I've driven past the Adur Estuary probably hundreds of times now but it was only early this afternoon that I paid it a visit, my curiosity piqued by recent reports. I soon located the juvenile
Curlew Sandpiper which had been found by locals in recent days - my first in Britain this year! - and a nice supporting cast of waders included two
Greenshanks, a
Whimbrel, a
Common Sandpiper, 19
Ringed Plovers and 12
Dunlin. A
Rock Pipit flew over.
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| juvenile Curlew Sandpiper on the Adur Estuary |
I then headed to The Burgh but it was hella windy, as it always seems to be when I go there, and I couldn't muster the enthusiasm to stay for very long, though my short visit did produce a
Hobby, two
Ravens, a
Sparrowhawk, several
Kestrels and a couple of
Red Kites, plus a few
House Martins and
Swallows moving through.
