I went out for an enjoyable evening in the pub with Nick B and Gareth J last night, the weather was uninspiring today and I still had some jobs to catch up on so thought I'd postpone my patch visit till the afternoon. While pottering around at home I heard the
Firecrest again in my West Worthing garden. When I got out to the Gap, the 2CY
Iceland Gull was showing nicely again, this time in the northern fields and coming in to chips thrown by unwitting passers by. Eight
Mediterranean Gulls (including a 2CY and two 3CYS) were also around and some were quite vocal. A
Jackdaw flew over and a
Goldcrest was in one of the gardens. Three
Skylarks were in the fields. Singles of
Grey Plover and
Ringed Plover in the roost field were the only waders during my casual visit. A
Buzzard was over the hills to the north and stuff offshore in a quick look included a
Red-throated Diver, five
Great Crested Grebes, four
Red-breasted Mergansers, three
Gannets, four
Sandwich Terns and a
Kittiwake.
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| 2CY Iceland Gull at Goring Gap |
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| 2CY Iceland Gull at Goring Gap |
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| adult Great Black-backed Gulls at Goring |
