-crested Grebes, 20 Red-breasted Mergansers. Richard Ives
LANCING: Two Shovelers flew west. Rook fell into sea. Shemi via SOS
WEST WORTHING: Chiffchaff and two Blackcaps in garden on Boundary Road. David Campbell
GORING GAP: 1 female Goosander E, 20 Red-breasted Mergansers, 1 Great-crested Grebe. Richard Ives
SHOREHAM: Two Peregrines and a female Sparrowhawk. Steve Gilbert via SOS
CISSBURY RING: 2 Stonechats, 10 Yellowhammers, 8 Song Thrush, 4 Meadow Pipits. Richard Ives
GORING GAP: 1 Knot and 6 Brent Geese on beach. 5 Teal, 2 Shovelers, 25 Red-breasted Mergansers and 4 Kittiwakes offshore. 1 Stonechat. Ralph Simpson
THE DOWNS: BLACK REDSTART still at Lychpole Farm. Mike Galtry
ANGMERING: A Siskin and 3 Red Kites over Downs Way. Garry Messenbird
FERRING: A Red Kite N over Asda car park this morning. Richard Ives
GORING GAP: 30 Red-breasted Mergansers, 10 Common Scoter west, 8 Meadow Pipits. Richard Ives. Had 60+ Meadow PIpits in offf between 1.30 to 1.50pm, 1 2nd s Mediterranean Gull. Garry Messenbird
HEENE CEMETERY: Chiffchaff and Goldcrest trapped and ringed. Five Meadow Pipits flew over. Also Blackcap. David Campbell
FINDON: presumed released White-tailed Eagle circling at 1pm. Robert Tomalin via SOS
ADUR ESTUARY: My regular circuit by bike got off to a good start with a Common Seal swimming north on the rising tide under the Tollbridge. In this vicinity were one Grey Plover, one Curlew, two Oystercatchers and about a dozen Redshanks. Two Buzzards overhead. A Reed Bunting singing near New Salts Farm. South of the main road there were six Teal, a pair of Mallard, one Greenshank and at least 30 Redshanks. The rising water began to make a few Snipe move around but I left well before high tide. Steve Gilbert via SOS
GORING GAP: Four Egyptian Geese flew west, three Kittiwakes feeding offshore, Fulmar east, three Red-throated Divers, six Common Scoters and eight Dark-bellied Brent Geese east. Ralph Simpson
MARINE GARDENS:
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| Also two Great Spotted Woodpeckers in the Gardens. 7.35-9.45am David Campbell |
ADUR ESTUARY: 8.20am an AVOCET was on the Adur opposite the airport but at 9.05am it was seen flying up river and north over the A27. It wasn't present at Cuckoo Corner although 11 Mediterranean and four colour-ringed Common Gulls were. The latter three Norwegian and a German.
Greenshank and Curlew. Shemi via SOS
THE DOWNS (near Lancing): Three Sand Martins flew north and hundreds of Meadow Pipits; also mixed flock of 70 Fieldfares and Redwings, a Red Kite, Corn Buntings and Stonechats. Shemi via SOS
GORING: We watched 08.45 to 12.30 in a moderate WNW wind. Movement of Meadow Pipits quite brisk from 10.00:
Red-throated Diver 1E, Fulmar 1W, Great Crested Grebe 15 offshore, SHAG 1W with 2 Cormorants, Cormorant 3W 1E, Brent Goose 27E, Red-breasted Merganser 30E, 23E, 8 on sea, Grey Plover 3E Black-headed Gull 2W 3E, Common Gull 9W 2E, Great Black-backed Gull 4W, Meadow Pipit 564NW, Wheatear 3NW and Greenfinch 1W. Dave Smith and Dorian Mason
MARINE GARDENS:
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| 8.45-9.45am John Newnham |
WEST WORTHING: RING-NECKED PARAKEET flew west at 4.05pm; also 65 Meadow Pipits and five Pied/White Wagtails flew north over garden, plus Blackcap and Great Spotted Woodpecker. David Campbell
ADUR ESTUARY: 1 Greenshank, 2 Curlews, 4 Snipe, 30 Redshank at the Norfolk Bridge. Richard Ives
BROOKLANDS PARK: A Great-crested Grebe on the main lake. Friends of Brooklands Park Facebook page
GORING: Sparrowhawk flew over garden. John Feest via SOS
GORING GAP: A Rock Pipit on the beach. Garry Messenbird
HEENE CEMETERY: Blackcap and Great Spotted Woodpecker. David Campbell
MILL HILL: A Peregrine grappling with Buzzard. Richard Ives
SALVINGTON: 2 Buzzards over Rogate Road mid morning before drifting off west. Nick Bond
SOMPTING: Female/1st-winter male Black Redstart still in garden this morning. Shemi via SOS
WEST WORTHING: Two Meadow Pipits flew over Boundary Road. David Campbell
WORTHING PIER: 14 Turnstones this afternoon. John Feest via SOS
