Another cycle to the Goring patch this morning, hearing a
Chiffchaff calling in gardens along Grand Avenue (Worthing) on the way. Intermittent scanning of the sea, joined for a while by Nick B and Gareth J, produced 32
Red-throated Divers, 42
Red-breasted Mergansers, eight
Dark-bellied Brent Geese, three
Common Scoters, seven
Kittiwakes, four
Razorbills, four
Guillemots, a further 21 distant
auks and 30
Great Crested Grebes. Waders were represented by 467
Dunlin, three
Redshanks, 59
Ringed Plovers, 53
Grey Plovers, 28
Sanderlings, 21
Oystercatchers and 54
Turnstones, while two
Little Egrets and a
Grey Heron were also feeding along the shore. Gulls included seven
Mediterranean, 34
Common and 15
Great Black-backed. A
Chiffchaff, a
Great Spotted Woodpecker and a
Coal Tit were also seen.
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| Grey Plovers and Dunlin |
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| Dark-bellied Brent Geese |
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| Mediterranean, Common and Black-headed Gulls |
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| Oystercatchers |
