A flock of 80
Dark-bellied Brent Geese moved east high over the sea this morning and
Mediterranean Gull numbers rose to 17 birds, including five 2CYs and three 3CYs. Two adult
Lesser Black-backed Gulls and 95
Common Gulls also dropped into the roost field. The territorial male
Reed Bunting was in voice again and a
Meadow Pipit was present. On the beach were 58
Sanderlings but just 12
Grey Plovers, three
Turnstones and six
Dunlin. Five
Great Crested Grebes were on the sea.
Ferring Rife had a female
Sparrowhawk, a singing
Goldcrest, a
Little Egret, a flyover
Rook, 14
Moorhens and a
Green Woodpecker. Two
Jays were paired up and a
Magpie gathered nesting material.
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| Starling at Ferring Rife |
While stopping off briefly in Goring late morning, a
Grey Wagtail flew over.