ANGMERING PARK ESTATE: Nine Firecrests, 18 Yellowhammers, two Red Kites and three Ravens. Gareth James
BROOKLANDS PARK: Cetti's Warbler, Goldcrest, Chiffchaff, Mediterranean Gull, Little Grebes and several Teal. Shemi via SOS
GORING: A Curlew, five Red-throated Divers, two Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 23 Red-breasted Mergansers, five Great Crested Grebes. 8.45-11.30. Dave Smith and Dorian Mason
GORING GAP; A Merlin was picked up offshore and headed inland, 1 Red-throated Diver east, 3 Red-breasted Mergansers and 14 Mediterranean Gulls. Richard Ives a little later a total of 34 Mediterranean Gulls were on the fields. Garry Messenbird. 6 Skylarks and a pair of Greenfinch at the pumping station. Otherwise very quiet with just 2 Meadow Pipits in off. Nick Bond
STEYNING ROUNDHILL: A Lapwing, one or two Ravens, Corn Buntings, Yellowhammers, two Red Kites, Stonechat, two Kestrels and two Buzzards. Alan Kitson via SOS
ADUR ESTUARY: Seven Mediterranean Gulls, a Little Egret, four Oystercatchers, 18 Turnstones and 10 Redshanks.
BEEDING HILL: 300+ Corn Buntings by Monarch Way.
GORING GAP: 22 Mediterranean Gulls, four Sanderlings, eight Dunlin, 61 Turnstones, two Meadow Pipits, Lesser Black-backed Gull and 23 Great Black-backed Gulls. Nick Bond
PATCHING: Eight Chiffchaffs, Sparrowhawk, Bullfinch and two Goldcrests. Three Greylags, three Canada Geese, two Coots and Cormorant at Patching Pond. Dave Smith
GORING GAP: A quick check around the fields revealed very little in gusty conditions. A couple of Skylark, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull and 3 Great Black-backed Gulls. Nick Bond
GORING: A slow watch off Goring this morning between 08.45 and 11.00 ind in a very strong ESE wind: Red-throated Diver 2W, Fulmar 2W, Brent Goose 5E, Common Scoter 3E, Red-breasted Merganser 9W, 7E and Black-headed Gull 16E. Dave Smith and Dorian Mason
MARINE GARDENS: 48 Red-breasted Mergansers and a Gannet offshore. Adult Mediterranean Gull flew over and Meadow Pipit north. David Campbell
PATCHING POND: 4 Canada Geese, 6 Mallards and 2 of each of Coot and Moorhen was the best I could muster on the pond, 2 Greenfinch nearby. No sign of the Yellow-browed Warbler at the sewage works. 10c Chiffchaff, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Goldcrest, 7 Pied Wagtail and 8 Redwings were in the area. Nick and Martin Bond
MARINE GARDENS:
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| 6.45-10.45am, David Campbell and John Newnham |
ADUR ESTUARY: Three Knot from Town Quay early afternoon.
HIGHDOWN: Red Kite flew east. Nick Oliver
MARINE GARDENS: A brief look at the sea this evening was quite rewarding. Between 17:10 and 17:40 290 Brent Geese flew E (1,25,55,c200,20). This I’ve seen before at this time of year birds departing with a following wind and before some grim weather sets in. Loads of gulls but mainly coming onto the sea to roost rather than moving; otherwise just 4 Red-breasted Mergansers E, 3 Oystercatchers W and a couple of parties of waders heading up into the heavens going east. John Newnham
PATCHING: The YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER was still at the sewage works today and a 'Siberian Chiffchaff' was there too.
A Sand Martin was seen over Patching Pond early afternoon and the female Shoveler was still present. Also two Greylag and Canada Geese, a Moorhen, a Mallard and a Coot. George Kinnard/Gareth James
WIDEWATER LAGOON: BLACK REDSTART on beach.
GORING BEACH: 22 Brent Geese east. Dave Smith
GORING GAP: 2 SLAVONIAN GREBES on the sea, drifting west towards Bluebird Cafe in Ferring. Ralph Simpson/Nick Oliver
MARINE GARDENS: 0845-0945 and watched a millpond like sea with very little moving and not even an interesting grebe to get excited about!. John Newnham
PATCHING SEWAGE WORKS: A YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER was found by Clive Hope at lunchtime, the bird showed well around the sewage work perimeter fence and called just a few times. A Firecrest was also showing well and there was a good number of Chiffchaff and Goldcrests in the area. Three Grey Wagtails also noted here and at least two Redwings.
