Off Goring Gap this morning were six
Dark-bellied Brent Geese, five
Red-throated Divers, 21
Red-breasted Mergansers, 27
Great Crested Grebes, a
Kittiwake, 114
Gannets and 80
Razorbills/Guillemots. On the beach at Goring Gap was a
Redshank and 27
Grey Plovers, along with a few
Dunlin,
Sanderling and
Turnstone. 17
Ringed Plovers were in the roost field, along with an adult
Mediterranean Gull, 45
Common Gulls (just one 2CY) and 20
Skylarks. The female
Stonechat was in the rough patch.
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| Grey Plovers and Dunlin on a snowy beach at Goring Gap |
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| Common, Herring and Great Black-backed Gulls at Goring Gap |
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| Skylark at Goring Gap |
I teamed up with Gareth for a walk along Ferring Rife, where we clocked nine
Golden Plovers and 35
Lapwings apparently freshly arrived, looking for somewhere to pitch down. Also noted was a
Snipe, three
Chiffchaffs, two
Reed Buntings, five
Meadow Pipits, a male
Stonechat, eight
Moorhens, a
Buzzard, a
Grey Heron and two
Great Spotted Woodpeckers.
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| Lapwings over Ferring Rife |
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| Golden Plovers over Ferring Rife |
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| Grey Heron at Ferring Rife |
