14th December 2020

SHOREHAM HARBOUR: A Rock Pipit, three male Greenfinches and two Purple Sandpipers roosting on the wooden jetty at high tide. Bernie Forbes via SOS

WIDEWATER LAGOON: Just the usual suspects with two Great Crested Grebes, the rear end of an auk sp flying W and around 60 Dark-bellied Brent Geese flying high E. Bernie Forbes via SOS

13th December 2020

GORING GAP: 09.00 all movement W 1 Arctic Skua 3 White-fronted Geese, 2 Brent Geese, 75 Auks, 300 Gannets. Dave Smith

1x adult, 1x 1stw Yellow-legged Gull, 3x adult 1x 2ndw Argentatus Herring Gull, 15x Lesser-black backed Gull, 25x Great-black backed Gull, 100+ Dunlin. Garry Messenbird

12th December 2020

CISSBURY RING: A Woodcock was flushed, and 11 Redwings, a Blackcap and two Goldcrests where among the birds processed during ringing. Also two Yellowhammers Pete Denyer and Val Bentley

GORING-BY-SEA: ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET flew over my flat mid-afternoon in Goring, a nice uber patch tick. Gareth James

WIDEWATER BEACH: Roosts of small waders here have recently been posted by Shemi, west of my comfort zone, but this morning they were further east, flying hither and thither as disturbed by people and dogs, but also allowing some good views. In all I reckoned some 300 of which say 30 Turnstone kept to groynes, some 60 Ringed Plover, 14 Sanderlingand the rest ca. 200 Dunlin. The Sanderling were delightful, bathing in and running with the sea and even perching on the groynes. At sea two each of Red-throated Diver and Great Crested Grebe, the female or imm. male Common Scoter with three others flying E, a Razorbill and other Auks flying W. Alan Kitson via SOS

WORTHING: An adult male Goldfinch was a nice catch in the garden, where a Pied Wagtail flew over and a/the Song Thrush was around. David Campbell 

11th December 2020

CUCKOO CORNER: A very muddy walk up the Adur from Cuckoo Corner to just south of the Beeding cement works and back this afternoon. Of note were Little GrebeSparrowhawk, two RedshankCommon SandpiperKingfisherPeregrine (roosting on the cement works chimney), Chiffchaff and two Stonechats. No sign of the Beaver. Paul James

GORING GAP: RUSSIAN WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE flew WNW over Goring Gap this morning. Garry Messenbird

SHOREHAM FORT: Black Redstart and two Rock Pipits. Ralph Simpson via Twitter Late morning two Purple Sandpiper on wooden jetty. Adam Huttly via Sussex Bird News WhatsApp.

WEST WORTHING: Grey Wagtail in garden. David Campbell

10th December 2020

ADUR ESTUARY: Just before high tide opposite Shoreham Airport an impressive Scandinavian 'argentatusHerring Gull was present along with 49 Great Black-backed Gulls. One of the latter was colour-ringed (06V - a new, for me, Le Havre bird). Richard Fairbank via SOS 

A circular tour this morning by cycle from Ropetackle via the Toll Bridge, airfield and Norfolk Bridge. About 50 Turnstones, 24 Oystercatchers and 10 Redshanks. Around 40 Great Black-backed Gulls on the river, plus another 40 on the field west of New Salts Farm. Herring Gulls and Black-headed Gulls also present but not counted. A couple of Little Egrets, sightings of which here have noticeably declined since the late summer. A Stonechat at the pumping station construction site, and further on a flock of 30 Skylarks. Much Yarrow and some Gorse in flower on the river wall. A Kingfisher near the Dogs Trust, this species being an almost dead cert locally at the moment. South of the road a Greenshank and about 60 Lapwings. Steve Gilbert via SOS

CUCKOO CORNER: Beaver late afternoon on River Adur below Lancing College. It has escaped from the Knepp Estate. Richard Osborne via Facebook

GORING GAP: 2x 2ndw Yellow-legged Gull on north field, 25x ad, 1x 2ndw Lesser-black backed Gull, 15x Greater-black backed Gull, 1x ad Mediterranean Gull, 35x Grey Plover. Garry Messenbird

9th December 2020

FERRING: A SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF was in the car park at Asda, seen in bushes in the car parks south west corner. There is also a impressive Pied Wagtail roost here in the evenings. The Chiffchaff was also heard calling. Garry Messenbird

GORING GAP: On the sea between 0900 and 0945 there were 14 GC Grebes, 8 Red-breated Mergansers, a Red-throated Diver and a Razorbill. The beach had 27 Grey Plover (most I've seen this winter), c.30 Sanderling, 4 Dunlin, 15 Oystercatchers and ten plus Turnstones. Clive Hope
24 G C Grebes, 18 Red Breasted Mergansers, 6 Red-throated Divers, 1 Guillemot and 1 Common Seal on the sea. Usual waders on the beach plus 2 Redshanks and a Lapwing. Ralph Simpson

SALVINGTON: 10c Redwings in Durrington rec this lunchtime. Nick Bond

8th December 2020

GORING GAP: A short visit this afternoon to scan the sea produced: Red-throated Diver 3 on sea and singles E and W; Great Crested Grebe 10 on sea, Red-breasted Merganser - one raft of 8 birds. On the fields/beach were 9 Ringed Plover, 3 Sanderling and 10 Turnstone plus 4 Skylarks. Clive Hope

WORTHING: A Grey Wagtail again near Santander bank on Chapel Road. Nick Bond