I didn't manage to get out to the patch as planned during the morning, which was frustrating. I spent the morning writing in our West Worthing garden, which produced a tick in the form of a fly-over
Yellow Wagtail, and later on had a possibly migrant
Buzzard over the shops in Goring. Later on, a twitch to Dungeness was very satisfying and it was great that Ingrid could come along with me. We arrived at the RSPB car park in the evening and made our way to the Firth Hide, getting decent views of the juvenile
Black Tern of the American form
surinamensis along with several of its nominate congeners - mainly juveniles but including a couple of moulting adults - mixed in with the hordes of
Common Terns. A juvenile
Knot, a
Little Ringed Plover and a
Ringed Plover were on the mud in front of the hide, while the pit also held three
Egyptian Geese, and a few
Sand Martins were feeding.
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| juvenile Buzzard over the shops in Goring |
