Things started quietly but it ended up being a decent enough day on the patch in the company of Gareth, Nick and Garry. Grounded migrants at the Gap included two
Spotted Flycatchers, two
Redstarts and three
Whitethroats, while moving overhead there were 56
Yellow Wagtails, two
Swifts, a
Tree Pipit, two
Grey Wagtails, three
Pied Wagtails, 156
House Martins, four
Sand Martins and 93
Swallows. Counts included 24
Little Egrets, two
Redshanks, 64
Ringed Plovers, 20
Oystercatchers, nine
Sanderlings, 10
Dunlin, three
Mediterranean Gulls, two
Common Gulls and four
Sandwich Terns. A quick look at the sea revealed singles of
Great Crested Grebe and
Gannet. Two
Coal Tits, a
Jackdaw and a
Goldcrest were noted.
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| Spotted Flycatcher at Goring Gap |
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| Sandwich Tern at Goring Gap |
Ferring Rife was on form with two
Whinchats, a
Wheatear, four
Spotted Flycatchers and two
Redstarts, as well as a
Willow Warbler, a
Whitethroat, 13
Linnets, eight
House Martins, 14
Swallows, four
Rooks, four
Jackdaws, a
Kestrel, a
Sparrowhawk, three
Buzzards and 14
Moorhens. We also saw a Clouded Yellow, a Small Copper and a Red Admiral.
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| Whinchat at Ferring Rife |
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| Rook at Ferring Rife |
