MARINE GARDENS: The Snow Bunting was still present today for its 4th day. Been a popular attraction over the few days it has been with us. Attached is some locals enjoying the bird
GORING GAP: Quieter this morning at the gap 45 Red-breasted Mergansers, 20 Great-Crested Grebes.
MARINE GARDENS: News reached us this evening from Luigi Fernando who was fortunate to find and photograph a Snow Bunting on the beach opposite Marine Gardens at 3pm this afternoon
ADUR ESTUARY: 54 Teal and Greenshank in houseboat channel
CISSBURY RING: 2 Woodcock pre-dawn
GORING GAP: 1 Great White Egret moving towards shore and then carrying on westwards, 23 Shelduck on the sea, 15 Wigeon W, Common Scoter 10 East, 25 Red-breasted Merganser on sea, 10 Brent Geese, 6 Great-crested Grebes, a few Grey Plovers.
STEYNING ROUND HILL: 2 flocks of Stock Dove totaling 220, Peregrine Falcon, Red Kite, Corn Bunting, 60 Skylarks. A ringtail Hen Harrier also reported again in the area
WIDEWATER: A distant Swan sp. West was likely to be a Whooper Swan which was seen consequently offshore at Climping. Also this morning a Brent Goose on lagoon plus from seawatch 16 Brent Geese, 2 Great-crested Grebe, 3 Shelduck, 5 Common Scoter, 4 Guillemot, 10 auk sp (probably all/ most Razorbills) 4 Red-throated Diver plus both Song Thrush and Sparrowhawk in off.
ANGMERING: A Red Kite over Downs Way and another over the A27 near Hammerpot.
GORING BEACH: this morning, Red-throated Diver 2W, Diver sp.1E, Gannet 81W 8E, Brent Goose 2W, Red-breasted Mergansers 1W 1E, Kittiwake 1E, Razorbill 3W, Auk sp. 110W 4E
GORING GAP: this morning: Gannets 40, Great-crested Grebes 6, Common Scoter 3E, 1 Brent Goose on the field.
MILL HILL: 07:55-10:40. 6 Fieldfares, Stonechat, 2 Greenfinch, Chaffinch, Bullfinch heard, 18 Goldfinches, Sparrowhawk
ADUR ESTUARY: at high tide Greenshank, 41 Redshank, Curlew, 2 Snipe, 26 Lapwing, 17 Teal
FERRING: Flat calm sea and high tide prompted me to scan for birds on it this morning between 0900 and 0930. I counted 76 Great-crested Grebes, 38 Red-breasted Mergansers, 11 Razorbills and 4 Cormorants. The bulk of the birds were at the western end towards Kingston. A single Common Scoter and c.10 distant Auks flew W.
LADYWELL: A nice selection today, the birds trapped and ringed are detailed in the table below. A Lesser Redpoll was also noted.
GORING GAP: this morning 1 Red-throated Diver, 4 Common Scoter, 4 Gannets, 8 Red breasted Mergansers, 3 Razorbills.
WIDEWATER: Black Redtart still present along beach opposite the lagoon
ADUR ESTUARY: 4 Brent Geese still on the airfield
CISSBURY RING: this morning 1 Dartford Warbler near first yew tree, 8 Mistle Thrush, 3 Redpoll, 4 Corn Buntings, 3 Stonechats and 1 Green Woodpecker.
SALVINGTON: A Great-Spotted Woodpecker and a Grey Wagtail still kicking around the Durrington rec area
WEST WORTHING: A Great-northern Diver on sea sea off Marine gardens drifting west
WIDEWATER: The Black Redstart still around on beach at west end of the lagoon
GORING: A Woodcock flew over private garden
GORING GAP: 0730-0950: 40 Pied Wagtails in fields. On sea: 10 Red-breasted Mergansers, 18 Great-crested Grebes, 7 Razorbills. A surprise Sandwich Tern east at 0750, returned at 0920 briefly before going east again. Little else moving: Gannet 30W, Brent Geese 2W, Curlew 1W, auk sp. 13W.
SOMPTING: 4 Redwings in the area
WIDEWATER: A Black Redstart seen on beach at the eastern most point of the lagoon, present 2 days
ADUR ESTUARY: Single Grey Plover on west side north of Norfolk Bridge
FERRING RIFE: A Kingfisher, albino Starling, Great-crested Grebe and a Red-throated Diver offshore
ANGMERING: Downs Way - Brambling NW, 3 Lapwings went down on field nw of here, ad Mediterranean Gull over, 253 Wood Pigeon west.
GORING GAP: 0715-0945: 42 Lapwings on beach early, flew off W. Brent Goose 266W, Velvet Scoter 6W (one flock), Wigeon 8W 6E, Teal 7W, Pintail 2W, Tufted Duck 2E then back W. On sea 14 Red-breasted Mergansers, 4 Great-crested Grebes, 1 Razorbill, 1 Grey Seal. On the fields c20 Skylarks, a few Pied Wagtails and 189 Carrion Crows were on the freshly ploughed fields
NEW SALTS FARM: Cetti's Warbler
SHOREHAM HARBOUR: 20 Turnstones and 3 Rock Pipits
GORING GAP: There weren't many waders or gulls this morning but 2 Stonechats and a Reed Bunting were in the weedy field. c2460 Wood Pigeon flew west but little else overhead. 1 Razorbill and 3 Great Crested Grebes on the sea. 1 Red-breasted Merganser west, 1 Rock Pipit west along beach.
BROOKLANDS: 2 Brambling, Chiffchaff, Buzzard, Kestrel, Green Woodpecker, Goldcrests, Little Grebe, 4 Teal and Stonechat
CISSBURY RING: Ring Ouzel 1, Brambling 2, Siskin 6, Mistle Thrush 4, Stonechat 2, Wood Pigeon 400 W this morning.
SALVINGTON: Brambling over west this morning and a Chaffinch calling at north end of Durrington rec.