Tuesday 11 November 2025. River Adur (Toll Bridge to Saltings) with Otis: 46 Lapwings, 2 Grey Plover, 13 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 20 Redshank, Greenshank, 111 Great and 11 Lesser Black-backed and an adult Yellow-legged Gull, Jay, 6 Skylarks, 2 Meadow Pipits and 2 Goldfinches.
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| adult Yellow-legged Gull on the Adur |
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| Greenshank on the Adur Saltings at low tide |
Wednesday 12 November 2025. River Adur (Toll Bridge to Dog's Trust) with Megan and Otis: 49 Lapwings, 2 Grey Plover, 26 Ringed Plover, 7 Dunlin and 70 Great Black-backed Gulls. Middle Road: Sparrowhawk over at dusk.
Thursday 13 November 2025. Beeding Brooks with Otis: 5 Canada Geese, Kestrel, Great Grey Shrike, 20 Fieldfares and 2 Meadow Pipits. River Adur (Toll Bridge to Dog's Trust) with Otis: 48 Lapwings, 49 Ringed Plover and 17 Dunlin.
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| Great Grey Shrike by the Adur at Beeding Brooks |
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| Fieldfare at Beeding Brooks |
Friday 14 November 2025. Widewater with Otis, 09:15-11:30, light SSE, rain: 30 Mute Swans, 2 Teal, red-head Goosander, 12 Little Grebes and a Kingfisher on the lagoon. 09:30-11:00 seawatch: Kittiwake 4E (one a juvenile), Mediterranean Gull 1 adult E, Sandwich Tern 1E, Great Skua 1 offshore then E, Razorbill 9 on sea, unidentified auk 1E and Gannet 3E. Adur with Otis 11:45-14:00, dull and wet: 49 Lapwings, 3 Grey Plover, 47 Ringed Plover, 19 Dunlin and amongst 500+ gulls 116 Great Black-backs and a first-winter Caspian Gull.
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| first-winter Caspian Gull on the River Adur |
Saturday 15 November 2025. River Adur (Toll Bridge to Widewater) with Otis, 09:45-14:45, very light wind, fog slowly clearing: 44 Lapwings, 55 Ringed Plover, 17 Dunlin, Kestrel, Chiffchaff heard, 6 Meadow Pipits and 11 Goldfinches along the river and 30 Mute Swans, the red-head Goosander, 3 Coot, 13 Little Grebes and 1-2 Kingfishers at Widewater.
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| Kingfisher at Widewater |
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| red-head Goosander at Widewater |
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| another sighting of the leucistic or very faded Herring Gull |
Sunday 16 November 2025. Brooklands with Otis: adult Mediterranean Gull, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Kestrel, Coal Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tits and 2 Goldcrests. River Adur at low tide: 3 adult Mediterranean, 131 Great Black-backed and the adult Yellow-legged Gull and 1000+ Starlings (flying E in 3 flocks).
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| adult Mediterranean Gull at Brooklands |
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| Great Black-backed gull 40T on the Adur. It was ringed when a chick in Le Havre, Normandie, FRANCE in June 2015 and has been reported from Boulogner, Pas-de-Calais, FRANCE in April 2016, on the Adur twice in November 2015 and Le Havre in June 2022, April and June 2023, April 2024 and 20 June 2025. |
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| adult Yellow-legged Gull on the Adur |
Monday 17 November 2025. Buckingham Park: 3 Jays. River Adur at low tide: 24 Ringed Plover, 29 Dunlin and 88 Great Black-backed and the adult Yellow-legged Gull.
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| this gull caught my eye as a potential second-winter Caspian but it didn't do a lot before disappearing |
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| adult Yellow-legged Gull on the Adur |
Tuesday 18 November 2025. Beeding Hill triangle with Otis, 09:15-11:45, just 19 species including 3 Kestrels, 2 Peregrines, 2 Skylarks, 8 Stonechats, 3 Chaffinches, 18 Goldfinches and a Corn Bunting. Sherwood Rough with RP: Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jay, Coal Tit, 2 Firecrests, 2 Mistle Thrushes, 2 Nuthatches, Hawfinch and Crossbill (heard). Black Rabbit/Arundel WWT riverbank, 15:30-17:00, with RP: Water Rail (heard), 31 Cattle a Great and a Little Egret, 5 Marsh and 2 Hen Harriers (including an adult male), Tawny Owl (heard), Peregrine, Cetti's Warbler (heard) and 80 Linnets.
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| Stonechats along the Monarch's Way |
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| male Hen Harrier coming into roost at Arundel WWT (photo: Richard Phillips) |
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| ring-tailed Hen Harrier coming into roost at Arundel WWT (photo: Richard Phillips) - note we'd changed viewing position |
Wednesday 19 November 2025. River Adur before low tide: 7 Ringed Plover, Curlew, 6 Dunlin, 600+ Black-headed, adult Mediterranean, 26 Great Black-backed and the Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Meadow Pipits.
Thursday 20 November 2025. Widewater: 33 Mute and the Black Swan, red-head Goosander, 4 Coot, 16 Little Grebes, a Great Crested Grebe on the sea and a Kingfisher.
Friday 21 November 2025. Stump Bottom/No Mans Land eastern circuit, 09:10-12:50, with Otis. 31 species seen including 8 Red-legged Partridges, 6 Stock Doves, Red Kite, 4 Buzzards, 3 Kestrels, 3 Skylarks, Chiffchaff, Fieldfare, 2 Redwings, 4 Stonechats, 7 Robins, 7 Meadow Pipits, Chaffinch, 200+ Linnets, 35 Goldfinches and 9 Corn and 5 Reed Buntings.
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| the most colourful of five Reed Bunting seen at Stump Bottom |
Saturday 22 November 2025. Widewater, 08:00-09:30, mostly seawatching in mod/strong SW and decent visibility: Brent Goose 1W, Eider 1w male W, Common Scoter 1E, Great Crested Grebe 5E:1W, Kittiwake 2W, Mediterranean Gull 2 adults W, Razorbill 1E:16W, unidentified auk 1E:6W, Red-throated Diver 2E:1 on sea, larger diver sp. 1E, Gannet 2E:1W and Cormorant 19E. Also Brent Goose, 33 Mute and the Black Swan, 5 Coot, 8+ Little Grebe and a Meadow Pipit on/by the lagoon. Southwick Canal with Megan and Otis: Peregrine on Power Station chimney.
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| Peregrine on Southwick Power Station chimney |
