Goring Gap first thing was almost immediately written off by grotty weather, with just two
Mediterranean Gulls (adult and juvenile), two
Little Egrets, two
Sandwich Terns and an
Oystercatcher noted before then.
Brooklands Park had two juvenile
Yellow-legged Gulls among the small number of Larids present. An adult
Mediterranean Gull and three
Lesser Black-backed Gulls were also present, along with the usual
Mute Swan family. A
Goldcrest was still feeding juveniles by the stream, where a
Green Woodpecker yaffled.
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| Yellow-legged Gull at Brooklands Park (bird 1) |
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| Yellow-legged Gull at Brooklands Park (bird 2) |
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| Yellow-legged Gull at Brooklands Park (bird 2) |
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| Yellow-legged Gull at Brooklands Park (bird 2) |
Five minutes scanning the Adur Estuary from the toll bridge produced four
Oystercatchers, a
Lesser Black-backed Gull, a
Little Egret and eight
Mute Swans.
