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
 |
| 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 |