ADUR ESTUARY: Drake GADWALL in houseboats channel; also Red Kite, eight Ringed Plovers, 16 Dunlin and a Grey Wagtail. Paul James
Also two Knot, two Shelducks, adult Yellow-legged Gull, Greenshank, two adult Mediterranean Gulls, 14 Teal, 19 Oystercatchers, Lapwing, two Meadow Pipits, two Buzzards, a Lesser Black-backed Gull, 19 Redshanks and 14 Turnstones.
GORING: RED-NECKED GREBE on sea off Alinora Avenue during watch 8.30-11.30am; also seven Red-throated Divers, two diver sp, nine Gannets, 11 Red-breasted Mergansers, a Great Crested Grebe, 23 auks, 15 Common Scoters, seven Cormorants, two Ringed Plovers, a Meadow Pipit, a Linnet and three Black-headed Gulls. Dave Smith and Dorian Mason
SALVINGTON: Red Kite flew over. Nick Bond
SHOREHAM HARBOUR: Female/1st-winter male BLACK REDSTART still at sailing club.
STEYNING ROUNDHILL: Six Corn Buntings, eight Reed Buntings, up to six Ravens, two Buzzards, c10 Linnets, a Mediterranean Gull and two Stonechats. Alan and Miou via SOS
ADUR ESTUARY: Knot, Greenshank and two Shelducks. Alan Kitson via SOS
GORING GAP: Two Dark-bellied Brent Geese. Dave Smith
SHOREHAM HARBOUR: Black Redstart still at sailing club/fort.
SOUTHWICK: Firecrest at Southdown Road. Paul and Bridget James
PATCHING POND: Red Kite and two Greylag Geese. Gareth James
UPPER ADUR: Four adult Mediterranean Gulls at Cuckoo Corner.
ADUR ESTUARY: No sign of Avocet nor Knot. Red-legged Partridge on estuary just upstream of railway bridge. Greenshank, four Grey Plovers, 10+ Meadow Pipits, 10 Skylarks and a few Dunlin and Redshanks. Shemi via SOS
BROOKLANDS PARK: 30 Teal, 2 Chiffchaff and a Cetti's Warbler. Richard Ives
GORING GAP: 2 Egyptian Geese joined the 2 Brent Geese in the roost field, also several Mediterranean Gulls were still around but gull numbers in general have decreased. 30 Red-breasted Mergansers offshore. Nick Bond/Garry Messenbird/Gareth James/Richard Ives
Egyptian Geese (Nick Bond)
MARINE GARDENS: Between 0815 and 0915 the sum total was the following. John Newnham
ADUR ESTUARY: AVOCET still, Knot still, three Dunlin, at least four Mediterranean Gulls and Kingfisher.
GORING: Curlew, 127 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, Gannet, three Mediterranean Gulls, a Great Crested Grebe, 15 Red-breasted Mergansers and four Oystercatchers off Alinora Avenue. Dave Smith
GORING GAP: Two Dark-bellied Brent Geese still in field. Nick Bond
MARINE GARDENS:
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| 9.05-10.15am David Campbell |
SHOREHAM HARBOUR: Black Redstart still at sailing club. Rock Pipit by fort. Chris Corrigan via SOS
WEST WORTHING: Mistle Thrush and adult Mediterranean Gull flew east over Boundary Road, plus Grey Wagtail over and Blackcap there. Grey Wagtail and Blackcap at Pevensey Road. David Campbell
ADUR ESTUARY: The Greenshank, Knot and the Avocet were still around today whilst the long staying Black Redstart was still at the sailing club. 2 Gadwall were in the stream by the dogs trust.
GORING GAP: 21 Mediterranean Gulls, 32 Brent Geese east, 74 Red-breasted Mergansers on sea, 12 Curlew flew west, 55 Sanderling, 75 Dunlin, 5 Meadow Pipit in off. Garry Messenbird
MARINE GARDENS: Barely worth turning out this morning. 0815 and 0915 very little seen passing – tide a long way out and poor visability. The mergansers were within a few metres of the tide line and displaying vigorously. John Newnham
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| 9.42-11.45am. David Campbell |
WEST WORTHING: Raven flew east. SOS. Blackcaps on Boundary Road and Pevensey Road. David Campbell
ADUR ESTUARY: The Avocet was still on the east side of the Adur this morning opposite the airfield. Nick Bond
ADUR ESTUARY: AVOCET still just north of railway; also Knot, three Curlew, Greenshank, four Dunlin, 46+ Redshanks, 53+ Snipe, Oystercatcher, Lapwing, Grey Plover and two Reed Buntings.