A productive morning started with an unseen
Green Sandpiper calling over my vismig point. A mooch around the bushes felt autumnal, with a
Cuckoo, a
Garden Warbler and four
Willow Warblers. A family of five
Whitethroats was nearby. Good counts on the beach included 129
Mediterranean Gulls and 19
Little Egrets, while three
Dunlin, three
Oystercatchers, a
Ringed Plover and two
Common Gulls were also present. The sea itself only offered singles of
Gannet and
Sandwich Tern. A
Sand Martin, eight
Swallows, a
Pied Wagtail and two
Lesser Black-backed Gulls were among the other birds logged.
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Willow Warbler at Goring Gap |
In the evening, Phil and Lynne W and Linda M joined me for a quick evening walk around Headley Heath, where we glimpsed a
Woodcock fly past us.