BROOKLANDS PARK: 6 Teal on the lake, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 2 Buzzards, 3 Great-black Backed Gulls, 3 Lesser-black Backed Gulls, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Great-spotted Woodpeckers.
GORING GAP: No sign unfortunately of yesterday's Desert Wheatear, attention soon switched to the sea as there was early signs of movement. totals from this morning 06:10-10:00:
Moving: Brent Goose c470E, Pintail c160E, Shoveler 16E, Garganey 3E, Fulmar 1E, Mediterranean Gull 7E, Common Scoter 10E, Curlew 1E, Gannet 3E.
On the sea: Black-necked Grebe 4 drifted east, Red-breasted Merganser 25, Great Crested Grebe 4+, Shelduck 1E.
On the beach: Redshank 1, Little Egret 1, Sanderlings, Turnstones, Oystercatchers not counted (RS et al)
Brent Geese and Pintail moving east off Goring Gap (NB)
Thinking I was already too late I made a late start to seawatching from Marine Gardens kicked into action by an obvious up channel movement. Within 15 mins of arriving a small flock of five Garganey and three Gadwall went west reasonably close to shore ( presumably birds reported earlier past Hayling Island), followed about an hour late a second group of six birds.
Other birds moving east included Red-throated Divers (6), 103 Brent Geese, 6 Shoveler accompanied by three smaller unidentified “ teal-sized” ducks. My first three Sandwich Terns were also noted flying east along shore. Four Black-necked Grebes were also present offshore from 10:15 when I first picked them up until at least 12:15. Initially quite closer to shore they drifted further out but remained on view until just before we left at 12:15. Grebes had initially been found early morning at Goring Gap and had presumably drifted east. (N+COet al)
SALVINGTON: 2 Red Kites and 3 Buzzards over (RI)
